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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— SPRING FLOWERING BULBS 



TWELVE NEW IRIS GERMANICA 



It gives us real pleasure to offer this collection, which has been selected as 

 the most distinct and desirable from the largest commercial collection in the 

 country. Ready early in October. 

 Alcazar. Standards soft bluish-violet overlaid bronze; falls dark nigrosin- 



violet with white markings and bronzy-purple veins. 



Candelabra. Standards lavender with lilac suffusion; base spotted with 

 dark purple; falls dark purple with almost black shadings, reticulated with 

 white. 



Caprice. Almost a self-colored Chinese-violet; reticulations of white and 

 deep purple at the base of the petals being the only exception. 



Caterina. An exquisite shade of pure lavender-blue; the color being uniform 

 in both standards and falls. 



Cherubim. Standards pale mauve; falls pinkish-lilac reticulated with 

 brownish-purple at the lower half of the petals. 



Eldorado. Standards, bronzy-violet, passing to yellow with brown 

 reticulation at base; falls light-violet purple, lip overlaid with bronze; 

 base yellow with brown pencilings. 



Isoline. Standards vinaceous-lilac suffused with bronze; falls light 

 purple overlaid with bronze; base of petals yellow with brown reticula- 

 tions; golden yellow beard. 

 Jean d'Arc. The color of both standards and falls is pure white with 

 light blue pencilings. 



Nuee d'Orage. (Storm Cloud). Standards a peculiar shade of greyish- 

 lavender; falls lavender-violet with bronzy suffusion and deep purplish- 

 brown reticulation at base. 



Oriflamme. Standards soft bluish-lavender; falls purplish violet with 

 brown reticulation on a white ground at base of petals. 



Parisiana. Standards Chinese-violet shot with white at centre; falls white 

 reticulated and spotted with Chinese-violet at edges. 



Prosper Laugier. Luminous branzy-drab colored standards; the falls 

 a rich velvety blackish maroon with brownish pencilings and yellow re- 

 Iris Germanic* ticulalions at base and golden beard. 



Price. Any of the above; 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. The set of 12 varieties for $5.00. 



SEVEN SUPERB IRIS GERMANICA 



A splendid collection of popular newer varieties with flowers of largest size, perfect form and wonderful coloring. Ready in October. 



King of Iris. Standards clear lemon, falls deep satiny-brown, 



with a broad border of golden-yellow. 

 Lohengrin. Deep violet mauve. 

 Loreley. Deep ultramarine-blue, more or less veined with 



creamy-white and bordered sulphur-yellow. 

 Mithras. Standards pale yellow, falls violet, shaded with claret 



and yellow border. 



Nibelungen. Standards fawn-yellow, falls violet-blue, with 

 fawn margin. 



Princess Victoria Louise. Standards pure sulphur-yellow, 

 falls rich plum color, with cream-colored edges. 



Rhein Nize. Standards pure white, falls deep violet-blue, with 

 white margin. 



Price. Any of the above, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. Set of the 7 sorts, a fine collection, $2.25. 



TWO GREAT IRIS GERMANICA (In Golden Yellow and Royal Purple) 



Golden Yellow {Shcnvin-W right). In this we have a good I Royal Purple (Atro purpurea). A splendid, large very free- 

 vigorous growing, free-flowering, golden-yellow Iris Germanica. | flowering, pure, rich royal purple, without the slightest shadings. 

 Price. Either of the above, ready in October; 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



General Collection 



Bridesmaid. Standards pale lavender; falls white, reticulated 

 lavender. 



Cherion. Standards lilac-mauve; falls violet-mauve 



Florentina Alba. Very free-flowering white. 



Her Majesty. Standards and falls bright mauve. 



Honorabilis. Standards golden-yellow; falls rich mahogany- 

 brown. 



Johan de Witt. Standards bluish-violet; falls deep violet- 

 purple, veined with white. 



Mme. Chereau. Standards and falls pure white; daintily 

 edged with light blue 



of Iris Germanica 



President Lincoln. Standards bronzy drab; falls velvety 



maroon with brownish pencilings. 

 Queen of May. Pleasing soft rosy lilac. 

 Rembrandt. Standards light lavender; falls deeper. 

 Shakespeare. Standards straw-yellow, veined with burnt 



umber; falls deep carmine-violet. 

 Walneri. Standards parma- violet, shading lighter toward the 



edges; falls bluish-violet. 



Price. 



Any of the above, ready in October; 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. Set of 12 varieties for 



$2.00. 



Iris Germanica Mixed Varieties 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



NOTE— All Bulbs, Roots~and Plants are forwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by Parcel Post add 10 per 

 Cent, to value of order to points east of the Mississippi River, and 20 per cent, to points west of the Mississippi River. 



