IRIS VERNA — ernatf-th(2)9. Exquisite blossoms of rich 
blue and gold. Soft violet fragrance. Pkt. 20c. # 
IRIS VERSICOLOR-^cbnmh(2)36. Royal blue violet, 
marked creamy yellow, but may vary attractively. Thrives 
in border, or by stream margins, etc. Good. Pkt. 10c: 
% oz. 40c; 1 oz. $1.25. # 
IRIS VERSICOLOR CLARET CUP- Glowing wine red. A 
superb Iris, easy, beautiful and adaptable. Pkt. 16c. # 
IRIS VERSICOLOR FOSTERI — Another fine strain. Inter¬ 
esting variations may be expected. Pkt. 20c. 
IRIS VERSICOLOR ROSEA —Pink, now, instead of claret. 
A pleasing tone. Pkt. 20c. 
IRIS VIRGINICA—ecbnmh{2130. An excellent ea.sy Iris, 
very like Iris versicolor. Pkt. 10c. 
IRIS WILSONI —rbh(2»28. Creamy yellow standards, bright 
yellow falls. Plant with Iris sibirica. Pkt. 20c. # 
IRIS XIPHIOIDES—ENGLISH IRIS-ucbmy(l-2)24. Show¬ 
iest of the true bulbous Irises. Likes cool soil, with ample 
moisture. Slow germinating, but will come strongly event¬ 
ually. Magnificent flowers like great Orchids, in sapphire, 
lavender, lilac, smoky rose, violet crimson and tawny pur¬ 
ple, with others flaked and striped. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c; 
1 oz. $1.50. 
IRIS XIPHIUM DUTCH STRAIN- Fine hardy bulbous Iris 
in varied interesting colorings. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 83A8—One pkt. each of the 97 Iris species and 
strains here offered, for $16.00. 
OFFER 89A8 — Representative collection of dwarfer Irises. 
One pkt. each of Mellita, Ruthenica, Dwarf Hybrids, Tenax, 
Cristata, Arenaria, Doiiglasiana and Hauranensis, for $1.25. 
OFFER 90A8 — Representative collection of taller Irises. One 
pkt. each of Mongolica, De Vitry Strain, Delta, Sibirica 
albo-coerulea, Gladwyn, Laevigata, Versicolor Claret Cup, 
Monnieri and Dichotoma, for $1.25. 
IRIS AVALON BLEND 
Seeds of all Irises that I stock are contained in this 
superb mixture, not, of course, in equal proportion, for 
some kinds are too rare for this, but at least a little of 
each, and much of many, to produce a balance of color 
and form, that cannot, I believe, be excelled. Here is the 
opportunity to secure fine Irises in quantity. Special large 
pkg. 15c: Vn oz. 25c: Vi oz. 40c; 1 oz. $1.25: % lb. $4.00. 
ABOUT LETTERS 
I try to answer all letters promptly and fully, but 
sometimes my correspondence lags, for I am a busy 
person. Although I have thoroughly efficient help, 
both in the seed-house and at the Nursery, yet n 
highly specialized business of this kind, must be in 
a surprisingly large number of its phases, a one-man 
show. Unfortunately no one of us may have a double 
allowance of time, no matter how much he may need 
it at certain seasons. Sometimes I stretch the day 
pretty well, but not always enough. If you have a 
letter due, it will come as soon as I can get to it. 
Can’t promise more. Always glad to answer letters, 
but please look through the catalog and the cultural 
direction folder first. Maybe you will find your 
answer there. 
ISATIS GLAUCA—ebx(2-3)42. Pyramids of blue foliage, 
with plenteous showery umbels of little yellow blossoms 
above : these followed by long-hanging, decoratively dangling, 
black seed-fruits. Why is this desirable and easy border- 
accent plant so little known ? Pkt. 10c: % oz. 25c. # 
IXIA PEERLESS BLEND—eufcx(utw) (1)20. Blossoms of 
pink, rose, crimson, lilac, orange or cream, often banded 
contrastingly. Wonderful for winter forcing, or hardy well 
north, planted deeply and protected. Pkt. 15c: % oz. 60c. 
IXIA VIRIDIFLORA—utw(l)20. Blossoms glossy seagreen, 
patched shining black; or again, opalescent, blue without, 
pink within. Rare. Pkt. 20c. 
IXIOLIRION MONTANUM—uftrbh(l)16. Ixia Lily. Clus¬ 
ters of starry trumpet blossoms, deepest blue, or rarely 
rose-striped. Store bulbs in winter. Gladiolus fashion. Pkt. 
20c: Vs oz. .75c. # 
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT—See Arisaema triphyllum. 
JACOBEA—See Senecio. 
JEFFERSONIA DIPHYLLA—rnsty(l)16. Twin Leaf. Big 
starry white bli'ssoms. Handsome foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
JASIONE MONTANA—*eotcbx(2-3)14. A delightful and 
prodigally floriferous campanulad : blue, fluffy, airy. A plant 
of lovable attractiveness. Will self-sow sufficiently for its 
own maintainance. Pkt. 16c. 
