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HENRY A. DREER 



Hardy Plants 



WHOLESALE LIST 



Dreer's Imperial Japanese Iris 



Six Superb Japanese Iris 



'We have selected the following six varieties from 



a long list of introductions as the most distinctive. 



With their rich, lustrous colors and their refined forms 



they rank high in this regal class of oriental flowers. 



Albatross. The finest double white variety, large 

 round petals, open flat flower creamy white. 



Catherine Parry. Nine large petals, the centre petals 

 being fluted forming a full double flower. Violet 

 with deeper blue shadings. 



Dream. Single white, very delicately veined with 

 parma violet, giving the flower almost a transparent 

 appearance. 



Clarice Childs. Three very large Individual petals of 

 rich Petunia-violet conspicuous yellow center sur- 

 rounded with a blue cast. 



Lavender Giant. One of the most delicately hand- 

 some varieties in cultivation; flowers consist of 

 three very large broad petals, lavender blue pro- 

 duced freely on strong stems. 



T. S. "Ware. Eight to ten petals of large size, bright 

 crimson-purple with many white veins and distinct 

 white centre, a very showy double variety. 

 Price. 35 cts. each; .^.OO per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 



Standard Collection Japanese Iris 



Violet-blue veined with white; 6 



No. 



3 Kosni-No-Iro. 



petals. 



4 Yonio-No-l'nii. Finest white with six large petals, 



yellow ray in the centre of each petal, forming' 

 a six-pointed star. 



5 Kolii-Xo-Iro. Six petals, rich royal purple and 



few light veins radiating from the golden- 

 yellow centre; standards white, tipped with rich 

 purple. Extra fine. 

 9 Oniga-Shlnia. Double dark blue veined white. 

 11 Hano-Xo-Nishiki. Bright violet purple with white 



veinings, three ^vell rounded petals. 

 19 Kyodaisan. Three large petals light lilac blue, 



the nearest approach to pink. 

 26 Ucliiu. Six large petals, bright crimson-purple. 

 31 Rhino. Rich lively purple with pure yellow cen- 

 tre, six petals. 

 36 Kunio-Xo-Ohi. Large six petaled, fine lavender. 

 55 Shuchiukw'a. Crimson purple with large white 

 veins and centre; 3 petals. 

 105 IVagano. Rich violet-purple, shaded with blue; 6 



petals. 

 109 Hosokawa. Rich purple with white veinings; 6 

 petals. 

 Price. Any of the above, $3.50 per doz.; $1S.00 per 

 100; $150.00 per 1000. 



Japanese Iris in Mixture. $1.25 per doz; 58.00 per 100; 

 SGO.OO per 1000. 



Golden Yellow Iris Germanica 



"Sherwin-AVright." The plants grow about two feet 

 high; the flowers, which are produced in lavish pro- 

 fusion, are of splendid texture and stand well above 

 the foliage, and are of a rich golden yellow without 

 marking or shadings. The best of all the yellow 

 varieties. .$2.00 per doz.; !i!15.00 per 100. 



Iris Pallida Dalmatica Princess Beatrice 



This is the true type of Pallida Dalmatica and still 

 one of the most attractive and satisfactory all-around 

 varieties, with flowers of large size, both standards 

 and falls of a clear lavender-blue shading to a pale 

 silvery-blue at the base and sweetly scented. It is 

 of strong vigorous growth over three feet high with 

 unusually heavy glaucous foliage. 



$2.50 per doz.; $1S.00 per 100. 



Iris Interregna 



An Interesting type, the result of crossing I. Ger- 

 nianica with I. punilla hybrldn. They bloom earlier 

 than the Germanica Iris. The flower stems are almost 

 IS inches high, holding the flowers well above the 

 foliage. 

 Gerda. Standards creamy-yellow, falls deeper, veined 



yellow. 

 SpectahillR. Rich, free-flowering violet-purple. 

 15 cts each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Iris Pumila Hybrida 



Among the carlir.'^l tlouiriim mihI very .showy. 

 growing from 10 to 12 inches high. 

 Cyanea. Rich roval purple, with blackish shadings. 

 $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Japanese Iris 



Iris Sibirica Perry's Blue 



A comparatively new variety with very large, clear 

 blue flowers on stout stiff stems, a vigorous free 

 grower and very free flowering. One of the best for 

 cutting. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Various Types of Iris 



Per doz. Per 300 



Cristata. (Crested Dwarf Iris) $1 50 $10 00 



Psendacorus 1 50 10 00 



Sibirica Orlentalis 1 50 10 00 



Sibirica Orlentalis Snow Q.neen 1 75 12 00 



Lavandula (Lavender) 



Vera. 3-inch pot grown 2 00 15 00 



Leontopodium (Edelweiss, or Alpine Snowflower) 



Alpinuni. This Alpine beauty is well known to tour- 

 ists who have traveled in Switzerland. It is hardy 

 and should be grown either on the rockery or in 

 well drained soil. 3 ^i -inch pots. $3.00 per doz.: 

 $20.00 per 100. 



Liatris (Blazing star, or Kansas Gay Feather) 



Per doz. Per 100 



Pycnostnchya. 3-inch pots $1 tiO $10 00 



Scariosa. 3-inch pots 1 ■"•O 10 00 



Linum (Flax) 



Perenne. 3-inch pots 1 •'•O 10 00 



Lobelia 



strong pot-grown plants, not small, native, col- 

 lected stock, such as is usually sold. „ ^ „ ,„„ 



Per doz. Per 100 

 Cardlnalis (Cardinal Flower). 3-inch 



pots ;•.■■■,• *1 «* 9»- oo 



Syphilitica (Great Lobelia). 3-inih 



pots » '"' 1- "" 



Lupinus Polyphyllus (i.«pine») 



Per Doz. Per 100 

 PolyphvllM.s. Clear blue, strong ronts. $2 00 $15 00 

 " " Albua. Pure wl»lte, strong 



roots - »» !•' »« 



<• RoseuB. Soft pink, strong 



roots - »« 15 00 



