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Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



HARDY PERENNIALS— Continued 



LIBERTY IRIS "The Fleur de Lis off France" 



IRIS are sun loving plants, and delight in a warm, well drained soil, where the roots at th3 surface can become hardened in the 

 sun; they will thrive well almost anywhere, except in low, wet soil, for here the roots will decay. An endless array of colors greets you, 

 ranging in rich blues, delicate yellows, claret red, in the bronzes, and pure white, in all combinations imaginable. They bloom in May 

 and June, and are represented by the old-fashioned "Flags," so commonly known 



Culture — A dry, sunny location is best, and they do well in almost any soil that is not too low and damp. By all means avoid 

 fresh stable manure; use well decayed manure or compost, if you must enrich the soil. 



Long ago, so the story goes, a field of purple flowers swayed in the 

 warm breezes that swept across the little "Flowery Kingdom" 

 Japan. Close by the river's edge the blossoms danced as they saw 

 their pretty reflection in the water and they were as gay as the 

 little maids who frolicked along the paths. The blossom _ were to 

 be gathered for their lord's house, a banquet was to be given and 

 beauty must be everywhere. 



Suddenly a cold wind swept across the field, the warm sunbeamsV 

 fled and the wee maids, looking affrightedly about them, saw a 

 huge, black cloud spreading across the sky. And then came the 

 rain, sheets of it beating the flowers to the ground as the maids 

 rushed to the shelter of a tea house. 



^jWhen the sun came once more, chasing away the rain, what a 

 sight met the eye of the frightened girls as they peered timidly 

 out. The field of flowers was flattened out before them, the poor 

 purple blossoms draggled and torn. 



But, as they gazed, a rainbow arched the sky, its end seeming to 

 rest in the ins-field. _ Here and there, the bright arch touched the 

 flowers and, as the girls watched in wonder, the field of flowers once 

 more waved in the breeze, but the flowers were no longer only pur- 

 ple. Creamy-white were they and palest lavender, golden-yellow, 

 blue, mauve, wherever the rainbow had touched, there was a flower 

 the color of the rainbow. And so, to this day, this flower is known 

 as "The Goddess of the Rainbow." 



Today no longer are the iris to be found only in Japan. The sim- 

 plest, smallest garden in America may possess them. They grow 

 so freely, they respond to care so readily, that, whether you own a 

 vast estate or a suburban plot you too, may find the end of the 

 rainbow in your iris bed. 



No other flower has so many combinations of color,_ especially of 

 the delicate and unusual shades, and the name, the rainbow flower, 

 is most fitting. Tkey are absolutely hardy, as beautiful in form, 

 texture and coloring, as any Orchid, and many are delightfully fra- 

 grant. They are not particular as to soil, will grow where any- 

 thing will, but do better in well drained locations. There is nothing 

 prettier than this Liberty Iris, blooming from May 10th to June 

 10th. The colors are gorgeous and they completely hide the plant. 

 Be sure and plant some Liberty Iris. 



Per 

 Each Dozen 



ALBERT VICTOR— S. soft blue; F. beautiful lav- 

 ender, lar^e and fine _ _ $0.32 $3.50 



ARGUS — (Ger.) S. and F. dark purple; distinct and 



rich in effect .24 2.50 



ARNOLS — (Sq.) S. purplish-bronze; F. rich vel- 

 vety purple ; style arms bronze striped violet. All 

 divisions very long. Striking and handsome 

 flowers _ _ .32 3.50 



AUREA — S. and F. rich chrome-yellow. Large 



flowers of perfect form. The finest pure yellow. 32 3.50 



AUSTRALIS — S. deep lavender; F. soft blue. Very 

 tall grower. : _ 32 3.50 



BRIDESMAID — Semi-eany. S. at base, white 

 tinted pale lilac, passing to pale lilac at tips; F. 

 creamy-white, delicately veined pale lilac, more 

 deeply veined, velvety petunia-violet at base. 

