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JAPANESE IRI5. 



(Iris Kaempferi.) 



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

 ering plnnls, and are destined to become more popular ever)' season. They 

 Commence blooming about the middle of Tune, and continue in bloom for five or 

 six weeks. Many of these flowers measure from 10 to 12 inches in diameter, and rival 

 the Orchids in their ricli- colorings and markings. The collection of 25 varieties here 

 oftered were selected, while in flower, from over 75 of the best Japanese introductions. 

 While the Iris succeeds in almost any soil, and under any conditions, they delight in a 

 ricn, deep, wet position, and should be abundantly supplied with manure and water. 



Akebono. Rich velvety purple, centre marked with golden 

 yellow, six petals. 



Date=DogU. A beautiful rich purple color of medium size. 



Fujiyama. Six petals of a light violet, beautifully mottled 

 with white, golden yellow centre. 



Qekka^no-naml ( IVives on Moonlighi). Comes into bloom 

 fully a week earlier than any other sort ; three very large 

 silvery-white petals ; with golden-rayed centre. 



flanagesho. Rich violet, shading to blue as it approaches 

 the golden centre, six large petals. 



Hano-no-mishiki. Three large rounded petals of a beauti- 

 ful mauve, which is intensified and heightened by being 

 freely traced and veined with white. 



Hbtarubi. Deep rosy-lilac on the edges, shading lighter 

 towards tiie centre, with pure wliite veins, six petals. 



ISO-no-nami. Ground color of the three larger petals silvery- 

 white, delicately veined and traced with violet, with golden- 

 rayed centre, the three minor petals deep purple, edged with 

 ■white, while the standards are violet, edged with white. 



Kagaribl. Ground color white, beautifully traced and marbled 

 with ultramarine blue ; six large petals, golden-yellow star- 

 like centre. 



Kimbarin. Rich plum, the nearest approach to a crimson, 

 with a golden bar in the centre of each of the six large 

 petals. 



Kumo=isho. Rich crimson-purple, with light centre and 

 white veins; a fine large three-petaled variety. 



Kumoma'-no^SOra {Sky Amidst the Chmd). The flower 

 consists of three large, broad petals, ground color pure silvery- 

 white, suffused in the most delicate manner with soft light 

 sky-blue ; yellow-rayed centre. 



Kosui-no-iro. Six large petals, ground color violet, veined 

 with white ; yellow-rayed stai--shaped centre. 



Kyodaisan. Entirely distinct, with three large rosy-lilac 

 petals, with deeper veins and standards, and golden bar in 

 centre of ench jietal. 



flana-dsuru {Crane). A late-flowering white, with six large 

 petals and golden-rayed centre. 



Okushimo. A fine, large, six-petaled variety, white with 

 violet veins and golden-rayed centre. 



Onigoromo, Ground color light rosy lilac, richly mottled 

 with plum, six petals. 



ShishUikari. Three grayish-white petals, veined through- 

 out with purple ; golden-yellow centre. 



Sofu-no=koi. Silvery-white, veined and shaded lilac, deep 

 lilac centre, six petals. 



Yayata-yama. The six large petals are of a bright rosy- 

 purple, heavily splashed with white, and golden-yellow star- 

 shaped centre. 

 r^YomO=nO-unil (Bound/ess Sea). Finest white, with six 



Kimlno^megum!. Three large, ]iearly-white petals, deli- /^ large petals, golden-starry centre ; very choice. 



cately veiiied with ultramarine blue with yellow centre, with YoshinO. Six petals of a bright magenta, shaded purple, with 

 light-blue standards fringed with white. pure white veins and yellow centre. 



Koki-no-Jro. Bright mauve, veined with white in the cen- Yuki-botan. Lively violet-blue, prettily veined with white, 

 tre, six large petals. with a golden centre to the base of each of the six petals. 



Price : 25 cts. each ; S2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. The set of 25 varieties for $4 00. 

 Extra Choice flixed Varieties, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



