Glorious Bulbous 



IRIS 



These Hardy Iris must be planted in the Fall 



Dutch Iris^Larg, 



e-Flowering Early Xiphium. A • 



A wonderful type of hardy bulbous Iris giving a splendid display of showy 

 large blooms soon after the Cottage Tulips have finisbed blooming. They are the 

 earliest of the hardy bulbous Iris and fiov^er abJMJt two weeks ahead of the 

 Spanish varieties. 



40-195 Mixture of Dutch Iris 



12 



Dutch Iris 



40-470 Adrian Backer. Graceful, 

 well-formed blooms of good sub- 

 stance and a charming uniform pur- 

 ple-lilac color. Grows 20 inches tall. 

 3 for 30c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $1.75. 



40-473 Blue Horizon. Brilliant deep 

 blue standards contrasting with the 

 showy Mght azure blue falls that 

 carry a glowing golden yellow 

 blotch. 3 for 27c; 12 for 90c; 25 

 for $1.60. 



40-477 Huchtenburg. Lovely light 

 blue standards and light yellow falls 

 with deep golden yellow blotch. 

 3 for 27c; 12 for 90c; 25 for $1.60. 



40-479 Imperator. Brilliant deep 

 blue relieved by a bright golden 

 yellow blotch on each of the stand- 

 ards. Very fine. 3 for 27c; 12 for 

 90c; 25 for $1.60. 



40-485 Wedgwood. Graceful large 

 flowers of a beautiful even Wedg- 

 wood blue color. Easy to force. 3 for 

 27c; 12 for 90c; 25 for $1.60. 



40-490 White Excelsior. White with 

 a feathering of orange at the lips. 

 3 for 30c; 12 for $1,00; 25 for $1.75. 



40-492 Yellow Queen. Large rich 

 yellow blooms. Very early. 3 for 



■ 30c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $1.75. 



A splendid mixture of all 

 ihardy Dutch Iris. Includes a 

 wide and carefully selected 

 xa-nge of beautiful colors. 3 for 

 .25c; 100 for $5.50; 250 for 

 :$a2.S0. 



Jor 

 80c 



Dutch Iris Collections 



These includes the seven varieties. 

 42-020 21 Bulbs, 3 of each, $1.65 

 42-02? 42 Bulbs. 6 of each, 3.00 

 42-022 84 Bulbs, 12 of each, 5.50 

 42-023 1 75 Bulbs. 25 of each, 1 0.00 



Iris reticulata — Netted Bulbous Iris 



40525 Iris reticulata A 



Netted Bulbous Iris 



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An exceedingly pretty and sweet 

 spring flower coming into bloom 

 with the Crocus. It is absolutely 

 hardy carrying its lovely royal blue 

 and gold flowers on stems 4 inches 

 tall. Also fine for indoors in- winter 

 planted 6 or more bulbs to a pan. 

 3 for 66c ; 12 for $2.25 ; 25 for $4.00. 



English Iris— /ris xipiuoides 



Splendid hardy bulbous Iris blooming in late June and July. Cover bulb<; 

 4 m. deep. 



40-502 Blue Celeste. Graceful large 

 sky blue flowers. 



40-503 Duke of Clarence. Com- 

 bines dark blue, light blue, and white. 



40-505 King of Blues. A splendid 

 dark blue variety. 



40-506 Mont Blanc. Always admired 

 for its pure whiteness. 



40-507 Othello. Striking wine-red 

 blooms on sturdy stems. 



40-508 Sunset. Orchid-lavender flow- 

 ers with an exquisite finish. 

 Any of the above: 



3 for 3Sc; 12 for $1.15; 25 for $2.00. 



Collections of 

 English Iris 



Includes the six varieties described. 



42-040 



of 



18 Bulbs, 



each variety 



3 

 for 



$1.75 



42-047 



of 



36 Bulbs. 



each variety 



6 

 for 



$3.25 



42-042 



of 



72 Bulbs. 



each variety 



12 

 for 



$6.30 



40-510 Mixed English Iris 



A mixture of the varieties offered 

 and several additional ones worthy of 

 a place in every garden. 3 for 25c; 12 

 for 85c; 100 for .$6.00; 250 for $13.50. 



For Spanish Iris, see Next Page 



All Bulbs are senf "PREPAID" anywhere vfifhin the U.S.A. 



English Iris 



Two Giant 



English Iris 



40-5JI Commander. A brilliant Iris 

 of very large size and a beautiful 

 dark blue color with black blotches. 

 Vigorous and free blooming. 



40-512 Edith Cavell. A splendid 



counterpart to the preceding with 

 elegant large light blue blooms with 

 purple standards. Very attractive. 



Either variety: 

 30c each; 3 for 85c; 12 for $3.00. 



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