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iRIS LjER.MA.V1CA 



General Collection of Iris Germanica 



Blue Boy. Standards and falls beautiful lavender blue. 

 Bridesmaid. Standards palelavender; falls white, reticulated lavender. 

 Candelabra. Standards lavender suffused lilac, falls dark purple with 



white reticulation 

 Celeste. Standards and falls a delicate azure blue. 

 Cherion. Standards lilac-mauve; falls violet mauve. 

 Cherubim. Standards pale lilac, falls lilac veined with purple. 

 Florentina Alba. Very free flowering white. 

 Foster's Yellow. Standards and falls creamy yellow. 



Gazelle. Standards and falls white frilled bright mauve. 

 Her Majesty. Standards and falls bright mauve. 

 Johan de Witt. Standards bluish- violet; falls deep violet- 

 purple, veined with white. 

 La Tendresse. Standards and falls light ageratum blue. 

 Lord Salisbury. Standards amber white, falls dark violet 



purple. 

 Maid Marion. Standards lavender, falls lavender reticulated 



purple. 

 Mme. Chereau. Standards and falls pure white, daintily edged 



with light blue. 

 Nuee d'Orage. Standards greyish-lavender; falls lavender- 



\ inlet with bronzy suffusion. 

 Othello. Standards violet blue, falls deeper with white markings. 

 Plicata. Standards and falls bright violet purple. 

 President Lincoln. Standards bronzy drab; falls velvety 



m.ircion with brownish pencilings. 

 Queen of May. Pleasing soft rosy lilac. 

 Rembrandt. Standards light lavender; falls deeper. 

 Shakespeare. Standards straw-yellow, veined with burnt 



umber: falls deep carmine-violet. 

 Tinnae. Falls and standards deep ageratum blue. 

 Walneri. Standards parma-violet, shading lighter toward the 



edges; falls bluish-violet. 

 Price. Any of the above, 20 cts. each; S2.00 per doz.; $12.00 

 per 100. Set of 24 varieties for S3 50. 



Iris Germanica Mixed Varieties 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Various Iris 



We offer below some of the very finest species and varieties: 



Cristata {Crested Dwarf Iris). A tiny native species growing 

 from 4 to 6 inches high with delicate, richly marked pale lilac 

 flowers, blooms late in May and June; fine for the rockery or 

 edge of border. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; S15.00 per 100. 



Interregna Fritjof. Standards lavender, falls satiny violet- 

 blue. 



— Gerda. Standard creamy yellow, falls darker, veined yellow. 



— Spectabilis. Rich, free-flowering, violet-purple. 

 30 cts. each: S2.50 per doz.; set of 3 for 75 cts. 



Ochroleuca Gigantea. Forms large dumps succeeding in 

 almost any position, producing late in May numerous 3 feet 

 high stems with an abundance of very distinct creamy yellow 

 flowers. 35 cts. each; S3. 50 per doz. 



Pallida Dalmatica Princess Beatrice. This is the true 

 type of Pallida Dalmatica and still one of the most attractive 

 and satisfactory aU around varieties, with flowers of large size; 

 both standards and falls of a clear lavender blue shading to a 

 pale silvery blue at the base and sweetly scented. It is of strong 

 vigorous growth over three feet high with unusually heavy 

 glaucous foliage. 50 cts. each; S5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Pallida Dalmatica foliis variegatis. We are pleased to be 

 able to again offer this beautiful variety which is conspicuous on 

 account of its striking variegated foliage, which is of a glaucous 

 green with broad bands of creamy yellow, every leaf being well 

 marked; it is of free growth, attains a height of 2 feet and is 

 very attractive, even when not in flower, its blooms are of a clear 

 lavender blue the same as its parent. $1.00 ea h. 



Pseudacorus. The common yellow Water Flag, suitable for 

 marshes and water courses. May and June, 4 feet. 25 cts. each; 

 S2.50 per doz.; $15,00 per 100. 



Pumila Hybrida. A cross between /. pumila and /. germanica. 

 Very showy. Earlv flowering. 10 to 12 inches high. 



— — Floribunda. Creamy yellow. 



— — Schneekuppe. Pure white. 



— — Spectabilis. Rich violet purple. 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. One each of 3 sorts for 75 cts. 



Sibirica Orientalis. Rich, violet-blue; very free and one of 

 the best. June, i\ feet. 25 cts. each; S2..S0 per doz.; $15.00 

 per 100. 



— — Snow Queen. A variety of great merit; forms an at- 

 tractive plant; flowers snow white. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz,; $15.00 per 100, 



— — Perry's Blue. A comparatively new variety with very 

 large, clear blue flowers on stout stiff stems, a vigorous free 

 grower and very free-flowering, one of the best for cutting. 

 Sl.OO each; $10.00 per doz. 



Spuria Mrs. A. W. Tait (Longipelala Suprrbj). A distinct 

 and pretty species growing about four feet high, flowering in 

 early June; flowers porcelain blue with very long pale blue falls 

 illuminated with a golden-yellow blotch at the base. 50 cts. 

 each. 



NOTE — Bulbs, Roots or Plants will be sent by Parcel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as noted on 

 the order blank and inside of front cover of this catalogue. 



