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Golden Yellow German Iris Siierwin-Wricht 

 (Offered on paqe 2 1 ) 



Ten Choice New Iris Germanica 



Ambassadeur. One of the finest. The stout stems bear 



flowers of largest size, magnificent lorm and unique coloring. 



Standards deep lavender suffused with bronze, falls maroon 



with purplish cast. 



Archeveque. Standards a rich shade of reddish purple, falls 



dark velvety purple, very free-flowering. 



Ballerine. A superb variety growing 4 feet high, the broad 



foliage being surmounted with masses of glorious flowers of 



wonderful tone of porcelain blue with broad rounded 



wavy margins, falls slightly deeper in color; dc- 



liciously scented. 



Cluny. A lovely very large flower, standards wistaria- 

 ■ blue, falls bluish violet with deeper shadings, very free. 



Magniflca. All that its name implies, flowers of im- 

 mense size on stiff branching stems 4 feet high. Falls 

 :' a superb dark reddish purple, standards light violet blue. 



Moliere. Standards light blue, overlaid brown, falls 

 y purplish maroon merging lighter at the edges, enormous 



size, of exquisite form and good substance. 



Monsignor. Richly colored and very free. Standards 

 pale violet purple, falls overlaid and reticulated with deep 

 purple, of great size and good substance. 1\ feet. 



Opera. Very distinct fine shaped flowers, standards coppery 

 lirown, dashed with purple, falls wine red, the base bronzy 

 maroon pciuilled with gold. 2 feet. 



Queen Caterina. This superb variety is one of the 

 handsomest of all Iris; a giant in size of flowers as well as in 

 habit of growth; attaining a height of fully four feet. The 

 stems are long and much branched, bearing as many as six 

 to eight flowers at one time. The color is an exquisite shade 

 of pure lavender-blue; the color being uniform in both 

 standards and falls. 



Raffet. Standards intense violet-blue, falls dark violet reticu- 

 lated with white and violet in the upper portion. 2 feet. 



Price. Any of the above 10 Choice New Varieties, 50 cts. each; 

 S.vOO per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Collection of one each for ?4 25. 



FIFTEEN SUPERB IRIS GERMANICA 



A most select collection of varieties which, due to our lar;,'c stocks, we are able to olTer at popular prices. 



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

 nigrosin-violet with white markings at base of petals and bronzy- 

 purple veins. It bears profusely flowers of mammoth size which 

 are well poised on strong rigid stems; height 3 feet. 



Caprice. A perfect gem and one of the freest-flowering, blooms 

 of medium size and almost a self-colored Chinese-violet; reticu- 

 lations of white and deep purple at the base of the petals being 

 the only exception; height 30 inches, 



Edouard Michel. One of the finest; flowers of large size, 

 beautifully poised on 3 ft. high stems. The standards are 

 broad and frilled, of a distinct shade of reddish-violet, the falls 

 slightly deeper in color. 



Eldorado. Standards bronzy-violet, passing to yellow with 

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

 with bronze: base yellow \Vith brown pencilings. Very free 

 flowering; height 2\ feet. 



Isoline. Standards vinaceous-lilac suffused with bronze; falls 

 light purple overlaid with bronze; base of petals yellow with 

 brown reticulations; golden yellow beard; height 2} feet. 



Jean d'Arc. One of the daintiest Iris in existence. The ground 

 color of both standards and falls is pure white with light blue 

 pencilings throughout the petals, particularly on the edges. It 

 grows about 2, feet high and flowers most profusely. A variety 

 that is admired by everyone. 



King of Iris. A striking variety, with flowers of perfect form, 

 the standards clear lemon color, falls deep satiny-brown, with a 

 broad border of golden-yellow. 2 feet. 



Lohengrin. Foliage and flowers of gigantic size, with petals 

 2 inches wide, of a deep violet mauve. 



Loreley. Perfect-shaped flowers, falls of a deep ultramarine- 

 blue, more or less veined with creamy-white and bordered 

 sulphur-yellow, making a beautiful contrast. 



Loute. Standards deep lavender dashed with brown, falls 

 purplish wine color striped with brown at the base, beard orange 

 yellow. Flowers of large size. 2 feet. 



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

 fawn margin; distinct and pretty. 



Oriflamme. Flowers of very large size produced on stout 

 branching stems: standards soft bluish-lavender; falls purplish 

 violet with brown reticulation on a white ground at base of 

 petals; height 1\ feet. 



Parisiana. Standards Chinese-violet shot wiUi white at centre; 

 faUs white reticulated and spotted with Chinese-violet at edges; 

 very free; height 30 inches. 



Prosper Laugier. A unique variety with luminous bronzy- 

 drab colored standards; the falls a rich velvety blackish maroon 

 with brownish pencilings and yellow reticulations at base and 

 golden beard; very free. A veritable mass of color during its 

 long flowering period; height 1\ feet. 



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

 white margin; attains a height of 3 feet, with many branched 

 stems. 



Price. Any of the above; 35 cts. each; S53.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. The set of 15 superb varieties for $4.25. 



NOTE— Bulbs, Roots or Plants will be sent by Parcel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as noted on 

 the order blank and inside of front cover of this catalogue. 



