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GERMAN IRIS, OR FI.EUR-DE-I.IS. 



(I. Germanica.) 

 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 com- 

 plete without a collection of these beauiilul " Flags." 

 Asiatic. Very large, deep purple blue. 

 Donna flaria. White, lower petals shaded lilac. 

 Florentina. Very free-flowenng, sweet-scented, while. 

 Gracchus. Pale yellow, prettily marked wiih purple. 

 Lord Salisbury. Purple and bronze, rich. 

 nme. Chereau. Pearly white, daintily-edged lavender. 

 Hrs. Neubronner. Deepest yellow. 

 Othello. Intense deep purplish blue, rich. 

 Penelope. White, tinged and veined with lavender. 

 Plumeri. Deep coppery bronze ; early and free. 

 Spectabilis. An early and free deep purple. 

 Tineae. Large deep blue, shaded lilac. 



Price, 15 ct.s. each ; $] .50 per doz.; $10 00 per 100. Set of above 12 

 varieties for SI 50. , 



Mixed German Iris. 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz.; f6.00 per 100. 



Iris Sibirica Orientalis. Fine ornamental foliage and rich violet-blue 



flowers ; very free. 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 

 Iris Pseudo Acorus. Golden-yellow flowers, entirely distinct. 15 cts. 

 each ; $1.50 per doz. 



JAPANESE IRIS (His Kaempferl). 

 These magnificent Iris are among the most beautiful of our summer-flow- 

 ering plants, and are becoming more popular every season. They com- 

 mence blooming about the middle of June, and continue for five or six 

 weeks. Many of these fioweis measure frtm 10 to 12 inches in diameter, 

 and rival the Orchids in their rich colorings and markings. The collection 

 of 24 varieties here offered were selected, while in flower, from over 75 of the best Japanese inircductions. While the Iris 

 succeeds in almost any soil and conditions, ttiey delight in a rich, deep, moist position, and should be abundantly supplied with 

 manure and writer. (See cut.) Order either by name or number. 



German Iris. 



Rich violet-purple with golden cen- 

 A very early pure white ; three 



No. 21. Uji-no=hotaru, 

 No. 43. Yedo=joman. 

 No. 44. Yukari=no=ira, 

 and white markings. 

 Ground color silvery- white, delicately veined w^th violet, 



No. 26. Date-dogu 



tre ; three petals. 

 No. 5. Gekka-no-nami 



petals. 

 No. 3. liana^aoi. Six very large petals, almost an ultra- 

 marine blue, golden-yellow centre, which intensifies the blue. 

 No. 41. Hana=no=nishiki. Bright violet-purple, veined 



white. 

 No. 4. Iso=no nami. 



golden-rayed centre. 

 No. 6. Kagaribi. White, beautifully' traced and marbled vi-ith ultramarine 



blue; six hirge petals, golden star centre. 

 No. 29. Kanarinishiki. Greyish white, densely mottled violet. 

 No. 7. Kigan=no-misao. A late flowering pure white ; three petals. 

 No. 8. Kimino = niegunii. Three large, pearly-white petals, delic.ntely veined 



with ultramarine blue with yellow centre, light blue standards fringed with 



white. 

 No. 9. Koki=no=ero. A magnificent flower ; in color a royal-purple, witt 



golden centre ; six petals. 

 No. 15. Mana=dsuru. A late white, six large petals ; golden centre. 

 ISfo. 32 Oniga-shima. Rich royal purple with light veins, radiating from the 



golden cenire ; six petals. 



INo. 33. O-torige. Light violet-blue, veined white, golden centre, surrounded 



by white halo; six petals. 



InTo. 34. RenjO=no=tonia. Pale lilac suffused violet, yellow centre with light 

 halo ; six petals. 



No. 42. Sano=watashi. .\ fine white. 



No. 35. SenjO-no=hara. One of the finest mottled varieties, the six petals are 



evenly variegated with white and purple. 

 No. 36. Shishi=odori. Rich deep purple with golden centre ; six petals. 

 No. 37. Shi=un=ryo. Light violet, densely veined and suffused with deep 



violet, yellow centre ; three petals. 

 No. 22. Tora=odori. Pure white, faintly traced with violet ; three large petals. 

 Price: 25 cts. each ; ?2 50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. The set of 24 varieties for 



$1 00. 

 Extra Choice Mixed Varieties. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 510.00 per 



100. 



No. 39. Taheiraku. Rich crimson-purple.wilh golden cen- 

 tre; eight to ten petals. 

 No. 40. Uchiu. Bright purple w ilh crimson sheen and few 

 white veins; six petals. 



Deep purple, shaded blue. 

 Rich royal-purple. 

 Deep purple with crimson sheen 



Japanese Iris. 



The New Hybrid Alpine Iris and the Hybrids of Iris Pumila offered on preceding page should not be overlooked. 



