HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— SPRING FLOWERING BULBS 



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IRIS GERMANICA 



Ready for Delivery September 25th 

 Twelve Select Exhibition Varieties 



The following varieties are the most magnificent newer acquisitions ob- 

 tained up to the present time. Their colorings and form are superb, they 

 represent the giants of the family both in size of individual flowers and habit 

 of growth. 

 Ambassadeur. One of the finest. The stout stems bear flowers of largest 



size, magnificent form and unique coloring. Standards deep lavender 



suffused with bronze, falls maroon with purplish cast. 

 Ballerina. A superb variety growing 4 feet high, surmounted with masses 



of glorious flowers of wonderful tone of porcelain blue with broad rounded 



wavy margins, falls slightly deeper; deliciously scented. 

 Cecil Minturn. Soft Cattleya rose, a beautiful flower with broad petals 



gracefully waved and crinkled; one of the finest Irises for size and beauty. 

 Cluny. A lovely very large flower, standards wistaria-blue, falls bluish 



violet with deeper shadings, very free. 

 Lent A. Williamson. Exceptionally large flowers on tall strong stems. 



Standards bright lobelia-blue, shot fawn at the edge, falls rich velvety 



purple suffused blue at the edge, bright golden-yellow beard. 

 Lord of June. One of the best, massive flowers of perfect form. Standards 



pale lavender-blue, falls deep aniline-blue. 

 Magniflca. All that its name implies, flowers of immense size on stiff 



branching stems 4 feet high. Falls of a superb dark reddish-purple, stand- 

 ards light violet-blue. 

 Moliere. Standards light blue, overlaid brown, falls purplish maroon 



merging lighter at the edges, enormous size, of exquisite form and good 



substance. 

 Opera. Very distinct fine shaped flowers, standards coppery brown, dashed 



with purple, falls wine red, the base bronzy maroon penciled with gold. 



2 feet. 

 RafiEet. Standard intense violet-blue, falls dark violet, reticulated with 



white and violet in the upper portion. 2 feet. 

 Shekinah. A delightful shade of pale yeUow, with amber shadings. A tall 



growing handsome conspicuous variety of very uncommon color. 

 Souv. de Mme. Gaudichan. Tall, early and distinct, a very rich deep 



v.elvety purple; Probably the finest dark colored Iris in existence today. 

 Price. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. Collection of one each, 12 varieties for 



$10.00. 



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IRIS GERMANICA— Twenty Choice Garden Varieties 



We know of no class of hardy plants which will repay the owner with such a wealth of bloom, in so many varied colors or during 

 a longer period than a well arranged planting selected from the list offered below; while not as aristocractic individually as the 

 exhibition varieties, they far surpass them in freedom of bloom and are well termed the garden varieties. 



Alcazar. Standards soft bluish-violet overlaid bronze; falls 

 dark nigrosin-violet with white markings at base of petals and 

 bronzy-purple veins. It bears profusely flowers of mammoth 

 size which are well poised on strong rigid stems; height 3 feet. 



Archeveque. Standards a rich shade of reddish purple, falls dark 

 velvety purple, very free. 



Bridesmaid. Standards pale lavender; falls white, reticulated 

 lavender. 



Edouard Michel. One of the finest; flowers of large size, beau- 

 tifully poised on 3 feet high stems. The standards are broad and 

 frilled, of a distinct shade of reddish-violet, the falls slightly 

 deeper in color. 



Eldorado. Standards bronzy-violet, passing to a yellow with 

 brown reticulation at base; falls light-violet purple, lip overlaid 

 with bronze; base yellow with brown pencilings. Very free 

 flowering; height 2j feet. 



Fairy. White, delicately bordered and suffused pale blue. 



Florentina Alba. Very free flowering, white. 



Foster's Yellow. Standards and falls creamy yeUow. 



Honorabilis. Standards golden yellow, falls rich mahogany 

 brown. 



Isoline. Standards, vinaceous-lilac suffused with bronze; falls 

 light purple overlaid with bronze; base of petals yellow with 

 brown reticulations; golden yellow beard; height 2h feet. 



King of Iris. A striking variety, with flowers of perfect form, 

 the standards clear lemon color, falls deep satiny-brown, with a 

 broad border of golden-yellow. 2 feet. 



Price. 20 cts each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Collection 



Lohengrin. Foliage and flowers of gigantic size, with petals 

 2 inches wide, of a deep violet mauve. 



Loreley. Perfect-shaped flowers, falls of a deep ultra-marine- 

 blue, more or less veined with creamy-white and bordered sul- 

 phur-3'ellow, making a beautiful contrast. 



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

 with light blue. 



Nuee D'Orage. Standards greyish-lavender, falls lavender- 

 violet with bronzy suffusion. 



Parisiana. Standards Chinese-violet shot with white at centre; 

 falls white reticulated and spotted with Chinese-violet at edges; 

 very free; height 30 inches. 



Perfection. Standards light blue, falls dark velvety violet and 

 black. 



Princess Victoria Louise. Standards sulphur yellow. Falls 

 rich plum, bordered cream. 



Prosper Laugier. A unique variety with luminous bronzy- 

 drab colored standards; the falls a rich velvety blackish maroon 

 with brownish pencilings and yellow reticulations at base and 

 golden beard; very free. A veritable mass of color during its 

 long flowering period; height 2h feet. 



Queen of May. Pleasing soft rosy lilac. 



of one each of the above twenty Garden Varieties for $3.50. 



Iris Germanica Mixed Varieties 



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



