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GERMAN IRIS (. Germanica). 
The German Iris is one of the most desirable spring-flower- 
ing hardy herbaceous plants. They succeed almost anywhere, 
being one of the few hardy plants that seem to thrive in city 
gardens. The flowers are of large size and of exquisite colors. 
No garden is complete without a collection of these beautiful 
“‘Flags,’? which once planted take care of themselves, in- 
creasing in beauty and effectiveness from year to year. We 
offer the following choice sorts : 
Cherion. Standard lilac-mauve; falls violet-mauve. 
Edith. Standards light plumbago-blue; falls purple. 
Gazelle. White frilled rich mauve. 
Honorabilis. Standards golden yellow, falls rich manogany 
brown. 
Johan de Witt. Standards bluish-violet; falls deep violet- 
purple, veined with white. 
La Tendresse. Ageratum bJue throughout. 
Lord Salisbury. Standards amber-white; falls dark violet- 
purple. 
Mme. Chereau. Standards and falls pure white; daintily 
edged with light blue. 
Plicata. Standards and falls bright violet-purple. 
Rembrandt. Standards light lavender; falls deeper. 
Shakespeare. Standards straw yellow, veined with burnt 
umber; falls deep carmine-violet. 
Spectabilis. Light and deep violet-purple. 
Price: Any of the above, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 
$10.00 per 100. Set of 12 varieties, $1.50. 
MIXED GERMAN IRIS. 
A splendid mixture containing all the colors. 10 cts. each; 
$1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 

German Iris, Mme. CHereau. 
VARIOUS IRIS. 
‘Pallida Dalmatica. One of the finest of the Germanica type, of strong, vigorous 
habit, growing in good soil, 4 feet high, with exceptionally large fragrant flowers, 
standards lavender, falls lavender shaded blue; exquisite in every way and fine 
for massing. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
-— folio variegata. Conspicuous on account of its beautifully variegated foliage, 
which is evenly marked with broad bands of creamy-yellow. Flowers are soft, 
pale lavender. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
-— —argentea variegata. Identical to above, but with silvery-white variega- 
tion. 75 cts. each. 
Pseudo Acorus. Golden yellow flowers, entirely distinct. 15 cts. each; $1.40 
per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Pumila hybrida Cyanea. Rich purple, with blackish shadings. 20 cts. each; 
$2.00 per doz. 
— — Eburna. Pure white, with creamy-white shadings. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per 
doz. 
Sibirica. Purplish-blue flowers on slender scapes 3 feet high; useful for cutting. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
-— Orientalis. Rich violet-blue; very free. 145 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
—— Snow Queen. A new variety of great merit; forms an attractive plant; 
flowers snow-white. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz, 
ETXIAS (African Corn Lily). 
These charming half-hardy bulbs, from the Cape of Good Hope, are very orna- 
mental for indoor culfure, or planted outdoors in well-drained and protected borders. 
They are graceful in growth. The flowers are of the most brilliant, rich and varied 
thues. (see cut. ) 
‘Crateroides, Fiery scarlet, large blooms. 25 cts. per doz.; $1.50 per 100. 
.Mixed. All colors, 12 cts. per doz.; 75 cts. per 100; $6.00 per 1000. 

Bulbous Iris are offered on page 25. 


Ixias. 
