1 THE JAPANESE IRISES 
. The lovely Irises of Japan, varieties of Iris Kaempferi. A 
little later than the Bearded Irises. Immense flowers in grace- 
ful, undulate form. Illustrated below. 
SEEDS OF JAPANESE IRISES—kt. This group grows readily 
from seeds sown in early spring, and seedlings will usually 
bloom the second season. New beauties may appear, worthy 
of naming. We offer seeds saved altogether from fine named 
varieties, or from new seedlings of them, or from direct 
crossings of them. Much of the seed is of our own production, 
but seeds from at least two other fine collections are included, 
° on together with a pro- 
portion of the famed 
Gigantea or Higo 
strain of) Japan. 
Among the seedlings, 
expect gorgeous col- 
orings, gold - banded 
white, turquoise, az- 
ure, purple, crimson, 
often netted or 
splashed. Many of the 
blossoms will be of 
great size, massive in 
petalage and effect. It 
is a blend rich in rare 
colorings. Pkt. 20c; 3 
for 50c; 4% oz. 70c; 4% 
oz. $1.25. Order as 
IRIS KAEMPFERI 
SUPERBA. 
PLANTS OF JAPANESE IRISES—Available both spring 
and autumn at the UNIFORM PRICE of each 65c; any 
3 for $1.80. ALBATROSS—Fine snowy white with golden 
center. ARIEL—Rosy violet, stippled white. AZURE— 
Heavily ruffled double in true sky blue. AMETHYST—Very 
large flowers of rosy lavender. AVALON—A splendid beauty. 
Big white fiowers are vividly striped and penciled in blue. 
BLUE HERON—Deep sky blue with white center. Blooms 
late. CONDOR—Deep blue violet. CHAMELEON—Double 
white with blue marbling. Light and dark flowers on same 
plant. DOMINATOR—Large deep blue, with white rays 
from yellow basal blotch. FASCINATION—Flowers of pale 
blue, striped white. FLAMINGO—Showy double in shaded 
rosy lilac. ELEANOR PERRY—Big, claret-colored double 
with white suffusions and blue shadings. GOLD BOUND— 
Fine double white with golden yellow center line. HAR- 
LINGEN—Good double in darkest, velvety purple with radiat- 
ing lines. KAGARI BI—Superb single in rich rose pink 
with silvery radiations. KATHLEEN HAVEMEYER—Large 
double in sky blue, mauve at petal edge. LA FAVORITA— 
Large pure white, purple at center and with fine blue 
veining. LA TOSCA—Deep blue with violet cast. MAHOG- 
ANY—Violet rose with white-suffused center and lighter 
radiations. MARGARET HENDRICKSEN—Attractive double, 
white at the center, shading to blue violet. MELPOMENE— 
Double. Lavender-flushed white with blue radiations. MICHAEL 
JACOBS—Deep, rosy orchid, white and yellow in the throat. 
NORMA—Double blossoms of orchid pink. MRS. GEORGE 
STUMPP—Immense double flowers in glowing red-violet. 
OLD ORCHARD—A showy bizarre. Flowers of red-toned 
mauve, stippled white. PLUTON—Blue, with rich violet 
shadings. Tall and fine. PURPLE AND GOLD—Showy 
double in velvet purple, with blue-tinted white lines radiating 
from a golden throat. RED CLOUD—Desirable red double 
with white zone above yellow center. ROSE ANNA—Rosy 
wine color with purple lines. Large flower. TRICOLOR— 
Mauve-suffused white double, with violet splashings and 
yellow center line. TEMPLETON—Vigorous red-violet double 
that sometimes shows white markings. WISTER FAVORITE 
—Attractive, silvery, shadowy blue. 
UNIFORM PRICE—Our Japanese Irises, per plant 65c; 3 
for $1.80 (assorted as wished). OFFER 949AN—One plant 
each of the 32 kinds, names marked, for $17.60. OFFER 
949BN—One plant each of any 10 kinds, your choice, names 
marked, for $5.60. OFFER 949CN—One plant each of 16 
good Japanese Irises, each different, supplied without names 
being given, for $8.00. 
3 IRID MARVELS 
Blended seeds of Iridaceae. This description is written before 
we are sure what will be available, but included are likely to 
be Libertia, Homeria, Dierama, Hesperanthera, Morea, Tig- 
ridia, Geissorhiza, Aristea, Ixia, Cypella, Babiana, Streptan- 
thus, Schizostylis, Tritonia, Crocus, Sparaxis, Freesia, etc. 
Best handled in pots. Pkt. 20c. 
