Thompsonville, Conn. 
Perennial Plants 
Hollyhocks 
Giant Double. Among the most majestic of hardy 
plants for planting either alone or as a background 
for other plants they are indispensable. Newport 
pink, white, red, yellow, or mixed. 
Single. A trifle earlier flowering than the double with 
beautiful showy flowers. Mixed colors only. 
Iberis (Evergreen Candytuft) 
R—Sempervirens. Should be planted where they can 
remain undistrubed. Pure white flowers above narrow 
evergreen foliage. May. 1 ft. 
Iris 
GERMAN IRIS 
Any of the following 20c each, $2.00 per doz. 
Ambassadeur. Standards deep lavender with bronze,- 
falls maroon with purplish cast. 
Georgia. Beautiful self color deep pink. 
Leverrier. Standards Chinese violet/ falls rich pansy 
violet. 
Mildred Presby. Standards creamy white,- falls rich dark 
pansy violet. 
Seminole. Standards reddish-violet,- falls velvety crim¬ 
son. 
Sherwin Wright. Golden yellow,- very free and vigorous. 
Troost. Standards rosy lilac,- falls darker shade. 
White Knight. Handsome snow-white flowers. 
Choice Mixed. $1.50 per doz. 
JAPANESE IRIS 
35c each, $3.50 per doz. 
Gold Bound. Pure glistening white. 
Kuma-Fungin. Falls purple blue,- stigmas lighter. 
Manadzura. White veined blue, standards violet tipped 
white. 
Osamaku-Miyo. Ivory white veined blue. 
Templeton. Violet blue mottled pink and white. 
Mixed. 25c each, $2.50 per doz. 
OTHER IRIS 
R—Iris Pumila, Royal Purple. Very dwarf, early flower¬ 
ing,- dark blue to purple flowers. 
R—Iris Pumila, Prairie Gem. Dwarf, brilliant orange 
Iris. 6 in. 
Oriental Iris, Snow Queen. Late May, waxy-white 
flowers with yellow throat, resembling the Japanese 
Iris, but smaller. 
Siberian Iris, Perry’s Blue. 4 to 5 ft. Sky-blue with deli¬ 
cate white markings on the falls. 
Lathyrus (Perennial Pea) 
Latifolius. Clusters of large, Sweet Pea-like flowers all 
season. Fine for covering rocks, stumps, and walls. 
5-6 ft. White, pink, red. 
Liatris (Gayfeather) 
Early Dwarf Hybrids. Shorter and more branched than 
the taller sorts and flowering early, some as early as 
mid-July. Rosy purple flowers. 
Pycnostachya. Flowers in dense spikes, of reddish- 
purple color. July and August. 4-5 ft. 
Scariosa Alba (White Gay Feather). This new, pure 
white variety is of strong branching growth, full 
spikes of button-type flowers open at one time. 40c 
each, 3 for $1.10, $4.00 per doz. 
Scariosa. Spikes of deep purple flowers in Aug. and 
Sept. 3-4 ft. 
September Glory. 3-4 ft. Late Aug.-Sept. New late 
blooming variety with tall graceful spikes thickly 
studded with beautiful lavender-purple blooms. 35c 
each, 3 for 95c, $3.50 per doz. 
Spicata. Beautiful rosy-purple flowers in July to Sept. 
2-3 ft. 
Lilies, Hardy 
See Page 24 
Lily-of-the-Valley 
R—Everybody’s favorite. Clumps for outdoor planting. 
25c each, $2.50 per doz. 
Linum (Flax) 
R—Perenne. This graceful little plant, growing only 1 T 2 
ft. high, with its blue flowers is splendid for border 
or rockery. May-Aug. 
Lobelia (Card inal Flower) 
Cardinalis. Tall spikes of fiery scarlet flowers on strong 
stems. 3 ft. July-Aug. 
Monarda (Bee Balm) 
Cambridge Scarlet. Very showy bright scarlet flowers 
during July and August. 
Myosotis (Forget-me-not) 
R—Palustris Semperflorens. The true native everbloom- 
ing variety. 15c each, $1.50 per doz. 
Myrtle, Blue 
See Vinca Minor 
Nepeta (Ground Ivy) 
R—Mussini (Mauve Catnip). Small, grayish-green foli¬ 
age, masses of small light violet-blue flowers May to 
Sept. 1 ft. 
Oenothera 
R—Fruiticosa (Sundrops). Clusters of showy yellow 
flowers. June-Sept. 1 l A-9. ft. 20c each, $2.00 per 
doz. 
R—Missouriensis. Large yellow flowers, June to Sept. 
1 ft. 30c each, $3.00 per doz. 
Liatris 
All Perennial Plants 25c each, $2.50 per doz., unless otherwise noted. For price scale and quantity rates 
see Page 32. "R" indicates suitable for Rock Garden. 
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