EDWARD GILLETT, SOUTHWICK. MASSACHUSETTS 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
IRIS Kgempferi (Japan Iris). 
Single. 
Apple Blossom. Light colors. 
beautifully tinted and 
flaked. 20 cts. each ; 
large clumps, 35 cts. 
Helen Von Siebold. Reddish 
amaranth, with large white 
center, freely veined. 20c. 
Red Riding Hood. Bright pur¬ 
plish red, yellow center, 
freely striped white. 20c. 
IRIS Kasmpferi (Japan Iris). 
In mixed colors, both 
single and double. A fine 
collection of some 50 varie¬ 
ties in large strong clumps. 
20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
These should go by express or freight, as 
they are too heavy ior the mail. 
I. pumila (Dwarf Iris). Deep purple flowers. 
Very hardy. 10 cts. each. |i per doz. 
I. pumila alba. A white variety. 10 cts. 
I. pumila sulphurea. Yellow. 10 cts.’ 
I. pseudacorus. See Bog Plants. 
I. Sibirica. A tall species, with small blue or white 
per doz.; clumps, $2 per doz., by express. 
I. tenax (Tough-leaved Iris). Flowers purple, with 
15 cts. 
IRIS GERMANICA 
flowers. Fine. 10 cts. each, $ i 
white blotches ; leaves narrow. 
I. versicolor. About 20 inches high, with pretty blue and white flowers. Grows in 
wet places and along brooksides. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
I. Virginica. A species from near the coast. Flowers blue and white. More slender 
than the former. 10 cts. each, fi per doz. 
LATHYRUS latifolius (Perennial Pea). Similar to the sweet 
pea in appearance, but has no fragrance. The flowers 
are purple and quite large and showy. Plant it with 
some support to climb over. 25 cts. 
LIATRIS (Blazing Stan. Very pretty border plants, thriv¬ 
ing in light, well-drained soil. They have long, grass¬ 
like foliage and showy purple flowers in heads or spikes, 
sometimes 3 feet long. 
L. cylindracea. Flowers in heads, purple. 15 cts. 
L. graminifolia. A very beautiful plant, about a foot high, 
with a delicate spike of small purple flowers. 15 cts. 
each, £1.25 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. 
#1 per doz. 
L. scariosa (Button Snakeroot). Two to 4 feet high, with 
large heads of rose-purple flowers in late summer. Rich 
soil. 10 cts. each, #r per doz. 
L. spicata (Spiked Blazing Star). Flowers rose-purple, in 
a long spike; blooms with the last. 10 cts. each, $1 
per doz. 
LINUM Austriacum (Austrian Flax). Flowers pale blue, 
blooming very profusely through the summer. i5€ts. 
liatris. each, $1 per doz. 
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