March 14. 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



371 



One of the Dreer Specialties 



A IMnnliiifT *>f Japanese Iris at Our Nurseries, at Riverton, N, J. 



Dreer's Imperial Japanese Iris 



These mngniflcent Iris are among the most beautiful of our hardy early-summer flowering plants and are destined to become as 

 popular as the hardy Phlox and Paeonies. They are valuable not only as decorative flowering subjects for the garden, but are al*o 

 very useful as cut flowers. 



Our stock of Japane.'fe Iris is very extensive in a splendid assortment of home-grown varieties and can be relied upon for being 

 true to name and description. We supply these in strong liberal divisions of a most satisfactory planting size. 



Six-Petaled Japanese Iris 



No. Order by name or number. 



4. Yomo-no-uiMi. A fine free-flowering early double white. 



5. Koki-no-iro. Rich royal purple with while veinings. 

 9. Oniga-sliima. Rich purple with many white veins. 



10. Shiga-na-ura^Bami. Violet-purple, veined with white. 



22. Sano-watashi. White, with canary-yellow centre. 



24. <;osetsn-mai. White veined and traced throughout with 



aniline-blue. 



25. Senjo-no-liora. Beautifully mottled deep purple and white. 



26. Uchlu. Bright purple with crimson sheen. 



28. Tsurngi-no-niau Rich, deep purple. 



29. Kish-no-toma. Silvery white, densely veined and minutely 



dotted with violet blue. 

 44. Yosbimo. Creamy-white, delicately veined with purple. 



47. Benjo-no-toma. Petals peculiarly fluted, light violet, with 

 white halo and light veinings. 



.i.'i. Samidarr. Silvery white, suffused throughout with rich 

 ultramarine blue. 



t¥>. Kagarlbi. Ground color while beautifully traced and mar- 

 bled with ultramarine blue. 



09. Waku-liotei. Pure white veined with purple. 



74. Bcnkakii. White, densely marbled and spotted with bright 

 violet purple. 



94. Komocbi-gunia. Rich, velvety pansy-violet. 



107. Tokyo. The finest pure double white. 



108. Shimosa. White ground, minutely and densely spotted 



throughout with bright violet purple. 



109. Hosokawa. Royal purple with white veinings. 



Price; Any of the above. l.T cts. each; $1.25 per doz. ; .$8.00 per 

 100; $70.00 per 1000. The set of 20 sorts for $2.00. 



No. 

 11. 

 12. 

 14. 



18. 

 23. 

 33. 



G2. 

 67. 



82. 

 85. 

 80. 



96. 

 97. 



100. 



102. 

 100. 



Three Petaled Japanese Iris 



Order by name or number. 

 Hano-no-ni8hiki. Bright violet-purple, veined with white. 

 Shippo. Light lilac, densely veined with purple. 

 Shlslii-ikari. Light ground color, veined and mottled with 



dark violet-purple. 

 Meiran. White, densely marbled and veined with light violet. 

 Vedo-Kaganii. Magenta-lilac, veined with white. 

 Kakujakiiro. White ground, marked with vioIet-blue in 



such a manner that makes it appear as though the color 



was dusted on. 

 Shi-iin-ryo. Grayish-white, deeply and densely veined and 



suffused with violet. 

 Scluichiukwa, A showy variety, crimson-purple with white 



veins and white lialo. 



iMiBiitnioshito. Violet-purple, marbled with purple. 



Kigan-no-niisao. A late flowering pure white. 



Shirataki. Silvery-white, border of petals suEfused with 



light Parma-violet. 

 Yayaura. White, occasionally marbled with light violet. 

 Violet-purple, marbled with white. 

 Light violet-purple, the larger veins white. 

 Large pure white, with faint violet-purple mark- 



Ari-.\ke. 

 Ojochin. 

 .Sel-o-bo. 



ings. 

 Tobotan. 



White ground, with prominent violet-blue veining. 

 Light ground, suffused throughout with 



Shiro-fungen. 



bluisb-violot. 

 Yomo-zakuru. Light ground color, densely veined and 



.sufrused reddish-purple. 

 Shi-no-maki. Rich royal purple. 

 8akata. Light violet or lavender blue. 



Anv of the above. 

 KKl; $70.00 per 1000, 



15 cts. each ; $1.25 per doz. 



Set of 20 sorts for $2.00. 



$8.00 per 



Extra Choice Jlixed Varieties. $1.00 per doz. ; $C.O0 per 100 ; $.W.0O per lOOO. 

 FOB THE MOST COMPLETE IIST OF HAEDY PEBENNIAL PLANTS SEE OUB CUBBENT WHOLESALE LIST. 



HENRY A. DREER, Inc. 



714 

 CHESTNUT 



p'Itreet PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



The Above Prices Are Intended for the Trade Only. 



