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JAPAISESE IRIS aris Kiempferii). 



'1 liese niagnirtcenl Iris are among the most beautiful 

 of our sunimer-flovvering plants, and are becoming 

 more popular each season. They commence blooming 

 aboul the middle of June, and continue for five or six 

 veeks. Many of these flowers measure from iO lo 12 

 inches in diameter, and rival the orchids in tlieir rich 

 Colorings. While this Iris succeeds in almost any soil 

 and condition, it delights in a rich, deep, moist position. 



(/f ■wo2ild take a page or more to acctirately describe 

 these beautiful Iris. Below lue merely give the genei al 

 color effect. Order by name or untuber.) 



SINGI.E-FI.O\^'ERING 



JAPANESE IRIS. 



These produce very large artistic flowers, with three 

 petals. 

 No. 1. IsO-nO-nami. .Silvery- white, veined 



throughout witl. violet : early. 

 No. 11. tianO'°no=nishiki. Violet-purple, veined 



with white. 

 No. 12. Shippo. Light lilac, veined with pur]ile. 

 No. 14. Shishi - Ikari. White ground, densely 



veined darlc purple. 

 No. 15. Qekka = no = namf. A very early pure white. 

 No. 16. Kumoma-nO-SOra. Silvery white, suf- 



fu-sed throughout with soft light blue; the largest 



three-Detaled vnriety in cultivation. 

 No. 55. Shuchiukwa. Crimson-purple, with wlnte 



veins au'l large white halo. 

 No. 75. Otome. A rich shade of violet-purple, 



sometimes marked with white. 

 No 76. Mine=no=yuki. White, veined and dotted bright purple. 

 No. 96. Tebotan. Violet blue, with prominent white veins. 



Price, 25 cts. each ; $2 50 per doz.; $15 00 jier 100. Set of ten, $2 00. 



DOUBLE-FEOWERING JAPANESE IRIS. 



Under this head we offer ten of the very choicest sorts, having flowers with six large petals. 



Javanese Iris. 

 A fine spotted sort. 



No. 68. 

 No. 69. 

 No. 72. 

 No. 91. 

 No. 95. 



Fuji-mine. White-veined and traced with blue. 

 Waku-hotei. White, veined with violet-blue. 

 Uji-no-hotaru. Bright violet-purple, shaded blue. 

 Kan-ran. White, densely veined with rich violet. 

 Raiden. White, densely dotted and blotched violet. 



$10.00 per 100. 



lS"o. 4.^ VoniO=no-unii. The finest double white. 

 Ho. 5. Koki-no-iro. Light violet, with white veins. 

 No. 20. Kuma=funjin. White ground, with a broad border 



of rosy-lilac, veined white. 

 No. 26. Uchin. Crimson-purple, with few white veins. 

 No. 54. Ho-O-jO. Rich velvety purple, with crimson shadings. 



Price. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set often, $2.00. 

 Extra Choice mixed varieties, containing both single and douhle, 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 



GERMAN IRIS il. Ge.manica). 



The German Iris is one of the most desirable early spring-flowering plants. The flowers are of large size and of exquisite 

 colors. No garden is complete without a collection of these btouiiful " Flags." We offer the following choice sorts: 

 JBridesmaid. .Standards pale parma violet; falls deepei>\| Celeste. St.indards and falls lavender-blue, shading lighter 

 reticulated with violet-purple. | towards the centre. 



Cherion. Standards lilac-mauve, falls violet-mauve. 

 Edith. Standards light plumbago-blue ; falls purple- 



viii et. with white veins. 

 Florentina Alba. Very sweet-scented, free-flower- 

 ing white, 

 Honorabilis. Standards bright Indian yellow, falls 



chestnut-red. 

 Johan de Witt. .'Standards bluish violet, falls deep 



violet-purple veined with white. 

 L'Avenier. Standards and falls ageratum-blue. 

 Lord Salisbury. Standards amber-white; falls 



dark violet ]iurple. 

 /Time. Chereau. Standards and falls pure white, 



daintly edged with light blue. 

 Ossian. Standards straw-yellow; falls bluish-violet. 

 Plicata, .Standards bright violet-purple ; falls deep 



violet-])urrile. 

 Queen of May. Standards bright violet, falls helio- 

 trope. 

 Shakespeare. Standards straw-yellow, veined with 



burnt unil>er; falls deep carmine-violet. 

 Spectabilis. Standards light violet-purple ; falls 



ileep violet-purple. 

 Walneri. Standards parma violet, shading lighter 



ifiward the edges; falls bluish-violet. 



Price: Any of the above, 15 cts. each; §1.50 per 

 doz.; §10.00 per 100. Set of 16 varieties, §2.00. 



nixed German Iris, 10 cts. each; 81.00 per 



do7.; §6.00 per 100 



Group of German Iris Naturalized on Edge of Brook. 



We offer some very pretty kinds of Iris on opposite page. 



