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BREER'S RAINBOW 



GERMAN IRIS (Iris Germanic*). 



The German Iris are among the most desirable and easiest 

 grown of our spring-flowering hardy plants, producing in May 

 their showy flowers of exquisite coloring, combining the richest 

 and most delicate tints. For best results plant in a well- 

 drained, sunny position, barely covering the roots. Avoid 

 fresh manure in preparing your border. 

 Asiatica. Standards light blue, falls purplish blue. 

 Blue Boy. Standards and falls a beautiful lavender-blue. 

 Cherion„ Standards lilac mauve; falls violet-mauve. 

 Florentina Alba. Very free-flowering white. 

 Edith. Standards light plumbago-blue; falls purple. 

 Gazelle. White frilled rich mauve. 

 Honorabilis. Standards golden-yellow, falls rich mahogany 



brown. 

 Johan de Witt. Standards bluish-vioiet; falls deep violet- 

 purple, veined with white. 

 Jordan. Both standards and falls light mauve. 

 La Tendresse. Ageratum blue throughout. 

 Lord Salisbury. Standards amber-white; falls dark violet 



purple. 

 Maori King. Standards golden-yellow; lower petals 

 chocolate, veined white and edged yellow. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 

 Mrs. H. Darwin. Standards white, falls reticulated violet. . 

 Mrs. Neubronner. The finest golden yellow. 25 cts. 



each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Mme. Chereau. Standards and falls pure white; daintily 



edged with light blue. 

 Pallida Dalmatica. One of the finest of the Germanica 

 type, of strong, vigorous habit, growing in good soil 4 feet 

 high, with exceptionally large, fragrant flowers, standards 

 lavender, falls lavender shaded blue; exquisite in every way 

 and fine for massing. 25 cts. each.; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 

 per 100. 

 Pallida Speciosa. Standards dark lavender, falls light 

 purple, very free-flowering. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 German Iris. Plicata. Standards and falls bright violet-purple. 



Queen Of /lay. A lovely soft rose-lilac; a beautiful variety. I Skakespeare. Standards straw-yellow, veined with burnt 

 Spectabilis. Light and deep violet-purple. umber; falls deep carmine-violet. 



Price. Any of the above, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 



One each of the 21 varieties for $3.00. 



Mixed German Iris. All colors. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. ; $6.00 per 100. 



EIEIUM (Lily). 



LAVANBUEA (Lavender). 



Vera. This is the true Sweet Lavender; grows about 18 inches 

 high; delightfully fragrant blue flowers in July and August. 

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



1*1 A T R I S (Blazing Star, or Gay Feather.) 



Most showy and attractive native plants, succeeding anywhere 

 and producing their large spikes of flowers from July to Sep- 

 tember. 



Pycnostachya. Spikes of light, rosy-purple flowers; 5 feet. 

 Scariosa. Deep purple flowers in spikes 3 to 4 feet high. 

 Spicata. Deep purple flowers in spikes 2 to 3 feet high. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. Sets of 3 sorts, 

 40 cts. 



LINARIA (Toad-flax). 



Hepaticaefolia. A very pretty floriferous perennial of creeping 

 habit, forming a dense carpet of marbled foliage and small 

 blue or white flowers in early summer; useful on the rockery. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



LINDELOFIA. 



Longifolia. Grows about 2 feet high, and produces blue 

 Forget-Me-Not-like flowers during May. 25 cts. each; $2.50 

 per doz. 



All herbaceous borders should have a few Lilies scattered 

 through them. The sorts offered below can be planted with 

 excellent results during the early spring months. It is in the 

 hardy border that Lilies do best, as they get the benefit of the 

 shade of the surrounding plants, which is so necessary for their 

 welfare; other varieties should be planted in the autumn, and 

 are offered in our autumn catalogue. 

 Auratum ( Gold-banded Lily). Large, graceful flowers, 



composed of six petals of a delicate ivory-white, thickly studded 



with chocolate-crimson spots and striped through the centre a 



golden-yellow. 25 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. ; $15.00 per 100. 

 Speciosum Album. Large white flowers of great substance, 



with a greenish band running through the centre of each petal. 



25 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 

 Speciosum Rubrum, or Roseum. White, heavily spotted 



with rich, rosy-crimson spots. 20 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 



$10.00 per 100. 

 Speciosum Hagnificum. Rich, deep red. 20 cts. each; 



$2.00 per doz. ; $12.00 per 100. 

 Tigrinum Splendens (Tiger Lily). Very large flowers; 



orange, spotted black. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. ; $7.00 



per 100. 



We offer a superb list of Paeonies. See pages 229 and 230. 



