DREER'S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



Bearded Iris 



Japanese Iris, Gold Bound 



Liatris — Blazing Star 



Ten Choice Bearded Ins 



17-845 Alta California. Holds its place as one of the most 

 worthwhile and sensational Iris grown. It is tallest of all the 

 new yellow Iris and its branching qualifies it for "A" rating 

 either as aa individual stalk or as mass bloom. Yellow Iris have 

 long been recognized as being the "spark" that brings out the 

 fullest beauty of any Iris garden, and Alta California serves this 

 purpose to perfection. 48 inches. 



17-847 Buechley's Giant. Early. An Iris giant in size and 

 height and one of the ten largest and best. Huge well-formed 

 flowers of perfect form in a soft to medium blue effect. 50 inches. 



17-849 Coppersmith. A very tall and robust growing Iris. 

 Not a new variety but worthy of a place in the garden because 

 of its freedom of bloom, large rich copper-bronze flowers, and 

 good foliage. 



17-319 Depute Nomblot. Standards light bronzy rose- 

 purple. Falls rosy red. 4 ft. 



17-320 Indian Chief. Without a peer among the medium-tall 

 reds of its color shade and blooms earlier than most when good 

 "red" Iris are scarce. Bronzy violet standards w-ith falls of 

 Dahlia-carmine. A good doer ever3'where and should be in 

 every garden. Early. 32 inches. 



17-744 Jean Cayeux. A smooth soft light buff described as 

 "Coffee colored". Tall and very stately. 36 inches. 



17-333 Los Angeles. The whiteness of fresh snow with a faint 

 edge of lavender. 40 inches. 



17-851 President Pilkington. Large, of bold form, well- 

 branched, many buds to stalk, and medium-tall. Standards 

 vinaceous buff underlaid old gold with falls of soft violet, faintly 

 edged silvery brown. The elegant dignity of this Iris gives it a 

 charm that is difficult to describe. Midseason. 40 inches. 



17-344 Venus de Milo. Gigantic new white. Considered by 

 many as the best white. A perfect flower in every waj-. 



17-855 William Mohr. Most Orchid-like of all Iris, this un- 

 usual hybrid is the most distinct variety grown. The leaves 

 are always small but the flowers are simply immense. The 



• ground color is pale lilac, standards flushed darker, the whole 

 flower beautifully veined mangane.sc-violet. Stems strong and 

 rigid, 20 to 24 inches, usually four flowers on each. Early. 



A ny of the above: 

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



17-760 One each of the above S2.75. 



17-857 Bearded Iris Mixed. 20c each; 3 for 55c; 12 for $2.00. 



Dreer's Japanese Iris 



Iris Kaempferi (§> 



These noble Iris begin blooming in mid-June and continue for 

 about 5 or 6 weeks. A\'hile they succeed in almost any soil and 

 under any conditions they delight in a rich, deep, moist position. 

 17-884 Astarte. Beautiful double dark violet; good strong 



grower. It is a valuable variety for the reason that it flowers 



about two weeks after most of the others are through, thus 



lengthening the season for Japanese Iris. 

 17-886 Betty F. Holmes. Large double pure white flowers 



with lemon yellow mid ribs. Foliage is a striking deep green 



and very graceful. 

 17-359 Gold Bound. Double creamy white with gold band 



through each petal. 

 17-888 Hercule. Double clear lilac blue. 

 17-890 Jeanette Parry. A large single flower with white 



falls, delicately veined soft blue. Tiny mulberry-purple 



standards. Grows to a height of 30 inches. 

 17-892 Lucia Marshall. A fine large double Pansy-violet 



with white veins. Center of flower white with j'ellow spots. 

 17-360 Mahogany. Large double blooms of purple mahogany 



red. Late. 

 17-894 Melpomene. Semi-double red with heavy white veins 



Stigmas cream, edged violet rose. 

 17-362 Purple & Gold. Rich \nolet-purple with golden throat. 



Double. 

 17-896 Repsime. Giant double flowers of light blue with wide 



white margins; stigmas ivory. A most unusual and attractive 



effect. 

 17-898 Rose Anna. Double ivor>- white with heavy ruby red 



veins and conspicuous yellow blotch. Stigmas dark plum. 

 17-900 Rose H. Scheepers. Double mauve gray, overlaid 



blue. 



Any of I he above: 35c each; 3 for Si. 10; 12 for $3.50. 

 77-J£5 Japanese Iris Mixed. A splendid mixture. 25c each; 



3 for 70c; 12 for S2.50; 25 for $3.75. 



Liaf ris— B/azing Star, Gay Feather 

 17-385 Scariosa alba. Imposing plants, 3 feet tall, bearing 



numerous sturdy spikes covered with white fuzzy flowers during 

 August and September. 40c each; 3 for $1.15; 12 for $4.00. 

 17-386 September Glory. Majestic spikes set thickly with 

 feathery rich purple flowers during late August and September. 



4 ft. 3Sc each; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.50. 



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