Hardy Perennials 
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Iris Missouriensis. Has lilac-purple flowers. Dis¬ 
tinct and interesting. June. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 percloz.; P., 17 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
I. pumila. A very pretty dwarf species, fine for 
edging. Lilac-purple dowers. April. N., 8 cts. 
each, 80c. per doz.; P., 9c. each, 90c. per doz. 
I. Pseudacorus. Yellow Plag. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.30 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
I. Sibirica. From Siberia. Perfectly hardy, it 
soon forms good-sized clumps, bearing light blue 
flowers. A satisfactory variety in this most use¬ 
ful genus. June. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; 
P., 13 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
I.—, var. Whitedlowered. An especially lovely 
form of the preceding, with dowers of great 
beauty. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 14 
cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
I. sp., var. atrosanguinea. One of the best hardy 
blue sorts. N., 12 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. P., 
15 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
I. sp., var. Cengialti. Very fine and early. N., 12 
cts. each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.40 
per doz. 
i. sp., var. Fisheri. A tall, handsome blue Iris of j 
much worth. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each, j 
J. Susiana. Flowers large and striking. Not quite ; 
hardy without covering in winter. N., 15 cts. 
each; P., 17 cts. each. 
I. tenax. Bright lilac, with purple veins, and 
variegated white and yellow. N., 12 cts. each; 
P., 14 cts. each. 
I. verna. About 6 inches high, with violet and 
yellow dowers. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; 
P., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
I. versicolor. Common Blue Flag. Is the common 
Blue Flag of our brooksides and wet meadows. 
It 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., 10c. 
each, $1 per doz.; P., 18c. each, $1.25 per doz. 
I. xiphium. Spanish Iris. Very fine bulbous dow¬ 
ering plants, coming into bloom soon after the 
German Iris, with blue, white and yellow dow¬ 
ers. N., 5 cts. each, 35 cts. per doz.; P., G cts. 
each, 40 cts. per doz. 
I. xiphoides. English Iris. Large dowers in 
handsome blue and white colors, about as tall 
as the Spanish Iris, and coming just after it. 
N., 8 cts. each, GO cts. per doz.; P., 9 cts. each, 
G8 cts. per doz. 
JASI0NE perennis. Sheep’s-bit, Shepherd’s Sca¬ 
bious. Nearly a foot high, bearing an abun¬ 
dance of globular blue dower-heads. Of easy 
culture in any garden soil, and grows well in 
full sunlight or partial shade. N., 12 cts. each, 
$1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
Seeds, G cts. per pkt. 
LATHYRUS latifolius. Perennial Sweet Pea, Ever¬ 
lasting Pea. A very desirable perennial, and 
though the dowers are not fragrant, like the 
Lathyrus latifolius, continued 
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. 
LE0NT0P0DIUM alpinum. Edelweiss. N., 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 17 cts. each, $1.40 per 
doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
LEPACHYS pinnata (L . pinnatifida) . Cone-flower. 
One of the composite family, 3 to 4 feet high, 
branching and bearing yellow, daisy-like dower- 
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, 5 cts. per pkt. 
LEWISIA rediviva. Bitter-root. Is a curious, hardy 
herbaceous perennial from the Pacidc 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. 
IIATRIS. Gay-feather, Button Snake root. A 
group of plants of the composite family, with 
purple or nearly white dower-heads. Fine for 
the border, succeeding in any good soil. 
L. pycnostachya. Prairie, or Kansas Gay- 
feather. Long, cylindraceous spikes of rose- 
purple dower-heads. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per 
doz.; P., 17 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. Seeds, 5 
cts. per pkt. 
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. 
Iris Sibirica alba. 
N. preceding the prices indicates not prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
