Imperial Japanese Iris. 



"Little wonder that a plant so boldly decorative in 

 outline and bearing a flower of exquisite coloring so mar- 

 velously formed should make its strongest appeal to the 

 artistic Japanese. From these foremost gardeners of the 

 world has come a strain of irises that neither orchids nor 

 lilies can rival in beauty of form, texture, coloring, mark- 

 ings and general effectiveness. • ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Yet the 

 Iris Kaempferi may be as easily grown as the potato. 

 Moreover, it is perfectly hardy. High, dry lands do not 

 suit its moisture loving roots, but good garden soil, en- 

 riched with thoroughly decayed manure, deeply dug in 

 and well watered during June and July — the blossom 

 months in northeastern United States — will produce flow- 

 ers of wonderful size. Do not select a shady place for 

 your irises. They thrive under full exposure to the sun, 

 but moisture they must have to blobm their best, and 

 sometimes their roots will penetrate two feet deep to get 

 it. Naturalized in the water garden, where the tall, nar- 

 row, blade-like leaves rise in phalanxes around the shore 

 and the stately beauty of the flovrers is reflected in the 

 mirror below, they are ideally situated; but let no one 

 forego the delight of growing Japanese Irises merely be- 

 cause he has not a pond or a stream on his place." — The 

 Garden Magazine. 



My collection of Japanese Iris I am quite sure is 

 unequaled by any other in America. Many of the choicer 

 varieties were obtained by me direct from the Imperial 

 gardens of Japan and are to be found in no other nursery 

 in the United States. 



ADA. — Six large flat petals; porce'ain blue, thickly veined 

 throughout with azure. 



AGXES. — Six rather sm.all fiat petals; white broadly 

 margined bright lilac. Early and showy. 



BESSIE, — Six fKjinted petals; pure snow white with light 

 yellow at base. 



BLUE BEIBD. — Three large drooping petals; deep violet 

 plum or indigo purple throughout. 



CHAMELEON.— Six fiat Clematis-like petals; French white 

 veined with deep lavender, distinct blotch of go;d at 

 base; center lavender changing to lilac. 



DAGXAE GEOBGESON, — Three petals, large and droop- 

 ing; rich royal purp:e. 



DA>'DT. — Three long petals; pearly white penciled with 

 indigo; center petals rich plum. 



DELICATA. — Six large and pointed petals; pure white 

 suffused and veined with rose. 



DOBOTHT, — Nine crimped and twisted sky-blue petals; 

 splashed and blotched with French white. 



DOUBLE WHITE (Gold Bound). —Six large open milk- 

 white petals, bound with gold at base; superb. 



EDITH GBAT.— Six petals; rosy lilac with blotches of 

 light lilac and pearly white unevenly mingled in a fan- 

 tastic manner. 



ELLA CUBTIS, — Nine petals; robin's egg blue with broad 

 band of yellow at base. 



ELSIE IFOBD. — Three large drooping petals; pure white 

 suffused with azure. 



J. T. LOTETT (Navy Blue). —Six large petals; yale blue 

 with distinct band of gold at center. 



LESTEB LOYETT.— Six petals; yale blue veined and 

 marked with pearly white. 



3IAD0XXA. — Six pointed petals; pure snow white with 

 lemon at base; late. 



MAHOGAYT. — Nine long petals; rich velvety maroon 

 with soft luster. 



HISS GBAT. — Three large petals; violet shading to pur- 

 ple; a very beautiful variety. 



MISS HOBBOUGH.— Three petals; ivory white, thickly 

 veined and splashed with plum; superb. 



MBS. GEOBGESON.— Six petals; rosy lilac, light lilac and 

 pearly white unevenly mingled in blotches and stripes. 



PAINTED LADY.— Three large drooping petals; white 

 suffused and splashed with claret. 



PEACOCK. — Nine large overlapping petals; violet-purple 

 veined with white. 



PBOF. GEOBGESON.— Three very large petals; pure 

 rich violet; a grand sort. 



PTBAMID. — Nine large petals; indigo blue veined with 

 ivory v.hite running to pure white at base. 



BOBT. CBAIG.— Six fluted petals; French white, densely 

 veined with rosy carmine. 



SHEBWOOD. — Three large overlapping petals; pearly 

 white, deeply edged with bright rose. 



SPOTTED BEAUTY.— Six large petals; white suffused 

 and marked with carmine. 



STELLA. — Three petals; violet veined with white. 



THOMPS LOTETT.- Six crimped, overlapping petals; 

 violet with gold band at base. 



WM. TELL. — Six petals; cobalt blue with distinct white 

 rays and white at center. 



Strong roots, each, 20c; d^z.. $2.00; 100, $12.00. 

 A set, one each of the 30 varieties, for $4.50. 



Mixed Varieties. — Almost every conceivable color and 

 shade in an endless variety of unique combinationf. 

 Strong clumps each, 12c; doz„ $1.25; 100, $8.00. 



