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Iris Geknianica 



General Collection of Iris Germanica 



Blue Boy. Standards and falls beautiful lavender blue. 



Bridesmaid. Standards pale lavender; falls white, reticulated lavender. 



Candelabra. Standards lavender suffused lilac, falls dark purple with 



white reticulation. 

 Celeste. Standards and falls a delicate azure blue. 

 Cherion. Standards lilac-mauve; falls violet mauve. 

 Cherubim. Standard pale lilac, falls lilac veined with purple. 

 Florentina Alba. Very free-flowering white. 

 Foster's Yellow. Standards and falls creamy yeUow. 

 Gazelle. Standards and falls white frilled bright mauve. 

 Her Majesty. Standards and falls bright mauve. 

 Johan de Witt. Standards bluish-violet; falls deep violet-purple, 



veined with white. 

 La Tendresse. Standards and falls light ageratum blue. 

 Lord Salisbury. Standards amber white, falls dark violet purple. 

 Maid Marion. Standards lavender, falls lavender reticulated purple. 

 Mme. Chereau. Standards and falls pure white, daintily edged with 



light blue. 

 Nuee d'Orage. Standards greyish-lavender; falls lavender-violet 



with bronzy suffusion. 

 Othello. Standards violet blue, falls deeper with white markings. 

 Plicata. Standards and falls bright violet purple. 

 President Lincoln. Standards bronzy drab; falls velvety maroon 



with brownish pencilings. 

 Queen of May. Pleasing soft rosy lilac. 

 Rembrandt. Standards light lavender; falls deeper. 

 Shakespeare. Standards straw-yeUow, veined with burnt umber; 



falls deep carmine-violet. 

 Tinnae. Falls and standards deep ageratum blue. 

 Walneri. Standards parma-violet, shading lighter toward the edges; 



falls bluish-violet. 

 Price. Any of the above, 20cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100; 

 Set of 24 varieties for $3.50. 



Iris Germanica Mixed Varieties 



15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



TWO GREAT IRIS 



Golden S"eii0W {Sher-win-W right). In this we have a 

 vigorous growing, free-flowering, golden-yellow Iris Germanica. 

 The plants grow about two feet high; the flowers, which are 

 produced in lavish profusion, are of splendid texture and stand 

 well above the foliage, and are of a rich golden-yeUow without 

 markings or shadings the best yellow. (See cut on page 183.) 



GERMANICA in Colden Yellow and Royal Purple 



Royal Purple {Atropurpurea). A splendid, large very free- 

 flowering, pure, rich royal purple, without the slightest shadings, 

 a splendid companion to plant with Sherwin- Wright, the rich 

 purple of Atropurpurea with the golden-yeUow of Sherwin- 

 Wright forming a beautiful color combination. 



Price. Either of the above, 35 cts. each.- $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



VARIOUS IRIS 



We offer below some of the very finest species and varieties: 



Gristata {Crested Dviarf Iris). A tiny native species growing 

 from 4 to 6 inches high with delicate, richly marked pale lUac 

 flowers, blooms late in May and June; fine for the rockery or 

 edge of border. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz.; §15.00 per 100. 



Interregna Fritjof . Standards lavender, falls violet-blue. 



— Gerda. Standard creamy yellow, falls darker, veined yellow. 



— Spectabilis. Rich, free-flowering, violet-purple. 

 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; set of 3 for 75 cts. 



Pallida Dalmatica Princess Beatrice. This is the true 

 tj'pe of pallida Dalmatica and still one of the most attractive 

 and satisfactory aU around varieties, with flowers of large size; 

 both standards and falls of a clear lavender blue shading to a 

 pale silvery blue at the base and sweetly scented. It is of strong 

 vigorous growth over three feet high with imusually hea\'y 

 glaucous foliage. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; §35.00 per 100. 



Pallida Dalmatica foliis variegatis. This beautiful variety 

 is conspicuous on account of its striking variegated foliage, which 

 is of a glacuous green with broad bands of creamj' yellow, every 

 leaf being well marked; it is of free growth, attains a height of 

 2 feet and is very attractive, even when not in flower, its blooms 

 are of a dear lavender blue the same as its parent. §1.00 each. 



Pseudacorus. The common yellow Water Flag, suitable for 

 marshes and water courses. May and Jime, 4 feet. 25 cts. each; 

 §2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Pumila Hybrida. A cross between I. piimila and /. germanica. 



very showy. Early flowering. 10 to 12 inches high. 



— — Cyanea. Rich royal p\irple with blackish shadings. 



— — Floribunda. Creamy yeUow. 



— — Schneekuppe. Pure white. 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; One each of 3 sorts for 75 Cts. 



Sibirica 



3\ feet. 



Orientalis. 



25 cts. each; 



June, 



— — Snow Queen. 



white. 30 cts. each; 



Rich, violet-blue; very free. 

 ; §2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



A variety of great merit; flowers snow 

 §3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



— — Perry's Blue. Very large, clear blue flowers on stout 

 stiff stems, a vigorous free grower and verj' free-flowering, one 

 of the best for cuttmg. $1.00 each; §10.00 per doz. 



Tectorum. A beautiful species from the Orient with delicately 

 crested blue flowers, this is the Roof Iris of Japan where it is 

 grown on the thatched roofs of the cottages. 12 inches high. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



