PURPLE TO LILAC 
MAY 
English Botanical 
Color Nemo Name and 
“Delicate|GIBRALTAR |*Ibaris 
lilac” CANDYTUFT Gibraltérica 
43 or 36 
“Pale |CRESTED  |**Iris 
lilac” DWARF cristata 
44 (IRIS 
“Purple [GERMAN __ |**tris 
& laven- |IRIS, Germdnica 
der” FLEUR- vars. 
DE-LIS 
“Violet” |GREAT *#Tris 
44 deep [PURPLE pallida 
FLAG, 1, Junonia, 
TURKEY 1. Astdtica, 
FLAG I. sicula 
“Lilac? |PLAITED  |**Iris 
50 FLAG plicata 
1. apb§ila var. 
plicata 
“Blue |SLENDER [iris 
violet” [BLUE FLAG |prismatica 
49 1. Virginica, 
1. gracilis 
“Deep (DWARF +Tris pumila 
violet” |FLAG !. gracilis 
49 
Description 
Height Time of 
Ss and. Bloom 
‘ttuation 
More showy and with larger flowers 
than other species of Iberis, but rather 
delicate, needing protection in winter. 
Prop. by seed and cuttings. Plant in 
rock-garden and do not disturb. Light 
soil. Gibraltar. 
Tiny species. Delicate richly mark- 
ed flowers borne close to the ground. 
Outer petals crested. Spreads rapidly. 
Plant in rock-garden or edge of bor- 
der. Prop. by division. Light well- 
drained soil. “ Alleghany Mts. 
Large shapely fragrant flowers borne 
on stout stalks high above the broad 
sword-shaped leaves. Effective in iso- 
lated clumps, in masses, and along the 
edge of shrubbery. Prop. by division 
of rhizomes. To prevent crowding 
divide frequently. Any well-drained 
garden soil. * Albert Victor; (color 
no. 46), standards soft blue, falls deli- 
cate lilac. *Darius; (color no. 48 & 
2), height 17 in., lilac flowers edged 
with white, beard rich orange. ** Pur- 
ple King; (color no. 55 warmer), pur- 
ple. Hort. vars. 
Flower-stems, much higher than fo- 
liage, bear 8-12 large fragrant flowers, 
rarely white. Beautiful species in 
border or in large groups. Prop. by 
division. Grows luxuriantly in any 
i soil, though a gross feeder. S. 
urope. 
In habit resembles I. pallida. 
Flowers white veined and tinted with 
lilac at the edge of the petals. Inner 
petals much folded. Good border 
plant in masses or groups. Prop. by 
division. Origin unknown. 
Tall slender habit. Stems bear 1 or 
2 flowers, yellow near the centre and 
veined with purple. Inner petals 
erect. Narrow leaves, shorter than 
flower-stem. Prop. by division. 
Rather moist soil advisable. New 
Brunswick to N. C. 
One of the best of dwarf Irises. 
Short-lived flowers over-large and 
close to the ground. Leaves sword- 
shaped. Spreads rapidly. Good for 
rock-garden or border. Prop. by divi- 
Europe. 
sion. Any garden soil. 
Var. atroviolacea; (color no. 48 
deep), velvety purple flowers. There 
are other vars. in different colors. See 
Plate, page 134. 
12-15 in. May, 
Sun June 
4-9 in. |Late 
Sun May to 
July 
14-3 ft. te 
Sun 
2-4 ft. * 
Sun or 
half 
shade 
2-4 ft. se 
Sun or 
half 
shade 
1-2 ft. |Mid. 
Sun May to 
July 
4-8 in. |May 
Sun or 
half 
shade 
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