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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.-BULBS. 



IBIS PEACOCK (PAV0NIA 



Bakeri. A new and perhaps the 

 roost beautiful Iris of the reticula- 

 ta type, the flowers are deliciously 

 violet-scented.standards sky-blue, 

 falls white, spotted and blotched 

 with violet-blue. It is perfectly 

 hardy and one of the earliest of 

 spring flowers, blooming in the 

 open ground in February. For pot 

 culture it is very desirable, as it 

 can be had in flower in midwinter, 

 its orchid-like flowers forming 

 striking objects for greenhouse or 

 window decoration. 15c. each, 

 $1.50 doz. 



English.. (Anglica.) Large, hand- 

 some flowers, with rich purple, 

 blue and lilac colors predomi- 

 nating ; grows 18 to 20 inches 

 high. Perfectly hardy. Mixed 

 varieties. (See cut.) 3 for 10c, 

 25c. doz., $1.50 100 ; by mail, 

 $1.75 100. 



Poetidissima folia variegata. 

 (Variegated Gladwin.) A very or- 

 namental variety for pot culture 

 and very desirable for open ground, 

 of easy cultivation in almost any 

 situation, but prefers a moist one; 

 the flowers of bluish lilac are fol- 

 lowed by large, thrice-divided seed 

 pods, showing the large, orange- 

 colored seeds and are very orna- 

 mental ; the foliage is also beauti- 

 fully variegated with ivory-white, 

 making the plant at all times very 

 decorative, (See cut.) 20c. each, 

 $2.00 doz. 



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Il^IS . — Continued. 



ata. (Scorpion Iris.) This is a gem. The plant 

 only grows about a foot high. The flowers are 

 very large, measuring i to 6 inches across, of a 

 delicate lilac-blue, with showy blotches of bright- 

 est yellow, spotted with a darker shade, the whole 

 forming one of the richest combinations of color 

 imaginable. One of the features of this rare plant 

 is that its flowers are produced when our gardens 

 are practically flowerless, commencing to bloom 

 in Octoberand producing a second crop of flowers 

 in December if the weather be not too severe. 

 It is of the easiest culture, but prefers a warm, 

 dry, sunny border. It is admirably adapted for 

 pot culture for greenhouse or window garden. 

 10c. each, $1.00 doz. 



1K1S FCETID1SSESIA FOLIA VAEIEGATA. 



Florentina. Very beautiful, 

 pure white, slightly shaded with 



/— blue and with a yellow beard ; 

 deliciously violetsceuted. The 

 Orris root of commerce is pro- 

 duced from this plant. 10c. 

 each, $1.00 doz. 



Histrio. Charming new spe- 

 ^ cies, bright blue, blotched yel- 

 low, and very earlv. 20c. each, 

 $2.00 doz. 



Peacock. (Pavonia.) Pure white, 

 with a bright blue spot on each 

 petal. Fine for pots or garden 

 culture. 1 foot. (See cut.) 5c. 

 each, 50c. doz. 



Beticrnata. A lovely variety ; 

 color violet blue, lower petals 

 of a darker shade, with gold 

 and white stripes and veins, 

 spotted with black. Very sweet- 

 scented. (See cut.) 10c. each, 

 $1.00 doz. 



Spanish.. (Hispanica.) This va- 

 riety is well adapted for pot 

 culture, blooming in the winter, 

 earlier than the English, but 

 Bmaller; beautiful shades of 

 violet, yellow, blue and white. 

 Mixed varieties. 2 for oc, 20c. 

 doz., $1.00 100 ; by mail, $1.75 

 100. 



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 IBIS LOBTETI. 



Ziorteti. Is considered to be one of the 

 most beautiful Irises in the world. A 

 native of Palestine. The flowers are as 

 large as those of the remarkable "X. 

 Susiana," and the coloring is very fine. 

 The falls show a creamy or white 

 ground, marked with small crimson- 

 purple spots, and sometimes also veins, 

 concentrated at the centre into a dark 

 crimson-purple "signal." The stan- 

 dards are nearly pure white, and marked 

 with thin violet vines. The often vivid 

 yellow-crimson coloring of the styles 

 gives, by reflex, a reddish shine to the 

 standards. An exceedingly charming 

 species; blooms in June. (See cut.) 

 35c. each, $3.50 doz. 



IRIS RETICULATA. 



ENGLISH IRIS. 



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