CORLISS BROS., INC., NURSERIES 
GLOUCESTER AND IPSWICH, MASS. 
DICENTRA Bleeding-Heart 
-^Eximia. Blooms all summer. Has droop¬ 
ing racemes of rose-colored blooms. June 
to Oct. 1 ft. 
Spectabilis. An old-fashioned favorite. 
Its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped 
pink flowers are always attractive. One 
of the best hardy perennials. May, June. 
13^-2 ft. 35 cts. each; 95 cts. per 3; 
$2.90 per 10; $24.00 per 100. Clumps, 
50 cts. each; $1.30 per 3; $4.00 per 10; 
$35.00 per 100. 
DICTAMNUS Gas-Plant 
Fraxinella alba. A very satisfactory, 
hardy, old-fashioned garden plant. Very 
large spikes of white flowers. June, July. 
2-3 ft. 35 cts. each; 95 cts. per 3; $2.90 
per 10. 
Fraxinella rubra. Large spikes of dark 
rose-pink or light red. June, July. 2-3 ft. 
35 cts. each; 95 cts. per 3; $2.90 per 10; 
$24.00 per 100. 
DIGITALIS Foxglove 
Ambigua (grandiflora). A true perennial 
with yellowish llowers marked with 
brown. June, July. 2—3 ft. 
Giant Shirley Hybrids. This is the most 
beautiful strain of hardy Foxglove. 
Blooms of enormous size, ranging from 
white to dark rose-purple. June, July. 
4-5 ft. 
DODECATHEON Shooting-Star 
-itMeadia. Tufted plant with tall, slender 
stems bearing rose-colored flowers. May, 
June. 1 ft. Pot-plants. 
DORONICUM Leopards-Bane 
Excelsum. Golden yellow, daisy-like 
flowers and bright green, heart-shaped 
leaves. May, June. 2—2^4 h. 35 cts. 
each; 95 cts. per 3; $2.90 per 10; $24.00 
per 100. 
ECHINACEA Coneflower 
Purpurea. Reddish purple flowers on long, 
straight stems. July, Aug. 3—4 ft. 
EDELWEISS. See Leontopodium. 
ERIGERON Fleabane 
Speciosus Hybrids. Large, handsome 
blue flowers, violet tinted, with yellow 
centers. Fine for cutting. June, July. 
2 ft. 
EUPHORBIA Flowering Spurge 
★Polychroma. A beautiful formal plant, 
making a hemispherical clump covered 
with chrome-yellow flowers. May, June. 
12—15 in. 30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; 
$2.40 per 10; $18.00 per 100. 
EVENING PRIMROSE. See CEnothera. 
FESTUCA Fescue 
★Glauca. An ornamental, tufted blue Grass 
for the rockery or border. 10 in. 
FEVERFEW. See Matricaria. 
FLAX. See Linum. 
FORGET-ME-NOT. See Myosotis and 
Cynoglossum. 
FOXGLOVE. See Digitalis. 
FUNKIA. See Hosta. 
GAILLARDIA 
Aristata (grandifloral. Large, gorgeous 
flowers of crimson and gold. Exception¬ 
ally good when cut. July to frost. 2 ft. 
Goblin. New dwarf hybrid of compact 
habit, covered with brilliant red and 
yellow blossoms. June to Sept. 12-15 in. 
30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; $2.40 per 10; 
$18.00 per 100. 
Mr. Sherbrook. See page 5. 
Ruby. See page 5. 
GERANIUM Cranesbill 
★ Sanguineum. Of compact habit, with 
crimson flowers. May to Oct. 8-12 in. 
GLOBE-FLOWER. See Trollius. 
GYPSOPHILA Babys-Breath 
Bristol Fairy. A wonderful new introduc¬ 
tion with double flowers of purest white. 
