HARDY ROOTS and BULBS 
PEONIES. Print cane? One of the most popular of bedding 
rt lly Superba. Best dark pink variety; Sect able ap een E tt and PUG naC EOUAES 
early. : 
? ‘ Each, 15¢; per dozen, $1.25, postpaid. 
Festiva Maxima. Best white, very large. 
King Humbert. 4 to 5 feet. Giant flowered, 
orange scarlet, bronze leaf. The flowers are 
very large and very free blooming. The 
BHA leathery foliage is of strong 
1abit. 
Modeste Guerin. Color of American Beauty 
rose; strong grower. 
June Bride. Latest large white, extra fine, 
very fragrant. 
Prices on Peonies: 35¢c each; 3 for $1.00, 
postpaid. 
Yellow King Humbert. Same as above except 
that the flowers are yellow. 
The President. The most sensational jintro- 
or tenes duction of recent years. The largest flow- 
ered, most vigorous-growing red Canna. 
The immense trusses of giant florets are 
produced in great profusion. Green foliage. 
This variety, introduced only a few years 
ago, has proved itself worthy of a place in 
every collection and every place where 
bold, effective performance can be appre- 
ciated; 5 feet. 
Pink Conrad. Fine pink, green foliage. 
PHLOX. ~No class of -hardy plants is more 
desirable than the Perennial Phloxes. They 
will thrive in any position and can be used 
to advantage in the hardy border, in large 
groups on the lawn, or planted in front of 
belts of shrubbery, where, by judicious 
pinching back and removing faded flowers. a 
constant succession of bloom may be had 
until. frost. Colors, white, pink and red. 
Mixed Phlox, 20¢ each; 6 for $1.00. 
Named Varieties of Phlox, 25e each; 5 for 
$1.00, postpaid. 

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Peonies Iris 
HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA (Lemon Lily). These 
are among the oldest and best loved of 
garden plants. Very hardy and persisting; 
they need no winter protection and thrive 
in any good soil, preferring, however, a 
ich, ist loam. For garden borders and 
IRIS. The true ‘“Fleur-de-Lis,’ the national pe a OES : e Bice 
flower of France. They are perfectly hardy 
thrive anywhere, grow and bloom luxuriant 
ly, particularly if plentifully supplied with 
water. In beauty the flowers rival the finest 
of orchids. The plant grows 18 to 24 inches 
high. 
Named Varieties—Pink Dawn, Seminole, Gray 
Lady, Queen of May, Mad Cheru. 
20¢ each; 3 for 50¢e, postpaid. 
Purple King, Blue Mist, Violet Beauty, Snow 
Flake. 
15e each; 4 for 50c¢, postpaid. 
Assorted Iris—10¢ each; 20 for $1.00, postpaid. 
DAHLIA. No garden is complete without a 
show of these brilliant and steady autumn 
flowers, and nothing gives greater return for 
so little money and care. We have a fine 
assortment of the best varieties. Red, yel- 
low and pink. 
30c each; 4 for $1.00, postpaid. 
MALLOW MARVELS. Most gorgeous peren- 
nial creation of the twentieth century. The 
plants are perfectly hardy and’ grow from 
strong, fleshy roots to a height of 6 to 8 
feet in one season. They seem to thrive in 
almost any soil, having a preference, how- 
ever, for a moist rather than a dry situation. 
In the last days of July the blooms appear 
and continue until late in fall. 
Mixed, 25c each, postpaid. 
Fairbury, Nebraska 
GLADIOLUS. One of the 
waterside planting, tew perennials are more 
satisfactory. A good clump of this fine old 
lily, when blooming in June and July, lights 
up the border superbly with many tall stems 
of fragrant, waxen, clear yellow blooms, 
grows about 2 feet high. 
Each, 15e; 10 for $1.20, by parcel post. 
most attractive summer 
flowering bulbs. Very or- 
namental for the lawn. To 
obtain a succession of 
bloom there should be sev- 
eral plantings made at in- 
tervals of about a week. 
Set bulbs 6 to 9 inches 
apart and about 4 inches 
deep. If the soil is poor 
see that it is carefully 
enriched. The flowers are 
excellent for cutting, and 
last a week in water, the 
buds opening well. 
Mixed Varieties; Large 
Bulbs, 12 for 60c; 100 for 
$5.00, postpaid. 
Named Varieties: Per doz., 
S5e, postpaid —our selec- 
tion. 


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