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IRIS tenax. Bright lilac, with purple veins, and 
variegated white and yellow. N., 10 cts. each; 
P., 12 cts. each. 
I. verna. Dwarf Iris. Violet-blue, with orange- 
yellow. Low, 3 to 6 inches high. Native of 
wooded hillsides.- May. N., 10 cts. each, $1 
per doz.; P., 13 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
I. versicolor. Common Blue Flag. Is the common 
Blue Flag of our brooksides and wet meadows, 
[t grows naturally in moist places, but will 
thrive in any good garden soil when in cultiva¬ 
tion. One of the best bog varieties, giving much 
bright color in its season. June. N., 10 cts. 
each, $i per doz.; P., 13 cts each, $1.25 per 
doz. ($4.50 per 100.) 
I. xiphium. Spanish Iris. Very fine bulbous flow¬ 
ering plants, coming into bloom soon after the 
German Iris, with blue, white and yellow flow¬ 
ers. N., 5 cts. each, 35 cts. per doz.; P., 6 cts. 
each, 40 cts. per doz. 
I. xiphioides. English Iris. Large flowers in 
handsome blue and white colors, about as tall 
as the Spanish Iris, and coming just after it. 
N., 8 cts. each, 60 cts. per doz.; P., 9 cts. each, 
68 cts. per doz. 
JASI0NE perennis. Sheep’s-bit, Shepherd’s Sca¬ 
bious. Nearly a foot high, bearing an abundance 
of globular blue flower-heads. Of easy culture 
in any garden soil, and grows well in full sun¬ 
light or partial shade. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 
per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. Seeds, 
6 cts. per pkt. 
Leontopodium alpinum. 
JV. precedimj the prices indicates 
JEFFERSONIA binata (J. diphylla ). An interesting 
and rare little plant growing in rich woods 
Flower solitary, in May. Nice for shaded situa¬ 
tions. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz.; P., 18 
cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
KNIPH0FIA aloides (Tritoma uvaria). Red-hot 
Poker Plant, or Torch Flower. This plant is 
a little tender and should be protected from se¬ 
vere frost. It is easily grown in cold countries 
by covering with leaves to seclude frost. N., 
20 cts. each, $1.75 per doz.; P., 25 cts. each. 
$2.05 per doz. 
KRIG1A amplexicaulis (Cynthia Virginica). This is 
a rather pretty yellow-flowered plant, belonging 
to the Daisy family, and well suited to shady 
places. N., 15 cts. each; P., 17 cts. each. 
LAMIUM maculatum. Dead Nettle. A half-trailing 
herb, the tips ascending. Flowers purple, red 
or white. N., 15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 
18 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. 
LATHYRUS latifolius. Perennial Sweet Pea, Ever¬ 
lasting Pea. A very desirable perennial, and 
though the flowers are not fragrant, like the 
sweet pea, they are very handsome, and will be 
found well worth growing. N., 12 cts. each. 
$1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz! 
Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. 
LEONTOPODIUM alpinum. Edelweiss. N., 15 cts. 
each; P., 17 cts. each. 
LEPACHYS pinnata (L. pinnatifidct) . Cone-flower. 
One of the composite family, 3 to 4 feet high, 
branching and bearing yellow, daisy-like flower- 
heads at the ends of its branches. August. 
N., 15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each. 
$1.75 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt. 
LEWISIA rediviva. Bitter-root. Is a curious, hardy 
herbaceous perennial from the Pacific coast. 
Suited to dry, sandy soil or rock work. Flowers 
only in the sun. Flowers white or pink; very 
handsome. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P.. 
11 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
LIATRIS. Gay-feather, Button Snakeroot. A 
group of plants of the composite family, with 
purple or nearly white flower-heads. Fine for 
the border, succeeding in any good soil. 
L. cylindracea. Has purple flower-heads. August. 
N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each. 
$1.20 per doz. 
L. graminifolia. Slender, 2-3 feet. Flowers rose- 
red. N., 15 cts. each; P., 16 cts. each. 
L. pycnostachya. Prairie, or Kansas Gay- 
feather. Long, cylindraceous spikes of rose- 
purple flower-heads. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per 
doz.; P., 17 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. 
L. scariosa. Has heads nearly 2 inches wide; pur¬ 
ple. August. N., 15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; 
P., 17 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
L. spicata. Has spikes of good-sized purplish 
flower-heads, 6 to 15 inches in length. August. 
N., 15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 17 cts. each. 
$1.30 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
t prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
