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HERMODACTYLUS TUBEROSA—Serpent Iris or Fin- 
gers of Hermes. 12 inches. Erect, oddly formed, almost: | ip) 
campanulate flowers of deep olive green, but the reflexed & AW / 
“falls” are velvety black. A weirdly alluring little beauty. [i f// 
Each 30c; 3 for 70c. Illustrated opposite. ‘ 
BULB-GARDEN ALLIUMS 
The six kinds below all grow from true bulbs. They will give 
colorful flowers that will add new beauty to rockgarden or border. 
KARATAVIENSE—7 inches. Uniquely decorative Allium from 
Bokhara, with immense flower-clusters of soft lilac. The leaves 
are some five inches wide by six long, all of a red-tinged blue- 
green with metallic lustre. Each 20c; 6 for $1.00. 
MOLY—12 inches. In June come many upfacing clusters of little 
golden yellow flowers. A showy and easy species, hardy and long- 
lived. 7 for 50c; 16 for $1.00; 50 for $2.85. 
Rbe AZUREUM—tThe clustered flowers show about the 
purest blue of the garden, a deep, blue-sky azure. 
Illustrated opposite. 3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00; 25 
for $3.00. 
NEAPOLITANUM—Clusters of fragrant, snowy 
flowers. Usually used for forcing in pots, but with 
winter-protection of straw or leaves, it is garden- 
hardy to about Boston. 3 for 35c; 10 for $1.00. 
OSTROWSKIANUM—A rare Allium from Turkestan, 
with clustered blossoms in a rich, purple-toned 
crimson that is not far from maroon. Distinctive, 
and showy. 3 for 35c; 10 for $1.00. 
OFFER 610FA—We will send 19 Allium bulbs, being 
7 of Moly, and 3 each of the other 4 kinds, names 
marked, for $1.80. 
THREE BULB IRISES 
The three offered here grow from true bulbs. The 
flowers are of distinctively graceful form, and many oddly rich 
color combinations appear that are not found in other iris groups. 
They cut well. Full winter hardiness. : 
IRIS RETICULATA—This dainty charmer has been called most 
delightful of early spring bulb-flowers. The big, upfacing blos- 
soms are of a rich purple-violet, touched with gold. Sweet 
fragrance of violets.:At our New Jersey Nursery it is fully 
winter-hardy without protection, and blooms in March, 6 inches. 
Valued both in the rock garden, and as a winter pot bulb, 
for it forces easily. 3 for 35c; 10 for $1.00; 25 for $2.25. 
IRIS ENGLISH MIXED—None more desirable, either for decora- 
tive garden plantings, or for cutting. Big blossoms in varied rich, 
sometimes bizarre, colorings, running to pansy-purple and red- 
violet tones, often with contrasting color splashings. Showy. 3 
for 50c; 10 for $1.40; 25 for $3.00. 
IRIS DUTCH MIXED—Here are gay Maytime blossoms in 
Orchid reminder. Wonderful for cutting, but just as fine for 
garden decoration. They will force well, too, for winter indoor 
flowers. Color range is rich in russet and bronze tones, with 
varied blues, yellows, suffused whites. 5 for 35c; 10 for 60¢c; 
25 for $1.25; 100 for $4.70. 
OFFER 610FB—We will send 30 bulb-Irises, 
10 ia of the 38 above, names marked, for 
$3.00. % 
ALLIUM 
AZUREUM 
LILY OF THE VALLEY 
Graceful, sweetly perfumed bells of snowy 
whiteness, carried in many graceful sprays. 
A fully hardy, shade-tolerant perennial for 
rock garden, bedding, under trees or shaded 
corner colonies. Illustrated opposite. Con- 
vallaria majalis. Plants supplied as strong, 
rooted pips for outside planting. 15 for $1.00; 
83 for $2.00; 100 for $5.00. 
THE STATELY JAPANESE IRIS 
Distinctive, late-blooming group of great beauty; long-lived; 
_desirable for both garden decoration and cutting. Immense flowers 
in very different color range. We will send one plant each of 10 — 
fine sorts for $5.25, or one each of 32 different kinds, for $16.00, 
names marked in each instance. 
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