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GERMAN IRIS (Fleur de Lis) 



THE GERMAN IRIS riris Germanica). — Frequently 

 termed '"Flags, are among the most showy, beautiful 

 and valuable of early blooming Hardy Perennials. They 

 bloom with the greatest profusion in spring and early 

 summer, the flowers resembling large Orchids in 

 their delicate, fantastic structure, and in the richness, 

 purity and exquisite shadings of color. 



The upright petals are termed "stands " the drooping 

 ones "falls." 



Autumn i<; the best season ox the year by far, for 

 planting German Iris.. 



ABD-EL-KADIR (Victoria).— Stands smoky yellow; 

 falls yellow, veined with purple-plum with broad 

 blotch of purple-plum at tip. 



ADA. — Stands yellow, heavily suffused with smoky 

 rose, especially at tip ; falls white suffused with light 

 yellow and veiled with russet. 



ADMTRAT. TOGO. — Stands pure white daintily pen- 

 ciled at edge with soft lavender ; falls ivory white 

 slightly veined at base with lavender. 



AGAMEMNON. — Stands pearly white, oddly edged 

 with azure; falls white veined with azure. 



AURORA fAurea). — Bright lemon yellow, the stands 

 being slightly deeper than the falls. 



BRILLIANT (Charlotte Patti).— Stands pure golden 

 yellow; falls light yellow veined with white at center, 

 heavily veined and tipped with russet. 



BROOKLYN. — Stands porcelain; falls hght blue 

 veined with russet and shading to light blue at edge 

 and at tip of petals. 



CANARY BIRD (Velveteen). — Stands lemon yellow; 

 falls deep plum, almost black; producing a strong and 

 pleasant contrast. 



CELESTE.— Stands and falls celestial blue, the falls 

 being a shade darker than the stands. Tall grower, 

 early ; very profuse. One of the best. 



CHARLES DICKENS (Orova).— Stands Hght violet; 

 falls indigo with white at base. 



DARIUS. — Stands lemon yellow; falls light yellow 

 botched and marbled with rosy-lilac. 



DEEICATA. — Stands French white tinted with yel- 

 low ; falls deep lilac, shading to white. 



DONNA MARIA (Edith Cook). — Stands azure; falls 

 indigo with white base, veined indigo. 



DR. PARNET (William III).— Stands soft rosy-lilac; 

 falls pure lilac shading to white. 



FLAVESCENS. — Stands light primrose; falls white 

 slightly tinted with yellow, 



FLORENTINA ALBA (Silver King, Silver Queen).— 

 Stands and falls procelain changing to pure white ; very 

 large, open and full ; early. 



GEN. GRANT. — Stands light sulphur and much 

 clouded or smoked ; falls light yellow nearly overspread 

 with veinings and blotches of deep plum. 



GOLD BOUND. — Stands golden yellow somewhat 

 smoked ; falls reddish brown, yellow at base. 



GRACCHUS.— Stands lemon; falls delicate straw 

 densely striped with deep wine. 



H CRAMER. — Stands deep celectial blue; falls pure 

 Vale blue ; tall habit ; early. 



HERANT. — Stands bluish-lilac; falls violet in center 

 and lilac- blue at edge. 



HER MAJESTY. — Stands lilac ;falls wine, shading to 

 white at base and thickly veined wine. 



LADY STUMPP.— Similar to H. Cramer in every 

 way except that both stands and falls are of darker 

 shades of same colors. 



LA TENDRE (Edina). — Stands porcelain slightly 

 smoked ; falls blue with white at base. 



LEOPOLD. — Stands smoky lavender; falls light pur- 

 ple, shading to white at base. 



MAD CHEREAU (Pecutuum).— Stands and falls pret- 

 tily twisted and crimped; milk white, distinctly 

 edged with rosy-violet. 



MME. PARQUETTE.— Stands deep lilac; falls deeper 

 lilac almost purple. Distinct. 



MONTAUK (Queen Victoria). — Stands lemon sHghtly 

 smoked ; falls white and yellow, thickly veined with 

 russet and reddish plum at tip. 



MRS. CHAS. DARWIN.— Stands pure pearly white; 

 falls white delicately veined with lilac, 



MRS CHAS WHEELER.— Stands light lavender 

 blue; falls violet, shading to white at base. 



PALLIDA SPECIOSA.— Stands violet; falls plum 

 with w-hite at base thickly veined with plum. 



P. BERNOT. — Stands golden yellow; falls lighi yel- 

 low and white, densely veined with wine. 



PRES. THIERS. — Similar to Leopold with stands and 

 falls of darker shadings. 



QUEEN OF MAY (^Rosy Gem).— Stands bright rosy- 

 lilac; falls a shade darker. 



REBECCA (Honorabilis. Sans Souci). — Stands golden 

 yellow ; falls russet with yellow at base. 



SAPPHO. — Stands deep blue; falls indigo. 



SIR ROBERT PEEL (Zephyr). — Stands light blue; 

 falls darker blue. 



STRIATA. — Stands bright lemon ; falls white edged 

 with light yellow. 



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