Special and Import “Prices for Fall of 1904 
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JAPANESE. IRIS 
Some years ago a set of Japanese Iris (/. Kcempferi ) were sent to 
tion in the Royal Gardens. We cannot vouch for this statement, as we 
in America or Europe that would equal it in any 
way. The collection contained many colors and 
varieties we had never seen before, and the flow¬ 
ers were of remarkable size and beauty. When 
these Irises were in bloom they excited the greatest 
admiration and enthusiasm, and it was hard to convince 
people that these unique and exquisitely beautiful 
flowers were as hardy as apple trees, and as easily 
grown as potatoes. They will thrive in any good gar¬ 
den soil, but if the soil is made very rich and deep, and 
flooded with water for a month before and during their 
blooming season, they will produce flowers of a won¬ 
derful size, sometimes 10 to 12 inches across. These 
Irises should be planted in full exposure to the sun. 
As the Japanese names are unintelligible and im¬ 
possible to remember, we have renamed this collection. 
Since the above collection was received we have 
annually added to it the newest varieties from Japan 
and new varieties selected from thousands of seedlings 
grown on our own grounds, until we now have what is 
unquestionably the finest and most complete collection 
of Japanese Irises in the world. 
us from Japan to test, which were said to be identical with the collec- 
have never been in Japan, but we have never seen another collection 
PRICES OF JAPANESE IRIS 
Choicest named varieties, selected from the best varie¬ 
ties received from Japan. 35 cts. each, $3.50 
per doz., $0.50 for 25, $20 per 100. 
American-grown, in 25 named varieties. $1.75 per 
doz., $10 per 100. 
American-grown, Fine Mixed. $1.25 per doz., $6 per 
100, $50 per 1,000. 
OXALIS 
These are profuse bloomers, and very attractive in 
the house or conservatory during the winter. Plant 
3 or 4 bulbs in a pot; the pot should be kept near the 
glass to prevent the foliage from growing too long. 
Bermuda Buttercup. Greatly improved selection from 
Oxulis Cernua , grown in the congenial soil and 
climate of Bermuda until the bulbs have attained 
great strength, producing plants and flowers larger 
and more luxuriant than the common variety It is 
one of the finest of winter-flowering plants for pot 
culture, of strong, luxuriant growth; one bulb is suffi¬ 
cient for a 6-inch pot. The great profusion of bloom 
produced in uninterrupted abundance for weeks is 
astonishing. The flowers are of the purest bright but¬ 
tercup yellow. 
Bowiei. Brilliant rose. 
Hirta. Rose-colored. 
White (Multiflora alba). 
Price of any of the above, 3 cts. each, 25 cts. per 
doz., SI.50 per IOO 
Mixed, containing a large number of varieties. 3 for 
5 cts., 15 cts. per doz., $1 per 100. 
GROUP OF JAPANESE IRIS. 
POMPONE CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
These are the small - flowered Chrysanthemums of the old- 
fashioned gardens, and bloom in October and November after 
almost all flowers are gone. They are showy in the garden and 
effective as cut-flowers, and, being perfectly hardy and of easiest 
culture, can be successfully grown in any garden. We offer a fine 
collection of the best varieties, ranging from white to deep crimson. 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100. 
LARQE - FLOWERED CHRYSAN¬ 
THEMUMS 
I have collected from farm gardens some of the old-fashioned 
Chrysanthemums which are really hardy and which bloom in October 
and November, after all other outdoor flowers are gone. I have seen 
these Chrysanthemums in bloom when the snow was on the ground, 
and old established beds of them are wonderfully showy. They 
grow 3 to 4 feet high, and when in bloom are a perfect mass of 
flowers. I offer three large-flowered varieties —White, Pink ami 
Yellow. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100. 
LIATRIS PYCNOSTACHYA 
The popular name of this striking plant is Kansas Gay Feather. 
Nothing can be planted that will attract more attention on account of 
a very unusual appearance, but it is very beautiful as well as odd. 
It blooms in midsummer and throws up long, narrow spikes of rich 
purple flowers which last a long time. A peculiarity of this plant is 
its great attraction for butterflies. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $0 
per 100. 
FOXGLOVE. (Digitalis) 
In England the Foxglove grows wild, but, notwithstanding this, it 
is a great garden favorite, as it well deserves to be. For stately and 
picturesque beauty it is not to be surpassed, and planted in masses 
in the garden among shrubs or naturalized on the edge of woods, in 
the orchard or along brooks, it is extremely effective and satisfactory. 
Strictly speaking, it is a biennial, but as it renews itself from self- 
sown seed, it may be treated as a perennial. Mr. Falconer has natu¬ 
ralized thousands of Foxgloves in Schenlev Park, and nothing he has 
planted attracts more attention and admiration. Planted in the fall, 
Foxgloves will bloom well the following season. 15 cts. each, $1.25 
per doz , $8 per 100. 
