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HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
IRIS SPECIES OF MERIT 
IRIS atroviolacea. May. Dark Violet. 2 to 2 y 2 ft. 
I. Pallida, var. Dalmatica. June. Light blue. 3 ft. 
I. Pallida, var. speciosa. June. Indigo-blue. 2 to 
3 ft. 
I. Pseudacorus. June. Yellow. 2 to 3 ft. 
I. pumila, var. cyanea. Royal purple. May. 8 to 
10 in.. 
I. Sibirica, May and June. Bright blue. l^ft... 
I. Sibirica, var. alba. June. White. 2 ft. Rare. 
I. Sibirica, var. orientalis. May. Deep blue, l 1 /^ ft. 
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FLEUR-DE-LYS OR HYBRID FLAG (Iris Germanica) 
$3.50 per 10; $25.00 per 100 
Bossnet No. 265. Tall; standard petals purplish bronze; fall 
petals, purple. 
Cengalti No. 251. Standard petals light blue, veined with dark 
blue; fall petals veined and purple tinted. 
Clarissima No. 266. Standard petals light yellow; fall petals 
deep purplish maroon. 
Cordelia No. 252. Standard petals pale blue; fall petals rosy 
pink. 
Edina No. 253. Clear satin blue, marked with dark blue. 
Eytheria No. 254. Tall; a very light purple tinted variety, 
veined with purple; very delicate. 
Gazelle No. 256. Standard petals white, heavily frilled with 
clear blue; fall petals white, edged blue. 
Hortense No. 257. Tall; light yellow, tinted with brown veins. 
One of the lightest varieties. 
La Tristesse No. 271. Standard petals dull yellow bronze; fall 
petals veined with maroon, dashed with purple. 
Mexicana No. 274. Dwarf. Standard petals yellow; fall petals 
veined with purple. Very distinct. 
Penelope No. 260. Light bluish white, veined with violet; a 
striking and distinct variety. 
Queen of May No. 261. Standard petals rosy lilac, veined with 
yellow. Tall. Distinct. 
Rolandiana No. 275. Standard petals blue; fall petals reddish- 
purple. 
Thorbecke No. 263. A very delicate sulphur-yellow. 
Walneriana No. 277. Standard petals deep lavender-blue; fall 
petals clear bright blue. 
No. 278. Deep dark blue. Early. 
No. 280. Standard petals blue; fall petals purple, marked 
very distinctly near base of petals with white. A very 
clear blue. 
Planting Perennials 
T HE first thing to be considered is the proper preparation of the 
soil. The beds, enriched with well-rotted manure, should be 
dug deep, especially if there is a clay bottom, which should be 
broken through to give the bed proper drainage and permit deep 
rooting of the plants, so that they will withstand the drought of 
summer. If planted in dry weather, they should be well watered, 
and throughout the summer the surface of the beds thoroughly culti¬ 
vated to keep down the weeds and conserve the moisture. 
