LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— PERENNIALS— IRIS 



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GERMAN or LIBERTY IRIS VonUnm 



Liberty or German Iris are not particular as to 

 soil — they thrive in even the poorest; in fact, they 

 do better in soil not overly rich and are one of the 

 relatively few perennials that do well in the poor 

 sandy soils near the seashore. Since the rhizomes 

 multiply rapidly, newly set out roots should be 

 placed at least 2 feet apart. 



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. 



DR. PARNET — Stands, soft rosy lilac; falls, pure 

 lilac shading to white. 



F. BERNET— Stands bright yellow; falls mahog- 

 any over white. 



GRACCHUS— Stands lemon; falls delicate yel- 

 low striped wine red. 



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. 



EXQUISITE COLORS AND LENGTH OF BLOOMING 

 SEASON MAKE LIBERTY IRISES ADMIRABLE OBJECTS 

 IN ANY GARDEN 



LA TENDRE (Bridesmaid, Edina)— Stands, 

 porcelain; falls, light blue, veined violet. 



LEOPOLD — Stands, smoked lavender; falls, light 

 purple shading to white at base. 



LIZZIE — Deep lemon-yellow stands. Falls vel- 

 vety crimson. 



MRS. CHAS. WHEELER— Stands light laven- 

 der blue; falls violet shaded white. 



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. 



SAPPHO — Stands deep blue; falls indigo blue. 



SIR ROBERT PEEL (Zephyr)— Stands light, 

 and falls dark, blue. 



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



Varieties Mixed, each, 12c; dozen, $1.25; 100, 

 $7.50. 



IRIS PSEUDO ACORUS 



WATER FLAG— 2 to 3 ft. Of tall habit. 

 Produces golden yellow flowers in June. Prefers 

 a moist or wet situation. Each, 25c; dozen, 

 $2.50; 100, $15.00. 



SIBERIAN IRIS 

 Iris Sibirica 



Flowers similar in form to those of the Liberty 

 Iris. While smaller, they are of more graceful 

 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. 



IRIS PUMILA 

 HYBRIDS 



Of the same general physical make-up as the 

 German (Liberty) Iris, but of rather compact 

 growth and among the very first to bloom. With 

 us, they have graced the rock garden — together 

 with Grape Hyacinths and Snowdrops — fully 5 

 weeks ahead of the other Iris. 



The following Hybrids were produced by Dr. 

 Van Fleet, the celebrated plant hybridizer. They 

 are very strong growers (8 inches) and bloom very 

 freely. 



CANARY BIRD— Produces, as do all these 

 Hybrids, an almost solid mass of color, the flowers 

 of this variety being a bright canary yellow. 



SEA GULL — The flowers are the same gray, 

 but not a cold gray, that one sees frequently in a 

 winter sky. It is also the color of the plumage of 

 a sea gull. 



SWAN — Pure white, with a 

 suggestion of cream, or a very 

 faint bluish cast about them. 



BLUE JAY— Produces flowers 

 of a cheerful bright blue which, 

 contrasted with the lighter colored 

 blooms of the other three sorts, 

 give a most striking and beautiful effect. 

 Each, 30c; dozen, $3.00. 

 IRIS PUMILA, MIXED— The colors range 

 through the various shades of blue and yellow. 

 Many show bloom early in May. 



Each,20c; dozen, $2.0a 



