IRIS 
Germanica (German). The “Fleur de Lis” with exquisite fragrance. 
Grows easily in poor dry soil, providing they get the sun, reliable bloom- 
ers in a wide range of distinctive varieties. 114 to 3 feet. May and 
June. (c). 
Brandywine. Silvery violet. 
Caprice. Rosy-red. 
Ephrodite. Brilliant lilac-pink. 
Fra Angelica. Bronzy color overlaid lavender. 
Gertrude. Good blue. 
Labor. Reddish copper. 
Mary Barnett. Light lavender. 
Parc de Muelly. Dark navy blue. 
Pioneer. Purplish red. 
Sherwin Wright. Yellow. | 
Taj Mahal. White. 
*Pumila. These resemble the Germanicas but do not grow over 4 
inches high, and bloom in April and May. Excellent for bordering flower 
beds, planting in front of tall Iris or the rock garden. 
Purple. 
White. 
LILIES 
Elegans. Flowers are of a rich dark coppery crimson, with purple- 
black spots at base of petals; very attractive. Height 1 foot. 
Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria). Plant and flower grows to a 
height of 6 to 12 inches. It loves the shade and thrives best in deep rich 
soil. It can be successfully grown under trees and shrubs and in shady 
corners of the house where little else will thrive. Flowers are pure 
white, very fragrant, bell-shaped, borne in clusters on gracefully droop- 
ing stems in May. The roots are not bulbs but jointed stems, called 
Dips. « 
Regal Lily or Myriophyllum (Lilium Regale). The flowers are 
white, slightly suffused with pink, with a beautiful glow of canary-yellow 
at center, which continues part way up the trumpet. Its perfume is 
exquisite. It blooms early in July and continues to bloom into August. 
It is extremely hardy and will grow anywhere. It may also be potted 
and forced in house or greenhouse for Easter blooming. 
Tennuifolium (Coral). Brilliant midsummer Lily of a bright deep 
orange-red. Slender stems covered with fern-like foliage, often carrying 
18 to 20 small blooms. 18 inches. 
Tiger, Single (Lilium tigrinum). The good old Tiger Lily, growing 
to a height of 2 to 5 feet. Flowers bright deep orange-red with numerous 
small, distinct purplish-black spots, borne in many clusters in August 
and September. 
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