JAPANESE IRI5. 



Ada. — Six petals, large and flat; porcelain, 

 thickly veined with azure throughout; large 

 distinct blotch of chrome-yellow at base ; centre 

 lavender, flushed with blue; very gay and 

 decorative. Medium height, late, very free. 



Ag^es. — Six petals, rather small, flat flowers; 

 white, broadly margined with deep lavender; 

 centre of petals striped pale lemon or straw 

 color; very gay and cheerful. Early and free 

 bloomer; one of the first to flower. 



uiue Jay. — Three petals, rather long and 

 drooping ; deep indigo-blue with yellow base ; 

 centre plum ; a small and poorly made-up flower. 

 Early and free. Dwarf habit. 



Bopeep. — Three petals; French white distinct- 

 ly veined with lavender and with satiny luster; 

 golden-yellow at base ; three small upright bright 

 lavender petals at centre; centre pearly- white, 

 tipped and margined with lavender; ver\' dainty 

 and pretty; tall. Late. 



There are no flowers, not even the finest Orchids, 

 that exceed in beautiful and fantastic forms or in 

 rich, pure and beautiful colors, the Japanese Iris. 

 The species is entirely distinct from all other species ; 

 the flowers are of immense size, and are produced 

 in a veritable cloud of bloom. Some are single, 

 others semi-double and a few quite double, and the 

 colors range from pure white through violet, lilac, 

 rose, purple, blue and yellow; some are exceedingly 

 ainty, others most intense in color, but always 

 ure, clear and well defined. The season of bloom- 

 ig is June and July and the plants are very hardy, 

 icceed on almost all soils (though preferring a 

 loist location), and need but little care or culture. 



In 1890 I received direct from the imperial 

 gardens of Japan several hundred varieties, in- 

 cluding all the choicest in cultivation. The fol- 

 lowing list has been selected from those thus re- 

 ceived after fully testing, to which are added a few 

 of the finest varieties introduced by other growers. 



Autumn is the best season for planting. 



to Yale-blue with broad, distinct centre of pure 

 golden-yellow; centre same color as petals and 

 changes with them; medium, very late and won- 

 derfully free blooming; a superb sort. 



Mahogany. — Xine petals, long, somewhat 

 twisted and crimped; rich maroon, resembling 

 velvet in its soft, rich luster, with large and 

 distinct gold band at centre ; centre reddish-plum. 

 A very large and grand flower; tall, midseason, 

 very prolific ; a magnificent variety. 



Painted Lady. — Three petals, large and droop- 

 ing; white, delicately suffused, splashed and 

 veined with claret and with large lemon-yellow 

 blotch at base; three upright small petals in 

 centre more thickly splashed and blotched ^-ith 

 deeper claret ; centre white veined with rosy- 

 carmine. Medium, early, profuse. 



Prof. Georgeson. — Three petals, very large; 

 pure rich violet; centre straw color. Medium 

 height, midseason; very free. 



Pyramid. — Xine petals, large, overlapping and 

 forming a very large open flower; indigo-blue with 

 distinct bandofgolden-yellowat base ; centre ivory- 

 white; a beautv; tall, midseason; free bloomer. 



Spaulding. — Sixpetals,broadandflat,curiousry 

 and beautifully crimped ; rosy-purple, with centre 

 of pure white and rays of white running to near 

 edge of petals ; centre pearly- white tipped with 

 rosy-purple. A very beautiful variety. Rather 

 dwarf, midseason; a free bloomer, very "decorative. 



Stella. — Three petals, pale violet, distinctly 

 veined with white and indistinct yellow blotch 

 at base ; centre white tipped with violet. Dwarf, 

 very early and free; a fine variety. 



Wm. Tell. — bix petals; cobalt- blue with white 

 centre, rays of white running to near margin of 

 petals ; centre of flower pearly- white, edged with 

 cobalt-blue ; tall, late, free ; a very fine variety. 



Strong plants, ea., 15c. ; doz.,$1.50; 100, $10.00. 

 {By maU at each and dozen rates if preferred.) 



