Perennials • Towson Nurseries Inc. 



IRIS 



"I always think the flowers 

 can see us " —George Eliot 



IhE iris are the orchids of temperate climes, but unlike them they thrive 

 where the orchid would die of starvation and exposure. Iris come to us from 

 all over the world and bloom in graceful profusion from April to July. 



The bearded iris is happy anywhere, and there are varieties suitable for a 

 shady place, a swampy location, or the rock garden. The taller growing 

 Japanese specie, which bloom in July, contrast pleasingly with the taller 

 perennials. They increase very rapidly when planted in good, well drained 

 soil. Iris crave a place in the sun. 



Iris Germanica 



Selected New and Rare Varieties 



The following Iris are some of the 

 best of the newer types. These have 

 been selected for their superb color. 



AMBASSODEUR. One of the finest. 

 Standards, deep lavender suffused 

 with bronze; falls, maroon with 

 purple tinge. 



LENT A. WILLIAMSON. Very large 

 flowers. Standards, bright lobelia 

 blue; falls, rich, velvety, purple suf- 

 fused blue at the edge. 



LORD OF JUNE. One of the best. 

 Standards, pale lavender blue; falls, 

 deep aniline blue. 



MAGNIFICA. Flowers of great size 

 on stiff branching stems. Standards, 

 light violet blue; falls, dark reddish 

 purple. 



OPERA. Standards, coppery brown, 

 dashed with purple; falls, wine red, 

 the base bronzy maroon. 



QUEEN CATERINA. One of the 



handsomest of all Iris. A giant in 

 size of flower as well as in habit of 

 growth. 



SHEKINAH. Pale yellow with am- 

 ber shadings. A tall, handsome var- 

 iety. 



NOTE: All of the above are 7/ cents each, 

 $7-/o -per dozen. 



Japanese Iris, the last to bloom, in all its glory at the water' s edge 



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