Rutherford, N. J. 
Hardy Herbaceous Plants 
JAPANESE IRIS, continued 
Pink Progress. Lovely pink-lavender, overlaid with a 
silver sheen; center blue. Three petals. 
Porcelain Sceptre. White, suffused blue; center bright 
pink. Three petals. 
Princess Clotilde. Blue-purple on an ash-gray back¬ 
ground. Very unique. Six petals. $2 for 3, $6 for 10, 
$50 per 100. 
Red Riding Hood. Fine amaranth color, veined and 
suffused with white. Three petals. 
Robert Craig. French gray, veined violet. A very 
harmonious combination. Six petals. 
Rosanne. A fine double-flowering ivory-white with 
heavy ruby veins and a large yellow blotch; stigma 
dark plum color. A startling combination. 
Shadow. Reddish purple with velvety sheen. Three 
petals. 
Sinbad. A very large gray-lavender flower with yellow 
center. Six petals. 
William Tell. Porcelain, veined darker blue; center blue. 
Six petals. 
COLLECTION: We will supply 12 plants in 12 varieties, 
our selection, for $5 
Various Irises 
Iris cristata. ® A dwarf, native species with handsome, 
light blue flowers and short, thick, green foliage. Ex¬ 
cellent for rock-garden. 4 to 8 in. May. 
I. orientalis. Compact, tufted habit of growth, the 
stems bearing several clusters of purplish blue flowers. 
2 to 3 ft. May, June. 
I. orientalis. Snow Queen. Flowers large, snow-white, 
carried on strong stems. Free flowering. 2 to 3 ft. 
June. 
I. sibirica. Compact, tufted habit of growth, the stems 
bearing several clusters of the purplish blue flowers. 
2 to 3 ft. May, June. 
I., Perry’s Blue. Large clear blue flowers on stiff stems. 
Extra fine for cutting and a good grower. 2 to 3 ft. 
May, June. 
I. versicolor. Standards, violet-blue; falls, variegated 
yellow and purple. 3 ft. May, June. 
KNIPHOFIA. See Tritoma, page 74, 
LATHYRUS latifolius albus. Perennial Pea. White 
flowers. A very desirable plant. 3 ft. June-Aug. 
L., Pink Beauty. Large racemes of pleasing deep pink, 
3 ft. June-Aug. 
LAVANDULA vera. © Sweet Lavender. Eragrant blue 
flowers. 13 ^ ft. July-Sept. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, 
$22 per 100. 
LEONTOPODIUM alpinum. ® Edelweiss. This plant 
is well known to tourists who have traveled in Swit¬ 
zerland. It is as hardy as any plant can be and very 
distinct. The flowers are white and woolly. 5 in. 
June, July. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
LIATRIS callilepis. Gayjeather. Purplish red. For 
semi-shade and sunny places. 3 to 4 ft. July—Sept. 
L. pycnostachya. Kansas Gayjeather. One of the choic¬ 
est and boldest species. Flowers purple, in dense 
spikes. Remains in bloom a long time. Foliage thick 
and grass-like. Excellent for masses in the border. 
4 to 5 ft. July-Aug. 
L. scariosa. Spikes of deep purple flowers. 3 to 4 ft. 
Aug., Sept. 
L. spicata. A different rosy purple. 2 to 3 ft. July—Sept. 
All Liatris, 75 cts. for 3, $2 for 10, $15 per 100 
LINUM flavum. ® Golden Flax. Very handsome light 
yellow flowers. l}/2 ft. June, July. 
L. perenne. ® A lovely plant with blue flowers that 
open only in sunshine. IJ^ ft. May-Aug. 
LITHOSPERMUM, Heavenly Blue. ® Gromwell. Pine 
flowers of sky-blue color. Excellent for the rock- 
garden. 4 in. June—Sept. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, 
$35 per 100. 
LOBELIA cardinalis. Gardinal Flower. Red. Needs 
moist location. 3 ft. July, Aug. 
L. syphilitica. The Great Lobelia. Blue. 3 ft. Aug., Sept. 
Lilium • Hardy Lilies 
We offer plants growing in pots, so that anyone who 
did not plant dormant bulbs m the fall can use them and 
obtain best results. Plant them out in good rich soil, 
without disturbing the ball, and supply plenty of 
moisture to enable the plants to make new roots at once. 