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1 HIERACIUM BOMBYCINUM—erx(2)8. A lovely rock 
plant with rosetted leaves of glistening silveriness, blossoms 
above wrought in golden artistry. Pkt. 25c. 
1 HIERACIUM VILLOSUM—erx (2-3) 12. Silver-shag. Big 
golden suns of blossoms over silky, silvery foliage. Pkt. 25c. 
3 HOMERIA AFRICAN BLEND—A blend that includes seeds 
of several interesting species and races. Lilac, mauve, yellow 
orange, scarlet shadings. Best handled as pot bulbs under 
glass. Pkt. 25c. 
4 HOVENIA DULCIS—k 30 ft. Japanese 
Raisin Tree. Deciduous tree, hardy to Bos- 
ton, grown both for its ornamental foli- 
age, and for the odd, edible ‘‘fruits,’’ sup- 
posed to have flavor of raisins. Pkt. 20c; 
3 pkts. for 50c. 
3 CROWN-BEAUTY 
Hymenocallis, the Crown-beauty, shows 
many a desirable and lovely form, but 
most of the species are rather on the 
tender side. HYMENOCALLIS OCCIDEN- 
TALIS, is of full winter hardiness here, 
needing no digging. The stems grow to 
20 inches, each crowned with an airy clus- 
ter of ribbon-draped white chalice blos- 
soms. Illustrated opposite. Bulbs, each 40c; 
8 for $1.00; 10 for $2.85. 
1 HEUCHERA or CORAL BELL 
SANGUINEA SPLENDENS—eerkt(2-3)20. Deep crimson, 
varving to scarlet, are the sprays of gracefully carried flowers. 
Delightful in rock garden or border. It cuts. Pkt. 20c; W492 oz. 
50c; Ye oz. 90c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
UNDULATA—erbkt(9)30. Foliage as lovely as Galax, un- 
dulate, rose-bronze at cool ends of season. Airy racemes of 
tiny white flower bells. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 55c. 
1 HEUCHERA ROSAMUNDI—25 inches. Handsome Heu- 
chera with big sprays of flowers in rosy pink with coral tones. 
Plants, each 65c; 8 for $1.60. 
1 HEUCHERA RAIN OF FIRE—Brilliant red, truly in effect 
of showers of fire. Long-lived; long blooming. Plants, each 
65¢e; 3 for $1.75; 10 for $5.00. 
4 HOLLY or ILEX 
HOLLY FROM SEED—It can be grown from seed, but it 
is slow germinating, often not coming up until second year. 
“y’’ culture. ILEX OPACA—American Holly. The usual, well- 
known tree-Holly. Evergreen and vividly berried. Hardy well 
north. Pkt. 20c; 44 oz. 35c¢; 1 oz. $1.00; 14 lb. $2.85. ILEX 
AQUIFOLIUM—English Holly. Handsome species, hardy to 
Long Island. Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 40c; 1 oz. 70c; 14 lb. $2.00. 
BABY HOLLY TREES—Well-rooted plants, 4 to 8 inches 
high, grown from cuttings of heavy berried varieties of the 
Hardy American Holly. Unlike most other ornamentals, plants 
of Holly are not bi-sexual. It is the female plants that bear 
berries, but the male plants, though without berries, make 
handsome evergreen shade trees. If Holly is already fruiting 
within half a mile, you will need only female plants. Other- 
wise include a male plant in your order, to furnish pollen 
for berry production. Plants of HOLLY (female), each $1.25; 
3 for $3.60; 5 for $5.80. Plants of HOLLY (male), each $1.25. 
We send female plants, unless a male plant is directly specified. 
1 HOLLYHOCKS FOR WHITE FENCES 
HOLLYHOCK CHATER’S DOUBLE—Intensely double flowers 
in close, almost dense spikes, blossoms full and formal. Full 
color range. Grows about five feet. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 40¢; 4 
oz. 75¢e. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1.30. 
HOLLYHOCK PEERLESS DOUBLE—Widely varied as to 
both shape and color. Includes Carnation and Triumph types, 
double, less formal than Chater’s, and. blooms sometimes 
larger. Extraordinary color range. Grows to about six feet. 
Pkt. 20c; 48 oz. 45c; 144 oz. 80c. 
HOLLYHOCK SINGLE MIXED—80 inches. Big flowers in 
many gay, delightful colorings. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 25ce. 
5 HOLLYHOCK INDIAN SPRING—Handsome semi-double 
blossoms, rose to carmine. Sown early, will be in bloom by 
first August, so called “‘annual.’”? Actually hardy. Pkt. 15c. 
