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CHAS. FIORE NURSERIES, PRAIRIE VIEW, ILLINOIS 
Japanese Iris 
IRIS KAEMPFERI—JAPANESE IRIS 
Very large open flat flowers with short standards. The flowers 
will measure from 4 to 6 inches across blooming in July. These Iris 
will grow in any ordinary garden soil. The same rule applies to these 
Iris concerning late planting, as to the German Iris 
Gekka-no-nami—Earliest. Has three white petals. 
•each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
Koki-no-lro (Purple and Gold). Enormous, double flowers often 
6 inches across. Color, rich violet-purple with white petaloides 
tipped violet; a golden throat with bluish white rays. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
Patrocole—Single. Superb, dark violet-blue. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
DWARF IRIS 
Some of the most interesting sorts of Iris are here listed and 
described. These are splendid for naturalizing and for large perma¬ 
nent plantings. 
Cyanea—-Rich royal purple with black shading. Fragrant. 6 inches. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Excelsa—Pale lemon-yellow. 6 inches. each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Leopold—Bluish-purple with white beard. 6 inches. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Pumila—Small, purple flowers in April. They are fine for bordering 
flower beds or planting in front of taller Iris. 4 inches. 
each 18c; per 10 $1.60 
Siberica—Dark blue, vigorous, free-flowering Iris of the easiest 
culture. May. 2 to 3 feet. each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Siberica Alba—White. each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Schneekuppe—Pure white. 8 inches. each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS—HARDY 
PEA 
Very decorative climbing vines of the Pea family, for growing 
on fences, trellis, etc., as floral screens and for cutting. Bloom all 
Summer. 
Pink Beauty—A pink variety. each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
White Pearl—Large-flowering. each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
LAVANDULA—LAVENDER 
Vera (Sweet Lavender). Grows about 18 inches high; delightfully 
fragrant. Blue flowers in July and August. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
LIATRIS—KANSAS GAY FEATHER 
A peculiar blooming habit of the plant is that the flowers start 
at the top and bloom down. 
Pycnostachya—One of the choicest and boldest species. Flowers 
purple in dense spikes. each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
LILIUM 
Belamcanda Chinensis (Blackberry Lily). Flowers orange col¬ 
ored, spotted black on 24-inch stems. A lovely old-fashioned 
flower for the hardy border. July, August. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Philippinense Formosanum—-Flowers are very long and trum¬ 
pet-shaped, white with reddish-brown shading on exterior, tips 
of petals elegantly recurving. Very fragrant. 2 to 3 feet. Sep¬ 
tember. Per bulb 35c; per 10 $3.25 
Tenuifolium (Coral Lily). It is a gem, perfectly hardy. One of 
the earliest to flower. 24 inches high with bright scarlet blooms 
and recurled petals of waxy texture. May and June. 
Per bulb 25c; per 10 $2.25 
Umbel latum—Large heads of orange-red flowers. 18 inches. July. 
each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
IMPORTED BULBS 
We pot our lily bulbs so that they can be moved at any time in 
the spring or summer months. 
Candidum (Old-Fashioned Madonna Lily). Blooming in late June 
or early July. Lovely planted with Delphinium. Plant in Sep¬ 
tember. 
Henryi (Yellow Speciosum). Orange-yellow. 4 feet. August. 
Regale (The Regal Lily). The flowers are white; outside petals 
slightly touched with pink, having a center of beautiful canary- 
yellow. June, July. 2 to 3 feet. 
Speciosum Album—Beautiful snow-white flowers. September. 
Speciosum Rubrum—Rich deep pink, an open flower. September. 
2 to 3 ft. 5 inch pots. each 50c; per 10 $4.50 
LILY OF THE VALLEY— 
CONVALLARIA MAJALIS 
For outdoor planting, clumps are best to plant. They do best in 
a shady, moist place. 
Clumps. each 25c; per 10 $2.25 
LINARIA—TOAD FLAX 
Dalmatica Macedonica—2 feet. Yellow flower. 
each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
LINUM—FLAX 
Flavum—Yellow. Fine variety with transparent, yellow blossoms. 
June. each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Perenne-Blue—Has dainty sky-blue flowers on graceful arching 
stems. May, June. 2 feet. each 20c; per 10 $1.80 
Lily 
For immediate effect we have a large supply of ornamental, 
