IRIS CRISTATA AT HOME IN A ROCKY NICHE. 
HOSTA caerulea, BLUE PLANTAINLILY. 1-2 ft. 
July-August. Deep or pale blue. 
H. lancifolia, LANCELEAF PLANTAINLILY. 
18 in. August. Lilac. Narrow foliage. 
H. lancifolia albo-marginata, SILVEREDGE 
LANCELEAF PLANTAINLILY. 2 ft. June-July. 
Light blue. Narrow leaves with white margins. 
H. plantaginea grandiflora, BIG PLANTAIN¬ 
LILY. 2 ft. August-September. Glossy light 
green leaves. Large waxy, white flowers. $.40 
each, $3.50 per 10. 
HOUSTONIA serpyllifolia, CREEPING BLU¬ 
ETS. 3-5 in. April-May. Forms little tufts 
with tiny evergreen leaves. Mass of delicate 
blue and white flowers. 
HYPOXIS hirsuta, GOLDEYE GRASS. 9-12 in. 
Bright yellow star-like flowers in Spring. 
IBERIS sempervirens, EVERGREEN CANDY¬ 
TUFT. 1 ft. May-June. White. 
I. LITTLE GEM. 6 in. May. White. Dwarf 
form. Excellent for rock garden and border use. 
IRIS 
IRIS cristata, CRESTED IRIS. 3-6 in. May. 
Exquisite dwarf, pale blue. 
I. cristata alba, WHITE CRESTED IRIS. 
3-6 in. May. A rare native. Pure 
white. $.75 each, $6.50 per 10. 
I. kaempferi, JAPANESE IRIS. 2-3 ft. Finest 
mixed colors. 
I. pseudacorus, YELLOWFLAG IRIS. 3-4 ft. 
May-June. Bright yellow. Tall conspicuous 
leaves, fine for shrubberies. 
I. pumila. Mixed colors. A charming dwarf 
variety. 
I. siberica, SIBERIAN IRIS. 1-2 ft. Lilac-blue. 
Slender foliage. 
I. siberica alba, WHITE SIBERIAN IRIS. 3 ft. 
June. White. 
I. verna, VERNAL IRIS. 4 in. June. Blue with 
yellow beards. Choice. $.40 each, $3.50 per 10. 
I. versicolor, BLUEFLAG IRIS. 20 in. Native 
near streams and in swamps. Light purple flow¬ 
ers. Spring and early Summer. 
LAMIUM maculatum, SPOTTED DEADNET- 
TLE. 5 in. Trailing plant with variegated 
leaves. Rosy-purple flowers in midsummer. 
LIATRIS pycnostachya, CATTAIL GAY- 
FEATHER. 3-5 ft. August-October. Spikes of 
pale purple flowers. Fine for border. 
L. spicata, SPIKE GAYFEATHER. 3-5 ft. Aug¬ 
ust-October. Purplish-blue flowers in dense 
spikes. 
LILIES 
LILIUM canadense, CANADA LILY. 4 ft. Aug¬ 
ust. Beautiful yellow native lily. 
L. carolinianum, CAROLINA LILY. 3 ft. Fra¬ 
grant orange-red flowers in July. Our introduc¬ 
tion. $.50 each, $4.00 per 10. 
L. grayi, GRAYS LILY. 1-3 ft June-July. Bell¬ 
shaped pendulous flowers. A deep reddish- 
brown outside. Introduced by Harlan P. Kelsey. 
$.50 each, $4.00 per 10. 
L. philadelphicum, ORANGECUP LILY. 2 ft. 
July. Flaring upright red flowers. 
L. regale, ROYAL LILY. 4-6 ft. July. Showy 
Summer-blooming Lily. The fragrant flowers 
are 4-6 in. long, white inside, lilac and purple 
outside. $.50 each, $4.00 per 10. 
L. superbum, AMERICAN TURKSCAP LILY. 
4-8 ft. July. Orange-scarlet to red, spotted in¬ 
side. 
L. tenuifolium, CORAL LILY. 3 ft. Flowers 
bright scarlet to orange, 2 in. across. 
L. tigrinum, TIGER LILY. 2-5 ft. June-July. 
Orange-red with purple-black spots. 
LOBELIA cardinalis, CARDINALFLOWER. 2]/ 2 - 
3 ft. Red. July-August. 
L. siphilitica, LARGE BLUE LOBELIA. 2i/ 2 -3 
ft. August. Blue. Native. 
LYCHNIS viscaria splendens, ROSEPINK CAM¬ 
PION. 12 in. July. Dense tufts of evergreen 
foliage. Deep pink flowers. 
LYSIMACHIA nummularia, MONEYWORT. 2- 
4 in. Fine ground cover. Intense yellow flow¬ 
ers. June-July. 
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