 Twenty-nine inches _ _ 25 2.65 



CAPRICE — (Sq.) Semi-early. Very vigorous. Very 

 large flowers of dark violet-rose. Coloring very 

 distinct. Twenty-four inches..__, .45 5.00 



CHERUBIM-^New. Semi-early. Immense flowers 

 with all divisions very broad. S pinkish heliotrope 

 on white, giving a general effect of pale pinkish 

 heUotrope with a golden sheen at base; F. white 

 tinted ana broadly veined deeper pinkish helio- 

 trope, base deeply veined vinous mauve 28 3.00 



CANDELABRA — (Neg.) Semi-early. S. very long 

 erect, bright violet with both lighter and darker 

 sha^ingj strongly spotted dusky violet at base on 

 inside giving a peculiar tigered effect; F. rich and 

 velvety dusky violet, at base dusky velvety violet 

 striped on white. Unique candelabrum-like form 

 and rich coloring. _. .40 4.50 



CELESTE— Pale azure blue _.._ 20 2.00 



CIENGIALTI ZEPHYR— Exquisitely formed little 

 flowere of silky texture; S. and F. clear violet-blue. 

 Fragrance sweet, clear, and distinct. Stems slen- 

 der. Two feet _.. _ 32 3.50 



CONSCIENCE— (New.) Standards olive; falls 



dark wine red. Pretty. 45 5.00 



DARIUS-^S. rich canary-yellow; F. lilac, margined 

 white, rich orange beard _ 20 2.00 



DELICATA — (Pall.) A delicately beautiful Iris of 



quaint coloring, distinct in form and marking. 



Standards and falls all same size and shape, small 



^and oval, which with the spreading standards give 



a lily-like effect. S. very pure silvery light bluish- 



Per 

 Each Dozen 



lavender, delicately traced deeper; F. a deeper 

 and warmer shade, delicately netted on white, 

 passing to velvety warm lavender at base; throat 

 tigered duskv purple.. „ _ _ $0.16 $1 .60 



DR. BERNICE— (Sq.) S. bronze finished bluish- 

 violet with golden reflections; style arms banded 

 pinkish-lavender; F. velvety-purple with light and 

 dark shadings, closely netted brown on yellowish- 

 white at base. Large, beautiful flower, all divi- 

 sions full. Two feet _. 



ELDORADO-^(New-) Coloring unique and dis- 

 tinct, resulting from a mingling of yellc wish-bronze 

 and violet. S. yellowish-bronze shaded with vio- 

 let; F. violet touched with yellowish-bronze, haft 

 strongly striped with brown; style arms golden- 

 yellow and violet, beard bright yellow. _ Divisions 

 all narrow and very long. Thirty-two inches 



FAIRY — (Pic.) One of the most beautiful and 

 graceful. Divisions all very broad, standards in- 

 curving and falls recurving, producing a globular 

 form. S. white with midrib of soft green, deli- 

 cately veined soft blue at the base. F. creamy 

 white delicately veined blue at base; style arms 

 very conspicuous, bright clear blue. Two feet. 

 This is one of the indispensables_ _ 



FLAVESCENS — A delicate shade of soft yellow; 

 large _. 



FLORENCE BARR— (Neg.) A delicate, pretty 

 Iris, of very soft coloring, pale blush-rose lilac, 

 slightly deeper in the falls. Small flowers. Twen- 



4 ty-four inches _ 



FLORENTINA ALBa— Blue-white, slightly flushed 

 lavender, very large, long flowers, fragrant and 

 one of the earliest 



FRO— (New.) S. deep gold; F. brilliant chestnut- 

 brown with narrow border of gold; style arms gold .32 3.50 



GAGUS — (New.) S. clear light yellow; F. carmine- 

 violet with brownish cast netted on white; distinct 

 border of dull pale yellow. Good form, falls droop- 

 ing, all divisions short and broad 



GYPSY QUEEN— S. old gold; F. dark maroon, re- 

 ticulated light yellow.„ _ _ _ 20 



HECTOR — S. pearl-yellow; F. crimson black of vel- 

 vety sheen _ 



HER MAJESTY— S. a lovely rose-pink; F. bright 

 crimson, tinged a darker shade 



HONORABILIS— S. golden; F. rich mahogany- 



.24 2.50 



.75 7.50 



.32 3.50 

 .24 2.50 



.24 2.50 



.24 2.50 



.32 3.50 

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