THE FRANKLIN TREE 
The blossoms are big cups of immaculate whiteness, 
thick, crispy, waxy petals, the whole centered with a 
golden tassel. In- bloom all through late autumn. As 
the flowers fall, the foliage becomes scarlet. A ‘small 
‘tree or large shrub. Rare. Botanically Franklinia 
‘alatamaha (or:-Gordonia pubescens). 3 seeds for 25c; 
-14 for: $1.00. 
LILAC or TRUE SYRINGA 
We offer a blend of the lovely large-flowering Hybrid 
or “French” Lilacs. Immense trusses of blossoms, 
double or single, in white, pink, lilac rose, blue-violet, 
‘silvery blue, purple, claret and crimson. Mostly fra- 
grant. Seeds saved from fine sorts; should produce 
rare beauties. Lilacs, by the way, grow rather readily 
from seed, and seedlings will often give a truss or two 
of bloom by the third year. Seeds sown in open ground 
seed beds or frames in late autumn or during early 
winter, will germinate strongly the next spring. Seeds 
sown outside in very early spring, will, if soil. keeps 
cool, usually sprout within a few weeks. Should soil 
temperatures become too high, though, such seeds will 
sometimes lie dormant until the following spring. 
Lilac-time visitors at Old Orchard will know what 
this seed can produce, for we have a group of splendid 
seedling Lilacs there. Pkt. 20c; special pkg. 50c; 4% 
oZ. $1.00. 
THE INDIGO SHRUB 
From North China comes the rare and graceful 
Indigofera Potanini, with its long profusion of lovely 
lilac-rose flowers. Full hardiness. It was from one 
of the Indigoferas (indigo-bearers) that the dye came. 
Pit loc. % oZ. 25c; 14° 0z.°40c3 1-0z. $1.35. 
GIANT BEARDED IRISES 
Here we offer a splendid selection of the world’s 
finest Giant Hybrid Bearded Irises. We have paid 
scant attention to date of introduction, but much to 
the actual intrinsic garden merit of the variety, whether 
it be new or old. New introductions are necessarily 
high in price until a quantity of plants has been pro- 
duced of them,—they may, or may not, be better than 
older sorts that have now become plentiful at lower 
rates. We have included no kind simply because it was 
new, we have discarded none simply because it was 
old. Our intent has been to choose the most garden- 
worthy kind in each color grouping, seasonal section, 
and height and use class, without regard to other 
factors. Another person might judge them differently, 
nor is our own choice necessarily final, for it is based 
only on those kinds that we have grown or seen. It 
will be modified as future occasion may warrant. 
Prices are for good, strong divisions. Bearded Iris 
plants may be moved any time from early April to 
late October. 
Bee fe ehttully blended yellow and pink. Each 
Cc. 
AMBASSADEUR—Smoky lavender to rich maroon. A 
giant. Hach 15c. 
AMERIN D—Big coppery bronze blossoms, Each 15c. 
ASIA—Silvery lavender to violet, buff-touched, cinna- 
mon-fragrant. Big. Each 20c. 
AUTUMN KING—Splendid blue-purple, flowering 
spring and fall. Each 15c. 
AVALON WHITE—Big, snowy white, delightfully 
fragrant. Hach 35c. 
BEAU SABEUR—Amber, violet-suffused, with maroon 
falls. Rich. Each 15c. 
BLUE VELVET—Shimmering depths of rich blue- 
violet velvet. Each 20c. 
BRUNO—Tawny gray, heliotrope-suffused, with plush- 
purple falls. Big. Late. Each 20c. 
BURNING TOPAZ—Crimson over yellow, in glow ef- 
fect. Free-blooming. Each 20c. 
CANDLELIGHT—An exquisite pastel, cream, buff, 
lilac, lavender. Fragrant. Each 20c. 
CLARA NOYES—Rosy apricot and ruddy brown. 
Large. Early. Each 20c. 
CRIMSON KING—Claret to violet. Each 15c. 
DOLLY MADISON—Rare blendings of buff and laven- 
der. Rather early. Each 15c. 
Ge DON GOLD—Very good golden yellow. Each 
Oe. 
DOXA—Large flowers in an unusual cream-olive col- 
oring. Each 15c. 
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