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EREMURUS OR FOXTAIL LILY 
As this is written, in late May, the plant that dominates 
the nursery when I look from my office window, is a 
magnificent specimen of Eremurus Elwesianus, a great 
spike close to seven feet high, hundreds of airy blossom 
stars of soft pure pink. It will be beautiful for perhaps 
two weeks more, and before it is over the deep pink 
Robustus and the even taller white Himalaicus will be 
carrying flowers. Then soon will come the medium-height 
rich yellow Bungei, with its various coppery, creamy, rosy 
or apricot-toned hybrids, Isobel and the rest. Eremurus 
is of full winter hardiness, as one would expect of plants 
from cold, arid Turkestan and north Persia. There is 
nothing very difficult to its culture, save that the plants 
do not always flower the first year after they are moved, 
being, like Peony, a bit resentful of disturbance. They 
are sure to flower, though, the next year, and if con¬ 
ditions are to their liking, for generations to come. They 
can be moved only in autumn. They need full sun 
and good drainage. Following kinds can be supplied; 
Bungei, rich yellow, 75c; Elwesianus, early soft pink, 
$1.85; Himalaicus, tall creamy white, $1.00; Robustus, 
splendid rich pink, $1.90; Shelfordi, coppery tones, 75c; 
Isobel, melting apricot, $1.50; Moonlight, pale yellow, 
$1.90; Rosalind, delightful pink tintings, $1.90; White 
Beauty, spectacular white $1.90. 
EREMURUS YOUNGER STOCK — For those who prefer 
younger stock, we offer one-season seedlings. These vary 
in size, from one to four inches long; from the diameter 
of a pencil, down to half that thickness. Well grown, they 
ought to flower in about four years. See that the bed is 
protected with straw or litter the first winter, else you 
may lose them through frost heaving. It is the nature of 
Eremurus to lose its leaves toward the end of June. Don’t 
think that your Eremuri are dead when that time comes, they 
are simply resting. We offer the three kinds below in young 
one season stock. No other kinds are at present available 
in this size. ROBUSTUS, pink, 3 for 40c; 9 for $1.00; 
BUNGEI, yellow, 3 for 35c; 10 for $1.00: SPECIAL 
HYBRIDS, includes coppery, yellow, orange and apricot 
tones, no segregations, 3 for 45c ; 8 for $1.00. EREMURUS 
SEEDLING SPECIAL, 3 each of the 3 kinds, labeled, for 
$ 1 . 10 . 
THE BUTTER-IRIS 
Wide "Iris” foliage in close fans, with compact clusters 
of blossoms just topping the leaves, the whole under a foot 
of height. The flowers are very Iris-like, closely gathered, 
all of a soft yellow that is just deeper than primrose, 
the petals, centered with wide stripes of shining deeper 
yellow, the color of summer butter, this deeper shade 
gradually lightening until it merges in the softer tone of 
the petal margins. Though so like Iris, and closely related 
to it, the Butter-Iris actually is not an Iris at all. Belam- 
canda umbellata is the botanical name of it, and comes 
from high mountain woods of Japan. It is a rare, and 
charming plant, offered here, we believe, for the first time 
in America. Fully winter-hardy without protection at 
Philadelphia. Each $1.25. 
OTHER HARDY PERENNIALS—We have many hundreds 
of kinds of other rare and desirable hardy perennial plants 
available for fall planting beyond those listed here. See 
our General Catalog No. 33 for full list. It will be sent 
on reauest. 
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