Edward Gillett, SouthwicK, M assachusetts 
HARDY PE ENNIADS 
Iris Kcempferi (Japan Iris'. 
Sinijie. 
Apple Blossom. 1 -ight 
colors beautifu 1 ly tinted 
and flaked. 20 cts. 
each ; large clumps. 
35 cts. 
Helen Von Siebold. 
Reddish amaranth, 
with large whitecenter. 
freely veined. 20 cts. 
Red Riding Hood. 
Bright purplish red. 
yellow center, freelv 
striped white. 20 cts. 
Iris Kasmpferi (Japan Iris). 
In mixed colors, botl) 
single and double: 
flowering size. A fine 
collection of some 50 
varieties, i 5 cts. ea<*h. 
^1.50 per doz. 
I. pumila ( Dwarf Iris). 
Deep purple flowers. 
\'ery hardy. 10 cts. 
each, Si per doz. 
I. pumila alba. A white 
variety. 10 cts. 
I. pumila sulphurea. 
^'elIow. 10 cts. 
I. pseudacorus. See 
Hog Plants. 
I. Sibirica. A tall spe¬ 
cies, with small blue 
or white flowers. Fine. 10 cts. each. per doz; clumps, $2 per doz., by express. 
I. tenax rPough - leaved Iris). Flowers purple, with white blotches; leaves narrow. 
1 5 (“tS. 
I. versicolor. About 20 inches high, with prellv blue and white flowers. Cirows in 
wet places and along brooksides. 10 cts. each. per doz, 
I, Virginica. A species from near the coast. Flowers blue and white. More slender 
than the former. 10 cts. each. ?i per doz. 
LATHYRUS latifolius (Perennial Pea). Similar to the sweet pea in appearance, but has 
no fragrance. ’Die flowers are purple and quite large and showy. Plant it with 
some support t(j climb over. 25 cts. 
L. latifolius albus. Pure white flowers. 25 cts. 
LIATRIS I Blazing Star). Very ])retty border plants, thriving in light, well-drained soil. 
They have long, grass-like foliage and showy purple flowers in heads or spikes, some¬ 
times 3 feet long. 
L. cylindraea. Flowers in heads, jiurple. 15 cts. 
L. graminifolia. A very beautiful platit, about a foot high, with a delicate spike of 
small purple flowers. 15 cts. each, ?i.25 per doz. 
L. pycnostachya { Kansas Gay Feather). A beautiful species from the western prairies. 
Spike of flowers often 3 feet long. Desirable for the open border. 10 cts. each. 
Si per doz. 
L. scariosa (Button Snakeroot). Two to 5 feet high, with large heads of rose-purple 
flowers in late summer. Rich soil. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
L. spicata (Spiked Blazing Star). Flowers rose-purple, in a long spike; blooms with 
the last. 10 cts. each. per do/. 
Iris Kaempferi. 
