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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. 
GERMAN IRIS. 
.ARIS.. 
Beticulata. A lovely variety. 
Color, violet blue, lower petals of 
a darker shade, with gold and 
white stripes and veins, spotted 
with black. Very sweet-scented. 
20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
Histrio. Charming new species, 
bright blue, blotched yellow, and 
very early. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz, 
Peacock. (Pavonia.) Pure white, 
with a bright blue spot on each 
petal. Fine for pots or garden 
eulture. 1 foot. (See cut.) 5c. 
each, 50c. per doz. 
English. (Anglica.) Large, hand- 
some flowers, withrich purple, blue 
and lilac colors predominating. 
Grows 18 to 20 inches high. Per- 
fectly hardy. Mixed varieties. 3for 
10c., 25c. per doz., $1.50 per 100. 
Florentina. Very beautiful, pure 
violet slightly shaded with blue 
and with a yellow beard, deliciously 
violet-scented. The orris root of 
commerce is produced from this 
plant. 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 
GERMAN IRIS te 
ec5e Germanica. ) 
This variety is the true ‘‘Fleur-de-Lis,’’ the national flower of France. They are 
perfectly hardy, thrive anywhere, grow and bloom luxuriantly, particularly if plenti- 
fully supplied with water or if planted in moist situations, as on the banks of ponds, 
etc. Plants well established produce from 50 to 100 spikes of bloom, deliciously 
iragrant and fine for cutting. In beauty the flowers rival the finest Orchids, colors 
ranging through richest yellows, intense purples, delicate blues, soft mauyes, beauti- 
Tul claret reds, white, primroses and bronzes of every imaginable shade. (See cut.) 
Ready in November. 
Fulda. Standards, soft lay- 
ender; falls, light and dark 
blue, veined and feathered. 
Honorable. Standards, 
bright golden yellow; falls, 
finely feathered and veined 
yellow and maroon. 
Queen of the Gypsies. 
Standards, smoked pearl 
and bronze; falls, feathered 
and veined with rich plum, 
white and buff. 
Mad. Chereau. Standards, 
old gold beautifully frilled ; 
falls, purple and white, fine. 
Souvenir. Standards, 
bright yellow; falls, a veined 
network of yellow, buff and 
purple. 
Stella. 
Price for any of the above 
named sorts, 25c.each, $2.50 
doz., delivered free in U. 8., 
or if buyer pays transit, 20c. 
each, $2.00 per doz. 
Mixed German Iris. Con- 
taining many beautiful va- 
rieties. 20c.each, $2.00 per 
doz., or if buyer pays tran- 
sit, 15c.each, $1.50 per doz. 
Fine creamy white. 
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Spanish. (Hispanica.) Thistype 
is well adapted for pot culture 
and forcing, blooming in the win- 
ter. They almost equal orchids 
in beauty of coloring and deli- 
cacy of perfume. The flowers are 
of great beauty, and cut in the 
bud state Jast from one to two 
weeks in bloom—longer than any 
other cut Iris. If planted in 
boxes and placed in cold frames 
until they show bud, then 
brought into heat, they ean be 
had in bloom from March on, 
and will give great satisfaction. 
British Queen. A massive flow- 
ering, pure white. 
Leonidas. Dark, violet blue. 
Belle Chinoise. Large, deep 
golden yellow. 
Olympia. Creamy yellow and 
light blue. 
Lilaceus. Grand flower of porce- 
lain blue. 
Prince of Orange. Yellow, 
bronze and blue; large flower. 
Price for any of the above-named 
Spanish Iris, 3c. each, 25c. 
per doz., $1.50 per 100. 
Mixed Spanish Iris, containing 
many beautiful varieties, 3 for 
5c., 15e. per doz., $1.00 per 100. 
Lorteti. It is considered one of the most beautiful Irises in the world. A native of Palestine. 
The flowers are as large as those of the remarkable “‘I. Susiana’’ and the coloring is very fine. 
The falls show a creamy or white ground, marked with small crimson-purple spots, and some- 
times also veins, concentrated at the centre into a dark, crimson-purple ‘‘signal.’’ The 
standards are nearly pure white and marked with thin violet lines. An exceedingly charming 
species; bloomsin June. (Seecut.) 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. 
Scorpion Iris. (Alata.) Thisisagem. The plant only grows about afoothigh. The flowers 
are very large, measuring four to six inches across, of a delicate lilac blue, with showy blotches 
of brightest yellow, spotted with a darker shade, the whole forming one of the richest combina- 
tions of color imaginabie. One of the features of this rare plant is that its flowers are produced 
when our gardens are practically flowerless, commencing to bloom in October and producing a 
second crop of flowers in December if the weather be not too severe. It is of the easiest culture, 
but prefers a warm, dry sunny border. It is admirably adapted for pot culture for greenhouse 
or window garden. 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 
Susiana. (The Mourning Iris.) A remarkably handsome species with immense flowers, blush 
color, tinted with brown and covered with a network of dark lines; May-flowering; height, 1 
foot. A remarkable variety. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
TRIS 
LORTETI. 
Six bulbs of one variety sold at dozen rates, 25 at 100 rates. 
Delivered free in United States, except where noted. 
