Glorious Bulbous IRIS 



These Hardy Iris must be planted in the Fall 

 ^IjtQll I l*ic — Large-Flowering Early Xiphium 



A wonderful type of hardy bulbous Iris giving a splendid display of showy 

 large blooms soon after the Cottage Tulips have finished blooming. They are 

 the earliest of the hardy bulbous Iris and flower about two weeks ahead of 

 the Spanish varieties. 



40-475 Bronze Queen. Violet blue 

 standards, olive green falls with 

 orange blotch. 15c each; $1.25 per 

 doz. ; $8.00 per 100. 



40-476 Golden Harvest. An excep- 

 tionally fine, glistening yellow va- 

 riety. 15c each; $1.00 per doz.; 

 $6.50 per 100. 



40-477 Huchtenburg. Pleasing light 

 blue standards and light yellow 

 falls with deep golden yellow blotch. 

 A graceful flower of large size. 15c 

 each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.50 per 100. 



40-479 imperator. Brilliant deep 

 blue relieved by a bright golden 

 yellow blotch on each of the stand- 

 ards. Very fine. 15c each; $1.00 

 per doz. ; $6.50 per 100. 



40-486 White Superior. Pure white 

 falls with sulphur vellow stripe. 15c 

 each ; $1.25 per do'z. ; $8.00 per 100. 



Dutch Iris 



40-495 Mixture of Dutch Iris 



A splendid mixture of all hardy 

 Dutch Iris. Includes a wide and care- 

 fully selected range of beautiful col- 

 ors. 15c each; 90c per doz.; $6.00 

 per 100. 



Dutch Iris Collections 



Includes the above five varieties. 

 42-020 15 Bulbs. 3 of ea, $1.40 

 42-027 30 Bulbs. 6 of ea., 2.40 

 42-022 60 Bulbs. 12 of ea., 4.50 

 42-023 125 Bulbs, 25 of ea., 8.50 



40-485 Wedgwood. Graceful large 

 flowers of a beautiful even Wedg- 

 wood blue color. Easy to force. 

 15c each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.50 

 per 100. 



Spanish Iris 



Iris Xiphium 



These bloom a week or so after the 

 Dutch Iris which they resemble, but 

 the flowers are not quite so large. 

 40-515 Cojanus. Canary-yellow en- 

 hanced by a prominent orange 

 blotch. 

 40-576 King of the Blues. A very 



fine clear rich blue color. 



40-579 Queen Wilhelmina. A superb 



white variety of exquisite beauty. 



Any of the above 



15c each ; 90c per doz. ; $6.00 per 100. 



Englisli Iris 



Splendid hardy bulbous Iris bloom- 

 ing in late June and July. The flowers 

 come in various delightful colors and 

 all of them have an Orchid-like ap- 

 pearance. Plant the bulbs in a well- 

 drained sunny garden position and 

 cover four inches deep with fine soil. 



40-570 Mixed English Iris 



15c each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



Is 



Iris reticulata — Netted Bulbous Iris 



40-525 Iris reticulata 



Netted Bulbous Iris 



An exceedingly pretty and sweet 

 spring flower coming into bloom with 

 the Crocus. It is absolutely hardy 

 carrying its lovely royal blue and 

 gold flowers on stems 4 inches tall. 

 Also fine for indoors in winter plant- 

 ed 6 or more bulbs to a pan. 15c 

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



The Japanese Iris, with their huge 

 picturesque blooms and graceful 

 gladiolus-like foliage, are among the 

 most beautiful of the great Iris fam- 

 ily. Then, too, they come into bloom 

 at a time when other Iris are past, 

 starting the latter part of June and 

 continuing well into July. 



Japanese Iris are easily grown in 

 any good soil which is fairly rich and 

 has good drainage. Their average 

 height is 2 to 3 feet. 



(D) Double varieties with 6-pet- 

 aled flowers. (S) Single varieties 

 with 3-petaled flowers. 



Azure. (D) Brfght sky-blue, heav- 

 ily ruffled petals. Late flowering. 

 75c each ; 3 for $2.00 ; 12 for $7.00. 



Betty F. Holmes. (D) Huge white 

 blooms. A most beautiful varietv. 

 75c each; 3 for $2.00; 12 for $7.00. 



Blue Eagle. (D) Very large blue, 

 white in center. $1.00 each; 3 for 

 $2.75. 



Blue Heron. (D) Beautiful deep 

 skv-blue with white center. 75c 

 each ; 3 for $2.00 ; 12 for $7.00. 



Chameleon. (D) White marbled 

 and flamed blue ; light and dark 

 flowers on the same plant. 75c 

 each ; 3 for $2.00 ; 12 for $7.00. 



Doris Childs. (D) Pearl-white 

 veined purple. 75c each ; 3 for 

 $2.00 ; 12 for $7.00. 



Flamingo. (D) Deep rose, white in 

 center. A profuse bloomer. Rather 

 tall. 75c each; 3 for $2.00; 12 for 

 $7.00. 



Gold Bound. (D) A popular white 

 with gold-banded center. 60c each ; 

 3 for $1.50; 12 for $4.75. 



Light in the Opal. (D) Very light 

 pink flushed and mottled darker 

 bluish in center. $1.00 each; 3 for 



$2.75. 



Pluton. (D) Beautiful blue shaded 

 violet. Rather tall. 75c each ; 3 

 for $2.00 ; 12 for $7.00. 



Purple and Gold. (D) Rich violet- 

 purple with golden throat. 60c 

 each; 3 for $1.50; 12 for $4.75. 



Red Emperor. (D) Very large, deep 

 red flower. Early bloomer. $1.00 

 each ; 3 for $2.75. 



Red Riding Hood. (S) A popular 

 single red. 75c each; 3 for $2.00; 

 12 for $7.00. 



Rosa Anna. (D) Light mauve heav- 

 ilv veined purple. 75c each ; 3 for 

 $2.00 ; 12 for $7.00. 



True Blue. (D) Very large flower 

 of self true blue color. 75c each; 

 3 for $2.00 ; 12 for $7.00. 



Waving Waters. (D) Very light 

 blue marked and flushed white. 

 Heavy ruffied petals. Very large 

 flower. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.75. 



