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LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, NJ.— HARDY PERENNIALS 



IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRIS 



Iris Kaempferi 



Nothing in hardy flowers is more trnly grand 

 than Imperial Japanese Iris. They begin to 

 flower about the middle of June and continue 

 for a month. 



Most of the varieties in our collection were 

 selected by Prof. Georgeson in Japan, and we 

 believe them to be as fine as it is possible to 

 secure anywhere at any price. 



Dagmar Georgeson. — Three large petals; 

 rich velvety royal purple or purple-maroon 

 with canary yellow at base. 



Double White. GOLD BOUND.— Six large, 

 open milk-white petals; deep yellow at base. 



Oriole. — Plum shading to deep plum toward 

 center, with bright yellow at center. Double. 



Peacock. — Nine large overlapping petals; vio- 

 let purple, veined with white. 



Pyramid. — Nine large petals, indigo blue, 

 veined with white. 



Sherwood.— Three large overlapping petals; 

 pearly white, deeply edged with bright rose. 



Stella.— Three violet petals, veined white. 



Thompson Lovett.— Six large petals; intense 

 rich purple plum with oriole at base. 



Strong roots, each, 25c.; dozen, $2.50; 100. 

 $18.00. 



JAPANESE IRIS. Mixed Varieties 



These are all good varieties, the labels of 

 tv^hich have become lost. Splendid, strong 

 roots- each, 20c.: dozen. $2.00; 100. $12.00. 



LIBERTY IRIS. Fleur de Lis 



The upright petals are termed "stands," the 

 drooping ones "falls." 



Abd-el-Kadir. VICTORIA.— Stands smoked 

 yellow; falls yellow, veined with purple plum. 



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. 



Chas. Dickens. OROYA.— Stands light vio- 

 let; fails indigo with white at base. 



Charlotte Patti. BRILLIANT.— Stands gold- 

 en yellow; falls light yellow, veined white. 



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, white base veined indigo. 



Dr. Parnet. — Stands soft rosy lilac; falls 

 l)ure lilac shading to white. 



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; falls light blue, veined 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 darker. 



Pres. Thiers. — Stands mauve, brown at base; 

 falls purple, base marked brown and white. 



Queen of May. ROSY GEM.— Stands bright 

 rosy hlac; falls a shade darker. Showy. 



Rebecca. HONORABILIS. SANS SOUCI. 

 — Stands golden yellow; falls mahogany brown. 

 All above, 15c. each; dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



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Any of the named 

 sorts of Liberty 

 Iris offered above, 

 each, 15c.; dozen, 

 $1.50; 100 for $10. 



THE LOVE- 

 LY "FLAGS" 

 OR LIBER- 

 TY IRIS 