This is regarded as one of the outstand¬ 
ing introductions among garden plants 
of recent years, and has enjoyed a tre¬ 
mendous sale. June, July. 3 ft. Pot- 
plants, 35 cts. each; 95 cts. per 3; $2.90 
per 10; $24.00 per 100. 
Repens Bodgeri. A pink double-flowering 
Gypsophila of dwarf form. It blooms 
two weeks earlier than any other double 
variety. Showy in the garden and de¬ 
sirable for cutting. June, July. 2 ft. 
Pot-plants, 30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; 
$2.40 per 10; $18.00 per 100. 
HARDY GARDEN PINKS. SeeDianthus. 
HELIOPSIS Sunflower 
Double Lemoine Strain. Exceptionally 
large, single and semi-double flowers in 
different shades of yellow. Good cut- 
flower. July, Aug. 3-4 ft. 30 cts. each; 
80 cts. per 3; $2.40 per 10. 
Scabra incomparabilis. See page 5. 
HEMEROCALLIS Day-Lily 
Dumortieri. Early Day-Lily. Rich cad¬ 
mium-yellow buds, reverse of petals 
bronze and yellow. May, June. IL^—2 ft. 
WONDERFUL NEW HYBRIDS 
Highboy. Large, open, star-like flowers of 
pale yellow, borne on very tall, graceful 
stems. A late-blooming variety which 
extends the season. Aug. 5 ft. 75 cts. 
each; $2.10 per 3; $6.50 per 10; $60.00 
per 100. 
Hyperion. One of the very finest. Flowers 
are citron-yellow and exceptionally large. 
July, Aug. 3-4 ft. 75 cts. each; $2.10 
per 3; $6.50 per 10; $60.00 per 100. 
Mikada. See page 5. 
Ophir. See page 5. 
BETSCHER’S HYBRIDS 
These Hemerocallis are immensely better 
than the varieties commonly grown. They 
are all choice later-flowering Hybrids of great 
beauty and real value. 
Bay State. Tall; deep yellow. A persistent 
bloomer through early July and Aug. 4 ft. 
30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; $2.40 per 10; 
$18.00 per 100. 
Goldeni. A bushy sort, with heavy foliage 
and deep orange flowers on short stems. 
July, Aug. 2-3 ft. 30 cts. each; 80 cts. 
per 3; $2.40 per 10; $18.00 per 100. 
Mrs. W. H. Wyman. Lovely light lemon- 
yellow. Very free flowering. One of the 
latest to bloom. July, Aug. 3-4 ft. 50 cts. 
each; $1.30 per 3; $4.00 per 10. 
HEUCHERA Alum-Root 
★Brizoides. Pale pink flowers on slender 
red stems. June to Aug. 1J4 ft- 
★ La Perle. (New.) Pretty red Coral-Bells. 
One of the finest and best garden varie¬ 
ties. July, Aug. lH-2 ft. 35 cts. each; 
95 cts. per 3; $2.90 per 10. 
★Perry’s White. Pure white flowers which 
go well with the red and pink varieties. 
June to Sept. 1-2 ft. 
HOLLYHOCKS. See Althaea. 
HOSTA (FUNKIA) Plantain-Lily 
Undulata variegata. Fine variegated 
foliage and blue flowers. One of the best 
for edgings. June, July. 1 ft. 
IBERIS Perennial Candytuft 
★Sempervirens, Little Gem. A miniature 
form of the above which blooms pro¬ 
fusely and makes a splendid little ever¬ 
green rock-plant for edging. May. 6 in. 
30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; $2.40 per 10; 
$18.00 per 100. 
Snowflake. This new and beautiful Iberis 
forms large cushions with an abundance 
of wonderful, pure white flower-heads. 
Evergreen foliage. May. 8—10 in. 
35 cts. each; 95 cts. per 3; $2.90 per 10; 
$24.00 per 100. 
INULA 
★ Ensifolia. Tine compact plants with 
daisy-like llowers of rich gold and narrow 
grassy-like foliage. June to frost. 
iO-12 in. 30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; 
$2.40 per 10; $18.00 per 100. 
