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EDWARD GILLETT, SOUTHWICK, MASS., U. S. A. 
HYDRASTIS Canad ensis (Orange Root). 4 to 10 inches high, sending up in early 
spring a stem, two-leaved at the top, terminated by a greenish white flower, fol¬ 
lowed by red berries. Moist shades. 
Rare. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
HYPOXIS erecta (Star Grass). A little 
wood plant, with grass-like leaves, and 
rather large yellow flowers. 10 cts. 
each, $1 per doz. 
IBERIS sempervirens (Candytuft). From 
Canada. Quantities of pure white flow¬ 
ers. One of the choicest for cutting. 
Hardy. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
IRIS cristata. From the south. A low- 
growing kind, with blue flowers marked 
with white. 10 cts. 
Iris Germ (mica. 
I. pumila (Dwarf Iris). Deep purple 
flowers. Very hardy. 10 cts. each, 
$ 1 per doz 
I. pumila alba. A white variety. 10c. 
I. pumila sulphurea. Yellow, iocts. 
I. Sibirica. A tall species, with small 
blue or white flowers. Fine. 10c. 
each, $1 per doz. 
I. tenax (Tough-Leaved Iris). Flowers 
purple with white blotches; leaves 
narrow. 15 cts. 
I. versicolor. About 20 inches high, 
with pretty blue and white flowers. 
Grows in wet places and along brook- 
sides. 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, 
$1 per doz. 
IRIS Germanica (German Iris). This beautiful and varied Iris will thrive in almost 
any situation, yet it delights in a moist soil. Just above the water in a lake it sets 
off other plants to advantage. Colors rang¬ 
ing from yellow, white, red, blue, purple, etc. 
Yellow, White, Purple and Blue. 20 cts. 
each, $1 25 per doz. 
Mixed colors. $1 per doz. 
IRIS Kaempferi (Japan Iris). This large and 
beautiful Iris is perfectly hardy, a great 
bloomer, and is becoming very popular for 
planting in moist situations, yet it will flower 
in almost any place. The flowers are from 
6 to 8 inches across, and nearly all the rain¬ 
bow colors are here represented in gorgeous 
coloring and soft-tinted shading, coming to 
perfection in June and July. Pure white 
shading to pink, purple and blue, deep indigo 
and yellow, with markings and splashes in¬ 
describable. Below are given some fine 
named sorts in nice clumps. 
IRIS KflEMPFERI VARIETIES. 
Arthur Silbard. Single white, veined lilac. 
Late. 
Dictator. Single, deep purple. 
Gloriosa. Double, deep blue. 
Gold Bound. Pure white. 
J. C. Vaughan. White. 
Iris Kcempferi. 
