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



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New- 

 Importation of 

 Rare 

 Japan Iris. 



JAPAN IRIS. 



(Iris Kwmpferi. ) 

 Due early in October. 

 TTTHE magnificence of these new Irises surpasses 

 cjlfe description. The flowers are of enormous 

 size, averaging from 8 to 10 inches across, and 

 of indescribable and charming hues and colors, 

 varying like watered silk in the sunlight, the pre- 

 vailing colors being white, crimson, rose, lilac, 

 lavender, violet and blue; each flower usually rep- 

 resenting several shades, while a golden yellow 

 blotch, surrounded by a halo of blue or violet at 

 the base of the petals, intensifies the wealth of col- 

 oring. The Japan Iris is perfectly hardy, and flowers 

 in great profusion in July and August, and attains 

 greatest perfection if grown in moist soil, or if 

 plentifully supplied with water while growing and 

 flowering. (See cut.) 



DOUBLES. 



Snowball. Pure white with satinyi white 

 veins and light yellow centre. Very double. 

 La Superb. Delicate blue, broadly mar- 

 gined with pure white; yellow centre; 

 entire flower intricately veined with white. 

 Fascination. Bright blue, broadly mar- 

 gined with indigo ; yellow centre. The 

 three small inner petals pure white, tipped 

 with claret ; the entire flower veined white. 

 Conqueror. Deep carmine pink with band of 

 white through centre of the petals ; reverse 

 of petals light pink ; large veins of white 

 through the entire flower. Very double. 

 Charmer. Pure white ground heavily 

 veined with bright blue ; base of petals or- 

 namented with yellow feather; the three 

 small inner petals bright blue and violet. 

 L'Unique. Ground color lavender, heavily 

 veined with claret; base of petals feathered 

 with yellow; small centre petalsplum-color. 

 Diversity. Rich deep blue, heavily 

 SINGLES. "^HflF- "" ' ''\ I 1 //Mil! Ill if' SI veined with indigo ; base of petals feathered 



' '// II Ij j<il with yellow; small centre petals creamy , 



Thunderbolt. Rich violet purple, W- 1 ' , ''flrJL ffll iff white, tipped with indigo ; reverse of petals 



veined with black ; yellow at base of petals; ^^^^^PHu^l^ -' ! ' '' wfNlKfl light blue. 



small centre petals of lavender, heliotrope '"'■■■.' ' ''lllljlHr Kg- The descriptions of i other beautiful Double 



al " 1 I'U'Wf- ^WR,' ' -fllS" If9 Japan Iris will be found on page3i.- ,_. a 



Queen of Whites. Pure white with 

 satiny white veins ; base of petals feathered 

 light yellow. 

 Magnifica. Ground color dark heli- 

 otrope, veined with black ; all petals mar- 

 gined with white ; yellow base ; reflex side 

 of petals and three small petals pink, veined 

 with claret ; small centre petals black and 

 purple. 

 Bluebeard. Light blue ground shaded 

 with indigo ; entire petal heavily blotched 

 with dark blue ; base feathered yellow; 

 centre petals bright pink, spotted with 

 crimson. 

 Peerless. Delicate blue, spotted with 

 darker blue ; base of petals feathered yel- 

 low ; reflex of petals white ; small centre 

 petals white, tipped with deep blue. 

 Bravo. Ground color deep blue, veined 

 with violet; base yellow feather; three 

 small petals wine, tipped with white and 

 veined maroon ; small centre petals deep 

 violet, tipped light blue. 

 Speckled Beauty. White ground, mi- 

 nutely speckled with magenta and copper 

 red ; base of petals feathered with yellow: 

 centre petals white, speckled with copper 

 red. 



Triumph. Ground color white, heavily 



blotched and spotted with garnet and light pink; 



base of petals yellow ; small centre petals white, 



tipped with light claret. 

 Aurora. White ground shaded with rosy claret; 



broad picotee of dark claret ; entire flower veined 



with pure white ; base of petals feathered with 



yellow ; small centre petals pure white, shaded 



with light claret. 

 Curiosity. Pure white ground, shot with light blue and violet; 



large yellow feather in centre ; small centre petals white, tipped with 



maroon and lavender. 

 Sensation. White ground, feathered yellow at base with surrounding zone of 



faint lavender ; entire petal heavily veined with violet ; three smaller inner petals 



light claret, veined with maroon and shot with white ; small centre petals bright blue, 



shot with white. 

 Gem, Light lavender with a deep margin of deep blue ; yellow feather at base ; 



reverse of petals lavender ; entire flower veined with white and speckled with white 



and black spots. Small centre petals white, tipped with dark violet. 

 Price for any of the above named varieties, 25c. each, $2.50 doz.; it by ma.il add 5c. each for postage. Either set of 12 



single or double, $2.75, or both sets for $5.00 ; postage extra., Be. each. 

 Price for mixed varieties : Large clumps, 15c. each, $1.50 doz. Add 5c. each for postage if desired by mail. 



