J. T. LOVETT, MONMOUTH NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER. N. J. 



Imperial Japanese Iris 



Truly grand — almost gorgeous — are the Japanese Iris; and they are so decorative. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in lavish profusion, present a wide range of pure, clean colors with exquisite markings and are of great 

 size. J. W Elliott in "A Plea for Hardy Plants," truly says: '* At the beginning of July the magnificent Japan 

 Iris are in bloom, than which there is nothing finer. Wealthy men build and maintain glass nouses at great 

 expense to shelter things not half so fine.'' Unlike the 

 German Iris, the Japanese Iris prefers a moist, or even 

 wet, situation, though they will succeed upon any good 

 soil, if well manured. 



Agnes. Six large, flat petals : white, broadly margined 

 with rosy lilac. 



Bo-peep." Threepetals ; French white, veined with laven 

 der and with satiny luster. 



Dorothy. Nine crimped and twisted petals: light pur- 

 ple and blue, much splashed and blotched with French 

 white. 



Double White, or Gold Bound. Six arge. open pel 



milk-white, bound with sold at base. 

 Edith Gray. Six petals : rosy lilac, with blotches of light 



lilac and pearly white unevenly mingled. 

 J. T. Lovett Navy Blue). Six large petals ; bright 



blue changing to Vale blue : large eye of golden yellow. 

 Mahogany. Nine long petals; rich velvety maroon, 



with soft luster. 

 Miss Hobrough. Three petals; ivory-white, thickly 



veined and splashed with plum. 

 Peacock. Nine large, over-lapping petals; violet pur- 

 ple veined with white. 

 Prof. Georgeson. Three very large petals ; pure, rich 



violet. 



Strong flowering roots, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $12 per 

 100 ; a set, one each of the 10 sorts, for Si. 75 



JAPANESE IK1 



Select German Iris 



The Fleur de Lis, or German Iris, will grow if planted during the spring months, but thev succeed so 

 much better when planted in autumn that all who can should plant in the fall. In beauty of structure and col- 

 oring, the varieties here named rival the finest orchids. 

 Some are quite fragrant They need no petting and 

 succeed on all soils, but prefer a dry, well-drained 

 situation. 



The upright petals are termed "standards" (S.), 

 the drooping ones "falls *' (F. j. " Self *' signifies the 

 flower is all of one color. 



Celeste. Pure celestial-blue self, changing to porce- 

 lain. 



Darius. S, bright yellow ; F, purple, veined and 



edged cream. 

 Donna Maria [Edith Cook . S. pearlv white F 

 light lilac. 



Florentina ( Pallida delmatica, Silver Queen |. Self; 



porcelain changing to pearly white. Very large. 

 H. Cramer. S, delicate lavender : F. rosy lilac. 

 Lady Strump. S. yellow F. coppery yellow and 

 rich maroon. 



La Tendre (Bridesmaid. Edna S, lavender; F, 



light blue, veined with violet. 

 Purple Queen Blue Bird, Florentina Blue). Self: 



rich velvety purple. 

 Rebecca | Honorabilis, Sans Souci I S. golden yel- 

 low ; F. yellow, veined with reddish chocolate. 

 Silver King. Self: large, pure white; very fragrant. 



Strong home-grown not the little, dried im- 

 ported) roots, 12 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $6 per 

 100; a set, one of each of the 10 varieties, for $1. 



Siberian Iris 



Wonderfully profuse bloomers and very hardy. 

 Exceedingly refined and elegant. 

 Siberica. Clear, rich blue, borne on long, slender 



stems in great profusion. 

 Siberica alba. The pure white flow 



tuberose, but are much larger and more graceful. 

 Siberica orientalis. Larg 



cies, of rich velvet)' violet-purple. 

 Siberica orientalis, Snow Queen. A grand 

 pure white form. 



:rman iris Strong roots, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



