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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 reticxilation. 

 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 yellow. 

 Honorabilis. Standards golden yellow, falls rich mahogany brown. 

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



with white. 



La Tendresse. Standards and falls light ageratum blue. 



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

 with light blue. 



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

 with bronzy suffusion. 



Perfection. Standards light blue, falls dark velvety violet and black. 



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-yellow, veined with burnt umber; 

 falls deep carmine-violet. 



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

 falls bluish-violet. 



Price. 



100. 



Any of the above, 20 cts. each; §2.00 per doz.; S12.00 per 

 Set of 18 varieties for $3.00. 



Iris Gerjl\nica 



Iris Germanica Mixed Varieties 



15 cts. each; S1.50 per doz.; SIO.OO per 100. 



TWO GREAT IRIS GERMANICA in Colden Vellow and Royal Purple 



Golden Yellow [Shcmnn-Wright). In this we have a good 

 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-yellow without 

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



Royal Purple {Atro purpurea). 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-yellow of Sherwin- 

 Wright forming a beautiful color combination. 



Price. Either of the above, 35 cts. each; S3.S0 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



VARIOUS IRIS 



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



Cristata [Crested Dwarf Iris). A tiny native species growing 

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

 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. 



— Helge. Standard creamy yellow, falls darker, veined yeUow. 



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

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



Ochroleuca Gigantea. Forms large clumps succeeding in 

 almost any position, producing late in IMay numerous 3 feet 

 high stems with an abundance of very distinct creamy yellow 

 flowers. 35 cts. each; S3. 50 per doz. 



Pallida Dalmatica Princess Beatrice. This is the true 

 type 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 unusually hea\'y 

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



Pallida Dalmatica f oliis variegatis. This beautiful variety 

 is conspicuous on account of its striking variegated foliage, which 

 is of a glaucous green with broad bands of creamy yeUow, 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 clear lavender blue the same as its parent. §1.00 each 



Pseudacorus. The common yellow Water Flag, suitable for 

 marshes and water courses. May and June, -1 feet. 25 cts. each; 

 §2.50 per doz.; §15.00 per 100. 



Pumila Hybrida. A cross between /. pumila and /. germanica, 

 verj' showy. Early flowering. 10 to 12 inches high. 



— — Cyanea. Rich royal purple with blackish shadings. 



— — Floribunda. Creamy yellow. 

 Schneekuppe. Pure white. 



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

 Sibirica Orientalis. Rich, violet-blue; very free. June, 

 3\ feet. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz.; §15.00 per 100. 



— — Snow Queen. A variety of great merit; flowers snow 

 white. 30 cts. each; §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 very free-flowering, one 

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



Spuria Mrs. A. W. Tait [Longipelala Superba). A distinct 

 and pretty species growing about four feet high, flowering in 

 early June; flowers porcelain blue with verj' long pale blue falls 

 illuminated with a golden-yeUow blotch at the base. 50 cts. 

 each. 



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. 



