HENRY A. DREER 



Hardy Plants 



WHOLESALE LIST 



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Iris Germailica. Twenty Choice Garden Varieties 



"We know of no class of hardy plants which will repay their owner with such a wealth of bloom, in so 

 many varied colors or during a longer period than a well arranged planting selected from the list offered 

 below, while not as aristocratic individually as the exhibition varieties, they far surpass them in freedom of 

 bloom and are well termed the Garden Varieties. 



Alcazar. Standards soft bluish-violet overlaid bronze; 



falls dark nigrosin-violet with white markings at 



base of petals and bronzy-purple veins. It bears 



profusely flowers of mammoth size which are well 



poised on strong rigid stems; height 3 feet. $1.50 



per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. 

 Arclieveque. Standards a rich shade of reddish pur- 

 ple, falls dark velvety purple, very free. .'$1.50 per 



doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Dridesinaid. Standards pale lavender; falls white, 



reticulated lavender. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 

 Edonard Michel, One of the finest; flowers of large 



size, beautifully poised on 3 feet high stems. The 



standards are broad and frilled, of a distinct shade 



of reddish-violet, the falls slightly deeper in color. 



$1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 E]ldorado. Standards bronzy-violet, passing to a yel- 

 low with brown reticulation at base; falls light- 

 violet purple, lip overlaid with bronze; base yellow 



with brown pencilings. Very free flowering; height 



21/2 feet. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Fairy. "White, delicately bordered and suffused pale 



blue. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Florentina Alba. Very free flowering, white. $1.00 



per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 

 Foster's Yello^v. Standards and falls creamy yellow. 



$1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



Honorabllis. Standards golden yellow, falls rich 

 mahogany brown. $1.00 per doz.; )i!7.00 per 100. 



Isoline. Standards, vinaceous-lilac suffused w^ith 

 bronze; falls light purple overlaid with bronze; base 

 of petals yellow with brown reticulations; golden 

 yellow beard; height 21/2 feet. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 

 per 100. 



King of Iris. A striking variety, with flowers of per- 

 fect form, the standards clear lemon color, falls 

 deep satiny-brown, with a broad border of golden- 

 yellow. 2 feet. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Lohengrin. Foliage and flowers of gigantic size, with 

 petals 2 inches wide, of a deep violet mauve. $1.50 

 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



lioreley. Perfect-shaped flowers, falls of a deep ultra- 

 marine-blue, more or less veined with creamy-white 

 and bordered sulphur-yellow, making a beautiful 

 contrast. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Mine. Cherean. Standards and falls pure white, dain- 

 tily edged with light blue. .$1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 

 100. 



Nuee D'Orage. Standards greyish-lavender, falls lav- 

 ender-violet with bronzy suffusion. $1.00 per doz.; 

 $7.00 per 100. 



Parisiana. Standards Chinese-violet shot with white 

 at centre; falls white reticulated and spotted with 

 Chinese-violet at edges; very free; height 30 inches. 

 .$1..50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Perfection. Standards light blue, falls dark velvety 

 violet and black. $1.00 per doz.; ,$7.00 per 100. 



Princess Victoria Louise. Standards sulphur yellow. 

 Falls rich plum, bordered cream. $1.50 per doz.; 

 .$10.00 per 100. 



Iris Geriiianica 



Prosper Laugier. A unique variety with luminous 

 bronzy-drab colored standards; the falls a rich vel- 

 vety blackish maroon with brownish pencilings and 

 yellow reticulations at base and golden beard; 

 very free. A veritable mass of color during its 

 long flowering period; height 2% feet. $1.50 per 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Q,ueen of May. Pleasing soft rosy lilac. $1.00 per 

 doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



Iris Gernianica Mixed Varieties. CO cts. per doz. ; 

 .$4.00 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. 



Iris Germanica Twelve Select Exhibition Varieties 



The following varieties are the most magniflcent newer acquisitions obtained up to the present time. 

 Their colorings and form are superb, they represent the giants of the family both in size of individual flow- 

 ers and habit of growth. 



Anibassadeur. One of the finest. The stout stems 

 bear flowers of largest size, magniflcent form and 

 unique coloring. Standards deep lavender suffused 

 with bronze, falls maroon with purplish cast. .$G.OO 

 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 



llallerine. A superb variety growing 4 feet high, sur- 

 mounted with masses of glorious flowers of won- 

 derful tone of porcelain blue with broad rounded 

 wavy margins, falls slightly deeper; deliciously 

 scented. $U.OO per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 



Cecil Minturn. Soft Cattleya rose, a beautiful flower 

 with broad petals gracefully waved and crinkled; 

 one of the finest Iris for size and beauty. .$4.50 

 per doz.; $.t5.00 per 100. 



Clnny. A lovely very large flower, standards wis- 

 taria-blue, falls bluish violet with deeper shadings, 

 very free. $0.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 



Lent A. Williamson. Exceptionally large flowers on 

 tall strong stems. Standards bright lobelia-blue, 

 shot fawn at the edge, falls rich velvety purple 

 suffused blue at the edge, bright golden-yellow^ 

 beard. $G.OO per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 



Lord of June. One of the best, massive flowers of 

 perfect form. Standards pale lavender-blue, falls 

 deep aniline-blue. $0.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 



Magniiica. All that its name implies, flowers of im- 

 mense size on stiff branching stems 4 feet high. 

 Falls of a superb dark reddish-purple, standards 

 light violet blue. $0.00 per doz.; .$50.00 per 100. 



Moliere. Standards light blue, overlaid brown, falls 

 purplish maroon merging lighter at the edges, enor- 

 mous size, of exquisite form and good substance. 

 .$0.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 



Opera. Very distinct fine shaped flowers, standards 

 coppery brown, dashed with purple, falls wine red, 

 the base bronzv maroon penciled with gold. 2 feet. 

 .$0.00 per doz.; .$50.00 per 100. 



RafCet. Standard intense violet-blue, falls dark violet, 

 reticulated with white and violet in the upper por- 

 tion. 2 feet. $0.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 



Shelcinah. A delightful shade of pale yellow, with 

 amber shadings. A tall growing handsome con- 

 spicuous variety of very uncommon color. $4.50 per 

 doz.; .$35.00 per 100. 



Sonv. de Mme. Gaudlchan. Tall, early and distinct, a 

 very rich deep velvety purple. Probably the finest 

 dark colored Iris in existence today. 75 cts. each; 

 $7.50 per doz.; .$00.00 per 100. 

 One each of the 12 exhibition varieties for .$0.00, 



