PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. 



Japan iris. 



(Ready in October.) 



THE magnificence of these new 

 Iris surpasses description. The 

 flowers are of enormous size, 

 averaging 8 to 10 inches across, and 

 of indescribable and charming hues 

 and colors, varying like watered 

 silk in the sunlight, the prevailing 

 colors being -n hite, crimson, rose, 

 lilac, lavender, violet and blue : 

 each flower usually representing 

 severalshades, while a golden yellow 

 blotch, surrounded by a halo of 

 blue or violet, at the base of the 

 petals, intensifies the wealth of 

 coloring. The Japan Iris is per- 

 fectly hardy, and flowers in great 

 profusion in July and August, and 

 attains greatest perfection if grown 

 in moist soil, or if plentifully sup- 

 plied with water while growing and 

 flowering. (Ste cut.) 



MIXED JflPflN IRIS. 



Single mixed, 20c. each, $2.00 dozen. 

 Double " 2Uc. each, $2 00 

 (Delivered free in the U. S.) 



TllTinder'bolt. Kich violet, veined black, yellow at the base of petals, small 

 centre petals of lavender, heliotrope and purple. 

 Qneen of Whites. Pure white, with satiny white veins, base of petals feathered 



light yellow. 



Mag'tufica, Dark heliotrope, veined black, yellow base, all petals margined white. 



reflex side of petals and three small petals pink, veined 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 yellow, reflex of petals 



white, small centre of petals white tipped with deep blue. 

 Bravo. Deep blue, veined with violet, base yellow, three small petals wine, tipped with white and 

 veined maroon, small centre petals deep violet, tipped light blue. 

 Speckled Beauty. White ground, minutely speckled with magenta and copper red, base of petals feathered 



with yellow, centre petals white, speckled with copper red. 

 Triumpll. 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 shaded with rosy claret, dark picotee edged, entire flower veined white, base of petals 



feathered yellow, centre petals white, shaded light claret. 

 Curiosity. Pure white, shot with blue and violet, yellow feather in centre, centre petals white, tipped 



maroon and lavender. 

 Sensation. White ground, feathered yellow at base with surrounding zone of lavender, entire petal veined 



violet, inner petals light claret, veined maroon and shot white, centre petals bright blue, shot with white. 

 Gem. Lavender with margin of blue, yellow feather at base, reverse of petals lavender, entire flower veined 

 and speckled with white, centre petals while, tipped dark violet. 



PBICE for any of the above-named Single Japan Iris, 25c. each, $2.50 dozen. 



DOUBLE JAPAN IRIS; 



Snowball. Pure white, with satiny white veins and light yellow centre. Very double. 



Iia Superb. Delicate blue, broadly margined with pure white, yellow centre, entire flower intricately veined 



with white. 

 Fascination. Bright blue, broadly margined with indigo, yellow centre. The three smaller 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 ornamented with yellow 



feather, the three small inner petals bright blue and violet. 

 Xi'Uniciue. Ground color lavender, heavily veined with claret, base of petals feathered with yellow, small 



centre petals plum color. 

 Diversity. Rich deep blue, heavily veined with indigo, base of petals feathered with yellow, small centre 



petals creamy white, tipped with indigo, reverse of petals light blue. 

 Garnet. Rich garnet, lightly margined with white, dark maroon veins, base of petals feathered with yellow, 



reverse side of petals light rose, small centre petals violet and black. 

 Boyal Purple. Eicli violet, shaded deep purple, veined with black, base of petals feathered yellow, small 



centre petals varying from light lavender to dark purple. 

 Mikado. Kich crimson, with large veins of white, base of petals feathered yellow, small centre petals of 



lavender and plum color. 

 Perfection. Clear pink veined and speckled with dark pink, reverse side of petals bright red, centre yellow 



blotch, .small centre petals creamy white, tipped with bright red. 

 Pride of Japan. Pure white ground, margined with pink and veined with satiny white, lightly speckled 



with pink, yellow feather at base, small centre petals with same markings. 



PRICB for any of the above-named Double Japan Iris, 25c. each, $2.60 dozen. 



Either set of 12 single named or 12 double named, $2.25 ; or both sets for $4.00. 



