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LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. 
Old spring favorites, always admired and sought 
after. A clump of them once established in a half- 
shaded nook will increase in beauty for many years. 
COREOPSIS lanceolata. Large, yellow, 
daisy-shaped flowers on long stems. 
DAT lalLT, Yellow {Hetnerocallis Jiava). 
Clusters of large yellow Lilies. 
Double Yellow. Showy clusters of tawny 
yellow double flowers, growing 4 feet high. 
Blue. Graceful stalks of blue flowers. 
■White. For description, see under cut. 
POX-Q'LO'VE. For description, see under cut, 
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rORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis). Small 
plants, with clusters of delicate blue flowers. 
GAILLARDIA.. A constant bloomer, deserv¬ 
ing a place in all collections. Large, red 
flowers, bordered with yellow. Grows 
easily, and is good for cutting. 
HEUCHERA. This is a new plant, with 
small crimson flowers. 
HElalANTHtJS (Perennial Sunflower). 
Large, showy, free-blooming perennials, 
succeeding in any locality. Very fine 
planted in masses in the shrub border. 
Valuable for cutting when flowers are 
wanted in quantity for decoration. Flowers 
single, bright yellow. 
HEXiEN'lXTM (Sneezewort). A tall, distinct 
plant, bearing immense clusters of clear yel¬ 
low flowers late in autumn. Height,[6 feet. 
WHITE DAY LILY i^Funkia subcordata). 
Clusters of large Dure white flowers in midsummer. Fragrant 
and beautiful as an Easter lily. Leaves broad and handsome. 
COLUMBIlfE, CHRYSANTHA. 
Lemon-yellow, with very long spurs; very graceful. 
CACTUS (Prickly Pear). Low-growing native plants, 
with thick, spiny leaves and conspicuous yellow 
flowers. Thrives well in the dryest places. 
CAMPANULA (Blue Bells, Canterbury Bells). A 
good, thrifty plant, producing spikes of blue, bell¬ 
shaped flowers. 
CENTAUREA macrocephala. A plant from the 
Caucasus. Large heads of yellow flowers. 
COLUMBINE (Aquilegia). Graceful plants, with 
delicate, long-spurred blossoms in different colors. 
Canadensis (Wild Honeysuckle). Beautiful scarlet 
and yellow flowers. 
Chrysantha. For description, see under cut. 
HOLLYHOCK. Favorite old garden plants, sending 
up tall stems, 4 to 6 feet high, bearing large, satiny 
flowers; colors white, vellow and red, to rich 
black-maroon. Very effective planted in dark 
corners against evergreens, or along garden walls. 
HYPERICUM Moserianum. Low-growing plants, 
with large, bright yellow flowers, having conspic¬ 
uous stamens. Bloom continuous!}' throughout 
the summer. 
IRIS (Fleur-de-lis). A class of plants of easy cul¬ 
ture and beautiful flowers. They are well adapted 
to the garden, shrub borders, or the margins of 
water. The blooms are delicate in coloring and of 
most beautiful form, being, indeed, superior in 
effect to many rare orchids, while distinctly re¬ 
minding one of these tropical importations. 
German. For description, see under cut, opposite 
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