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Japanese Iris 



General Collection of Iris Germanica 



The Iris Germanica are among the most desirable and easiest grown of 



our spring flowering hardy plants, producing in May their showy flowers 



exquisite coloring, combining the richest and most delicate tints. 



Bridesmaid. Standards pale lavender; falls white, reticulated 

 lavciulcr. 



Cherion. Standards lilac-mauve; falls violet-mauvc. 

 Florentina Alba. Very free-flowering white. 



Her Majesty. Standards and falls bright mauve. 

 Honorabilis. Standards golden-yellow; falls rich 



mahogany-brown. 

 Johan de Witt. Standards bluish-violet; falls deep 



violet-piirplc, veined with white. 

 Mme. Chereau. Standards and falls pure white; 



daintily ed>;e<i with li^ht blue. 

 President Lincoln. Standards bronzy drab; falls 



vtl\ct\ maroon with brownish pcncilings. 

 Queen of May. Pleasing soft rosy lilac. 

 Rembrandt. Standards light lavender; falls deeper. 

 Shakespeare. Standards straw-jxUow, veined 

 wilh burnl umber; falls deep carmine-violet. 

 Walneri. Standards parma-violct, shading lighter toward 



the edges; falls l)luish-violet. 

 Price. Any of the above, 20 cts. each; S2.00 per doz.; S12.00 

 per 100. Set of 12 varieties for S2.00. 



Iris Germanica Mixed Varieties 



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



Japanese Iris dris Kaempferi) 



The improved forms of this beautiful flower liave placed them in the same rank popularly as the Hardy Phloxes and Peonies. Coming 

 into flower about the middle of June, and continuing for five or si.x weeks, they fill in a period when flowers of this attractive type arc 

 particularly welcome. 



They succeed in almost any soil and position, but like rich soil and plenty of water when they are forming their buds and developing 

 their flowers. 



Valuable as cut flowers, for which purpose they should be cut in the lni<l state, permitting the blooms to expand in water. 



ORDER BY NAME OR NUMBER 



No. 



4. Yomo-no-umi. Fine free-flowering creamy-white: 6 petals. 



5. Koki-no-iro. Rich royal purple, white veinings; 6 petals. 



6. Date-dogtl. Rich violet purple with metallic sheen; 3 petals. 

 10. Shiga-no-ura-nami. Violet purple veined white; 6 petals. 

 16. Kumoma-no-sura. Silvery white delicately suffused with 



light blue; 3 petals. 

 31. Rinho. A rich lively purple; 6 petals. 



No. 

 43. Shi-un-ryo. Greyish white deeply and densely veined and 



suffused with violet; 3 petals. 

 55. Shuchiukwa. Crimson-purple with large white veins and 



centre. 

 71. Gei-sho-i. Larpe bright purple with white veins; 6 petals. 

 94. Komochi-guma. Rich velvety pansy violet; 6 petals. 

 105. Nagano. Rich violet-purple, shaded with blue; 6 petals. 

 109. Hosokawa. Rich purple with white veinings. 



Price. .\ny of the above, SO cts. each; S5.00 per doz.; S35.00 per 100. Set of 12 sorts for $5.00. 



Japanese Iris in Mixture 25 cts. each; S2.50per doz.; sis.oo per loo. 



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; S2.50 per doz.; S15.00 per 100. 



Interregna Fritjof . Standards lavender, falls satiny violet-blue. 



— Helge. Liijht citron with pearl colored centre. 



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



30 cts. each; S2.50 per doz.; set of 3 for 75 cts. 



Ochroleuca Gigantea. Forms large clumps succeeding in 

 almost any position, producing late in May 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 all 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 heavy 

 glaucous foliage. SO cts. each; S5.00 per doz.; S35.00 per 100. 



Pseudacorus. The common yellow Water Flag, suitaljle for 

 marshes and water courses. May and June, 4 feet. 2S cts. 

 each; $2.50 per doz.; §15.00 per 100. 



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

 Very showy. Early flowering. 10 to 12 inches high. 



— — Cyanea. Rich royal purple with l)lackish shadings. 



— — Excelsa. .\ splendid pale lemon-yellow. 



— — The Bride. A large, showy, pure white. 



30 cts. each: S3. 00 per doz. One each of 3 sorts for 75 cts. 

 Sibirica Orientalis. Rich, violet-blue; very free and one of 



the best. June, i\ feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 



per 100. 



— — Snow Queen. A variety of great merit; forms an at- 

 tractive plant; flowers snow white. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per 

 doz.; S15.00 per 100. 



— — Perry's Blue. A comparatively new variety with very 

 large, clear blue flowers on stout stiff stems, a vigorous free 

 grower and very free-flowering, one of the best for cutting. 

 Sl.OO each; SIO.OO per doz. 



Spuria Mrs. A. W. Tait. (LohrI pdala Superba). A distinct 

 and pretty species growing about four feet high, flowering in 

 early June; flowers porcelain blue with very long pale blue falls 

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

 each. 



