LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



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Liberty Iris 



(Iris Germanica, Fleur de Lis — the national^Flower of France) 



Great and varied as are the surprises in the June garden, it is the Iris, perhaps, that fascinates most, 

 with its gorgeous array of colors. Named after the Goddess of the Rainbow, a border of modern Liberty 

 Iris will make any rainbow look rather drab and dreary. Varying in hues from delicately' penciled white 

 and lavenders, through all the colors to deep chocolate brown and an intensely rich royal purple, there is 

 not a lover of flowers who would not fall in love with one Iris or another among the scores of kinds offered 

 on this and the following page. 



The Iris has been called the poor man's orchid. 

 It is much more. It is the flaral standby for 

 gardeners rich or poor who are blessed ( ?) with 

 poor soil. No other flower that we know is as 

 indifferent to soil fertility as the Iris. It will 

 literally grow anywhere, in sand, under drip of 

 roofs, near foundations, where it is too dry and 

 the soil too poor to grow anything. It wQl not 

 only thrive but bloom freely. Of course in a 

 fertile soil the plants will thriftier and the 

 flowers will be larger. But even in poor soil, the 

 Iris is free-flowering and brings the most in- 

 different gardener a measvire of reward that can 

 not be expected from any other flower. All are 

 L ^^H^H ^^^^^^ ^ hardy and sturdv, they succeed with very 



■l '''^^^^^^B li^^^^ care. All are splendid for use as cut flowers, 



. _ ^^^Bp' ^^N ^ j«*fV^^^^^H addition to their value for lawn adornment. 



.MiMA. -pj^g Upright petals are termed "stands"; 



the drooping ones, "falls." 



A Cultural Hint — ^Most planters set Iris 

 roots too deeply. They should be so placed that 

 the neck of the root is just level with the surface. 



LIBERTY IRIS OF UNUSUAL 

 MERIT 



Florentina alba. SILVER QUEEN— 

 Stands and falls porcelain, shading to pure white; 

 flowers large; blooms very 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 very large and fragrant. 

 Tall habit. 



Purple Queen. FLORENTINE 

 BLUE— Stands and falls rich violet 

 purple. Flowers very large; the 

 earliest of all. 



Each, 25c; dozen, $2.50. 



STANDARD VARIETIES 



Abd-el-Kadir. VICTORIA— Stands smoked 

 ydilow; falls yellow, veined purple-plum. 



Bro<3dyn — Stands porcelain; falls light blue, 

 veined with russet shading to light blue. 



Celeste — Pure celestial blue throughout, 

 shading to porcelain; large open flowers. 



Chas. Dickens, OROVA— Stands light violet; 

 falls indigo with white at base. 



Charlotte Patti. BRILLIANT-^Stands 

 golden; falls light yeUow, veined white. 



Price, 15c each; $1.50 dozen; $10.00 per 

 100. 



