TLdlvard Gillett, Southlvick, Massachusetts ly 
HARDY PLRLNNIALS 
Iris pumila (Dwarf Iris). 
Deep purple flowers. 
Very hardy, io cts. 
each, $ i per doz. 
I. pumila alba. A white 
variety, io cts. 
I. pumila sulphurea. Yel¬ 
low. IO cts. 
I. Paeudacorus. See Hog 
Plants. 
I. Sibirica. A tall species, 
with small blue or 
white flowers. Fine, 
io cts. each, $i per 
doz. ; clumps, $2 per 
doz., by express. 
I. tenax (Tough - leaved 
Iris). Flowers pur¬ 
ple, with w h i t e 
blotches ; leaves nar¬ 
row. 15 cts. 
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 a n d 
white. More slender 
than the former. 10 
cts. each, $1 per doz. 
Iris Kaempferi 
L. 
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 Star). Very pretty border plants, thriving 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. 
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 sum¬ 
mer. Rich soil. 10 cts. each, $1 
per doz. 
L. spicata (Spiked Blazing Star). Flow¬ 
ers rose-purple, in a long spike ; 
blooms with the last. 10 cts. each, 
$1 per doz. 
LINUM Austriacum (Austrian Flax). 
I'lowers pale blue, blooming very 
profusely through the summer. 
15 cts. each, per doz. 
Linum 
