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ENGLISH IRIS. 
This is a group rivalling some of the grandest of the 
Orchids. The flowers are very large, ranging through 
every shade of white, lilac, lavender, rose, blue and pur- 
ple. Some are self-colored, while others are marbled and 
striped in the most fantastic manner. 
IRIS GERMANICA 
This group inciudes all the broad leaved Iris; every 
shade of color may be found among them, and as they 
will thrive in almost any soil or situation without any 
care whatever, they must be considered necessary in 
every garden. Neither care or expense has been spared 
to choose this selection from the finest in Europe. 
IRIS HISPANICA. 
A group of bulb Iris, different from the preeeding by 
their smaller flowers, earlier in bloom, dwarfer in habit, 
and the colors ranging through blue, yellow and bronze ; 
the flowers are invariably splashed and marbled, and in 
some a most grotesque combination of color. All are fine 
for cut flowers. Thisand the preceding kinds are bulbous 
rooted and should be planted in October. 
IRIS KAMPFERI. 
This is the most hardy of all hardy plants, and we feel 
sure its beauty is not thoroughly familiar to flower lovers 
or it would be more extensively met with. To those 
unacquainted with this Iris we would say that the flowers 
are different in form from any of the ordinary kinds, 
being broad and fiat; they are single and double and 
present the greatest variety of color, from the purest 
white to the darkest shade of royal purple, through pinks 
and blues, with gold and other marking. In fact, they 
rival the Orchids in beauty, and are entirely hardy, and 
