HARDY FERNS, FLOWERS, SHRUBS, ROSES, ETC. 
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Iris KaerT)pferi Varieties, continued. 
Robert Craig. Very large, white veined velvet, deep 
velvet center. 
Ro meo. Deep maroon. Fine. 
Tokio. Semi-double, blue, veined with white. 
25 cts. each, $2 per doz., for any of the above; seedlings of 
above Japan Iris, mixed, 3 years, 75 cts. per doz., $4 
per 100. 
IRIS verna. A small, crested yellow species from the 
mountains of North Carolina. 15 cts. each, Si per doz. 
LIATRIS (Blazing Star). 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. graminifolia. A very beautiful plant, about a foot 
high, with a delicate spike of small purple flowers. 
15 cts. each, Si. 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). 2 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 Liatris ( B,a * in S Star )- 
in a long spike ; blooms with the last. 10 cts. each, Si per doz. 
LI LIU M auratum (Golden-Rayed Lily of Japan). A large and beautiful species with a 
white groundwork, little points of crimson all over the inner face, and a narrow 
band of gold painted along the center of each petal. Very fragrant and hardy I 
can supply nice large bulbs at 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
L. 'Can did urn (Annunciation Lily). A most beautiful and fragrant Lily, well known 
in cultivation A thrifty grower, delights in a light, sandy soil, and is sure to repay 
the care we devote to it. Hardy. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
L. elegans (Thunbergianum). Extra fine red. 15 cts. each, Si.50 per doz. 
L. Canadense (Wild Meadow Lily). Grows 2 to 4 feet 
high, with one to many yellow or yellowish red flowers: 
Moist clay or sandy soil, well enriched. 10 cts. each, 
$1 per doz. 
L., var. rubrum. Has red flowers. A fine Lily. 15 cts. 
each, S1.25 per doz. 
L., var. flavum. Has yellow flowers. 15 cts. each', 
Si.25 per doz. 
L, Philadelphicum (Wild Orange-Red Lily). 1 to 2 
feet high, with upright 1 to 2 open bell-shaped flow¬ 
ers, reddish orange spotted with purple. Plant in a 
well-drained soil. 15 cts. each, Si per doz. 
L. superbum (The Superb Orange Lily). A very fine 
native Lily, from 4 to 8 feet high, with flowers from 5 
to 50 on a stalk. It is a great feeder and requires lots 
of fine manure, in a soil 2 to 4 feet deep. 10 cts each, 
Sr 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. 
L. latifolius alba. Pure white flowers. 25 cts. 
Li Hu m auratum. 
Especial attention is called to my lists of FERNS and IRIS 
which contain all the more satisfactory varieties. 
