J. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER, N.J.— HARDY PERENNIALS 29 



LIBERTY IRIS OR FLEUR-DE-LIS 



The National Flower of France 



These varieties of Iris or "Flags" rival 

 choice orchids in beauty of form and exquisite 

 colors; flower with lavish profusion and are 

 so hardy and sturdy they succeed with almost 

 no care. Our collection is most complete, and 

 in the various varieties, almost every color can 

 be found except red. 



Abd-el-Kadir. A'ICTORIA.— Stands smoked 



yellow; falls yellow, veined with purple plum. 



Agamemnon. — Stands 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; very profuse and one of the 

 finest varieties; tall habit. 



Chas. Dickens. OROYA.— Stands light vio- 

 let: falls indisfo with white at base. 



Charlotte Patti. BRILLIANT. — Stands 

 golden yellow; falls light yellow veined with 

 white at base. 



Darius. — Stands lemon yellow; falls light 

 yellow 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. 



Florentina Alba. SILVER QUEEN.— Stands 

 and falls porcelain shading to pure white; flow- 

 ers large; blooms early; fragrant. 



Gen. Grant. — Stands light sulphur, clouded 

 or smoked; falls light yellow overspread with 

 veinings and blotches of deep plum. 



Gold Bound. — Stands golden yellow, 

 smoked; falls reddish brown, yellow at base. 



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. 



Hokanum.— Stands yellow blotched _ with 

 brown; falls rich purple flecked with white. 



L'African. — Stands rosy purple; falls darker 

 with veins of white at base. 



Lady Stumpp. — Similar to H. Cramer with 

 both stands and falls of darker shades. 



La Tendre. BRIDESMAID, EDINA.— 

 Stands' porcelain slightly smoked; falls light 

 ijlue heavily veined with violet. 



Leopold. — Stands smoked lavender; falls 

 light purple shading to white at base, 



Montauk. QUEEN VICTORIA.— Stands 

 lemon yellow smoked; falls white and yellow. 



Mrs. Chas. Wheeler. — Stands light lavender- 

 blue; falls violet shading to white. 



Pallida Speciosa. — Stands violet; falls plum 

 with white at base. 



Pauline. — Stands bright blue; falls somewhat 

 darker blue. 



Pres. Thiers. — Stands mauve, much smoked 

 and penciled brown at base; falls purple, base 

 marked with brown and white. Flowers late. 



Purple Queen, FLORENTINE BLUE.— 

 Stands and falls rich violet purple. Flowers 

 very large; early — a good companion for Flor- 

 entina Alba. 



Queen of May. ROSY GEM.— Stands bright 

 ro5v lilac; falls a shade darker. Showy. 



Rebecca. HONORABILIS. SANS SOUCI. 

 Stands golden yellow; falls mahogany brown. 



Sappho. — Stands deep blue: falls indigo. 



Sir Robert Peel. ZEPHYR.— Stands light 

 blue and falls darker blue. 



Striata. — Stands bright lemon; falls white- 

 edged with light yellow. 



Virgin. — Stands French white, slightly shad- 

 ed with yellow; falls deep purple with white. 



Virgil. QUEEN OF GYPSIES.— Stands 

 lavender and much smoked; falls violet. 



Prices: transplanted year-old roots: 



Named varieties, each 15c.; dozen, $1.50; 

 100, $10.00. 



Varieties mixed, each, 12c.; dozen, $1.25; 

 100, $7.50. 



RARE VARIETIES LIBERTY IRIS 



Canary Bird. VELVETEEN. — Stands lemon 

 yellow; falls deep plum — almost black. 



Count de St, Clair. — Both stands and falls are 

 milk white, distinctly edged with rosy-lilac and 

 oddly crimped and fluted. Similar in both 

 color and make-up to the popular Mme. 

 Chereau, but the flowers are larger and finer in 

 every way. Each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50. 



Flavescens, — Stands light primrose; falls 

 white, lightly tinted with yellow. 



Gracchus,— Stands lemon yellow, falls deli- 

 cate straw densely veined with deep wine. 



Iris King, — Stands clear lemon yellow; falls 

 rich maroon, bordered with yellow. Flowers 

 verv large and exceedingly brilliant in color. 

 Each, 30c.: dozen. $3.00. 



Lizzie^. — Stands bright yellow; falls chocolate. 

 I-^ach. 25c.: dozen. $2.50. 



Mrs, Chas. Darwin, — Stands pure pearl 

 white: falls white delicately veined with lilac. 



Pallida Dalmatica (true). — Stands tender 

 lavender: falls deeper lavender with shadings 

 of soft blue. Flowers very large and fragrant. 

 Tall habit. Each, 30c.; dozen, $3.00. 



Price (except as noted) strong vear-old 

 plants, each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00; 100, $15.00. 



