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The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Conn. 
I TO L- HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
IRIS GERM AN 1C A—Continued from preceding page. 
E.D1 1H COOK. Medium to low grower, mid-season to late, of strong, vigorous 
habit; I. S., of the clearest deep yellow, slightly incurved; O. S., broad and 
spreading,yfreely splashed and veined with the deep rosy purpie on a white back¬ 
ground and bordered with deep old gold. 
ERNES I BERNOl. Early to mid-season, medium to tall, very free bloomer; I. S., 
delicate orange exquisitely suffused rosy purple; O. S., creamy white, intricately 
and freely veined with the deepest royal purple, 
GARMELD. Tail, medium to late; I. S., light blue, changing to rosy lilac on mar¬ 
gins; -O. S., rich royal purple, light beard. 
LA VALETTE. Tail, late, good full form; I. S., very full and incurved; O. S., some¬ 
what flaring,'general color, a clear pale blue, slightly suffused with rosy tints. 
MAD. CHEREAU. Late and tall, of beautiful and unique form; I. S., pale blue and 
so penciled with darker blue on the margin as to suggest fine embroidery; O. S., 
similar but a little lighter. A most distinct sort. 
MAD. ^RIODESI E. Medium to late; I. S., incurving, pale blue splashed and mar¬ 
gined purple; O. S., white, margins penciled purple. 
PALLADA.^ Very late and tall. Resembling tne early Florentine in its full large 
form. Color, strong, rich blue; O. S., being suffused with a slight suggestion 
of velvety royal purple. 
POND POINT. Tall, very vigorous, vfsry large and handsome; I. S., clearest deep 
blue and wfcll-form£d; O. S., white at base, veined with royal purple which suf¬ 
fuses the rest of the segment. 
QUEEN Ob GYPSIES. Tall and late; I. S., rich old gold, delicately suffused and 
penciled with rosy lilac; O. S., clear lilac overspread with beautiful pencilings of 
a deeper hue, interlaced with white and some chestnut markings. 
SANS SOUCI. Medium to late season; I. S., clearest intense yellow, incurved; O. S., 
deepest yellow splashed with white at base, intermixed with russet veining, this 
veining quite covering the segment towards the outer margins. Medium to low in 
habit of growth and one of the best in its class. 
SILVER KING. Similar if not the same as Florentine. The earliest of the tall large 
type, of ideal full form, and when first unfolding is of the softest pale blue, becom¬ 
ing aljmost white Nit maturity. Very fragrant. 
WALNER1. Mid-season and medium grower; I. S., incurving and of a clear light 
blue towards the tips; O. S., clear white at base, abruptly changing to clear blue 
suffused with royal purple, richly veined with deeper color. 
Also many other varieties similar in general effect to the above. List on request. 
IRIS LAEVIGATA, or Japan, see page 29. 
IRIS KAEMPFERI, see page 29. 
IRIS PUMILA. C to 12 inches. April and May. in the following hybrids. 
Cyanea. Deep purple. Florida. Lemon, shaded blue. 
Exburna. White, shaded blue. Formosa. Light blue. 
Excelsa. Golden yellow. 
*IRIS PSEUDACORUS. Very robust, flowers of medium size, intense clear, deep yellow. 
•IRIS S1BERICA. Robust growers, foliage somewhat like the Japan Iris but more slender 
flowers, borne on 2 to 3 foot slender stems, well up above the foliage; color, clear rich 
blue. Flowers are somewhat larger than our native field Iris. In bloom with the late 
German Iris. Very desirable and especially so for naturalizing along ponds, etc. 
IRIS SIBER1CA ALBA. Similar to preceding but white. 
IRIS SIB ERICA FL. PL. Double form. Blooms late with the Japan Iris. 
IRIS SIBERCA VAR. ORIENTALIS. A beautiful Iris of the most vivid velvet^ deep 
. blue, of medium size and'blooming with great freAlom about June 10 to 20. 
JACOB’S LADDER, see Polemonium. 
JAPAN IRIS, see Iris Laevigata, page 29. • 
JONQUILS, see special Summer List, ready August 16th. 
KNIPHOFIA ALOIDES (Tritoma, t Torch Plant). 2 to 8 feet. August to October. 
Orange and scarlet. Known as the Red Hot Poker. A desirable border plant. 
LARKSPUR, see Delphinium. ' 
LATHYRUS LATTFOLIUS (Perennial Pea). 5 to 6 feet. June to October. Rosy pink. 
LAWN GRASS SEED, see page 36. 
LEMON LILY, see Hemerocallis. 
•LESPEDEZA- SIEBOLDI (Desmpdium) Pea Shrub. September and October. 
While it is a true herbaceous plant the growth is so fuff and shrublike that by Fall it 
has made a bushy plant from 3 to 5 feet high. 
Covered with wine red, pea shaped bloom which makes it very attractive. It is effective 
planted in masses where it has room to develop, grouped with shrubs or in the herbaceous 
border. A few large clumps at 50 c. and 75 c. each, smaller sizes same prices as other plants. 
LIATRIS PYCNOSTACHYA (Kansas Gay Feather). 4 to 6 feet. July to August. 
Most showy and attractive plants, producing spikes of rosy-purple flowers. 
LILIUM AURATUM (Golden Banded). June to August. The grandest of all the lilies. 
LILIUM CANDIDUM (Madonna Lily). Pure white. An old garden favorite. 
LILIUM ELEGANS. Orange Yellow. Blooms in terminal clusters. Very bright and showy. 
LILIUM ELEGANS VAR. BICOLOR. Bright Red, otherwise like preceding. 
H.IIUM ELEGANS VAR. ROBUSTA. Deep orange and very robust in habit. 
LILIUM SPECIOSUM VAR. ALBUM (Japan White Lily). 
This and the next following are splendid garden lilies, blooming in August and Sept. 
LILIUM SPECIOSUM VAR. RUBRUM (Japan Red Lily). 
LILIUM TENUfFOLIUM (Coral Lily). 
Abundance of deep red lilies produced on delicate, graceful stalks. 
LILIUM TIGRINUM VAR. FL. PL. Orange Red. Double Tiger Lily. 
LILIUM TTGRINUM VAR. SPLENDENS. Orange red. 
Improved Tiger Lily. Very bright red and produced in great profusion. 
LILY OP THE VALLEY, see Convallaria. 
LINUM PERENNE. 1 to 2 feet. June to July. Deep blue. An attractive border plant. 
LOjBELTA CARDINALIS (Cardinal Flower). 2 to 3 feet. August and September. 
Rich, fiery red flowers, handsome for the border. 
•LOTUS CORNICULATUS (Baby’s Slippers). Tuly to November. Bright yellow; spread¬ 
ing on the ground. Good foreground^border plants. 
LYCHNIS CHALCEDONIA. 1 to 2 feet. May and June. Scarlet lightning. 
The above Hardy HcrbnccooN Plnnts <\re offered in tlitee aiaea, an 
follows, unless otherwise noted. The very heavy Held clomps can 
only be anpplied in the aorta mnrUed with a • to the left. 
V. Each Per 10 Per 100 
Very strong Field Clumps (Express or Freight) . 50c. $4.00 9H5.O0 
Strong Field Grown, usual size (Express recommended ) . lK»c. JLOO 15.00 
Smaller size (mostly field grown) ./. 15c. 1.^5 10.00 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
