Grown in the Carolina Mountains 
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Hardy American Herbaceous Perennials, continued 
Heuchera villosa. Hairy Heuchera. Good rockery 
plant, giving effect all summer. Aug. to Sept. 
HIBISCUS, “Crimson Eye.” 3 to 5 ft. White, with 
crimson center. 
militaris roseus. Variety with rose-colored flowers. 
moscheutos. Swamp Rose Mallow. 4 to 7 ft. 
Handsomest, with crimson eye. Grows well in 
wet places. Light rose-color or white. 
HYDRASTIS canadensis. Golden Seal, i it. 
Greenish white. A medicinal herb of great value. 
Iris cristata. 
tifully crested. 
$S per 100. 
Crested Dwarf Iris. 3 to 5 in. 
May. Bright blue flowers, beau- 
Clumps, 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, 
lacustris. Dwarf Lake Iris. 3 to 5 in. Blue. 
missouriensis. 12 to iS in. Lilac-purple. A 
pretty species. 25 cts. each, $2 for 10, $15 per 100. 
pseudacorus. 2 to 3 ft. Bright yellow. Showy 
foliage. 
Verna Dwarf lKIS - 3 to 5 in. Very fra- 
-1 grant, bright blue flowers in early 
April. 
versicolor, 2 to 3 ft. Light blue. 
LACINARIA (Liatris) cylindracea. Blazing Star. 
1 to 2 * 1 * * * * 6 •_> ft. Handsome rose-purple flower-heads. 
Aug. 
pycnostachya. Button Snakeroot. 2 to 4 ft. 
Long spikes of rose-purple 
flower - heads. Aug. and 
Sept. 
scarlosa. 3 to 6 ft. Stem 
stout, flower-heads large, 
purple. 
spicata. Devil’s Bit. 2 to 
6 ft. Purple flower-heads 
in long spikes. Aug. 
spicata pumiln. 1 to 2 ft. 
Very showy mountain va¬ 
riety. July and Aug. 
squarrosa. 2 to 4 ft. Red¬ 
dish purple. 
LEPTANDRA virginica. Cul¬ 
ver’s Root. 2 to 7 ft. Panidcd spikes of 
showy, nearly white flowers. July and Aug. 
LEUCOCRINUM raontanum. Sand Lily. Bulbous 
plant from Colorado. Clusters of pure white, fra¬ 
grant flowers in early spring. 30 cts. each, £2.50 
for 10. 
LIATRIS. Sec Lacinnria. 
Lilium superbum 
(see page 32) 
Hibiscus 
HARDY AMERICAN LILIES 
This group of plants is one of the most indispensable 
for showy effects. They thrive in the more open places 
and produce most gorgeous results in summer when 
planted in masses, as nearly all plants should be for 
best effects. Lilies rcciuirc rich soil, with plenty of 
moisture, but well drained, and make a grand show 
planted among rhododendrons or other shrub ever¬ 
greens or in a deciduous shrub border. For best effects, 
Lilies and Trilliums should be planted in masses of 
hundreds, if not thousands. 
LILIUM bolandcri. 1 to 3 ft. Slender, deep red, with 
purple dots. 40 cts. each, $3.50 for 10. 
eanadensc, var. (lava. Wild Yellow Lily. 2 to 
5 ft. Yellow or orange, usually spotted with brown. 
July. 
Iris versicolor. Photographed by H. W. Merkel 
canndcnsc, var. rubrn. 20 cts. 
each, $1.50 for 10, £12 per 100. 
carolinlnnum. A beautiful new 
species of the recurved type, with 
orange and very fragrant flowers 
Usually from one to three flowers 
on a stem. 20 cts. each, £1.50 for 
10, $12 per 100. 
catcsbicl. Southern Red Lily, i 
to 2 ft. Scarlet, with dark purple 
and yellow spots. Erect. Early 
spring. 15 cts. each, fli.25 for 10, 
J 58 per 100. 
columblanum. Columbia Lily. 
1 14 to 3 ft. A rare species from 
Oregon with reddish yellow flow¬ 
ers. 35 cts. each, $3 for 10, $2$ 
per 100. 
gray!. 1^ to 3 ft. Introduced by 
me in 1888, it has proven the 
leader in the bell-shaped type of 
hardy Lilies. Dark red-brown pet¬ 
als beautifully spotted. An ex¬ 
quisite species and very rare. 
Bulbs arc never large. 20 cts. cue h 
Si.50 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Prirpc Unless otherwise indicated, the prices of all herbaceous perennials are, 15 cts. each, Si for xo, 
i rices. s 7 per xoo . ah offered are strong plants. 
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