Iris arenaria. Sheaves of small leaves 3-4 in. long among which appear 
green-yellow flowers, a new lot with every rising sun. Though call¬ 
ed the sand iris that medium alone does not suffice; moisture is re¬ 
quired for full development. 50c. 
I. gracilipes. 8 in. A mass of grassy foliage; airily perched veined lav¬ 
ender flowers. 35c. 
^ I. innomlnata. 12 in. Foliage very narrow; dark green (evergreen in 
our garden); our form has flowers of mellow gold. June. 75c. 
I. minuta. 12 in. Pale narrow leaves; primrose-yellow flowers marked 
with brown. Blooms best on starvation diet. Manchuria. $1.00. 
4* SIsyrinchium bellum. Nigger babies; 4 in. Small blue-green tufts 
with almost iridescent dark blue miniature iris-like flowers in late 
summer. 25c. 
S. boreale. Golden-eyed grass; 8 in. Small blue-green leaves and golden 
flowers throughout summer. 35c. 
S. brachypus. More dwarf than above, but with slightly larger flow¬ 
ers. 35c. 
4* S. Douglasli. Grass widow; 8-10 in. Blue grassy foliage and nodding 
purple flowers with silken sheen. In the wild they grow where it is 
wet in spring and dry in summer. Apr. 25c. 
•h S. inflatum. 12 in. A more stiff growth, the flowers carried verti¬ 
cally, large clear pink, needing less extreme conditions of moisture 
and drought it is more persistent in gardens. 35c. 
LABIATAE 
The following plants in the mint family are long suffering; they like 
half-shade and cool soil; they will endure the opposite: 
Ajuga metallica crispa. A slow-growing variety; purple-red crinkled 
leaves and 6 in. spikes of gentian-blue flowers. 40c. 
Thymus. The thymes, mostly subshrubs from the Mediterranean re¬ 
gion, are splendid plants for dry walls and banks, and good for car¬ 
peting among stones and unconsidered places and for covering bulbs, 
if that is a need. Very floriferous. We can supply 16 named carpet¬ 
ing species at 25c each, as well as the small bush-like forms listed 
below: 
Thymus erectus. Erect little shrub with green bead-like leaves. Bluish- 
white flowers. 35c. 
T. ericaefoiius. Compact heather-like brassy-gold bushlet; rose-red flow¬ 
ers. 25c. 
T, nitidus. Erect but close; cinerous leaves; fragrant little shrub; com¬ 
pletely submerged in flesh-pink flowers in June. 35c. 
Rosmarinus officinalis prostratus. A very nice tiny edition of the com¬ 
mon rosemary or “sea-dew” with small thick gray leaves revolute at 
the edges; pale violet flowers, the whole more or less procumbent. 50c. 
R. prostratus. Quite a different plant; prostrate; red stems with green 
spinose denticulate leaves; flowers bluish. 75c. 
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