DES MOINES, IOWA 23 

LANCIFOLIA TARDIFLORA — Leaves 
small, narrow, the smallest of the Lan- 
cifolia type and one of the latest to 
bloom, Blooms in September and Oc- 
tober. Lavender flowers on stems 18 
inches tall. Distinctive, rare variety. 
Plants should be mulched over win- 
tetera nos ee ce tenga a $2.50 
MINOR ALBA—Dwarf form. Splendid 
for rock gardens or edge of shady 
border. Foliage bright green. Flowers 
white, bell like in form on stems 12 
inches tall. Fine for cutting. Blooms 
August and September .......... $1.00 
HOSTA SIEBOLDIANA — Short-cluster 
plantain-lily, will spread to three feet 
or more across. The huge gray leaves 
will eventually grow large enough to 
hide the flower stalks with their clus- 
ters of lovely palest lavender flowers 
of thick texture. The leaves about two 
feet or more high are a rich gray and 

Hosta undulata at right. 
The short-cluster plantain-lily (Hosta 
sieboldiana) with the wavy-leaved 
