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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 



GERMAN IRIi 



Dreer's German Iris. 



Our collection of German Iris is very choice, the varieties offered 

 being the best in their respective colors. 

 Blue Boy. Standards and falls a beautiful lavender-blue. 

 Celeste. Pale azure-blue. 



Cherlon. Standards lilac-mauve, falls violet-mauve. 

 Florentlna Alba. Sweet scented, early flowering white. 

 Qazelle. White, heavily frilled with rich mauve. 

 Honorabllls. Standards golden-yellow ; falls mahogany-brown. 

 John De Witt. Standards bluish-violet, shading lighter towards 



the centre ; falls deep violet-purple veined with white. 

 La Tendresse. Ageratum-blue. shading lighter with brown veins. 

 Lord Salisbury. Standards amber and white; falls dark violet- 

 purple with white veins. 

 Mad. Chereau. Pure white, prettily edged with light blue. 

 Maori King. Standards golden yellow, lower petals chocolate 



veined white and edged yellow. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Mrs. H. Oarwin. Standards white, falls reticulated violet. 

 Pllcata. Standards bright violet-purple ; falls deep violet-purple. 

 Plumerl. Standard rose-mauve with metallic sheen; falls vinous 



mauve. 

 Oueen of May. A lovely sofl rose-lilac. 

 Shakespeare. Standards straw-yellow veined with burnt umber ; 



falls deep carmine-violet, shaded deeper and white veins. 

 Spectabllls. Standards light violet-purple ; falls deep violet-purple 



with dark shadings ; one of the earliest to flower. 

 Tlnnae. Deep ageratum-blue. 

 Walnerl. Standards parma-violet, falls bluish-violet. 



Price Named Sorts. Except where noted. 10 cts. each ; 85 cts. 

 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 

 Mixed Qerman Iris. All colors. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



New Qerman Iris (I. Germanica). 



King of Iris. Standards clear lemon-yellow; falls deep satiny- 

 brown with a broad border of golden-yellow. 



Lohengrin. Of gigantic size, deep violet-mauve. 



Loreley. Perfect shaped flowers, the falls of a deep ultramarine- 

 blue, more or less veined with creamy-white and sulphur-yellow 

 border, the standards are of a pale sulphur-yellow, making a 

 pleasing contrast. 



Mithras. Standards pale-yellow ; falls violet-shaded claret, with 

 yellow border. 



Nlbelungen. Standards olive-green suffused with yellow, falls 

 deep purple suffused with creamy white on edges. 



Princess Victoria Louise. Standards pure sulphur-yellow ; falls 

 rich plum color with cream-colored edges. 



Rheln NIxe. Standards pure white; falls deep violet-blue with 

 white margin. 



Price. Any of the above new varieties, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per 

 doz; $20.00 per 100. 



Dreer's Imperial Japanese Iris. 



These magnificent Iris are among the most beautiful of our hardy 

 early-summer flowering plants and are destined to become as pop- 

 ular as the hardy Phlox and Pjeonies. They are valuable not only 

 as decorative flowering subjects for the garden, but are also very 

 useful as cut flowers. 



Our stock of Japanese Iris is very extensive in a splendid assort- 

 ment of home-grown varieties and can be relied upon for being 

 true to name and description. We supply these in strong liberal 

 divisions of a most satisfactory planting size. 

 No. Order bi4 name or number. 



2. Tora-odorl. White, faintly traced with violet. 



4. Yomo-no-uml. A fine, free-flowering early creamy-white; 



6 petals. 



5. Kokl-no-lro. Light violet-purple, with white veins: 6 petals. 

 K. Date-dogu. Rich violet-purple. 



9. Oniga-shlma. Bright violet-purple, with lighter markings; 

 6 petals. 



11. Hano.no-nlshlkl. Bright violet, white veinings. 



12. Shippo. Light lilac, densely veined with purple. 

 15. Qekka-no-naml. Large pure silvery-white, early. 



20. Kuma-funjin. White, with a broad border of magenta-lilac; 



6 petals. 

 26. (Jchlu. Bright crimson-purple; 6 petals. 

 40. Kanarlnlshlkl. Greyish-white, marbled violet: 6 petals. 



43. ShI-un-ryo. Greyish-white, deeply and densely veined and 



suffused with violet. 



44. Yoshlmo. Creamy-white, delicately veined with violet: 6 



petals. 



55. Shuchlukwa. Crimson-purple with large white veins and 

 centre. 



m. Kagarlbl. Silvery-white, traced and marbled with ultra-ma- 

 rine-blue; 6 petals. 



62. Mlsutmoshlto. Violet-purple, marbled with white. 



71. Oel-sho-l. Bright crimson-purple, with many white veins; 6 



petals. 



72. Ujl-no-hotaru. Bright violet-purple, shaded with blue: 6 



petals. 

 77. Vayaura. White, marbled with light violet. 

 96. Tebotan. White ground, with violet-blue veinings. 

 100. Vomo-zakuru. Light ground color, densely veined and suf- 

 fused reddish-purple. 

 105. Nagano. Rich violet-purple, shaded with blue; 6 petals. 

 107. Tokyo. The finest pure white; 6 petals. 

 110. NItdrl. White, overlaid with rosy-purple. 



Price. Any of the above varieties, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 

 Extra Choice Mixed Varieties. $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Iris Pallida. 



Pallida Dalmatlca. One of the finest of the Germanica type. The 

 plant is of strong habit, growing 4 feet high, with exceptionally 

 large flowers, the standards of a fine lavender, the falls lavender 

 shaded blue; fine for massing. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Pallida Dalmatlca Folia Varlegata. Foliage variegated, with broad 

 bands of creamy-yellow. 35 cts. each; 6.50 per doz. 



Pallida Speclosa. Standards dark-lavender, falls light-purple, 

 very free flowering. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Iris Pumila Hybrida. 



A type which originated by crossing the dwarf early flowering 

 Pumila Iris with the German varieties, they are among the earliest 

 flowering and are very showy, growing from 10 to 12 inches high. 

 Cyanea. Rich royal purple, with blackish shadings. 

 Excelsa. A splendid pale lemon-yellow. 

 Scbneekuppe. A large showy pure white. 



$1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Iris Interregna. 



.^.n interesting new type, the result of crossing /. germanica with I. 

 pumila hybrida. and for which there promises to be a great future. 

 They bloom earlier than the German Iris, and the flowers combine 

 perfection of form with large size and clear and decided colors. 

 The foliage is dwarf, and maintains its freshness throughout the 

 season. The flower stems are almost 18 inches high, holding the 

 flowers well above the foliage. 



Frithjof. Standards light lavender blue, falls satiny violet-blue. 

 Helge. Light citron, with pearl-colored centre. A beautiful soft 



shade. 

 Ivorine. Pure white; flowers 5 inches deep, with petals 2 inches 



wide. A grand flower. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.: $15.00 per 100. 



Various Types of Iris. Per doz. Perioo 



CrlstaU $1 00 $7 00 



Cuprea or Fulva 2 00 15 00 



Qracillipes 2 00 15 00 



Ochroleuca GIgantea 2 50 20 00 



Aurea 2 50 20 00 



Pseudacorus 100 700 



SIbirica 100 700 



Alba 100 700 



Orientalls 1 00 7 00 



Snow Oueen 100 700 