Lilium auraturn. Gold-banded Lily. Large, deliciously 
fragrant, white flowers spotted crimson, with a yellow 
band, or midrib, extending the whole length of each 
segment. Red anthers. 3 ft. July, Aug. 60 cts. each, 
$5 for 10. 
L. canadense. Produces bright yellow, red-spotted 
flowers. Likes moist soil. 5 ft. July. 40 cts. each. 
L. candidum. Madomxa Lily. Pure glistening white 
flowers on strong, stiff stems. 3 to 4 ft. June. 60 cts. 
each, $5 for 10. 
L. philadelphicum. The flowers are bright orange-red, 
tinged yellow in the centers, and spotted deep purple. 
2 to 3 ft. July. 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 10. 
L. regale. Deliciously fragrant flowers with pure white 
petals passing to bright canary-yellow at the center; 
the white sometimes has a suffusion of pink. The 
easiest Lily to grow. 4 to 5 ft. July. 50 cts. each, 
$4 for 10. 
L. speciosum album. Large white flower of great sub¬ 
stance, with a greenish band running through the 
center of each petal. 2 ft. Aug., Sept. 60 cts. each, 
$5 for 10. 
L. speciosum rubrum. Eragrant, deep red flowers with 
green stripes at base; anthers red. 2 ft. Aug., Sept. 
60 cts. each, $5 for 10. 
L. superbum. Bright reddish orange flowers, shaded 
yellow and spotted purplish brown at base. 5 ft. July. 
40 cts. each, $3.50 for 10. 
L. tigrinum fl.-pl. The double-flowered Tiger Lily, 
spotted orange and black. 3 to 4 ft. Aug., Sept. 
50 cts. each, $4 for 10. 
L. tigrinum splendens. Improved Tiger Lily. A vigorous 
grower producing bright orange-red flowers spotted 
black. Very hardy. 4 to 5 ft. July, Aug. 50 cts. each. 
L. umbellatum erectum. Red flowers, flushed orange. 
Sturdy plants. An early Lily. 2 to 3 ft. June, July. 
60 cts. each, $5 for 10. 
LOTUS corniculatus. ® Birdsjoot Trefoil. Small, yel¬ 
low, pea-like flowers. Good rock-plant or ground- 
cover. 4 in. Aug., Sept. 
LUPINUS polyphyllus. Lupine. The large flower-spikes 
appear in great profusion during early summer. Fine 
for cut-flowers. Beautiful clear blue. 3 to 4 ft. June, 
July. 
L. polyphyllus albiflorus (polyphyllus albus). A white 
variety of the above. 3 to 4 ft. June, July. 
L. polyphyllus roseus. Spikes of light and dark pink. 
3 to 4 ft. June, July. 
LYCHNIS alpina. ® Arctic Gampion. Flowers pink. A 
good plant for the rockery. 6 in. April. 
L. chalcedonica. Maltese Cross. Red. 2 ft. June, July. 
L. Viscaria splendens. ® Rose-pink. mF,- May, June. 
L. Viscaria splendens fl.-pl. ® A decided improvement 
over the old single variety. The color, a beautiful 
rose-pink, is much better and the double flowers make 
it a most desirable border or rock-plant. 1 to 1)^ ft. 
May, June. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
LYSIMACHIA Nummularia. ® Creeping Jenny. See 
Native Plants, page 77. 
L. ciliata (Steironema ciliatum). Fringed Loosestrife. 
Bronzy foliage and dainty yellow flowers. 2 ft. July, 
Aug. 
LYTHRUM Salicaria roseum superbum. Tall spikes of 
purple flowers on long, graceful stems. They need 
moist soil or must be kept well watered. 3 to 4 ft. 
July-Sept. 
MALVA moschata. Musk Mallow. Rose-colored, sweet- 
scented flowers. 1 to 2 ft. June—Sept. 
M. moschata alba. White flowers. 1 to 2 ft. June-Sept. 
MAZUS rugosus. ® Dwarf, creeping plant with violet- 
blue flowers on 6 to 9-lnch stems. Fine for the rock¬ 
ery. Aug., Sept. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
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