Iris (the Garden Orchid) 



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IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRIS 

 (Iris Kaempferi) 



Different from the commonly grown 

 and better known German Iris offered be- 

 low. Individual flowers are enormous in 

 size (6 to 8 inches in diameter), of the 

 most gorgeous and richly varied colors. 

 Blooming season, June-July. 



Double White (Gold Bound) — Six 

 large, open milk-white petals, deep yellow 

 at base. 



Peacock — Nine large, overlapping 

 petals; violet purple, veine^ with white. 



Pyramid — Nine large petals, indigo 

 blue, veined with white. 



Stella — Three white petals, veined white. 

 Strong roots, each, 40c; dozen, ^4.00; 

 100, ^30.00. 



IRIS PUMILA HYBRIDS 



Similar to German Iris, but bloom five 

 ahead of the other Iris. 



Canary Bird — A bright canary yellow. 



Sea Gull — Color same as plumage of a sea gull. 



Gold Finch — Creamy-white with a very 

 faint bluish cast. 



Blue Jay— Bright blue. Ea., 30c; doz., ^3.00. 



Iris Pumila, Mixed — Various shades of blue 

 and yellow. Many show bloom early in May. 

 Each, 20c; dozen, ^2.00. 



GERMAN OR LIBERTY IRIS (Iris 

 Germanica or Fleur de Lis) 

 A Cultural Hint — Most planters set Iris roots 

 too deeply. Place so the neck of the root is just 

 level with the surface of the ground. 



VARIETIES OF UNUSUAL MERIT 

 Florentina Alba (Silver Queen) — Stands and 



falls porcelain, shading to pure white; flowers 



large, fragrant. 



Iris King — Stands, clear lemon-yellow; falls, 



rich maroon, bordered with yellow. 



Pallida Dalmatica (True) — Stands, tender 



lavender; falls, deeper lavender with shadings of 



soft blue. 



Purple Queen (Florentine Blue) — Stands and 

 falls, rich violet-purple. Earliest of all. Each, 

 25c; dozen, ^2.50. 



STANDARD SORTS 



Abd-El-Kadir (Victoria) — Stands, smoked yel- 

 low; falls, yellow, veined purple-plum. 



Brooklyn — Stands, porcelain; falls, light blue, 

 veined with russet shading to light blue. 



Clias. Dickens (Orova) — Stands, light violet; 

 falls, indigo with white at base. 



GERMAN OR LIBERTY IRIS 



Charlotte Patti (Brilliant) — Stands, golden; 

 falls, light yellow, veined mahogany. Dwarf. 



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 with indigo. 



A DELIGHTFUL IRIS BORDER 



Gracchus — Stands, lemon; falls, delicate yel- 

 low, striped wine red. 



H. Cramer — Stands, deep celestial blue; falls, 

 pure Yale blue; tall habit; blooms early. 



La Tendre (Bridesmaid, Edina) — Stands, por- 

 celain; falls, light blue, veined scarlet. 



Leopold — Stands, smoked-lavender; falls, light 

 purple, shading to white at base. 



Lizzie — Deep lemon-yellow stands. Falls, vel- 

 vety crimson. 



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-lilac; falls, a shade darker. Showy. 



Rebecca (Honorabilis, Sans 'Souci) — Stands, 

 golden yellow; falls, mahogany brown. 



Sir Robert Peel (Zephyr) — Stands, light and 

 falls dark blue. 



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

 Var. Mixed, each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $7.50. 



IRIS PSEUDO ACORUS 

 Water Flag — 2 to 3 feet. Of tall habit. Pro- 

 duces golden yellow flowers in June. Each, 25c; 

 dozen, $2.50; 100, $15.00. 



SIBERIAN IRIS (Iris Sibirica) 



Similar in form to the Liberty Iris. Smaller, 

 yet more graceful in shape and of more intense 

 coloring. Excellent for cutting. 



Blue King — Clear, rich blue. 



Orientalis — Rich violet blue. 



Snow Queen — Pure milk white. 



Each, 20c; dozen, $2.00; 100, $14.00. 



JAPANESE IRIS (Mixed) 



A specialist and hybridizer offered us his sur- 

 plus of unnamed seedlings — some so unique and 

 beautiful as to be well worth naming and offering 

 separately. To these we added other good va- 

 rieties. The entire lot is offered to you in this 

 mixture — a combination of the finest blood. 

 These mixed Japanese Iris should not be con- 

 fused with the ordinary Japanese Iris. Splen- 

 did, strong roots, ea., 20c; doz., $2.00; 100, $14. 



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