JASIONE PERENNIS—erbx(3)14. Pretty fluffy light blue 
globes. A Campanula-cousin that looks like a Scabiosa. 
Soundly perennial. Long in bloom. Pkt. 15c: 1/32 oz. 
25c. # 
JUNIPERUS HORIZONTALIS—qy. Procumbent or semi- 
trailing species, two to four feet high, and spreading in 
wide thicket-mats. Foliage blue-green. Pkt. 10c: % oz. 
20c. 
JUNIPERUS SABINA—jqy. Graceful half-spreading habit. 
Foundation planting. Pkt. 10c: 1 oz. 50c. 
JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA—jy 75 ft. Red Cedar. Vari¬ 
able, but usually a densely tapering pillar, or with rugged 
rounded head. Pkt. 10c: 1 oz. 40c. 
JURINEA ALATA — ecbx(2-3)30. Big decorative rosettes of 
lyrate leaves, deep emerald green above, silvery, downy 
below: then tassel blossoms of bright thistle purple, on 
many slender stems. Pkt. 15c. # 
LANDSCAPE PLANNING ARRANGEMENTS 
Half the fun of gardening is in the planning, and 
with the information that I now give through my key 
letter and number scheme, as to the time of flower¬ 
ing, height, sun or shade and the like, it ought not 
to be difficult for anyone to work out his own plant¬ 
ing plan. I regret that demands on my time do 
not permit me any longer to make up specific plans 
for my customer friends. I like to do this well 
enough, but the business has expanded to the point 
where it is simply impossible for me to continue the 
special service. Please do not ask it. 
KALMIA ANGUSTIFOLIA — qastch(2)30. Dwarf Laurel. 
Clusters of delightful ruby-crimson. Thoreau called it hand¬ 
somest Laurel. Pkt. 15c: ^ oz. 60c. # 
KALMIA CUNEATA—qmah(2)36. The delicately formed 
and loose-clustered blossoms are white, with a wide band 
of deep rose. Charmingly graceful, and the only deciduous 
Laurel. Pkt. 15c. 
KALMIA LATIFOLIA—qastch(2) 10 ft. True Mountain 
Laurel. A rugged, evergreen shrub, superbly beautiful, with 
its clustered blossoms of purest pink, exquisite in detail. 
Small plants bloom. Pkt. 10c: % oz. 40c. # 
KITAIBELIA VITIFOLIA—obtx(3-4)84. At the back of the 
border, for a screen planting, or where robust decorative 
effects are desired, use Kitaibelia. Each of the many stems 
is a vigorous leafy pillar, set with a multitude of abutilon- 
like flowers, usually pure white, but sometimes rose-tinted. 
Deep green “grape” foliage, always good. It is often 
mingled, to ornamental advantage, with shrub plantings. 
Pkt. 15c: 1*5 oz. 25c. # 
KNAUTIA AMBIGUA—€cbx(8)36. An excellent, long-bloom¬ 
ing perennial. Blossoms like creamy Scabiosas, lilac-suf¬ 
fused, are carried for months on a tangle of long slender 
stems. Pinnate, canescent foliage. Pkt. 16c. # 
KNAUTIA LYRATIFOLIA—erx(2-4)15. A dwarf species 
with procumbent tendencies. Showy blossoms of intense 
cerise. Rare. Pkt. 20c. # 
*KNAUTIA ORIENTALIS—eobx(2-3)25. Pretty blossoms of 
old ro.se. to rosy purple. Pkt. 15c. # 
KNIPHOFIA--See Tritoma. 
KOELREUTERIA PANICULATA—jy 20 ft. Golden Rain 
Tree. Enormous panicles of bright yellow for weeks in 
late summer. Hardy. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. 
KOLKWITZIA AMABILIS—qy 6 ft. Beauty Bush. Hardy 
Chinese shrub with corymbs of exquisitely beautiful pink 
bells, each with yellow throat. Pkt. 16c. 
KOSTELETZKYA VIRGINICA — ecbmtx(3-4)60. Salver- 
blossoms, in fashion like those of Hibiscus, but only half 
the size. The flowers are a pure mid-pink, verging neither 
on salmon nor on rose, as close to a true pink as may well 
be. They are carried in great numbers, and over a long 
season. It makes a splendid cut flower with buds that open 
up well. While it grows naturally in wet places, it is 
reasonably tolerant of drier garden conditions. It is sug¬ 
gested, though, that a proportion of peat moss be worked 
into the soil where it is to be planted : also that in periods 
of drought, it be given an occasional soaking from the 
garden hose. Pkt. 15c: ^ oz. 30c. # 
KUHNISTERA PINNATA — crbh(3)18. Clustered silky 
white blossoms. Rather pretty, but not greatly showy. 
Pkt. 16c. 
LABURNUM ALPINUM—jh 20 ft. Flowing Gold. Long 
racemes of golden bloom in spring. Showy, hardy, disease 
resistant. Pkt. 10c; 4^ oz. 35c. 
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