2 F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 
IRIS 
Iris Germanica (Fleur-de-Lis) 
IRIS, QUEEN OF PERENNIALS 
No other flower will give you more delight and enjoyment than the stately, graceful 
Fleur—de—Lis. They bring all the colors and tints of the rainbow to you and return each 
year in increasing numbers to glorify your garden at the time when spring flowers have 
gone, but summer flowers have not yet come. 
Plant shallow, barely covering the roots, in the early fall. Give Lime or Bone Meal, 
but avoid fresh manure. 
“Standards’”’ are the upper petals, ‘“‘Falls’’ the lower ones. 
ALBERT VICTOR. Light hyssop—violet. 
CELESTE. Standards lavender—blue. 
DR. BERNICE. Smoky lavender bronze. 
FLAVASCENS. Pale lemon yellow. 
FLORENTINA ALBA. White 
HONORABALIS. Standards vivid yellow, falls yellow marked cocoa—brown. 
IRIS KING. Brown standards, coppery yellow falls. 
KOCHI. Rich claret purple. Early. 
LOHENGRIN. Gigantic foliage and flowers. Deep violet mauve. 
MME. CHERAU. White edged with bluish purple. 
OSSING. Bright yellow standards, falls yellow brown. : 
PALLIDA DALMATICA. Standards and falls clear lavender blue shading to pale silvery 
blue at base. Sweet scented. 
QUEEN OF THE MAY. Soft, rosy pink. 
RHEIN NIXE. Standards white, falls rich violet purple with distinct narrow white edge. 
Very large. 
Roots, 30 cents each; any ten for $2.50; ten of a kind, $2.00 
SPANISH IRIS 
SPANISH IRIS. Known as “Orchids of the Hardy Flower Garden.’’ They grow from 18 
to 24 inches high and produce their exquisite airy blooms during the last of May and 
through June. Plant the latter part of September. Mixture containing all colors, bulbs, 
7de per dozen. 
