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be planted during spring or fall. They are 
excellent for brightening the borders of 
streams or ponds although they will thrive 
in most any part of the garden. A well 
watered soil rich in humus and slightly acid 
with full sun or light shade is recommended. 
A profusion of bloom on tall graceful stems 
emerging from grass-like foliage makes the 
Siberian Iris especially valuable for your 
garden. 
Blue Flame. Brilliant light blue with white. 
Each 50c, Three $1.25. 
Emperor. Deep violet. Each 25c, Three 60c. 
George Wallace. Tall, light blue with deep 
veining. Each 30c, Three 75c. 
Kingfisher. Rich violet, falls marked with 
white. Each 35c, Three $1.00. 
Periwinkle. Violet blue and turquoise. Each 
60c, Three $1.25. 
Perry’s Blue. Uniform light blue. Each 25c, 
Three 60c. 
Red Raider. Red toned purple. Each 50c, 
Three $1.25. 
Snow Queen. Pure white. Each 25c, Three 
60c. 
White Dove. White. Each 50c, Three $1.25. 
Wisteria. Falls very large, wisteria blue, 
suffused deeper blue, standards large. 
Distinct and very attractive. Each 75c. 
Three $2.00. 
Siberian Iris collection. One each of the 
ten Siberians listed above sent prepaid. 
$3.00. 
Iiongr Bearded Iris 
IRIS SPURIA 
The Spuria Iris should be planted in the 
spring or fall like the Siberians and also 
prefer a damp rich soil. Flower stems may 
exceed 40 inches in length and the artistic 
flowers are quite unlike the other beardless 
species. The spurias are excellent for either 
border or cut flower use. 
A. J. Balfour. 3 ft. Cambridge blue. Each 
50c, Three $1.25. 
Lord Wolseley. Blue-purple. Each 40c, 
Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00. 
Monnieri. Rich golden yellow. Each 60c, 
Three $1.50. 
Mrs. A. W. Tait. Soft porcelain blue. Each 
40c, Three $1.00. 
Ochroleuca. Very tall white with yellow 
area. Each 35c, Three 75c. 
Shelford Giant. Very tall and large, cream 
with gold. Each $2.00. 
LEPACHYS 
Columnaris pulcherrima.* Painted Cone- 
flower. To 12 inches, petals reddish- 
brown. Full sun. Each 30c, Three 75c. 
LEUCOCRINUM 
Montanum. *Sand Lily. Ordinary soil, full 
sun. Fragrant flowers of crystal white 
in early spring from a low tuft of grass¬ 
like foliage. The crocus-like blossoms 
continue for several weeks from es¬ 
tablished clumps. Flowering clumps 35c, 
Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00. 
LEWISIA 
Bitter-root. Loose gritty soil, with hu¬ 
mus. Blooms during early summer. 
Rediviva.* Bitter Root. Dry position, full 
sun. Marvelous rose-pink blossoms like 
miniature waterlilies from a tiny rosette 
of small succulent leaves which disap¬ 
pear after flowering. Each 30c, Three 
75c, Doz. $2.50. 
Pygmaea." Least Bitter-root. Alpine, re¬ 
quiring moisture benefited by light 
shade; flowers of white or deep rose in 
a tiny rosette of narrow foliage. Three 
50c, Doz. $2.00. 
LIATRIS 
Full sun, ordinary soil. 
Ligulistylis.* Blazing Star, To 15 inches; 
very large heads, 50-70 florets, in a low 
corymb-like raceme; for moderately 
moist position. Flowers purple, bracts, 
rose-tipped; distinct and valuable. Each 
30c, Three 75c, Doz. $2.50. 
Punctata.* Gay Feather. 12 inches; sever¬ 
al stemmed with small feathery heads 
in dense spikes; for the dry, sunny rock¬ 
ery, Each 30c, Three 75c, Doz. $2.50. 
MALVASTRUM 
Coccineum.* Scarlet Mallow. Slowly creep¬ 
ing, sending up low half-woody six-inch 
stems with palmate silvery foliage and 
light scarlet or brick-red blossoms in 
terminal clusters. Valuable for natur¬ 
alizing on dry banks in full sun, and 
thrives in any soil. Each 30c, Three 75c, 
Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00. 