IRIS 
We have selected the very best varieties 
for our collection, including all classes, in 
both named varieties and separate colors. 
GERMAN IRIS Tall Bearded Iris 
Ambassadeur. Red-violet; orange beard. 
A magnificent bronze and black-maroon 
bicolor that rates very high among Iris, 
now low in price. May, June. 3-334 ft- 
Aphrodite. Violet-pink, of perfect form, 
smooth-textured. An aristocrat among 
Iris. May, June. 3-334 ft. 
Dalila. Flesh color and plum-red. A very 
distinct variety. May, June. 234~3 ft. 
Gold Imperial. Chrome-yellow; brilliant 
orange beard. One of the best yellow 
varieties. May, June. 2*4-3 ft. 
Lent A. Williamson. Lavender, violet 
and deep purple; yellow beard. Tall, 
strong grower. May, June. 3 ft. 
Ma Mie. White, with delicate blue pencil¬ 
ing. A fine Iris. May, June. 234 ft. 
Mary Barnett. Pale lavender; intense 
orange beard. Very beautiful. May, 
June. 3 ft. 30 cts. each; 80 cts. per 3; 
$2.40 per 10; $18.00 per 100. 
Morning Splendor. Violet and velvety 
purple. Considered one of the best 
American varieties. May, June. 3 ft. 
Rheingauperle. Considered the very best 
light rose-pink in the German Iris family. 
May, June. 2)4-3 ft. 
Rhein Nixe. Standards white; falls deep 
violet-blue, white edged. Large and fine. 
May, June. 2—3 ft. 
Seminole. Reddish violet—the best of 
this type. An Iris worth growing. May, 
June. 232 ft. 
White. This is almost a pure white and 
should be in every garden collection. 
May, June. 2 ft. 
IRIS KAEMPFERI Japanese Iris 
This is one of the finest groups of peren¬ 
nials. They bloom about one month after 
the German Iris, usually in mid-July. The 
flowers are enormous, and are of many shades 
of white, lavender, purple, violet, blue and 
beautifully veined. They are so distinct from 
other Iris that they seem to belong to a 
different family. See color illustration, 
page 4. 
Blue Danube. Double; light blue shaded 
darker, orange center. July. 2-3 ft. 
Delight. Double; enormous deep blue 
flowers. One of the most beautiful. 
July. 3 ft. 
Gekka-No-Nami. Double. Earliest to 
bloom and choicest white, glistening 
with creamy white stigmas. July. 2-3 ft. 
50 cts. each; $1.30 per 3; $4.00 per 10. 
Gold Bound. Double; pure white with 
golden center. 3 ft. 
Grace Sperling. Single; large llowers of 
an excellent shade of violet. July. 3 ft. 
Hercules. Double; clear lilac-blue. Ex¬ 
ceptionally good. July. 3 ft. 
Mahogany. Double; large llowers of 
purple-mahogany-red. Latest to bloom. 
An outstanding Iris. July. 2-3 ft. 
Purple and Gold. Double; enormous 
flowers of rich violet-purple with white 
petaloids. July. 3 ft. 
Pyramid. Double; violet-blue veined 
white in center of each petal. Very large 
and beautiful. July. 2-3 ft. 
Uchiu. Double; very rich sky-blue. July. 
334 ft- 
Victor. Double; whitish lavender; large. 
July. 3 ft. 
All Iris Kaempferi, except where noted, 
35 cts. each; 95 cts. per 3; $2.90per 10;$24.00 
per 100. 
Iris continued on page 11 
Unless otherwise noted, all plants on this page, 25 cts. each; 65 cts. per 3 of one variety; $2.00 per 10 of one variety; 
$15.00 per 100 of one variety. (5 or more plants of one variety at 10 rate; 25 or more plants at 100 rate.) 
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