
IRIS CRISTATA ALBA 
*gracilipes alba— A rare and exquisite 
white form of this specie, seldom offered 
as the demand is always greater than 
the supply. $1.00 each. - 
*graminea— The Plum-scented Iris. The 
fragrant violet and blue flowers are 
borne on 12 to 15 inch stems, May and 
June. 35c each. 
*mellita—Leaves about 6 inches long and 
an inch wide. The flowers are greenish 
yellow, of a very odd shape, and tinged a 
bit with brown. A very rare species and 
worth-while for the rockery. 25c each. 
*mellita; Yellow and dark forms—Have 
not segregated these, but majority are 
tinged with blue and grey, while a few 
are yellow, without the greenish cast. 
50c each. 
*minuta—A tiny species of great rarity 
from Japan. Slender, grassy foliage, with 
dainty flowers of a pleasing shade of 
yellow, marked with brown, and are 
borne on very short stems. 6 inches. 
Summer. $1.00 each. 
*pumila sweetseri — Not certain of this 
name, but a very fine fragrant clear yel- 
low flower on 6 to 8 inch stems. 25c each. 
*ruthenica—A rare little species from the 
Balkans. Deep violet flowers, which have 
a sweet fragrance, on 8 inch stems dur- 
ing April and May. 25c and 35c each. 
tectorum — Japanese Roof Iris. Frilled 
petals of violet blue, very large wavy 
crest, 18 inches. 50c each. 
tectorum album—An exquisite white form 
of I. tectorum with a beautiful golden 
crest. 50c each. 
*unguicularis (stylosa)—The winter-bloom- 
ing Iris. Large lavender blue flowers on 
6 to 12 inch stems, sweetly scented, from 
Dec. to Feb. Requires a light, warm, well- 
drained soil and containing lime rubble. 
Excellent for cut flowers, cut in bud and 
opened indoors. 50c each. 
*unguicularis alba—Snow white flowers, 
with yellow markings. $1.00 each. 
unguicularis angustifolia—Grass-like, dark 
green foliage, with medium size flowers 
of pale blue, sweetly scented. Very ro- 
bust grower. 50c and 75c each. 
verna — A pretty dwarf with exquisite, 
fragrant, starry flowers of blue, violet 
and gold, in early summer. A moist, 
peaty soil in partial shade. 35c and 50c 
each. 
Zua—A June flowering Iris (intermediate 
section) with very large flowers of pale 
silvery blue, crimped and frilled at the 
margins. 2 ft. 50c each. 
JASIONE *humilis— Very dwarf and com- 
pact tufts, with Scabiosa-like heads of 
blue flowers on 6-inch stems, June to 
Sept. Full sun or light shade. 35c each. 
*perennis—12 to 15 inches, June to Sept. 
25c each. 
*JEFFERSONIA dubia—A rare woodlander 
from Manchuria, which should be grown 
in a light woodland soil, in a sheltered 
place, where it will produce its rounded, 
scalloped, glaucous leaves of metallic dim- 
violet tone and thinnish texture, on 5 to 
6 inch stems. Flowers like those of a 
large Hepatica, of a lovely blue, on thin, 
wiry stems in May and June. $1.50 each. 
KNIPHOFIA — (Tritoma, Red-Hot Poker) 
Valuable plants for shrubberies, borders, 
beds on lawns and wild gardens. Tufts 
of broad grass-like foliage with numer- 
ous large spikes of brilliant colored flow- 
ers. Full sun. 
aloides maximus — A noble sight when 
established. Abundant dark olive green 
foliage and rigid stems terminating with 
bold spikes of brilliant orange scarlet 
flowers, July to Sept. 6 to 7 ft. 75c each. 
Borschs Hybrids—New everblooming hy- 
brids, orange-scarlet or yellow, from May 
to Oct., on 3 to 4 ft. stems. Mixture only, 
25c and 50c each. 
elegans multicolor hybrids—As the name 
indicates, “many elegant colors’, rang- 
ing from red through orange, yellow, 
cream, pink and white. Long flowering 
period, from July to Oct. In mixture 
only. 50c each. 
