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LIBERTY IRIS. Fleur de Lis 



The National Flower of France 

 The upright petals are termed "stands," the 

 drooping ones ''falls." 



Abd-el-Kadir. VICTORIA.— Stands smoked 

 yellow: falls yellow, veined with purple plum. 



Agamemnon. — Stands pearly white, oddly 

 edged with azure, falls white, veined with 

 azure. 



Brooklyn. — Stands porcelain; falls light blue 

 veined with russet and shading to light blue. 



Celeste. — Pure celestial blue throughout, 

 shading to porcelain: large open flowers, held 

 high in the air: xtry profuse and one of the 

 finest varieties: tall habit. 



Chas. Dickens. OROVA. — Stands light vio- 

 let: falls indigo with white at base. 



Charlotte Patti. BRILLIANT.— Stands gold- 

 en yellow; falls light yellow, veined with white 

 at base. 



Darius. — Stands lemon yellow; falls light yel- 

 low blotched and marbled with rosy lilac. 



Delicata. — Stands delicate straw tinted with 

 rose: falls deep lilac shading to white. 



Donna Maria. EDITH COOK. — Stands 

 azure; falls indigo with white at base veined 

 with indigo. 



Dr. Parnet. — Stands soft rosy lilac: falls 

 pure lilac shading to white. 



Gen. Grant. — Stands light sulphur, clouded 

 or smoked: falls light yellow overspread with 

 veinings and blotches of deep plum. 



H. Cramer. — Stands deep celestial blue; falls 

 pure Yale blue; tall habit; blooms early. 



Herant. — Stands bluish-lilac; falls violet in 

 center and lilac blue at edge of petals. 



La Tendre. BRIDESMAID. EDINA.— 

 Stands porcelain slightly smoked; falls light 

 blue heavil}- veined with violet. 



Leopold. — Stands smoked lavender: falls 

 light purple shading to white at base. 



Pallida Speciosa.— Stands violet; falls plum 

 with white at base. 



Pauline.— Stands bright blue; falls somewhat 

 darker lilue. 



Pres. Thiers. — Stands mauve, much smoked 

 and penciled brown at base; falls purple, base 

 marked with brown and white. Flowers late. 



Queen of May. ROSY GEM.— Stands bright 

 rosy lilac: falls a shade darker. Showy. 



Rebecca. HONORABILIS. SANS SOUCI. 

 — Stands golden vellow; falls mahogany brown. 



Sir Robert Peel. ZEPHYR.— Stands light 

 blue and falls darker blue. 



Striata. — Stands bright lemon; falls white, 

 edged with light yellow. 



Virgil. QUEEN OF GYPSIES. — Stands 

 lavender and much smoked; falls violet. 



Anv of the above named varieties, each, 15c.; 

 dozen. $1.50: 100. $10.00. 



Varieties Mixed, each, 12c.: dozen, $1.25; 100, 

 $7.50. 



VARIETIES OF UNUSUAL MERIT 



Florentina alba. SILVER QUEEN.— Stands 

 and falls porcelain, shading to pure white; flow- 

 ers large; blooms ver\- early; fragrant. 



Iris King. — Stands clear lemon yellow: falls 

 rich maroon, bordered with yellow. Flowers 

 very large and exceedingly brilliant in color. 



Pallida Dalmatica (true). — Stands tender 

 lavender; falls deeper lavender with shadings 

 of soft blue. Flowers verv large and fragrant. 

 Tall habit. 



Purple Queen. FLORENTINE BLUE.— 

 Stands and falls rich violet purple. Flov/ers 

 very large: the earliest of all. 



Each, 25c.; dozen. $2.50. 



SIBERIAN IRIS. Iris Sibirica 



Flowers similar in form to those of the Lib- 

 erty Iris, but smaller and are borne on long, 

 slender stems in great profusion just as the 

 Fleur de Lis are fading. Elegant and refined; 

 excellent for cutting. 



Blue King. — Clear, rich blue. 



Orientalis. — Rich violet blue. 



Snow Queen. — Pure milk white. 



Each. 20c.; dozen. $2.00; 100. $12.00. 



IRIS PSEUDO ACORUS 

 Water Flag. 2 to 3 ft.— Of tall habit. Pro- 

 duces golden yellow flowers in June, which 

 flowers resemble the Libert}- Iris in form, 

 though the plant is entirely distinct from all 

 other species. Prefers a moist or even wet 

 situation. Each, 25c.: dozen, $2.50: 100. $15.00. 



LATHYRUS. Perennial Pea 



Latifolius. EVERLASTING PEA. — A 

 climbing plant, valuable for covering trellises, 

 stumps of trees, etc. The flowers are sweet- 

 pea-like, deep rosy red, produced in racemes. 



Mary Lovett. PINK BEAUTY.— A variety 

 of great beauty and merit that originated at the 

 ^Ionmouth Nursery. The flowers are light, 

 cheerful, rosv-carmine color. 



Each, 20c.:' dozen, $2.00. 



LIATRIS. Blazing Star 



Pycnostachya. KANSAS GAY FEATHER. 

 4 to 5 ft. — Handsome and ver}- showy; pale 

 purple flowers on tall, round, dense spikes in 

 August and September. Prefers a dry soil and 

 looks especiallv well massed in shrubbery. 

 Each. 20c.: dozen. $2.00. 



