JAPANESE IRIS. 3 for $1.35 
IRIS KAEMPFERI 
Japanese Iris 
“The Hardy Garden Orchid” 
Unlike German Iris, the Japanese varieties 
enjoy almost unlimited quantities of fertilizer 
and swampy ground, but any good well-drained 
soil will encourage sturdy growth and amazing 
blooms if they are given plenty of water during 
the dry season. They come into bloom right 
after the German Iris and are at their best in 
July. 
Amethyst. Exquisite lavender shade. Large, 
tTwavy petals. 
Bride. Red-violet, heavily veined white. 3 
jlarge petals. 
Firefly. Deep purple; golden yellow center. 6 
Tpetals. 
Gold Bound. Pure white; yellow center. 6 
tpetals. 
Mount Hood. Light blue, shaded a darker blue. 
T6 petals. 
Noranea. Single. 
tstigmas. 3 petals. 
Ondine. Pure white, shaded blue in center; 
tvery large, beautiful flower. 3 petals. 
Orion. White, bordered maroon-red. 6 petals. 
Peace. Purple, yellow blotches tipped blue. 
+6 petals. 
Prince Camille de Rohan. Rich reddish pur- 
tple with tndigo-blue. 6 petals. 
Princess Clothilde. Porcelain-blue on an ash- 
tgray background. 6 petals. 
Rosanne. Light purple with heavy purple 
tveins; stigmas dark plum color. Excellent. 
6 petals. 
All Japanese Iris: 3 of one variety for $1.35; 
10 of one variety for $4.00 
Bluish white with bluish 
SPECIAL OFFER—JAPANESE IRIS 
6 plants, 1 each of 6 varieties (Our selection) 
for $2.35 
12 plants, 2 each of 6 varieties (Our selection) 
for $4.50 
LINUM - Flax 
Perenne. A very effective blue perennial grow- 
Ting to 18 inches high. Plant en masse for best 
showing. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
Varieties starred (*%) are suitable for rock- 
gardens. 
LEONTOPODIUM . Edelweiss 
Alpinum. Bridal Flower of the Alps. A 
x%choice, hardy rock plant. The leaves are 
silvery gray and lie almost flat on the ground. 
From the center grows a flower stem which 
has three or four star-like, white woolly flow- 
ers. Prefers light soil and will grow in rock 
crevices. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.75; 10 for $7.50. 
LIATRIS - Gayfeather 
The sturdy, long stems or spikes of Liatris 
are excellent for cutting. It is one of the hardiest 
and most easily grown of all true perennials. 
Longifolia punctata. Late flowering. Short 
tspikes of rosy purple. 2 ft. Sept. 3 for $1.35; 
10 for $4.00. 
Pycnostachya. Kansas Gayfeather. Purple. 
4to5 ft. Aug. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Scariosa alba. New. The snowy white spikes 
tereate a most striking effect in the border for 
several weeks during midsummer. 3 for $1.50; 
10 for $4.50. 
Scariosa, September Glory. Lovely purple 
tflowers produced during late August and Sep- 
tember. Fine companion for L. scariosa alba. 
3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
LITHOSPERMUM 
Heavenly Blue. Vivid gentian-blue flowers 
yx and prostrate evergreen foliage. Forms a dense 
mat; flowers are about 3 inches high. Blooms 
all summer. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
LOBELIA .- Cardinal-Flower 
Cardinalis. Grows best in partial shade. Red. 
{Through careful seed selection, we have de- 
veloped a superior strain of both the red and 
the blue Lobelia. The flower-spikes are larger 
and more brilliantly colored than the native 
types. 3 ft. Aug., Sept. 3 for $1.50; 10 for 
$4.50. 
LYTHRUM . Loosestrife 
Dropmore Purple. New. Blooms continuously 
+from June to September and especially valuable 
for midsummer color when blues and purples 
are always scarce. Very showy purple spikes, 
with no trace of Magenta, grow up to 3 or 4 
feet. 3 for $2.00. 
Morden’s Pink. A most ornamental border 
tplant of bushy, compact habit. Flowers clear 
pink. 3 to 4 ft. July to frost. 3 for $1.50; 10 
for $4.50. 
Salicaria, The Beacon. Clear carmine-red 
flowers on large spikes. For the border or mass 
planting. 314 to 4 ft. July to frost. 3 for $1.35; 
10 for $4.00. 
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LEONTOPODIUM alpinum. Edelweiss. 3 for $2.75 
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PACHYSANDRA - Japanese Spurge 
Terminalis. Most useful for planting m dense 
xshade where few other plants will grow or for 
bordering walks and drives. The glossy foliage 
remains green winter and summer. Its in- 
conspicuous greenish white flowers are pro- 
duced in May and June. 6 to 9 in. Our pot- 
grown plants are incomparably superior to the 
field-grown ones usually offered. 10 for $2.00; 
25 for $4.50; 100 for $15.00. 
MEGASEA (Bergenia) 
Plants with decorative, almost evergreen, 
shiny foliage; April and May. Will thrive in sun 
or partial shade. Flowers keep well when cut. 
1 to 114 feet tall. 
Cordifolia. Light pink. 75 cts. each; 3 for 
7$2.00. 
Cordifolia alba. Habit the same as above, but 
twhite flowers. 75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
MERTENSIA 
For Fall Delivery Only 
Virginica. Virginia Bluebells. Flowers blue, 
% funnel-formed, in nodding clusters. Splendid in 
cool, moist, shady places. Should not be dis- 
turbed when once planted. 3 for $1.25; 10 for 
$3.00. 
Varieties starred (%) are suitable for rock- 
gardens. Varieties daggered (+) are suitable 
for cut-flowers. 
MONARDA 
Didyma, Cambridge Scarlet. Bee-Balm. 
+Compact scarlet flower-heads attractive to 
bees. An old, reliable perennial that improves 
with age. 3 ft. June to Aug. 3 for $1.50; 10 
for $4.50. 
Didyma alba. White-flowered form, with 
tgrowth like Cambridge scarlet. 75 cts. each; 
3 for $2.00. 
Didyma, Croftway Pink. A very fine mass of 
jclear pink flowers during the off-season of 
July and August. Grows well in semi-shade or 
sun, moist or dry places. Excellent for city 
gardens. 75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
NEPETA - Catnip 
Mussini. A native of Persia producing a springy 
% mat of soft velvety green, with mauve flowers. 
8 in. April to June. 3 for $1.25; 10 for $3.00. 
Mussini, Six Hills Giant. Dense tufts of small 
light lavender-colored flowers. Compact plants 
with soft gray-green foliage for edging. Apr. 
to June. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00; 100 for $30.00. 
NIEREMBERGIA - Cup-Flower 
Rivularis. White-Cup. An excellent dwarf, 
yxrcreeping alpine plant, with cup-shaped, 
creamy white flowers. 8 in. June to Aug. 
3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
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