Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. 
HARDY PERENNIALS 33 
IRIS 
cristata (Crested Iris). ^ Native. A 
little low species, no more than 2 or 3 
inches high, found wild in tlie southern 
states. Flowers light blue, marked with 
white. Forms nice clumps. I'ine for the 
open border. 
hexagona. Flowers blue, ajjpearing close 
to the ground the last of June, I leiglit 
18 inches. 25 els. each, $2 for 10. 
Kaempferi (Japan Iris). Mixed colors, 
25 cts. each, $2 for 10. 
pumila (Dwarf Iris). ^ Deep purple flow¬ 
ers; very hardy. 
Pseudacorus. ^ See Bog-Plants, 
sibirica (Snow Queen). A strong growing 
Iris with large, pure waxy white flowers, 
verna. Native. A little low Iris with blue 
flowers having yellow center, 
versicolor. ^ Native. About 20 inches 
high with pretty blue flowers. A mass 
of this vaiiety in bloom is a sight which 
one will not soon forget. U.se it freely 
in moist places. 20 cts. each, S1.25 for 
10, $10 per 100. 
Liatris pyconostachya 
LIATRIS 
pyconostachya (Kansas Gay l eather). # 
Native. A beautiful species from the 
western prairies. Spikes of showy purple 
flowers often 3 feet long. Desirable for 
the open border. 
scariosa (Button Snakeroot). ^ Native. 
Large heads of rose-purple flowers in 
late summer. 2 to 4 feet high. 
LILIUM 
canadense (Wild Meadow Lily). ^ Na¬ 
tive. Grows 2 to 4 feet high, witli one 
to many yellow or yellowish red flowers. 
Plant in moist clay or sandy soil, well 
enriched. 
phiiadelphicum (Wild Orange-Red Lily). 
-#• Native, l^eaches a height of 1 to 2 
feet with one to two upright, open, bell¬ 
shaped flowers, reddish orange, spotted 
with purple. I^lant in a well-<lratned 
soil in sun or shade. 
superbum (Superb Orange Lily). ^ Na¬ 
tive. A very fine native Lily, from 4 to 
8 feet high, with from five to fifty flow¬ 
ers on a stalk. It is a great feeder and 
requires lots of fine manure in a soil 2 
to 4 feet deep. Large bulbs, 25 cts. each, 
S2 for 10, $15 per 100. 
Iris pumila 
Prices on Perennials, 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100, unless otherwise noted 
