TowsoN • Maryland 

 JAPANESE IRI 



U XLIKE other Iris, this type prefers 

 mucky soil is to their Hking. 



BLUE DANUBE. Double. Rich blue flow- 

 ers with yellow center. One of the largest and 

 tallest. 



GOLD BOUND. Double. Pure white en- 

 riched by a creamy glow at the gold-banded 

 center. 



KUMO-NO-OBI. Double. Deep sky blue 

 with distinct white veins on each petal. 



MT. HOOD. Double. Light blue shaded 

 darker, bright orange center. 



PRESIDENT HARDING. Double heavy 

 thick petaled flowers. Blooms after other 

 Japanese Iris. Flowers very massive, light 

 blue, darker shadings. 



50 cents each $4.00 per dozen 



PURPLE AND GOLD. Double. Enormous 

 llowers, and free blooming. Rich violet purple, 

 with conspicuous golden throat. 



PYRAMID. Double. Large graceful flow- 

 ers of violet-purple. Bright yellow center. 



SNOWBOUND. Single. Three-petaled. 

 Pure white. 



All the preceding 

 35 cents each $5.50 per dozen 

 except where noted 



T. S. WARE. Double. Large showy red- 

 dish violet flowers with a white center, veined 

 white, marked lemon. 



50 cents each 54.00 per dozen 



• Perennials 



S • Iris Kaempferi 



an abundance of moisture. A very rich, 

 Miscellaneous Iris 



=^CRISTATA. A tiin native species growing 

 from 4 to 6 inches with delicate, richly mark- 

 ed pale lilac flowers. May. 



INGEBORG. (Intermediate Iris). Pure 

 white, very large flowers of handsome form. 

 18". Early May. 



PSEUDACORUS. The common yellow 

 water Iris suitable for marshes, but does well 

 in ordinary garden loam. 28". May to June. 



*PUMILA CYANEA. Very showy, rich 

 violet-purple. Excellent for bordering flower 

 beds or in the rockery. April and May. 

 6 to 9 inches. 



All the preceding 

 25 cents each S2. 50 per dozen 



Siberian Iris 



ORIENTALIS. Rich violet-blue. Very 

 free bloomer. Succeeds best in a moist loca- 

 tion, 3 6"— MS. 



PERRY'S BLUE. A wonderful shade of 

 sky blue, showing white on the falls. 48" — E. 



SNOW QUEEN. Broad full petals of 

 snowy whiteness, rich green-yellow blotch at 

 throat. 36" — E. 



All the preceding 

 25 cents each S2.50 per dozen 

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All perennials strong plants from pots, 

 25 cents each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 

 per 100, excepting where noted. 



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



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