Have you enough Lavender? Ours is the true variety 
Japanese Iris Linum perenne 
IRIS GERMANICA, continued 
Shekinah. Soft lemon-yellow, deepening to 
rich yellow around its bright orange 
beard. 36 in. 
Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau. A brilliant 
velvety black-purple. Free blooming. 
40 in. 
Taj Mahal. A very fine white having a 
smooth, lustrous texture. 36 in. 
White Knight. A beautiful pure white Iris 
of fine form and delicately scented. 28 in. 
Wyomissing. Standards creamy white, 
suffused soft rose; falls deep rose base, 
shading to flesh-colored border. 28 in. 
All Standard German Iris, 25c. each; doz. $2.50; 
$4.50 for 25 
Mixed German Iris. 15c. each; doz. $1.50; 
$10.00 per 100. 
Iris Cristata * Crested Dwarf Iris 
A tiny native species growing from 4 to 
6 inches high, with delicate, pale lilac flowers 
in May and June. 
Iris Intermedia 
These bloom earlier than Iris germanica. 
Florentina. Very early. Large, nearly pure 
white flowers; delightfully sweet scented. 
30 in. 
Hege. Standards creamy yellow, falls deeper, 
veined yellow. 20 in. 
Kharput. Standards violet; falls deep 
purple-violet, very long; beard white; very 
large flower. 30 in. 
Kochi. Standards and falls rich claret- 
purple. Early, compact, and handsome. 
24 in. 
Spectabilis. Violet-purple. Very free flow¬ 
ering. 
Walhalla. Standards lavender-blue; falls 
rich violet-purple; immense flower. 30 in. 
Iris Sibirica 
Emperor. Rich violet-blue. 36 in. 
Snow Queen. Pure white. 24 in. 
Sibirica, Perry’s Blue. A recent introduc¬ 
tion with very large, clear blue flowers on 
long stems. 
All Iris cristata, I. intermedia, and I. sibirica, 
25c. each; doz. $2.50; $4.50 for 25 
Iris Verna 
A delightful companion to the chaste Iris 
cristata. The flowers are of a deeper hue and 
delightfully fragrant. An exquisite native for 
a shady spot. 35c. each; doz. $3.50. 
Iris Kaempferi • Japanese Iris 
The King of all Iris, and in popularity they 
can be classed with the hardy phlox and 
peonies. Coming into flower about the 
middle of June, they continue for five to six 
weeks and are particularly welcome at this 
time. They succeed in almost any soil and 
like plenty of water when forming their 
flower-buds. 
Astarte. Double; beautiful dark violet. 
Circe. Double; dark violet-blue, delicately 
veined with white. 
Eumee. Single; deep violet-blue. 
Gekka-no-Nami. The best early white. 
Very free. Pure glistening white with 
creamy center. 
Gold Bound. A fine double pure white, en¬ 
riched by a creamy glow from the gold- 
banded center. 
Helene. Double; blue ground, slightly 
veined with dark blue. 
Hercules. Double; clear lilac-blue. 
Iphigenia. Double; deep Chinese lilac. 
Kuma-Funjin (Excited Bear). Falls pur¬ 
ple-blue; stigmas lighter; long orange bars. 
Six petals. Very tall grower. 
Mahogany. Large, double flowers of purple- 
mahogany-red, the erect petals being 
prettily crested. The latest to bloom. 
Melpomene. Double; soft blue, distinctly 
veined with dark blue. 
Patrocle. Single; superb deep reddish 
violet. 
Proserpine. Single; bright rich blue, pro¬ 
duced by sanding of velvety blue on white. 
Purple and Gold. Enormous, double 
flowers, 10 inches across, rich violet-purple, 
with white petaloids, tipped violet; the 
conspicuous golden throat extends outward 
in sharp bluish white rays. Early and free 
blooming. 
Reine de Bulgarie. Soft lilac, Iemon- 
yellow throat. Very good. 
Ski-no-Rayo. Double; blue and white. 
Templeton. Double; light violet, mottled 
reddish pink and white. Very fine form. 
All above Iris Kaempferi, 35c. each; doz. $3.50 
Mixed Japanese Iris. All colors and shades. 
25c. each; doz. $2.50; $15.00 per 100. 
The Iris 
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MARKED ★ ARE SUITABLE FOR ROCK 
Lavandula • Lavender 
Vera. The true Sweet Lavender. Grows 
about 1 feet high, with delightfully fra¬ 
grant blue flowers in July and August. 
30c. each; doz. $3.00. 
Liatris • Blazing Star; Gay Feather 
Pycnostachya. Showy, attractive native 
plants, succeeding anywhere, and pro¬ 
ducing spikes of light rosy purple flowers in 
July and August. 5 ft. 
Scariosa. Early Type. Deep purple flowers. 
3 to 4 ft. 
Scariosa. Late Type. Similar to the above 
but flowers much later. Sept. 
All Liatris, 25c. each; doz. $2.50; $4.50 for 25 
Lily-of-the-Valley 
Bundles or Clumps. For outdoor planting 
only. Bundles contain 12 good-sized pips 
with good root-growth, all of which will 
flower with the proper care. They are es¬ 
pecially imported from abroad, the best of 
the stock being selected for us. 50c. per 
bundle; doz. bundles $5.00. 
*Linum • Flax 
Perenne. A desirable plant for the hardy 
border or rockery. Light, graceful foliage 
and large blue flowers all summer. 25c. 
each; doz. $2.50; $4.50 for 25. 
*Lithospermum • Gromwell 
Prostratum, Heavenly Blue. This de¬ 
lightful alpine shrublet produces mats of 
dark green foliage and many sky-blue 
flowers during spring and early summer, 
often again in the fall. Does best with a 
little afternoon shade. Use plenty of leaf- 
mould and sand. 75c. each; doz. $7.50. 
Lobelia 
Handsome border plants thriving in any 
good garden soil but preferring a moist loam 
where they will not suffer from drought. 
Cardinalis. Cardinal Flower. Rich fiery 
cardinal flowers. 
Syphilitica. Great Lobelia. A choice se¬ 
lection of our native Lobelia with large 
spikes of blue flowers. 2 to 3 ft. July- 
Sept. 
All Lobelias, 30c. each ; doz. $3.00; $5.50 for 25 
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