Perennial Plants 
Brainard’s 



Japanese Iris 
Irts 
JAPANESE IRIS 
Larger and later flowering than the Bearded Iris; 
flowering time late June and early July. Following 
varieties all six petal or double except Mountain 
Glacier. 40c each, 3 for $1.10, $4.00 per doz. 
Circe. Dark blue-purple; narrow white band circles 
yellow center. 
Fascination. Pink-lavender tone, light blue tinged with 
pink and veined with blue. 
Gold Bound. Pure white with yellow center. 
La Favorite. Delicate blue, white color of the falls is 
laced with deep purple veins. 
Naa Violet wsahed white petals with yellow 
ases. 
Mountain Glacier. Semi-double. Best of the whites 
flushed purple. A very magnificent Iris. 
Repsime. Light blue with white veins. 
GERMAN OR BEARDED IRIS 
35c each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 per doz. 
Ambassadeur. 42 in. Rich deep blend. Standards deep 
lavender with bronze; falls maroon with purplish 
cast. 
Claud Aureau. 38 in. Standards golden greenish yel- 
low; falls Bordeaux-red with wide margin of bronze 
touched with gold. 
Crystal Beauty. 50 in. Very early. Clear snow white, 
Depute Nomblot. 48 in. Standards coppery-red flushed 
golden bronze; falls rich claret crimson. Gigantic 
size, perfect form. 
Evolution. Coppery bronze shades, frilled standards. 
No-We-Ta. 33 in. Early. Frilled soft pink and soft 
yellow blend. 
Princess Osra. 36 in. Very large white, peppered on 
the edge with delicate lavender. 
Serenite. 36 in. Standards deep cream; falls blend of 
light blue shades. 
Shekinah. Pale yellow, deeper shadings. 
Choice Mixed. 

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) 
Pycnostachya. Flowers in dense spikes of reddish- 
purple color; foliage thick and grass-like. July and 
August. 3 to 4 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. 35c 
each, 3 for $1.00, $3.75 per doz. 
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 $1.00, $3.75 per doz. 
Linum (Flax) 
R—Perenne. This graceful little plant, growing only 144 
ft. high, with its blue flowers is splendid for border 
or rockery. May-Aug. 
Lupinus (Lupine) 
The showy appearance and stately habit of the 
Lupines have won for them great popularity with all 
gardeners. 
Blue, Pink, White. 50c each, 3 for $1.40. 
Russell Hybrids. See Specialties, Page 20. 50c each, 
3 for $1.40. 
Lychnis 
Viscaria Flora Plena. From the tufts of narrow green 
foliage rise erect stems of double bright rose colored 
flowers during May and June. 
Chalcedonica. Fiery scarlet heads resembling Sweet 
William in appearance, but much taller in growth. 
May and June. 
Chalcedonica Alba. White flowered form of the above. 
Lythrum 
Salicaria, The Beacon. See Specialties, Page 20. 50c 
each, 3 for $1.35. 
Salicaria Morden. See Specialties, Page 20. 45c each, 
B for$t.25: 
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. 
Myrtle, Blue 
See Vinca Minor—Page 41 
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. 114-9 ft. 
All Perennial Plants 30c each, 3 for 85c, $3.25 per doz., unless otherwise noted. 
For price scale and quantity rates see Page 17. ‘'R” indicates suitable for Rock Garden. 
