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GENERAL COLLECTION 

 OF IRIS GERMANICA 



Blue Boy. Standards and falls beautiful lavender blue. 



Bridesmaid. Standards pale lavender; falls white, reticulated lavender. 



Candelabra. Standards lavender suffused lilac, falls dark purple with white 



reticulation. 

 Cberion. Standards lilac-mauve; falls violet mauve. 

 Cherubim. Standards pale lilac, falls lilac veined with purple. 

 Florentina Alba. Very free-flowering white. 

 Foster's Yellow. Standards and falls creamy yellow. 

 Honorabilis. Standards golden yellow, falls rich mahogany 



brown. 

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



veined with white. 

 La Tendresse. Standards and falls light ageratum blue. 



Mme. Chereau. Standards and falls pure white, daintily edged with light blue. 

 Nuee d'Orage. Standards greyish-lavender; falls lavender-violet with bronzy 



suffusion. 

 Perfection. Standards light blue, falls dark velvety violet and 



black. 

 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, 20 cts. each; S2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. Set of 



18 varieties for S3. 00. 



Iris Germanica Mixed Varieties 



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



Iris Germanica 



Various Iris 



We offer below some of the very finest species and varieties: 



Iris Interregna 



An interesting type, the result of crossirig /. germanica with 

 /. pumila hyhrida. They bloom earlier than the German Iris, 

 and the flowers combine perfection of form with large size and 

 clear and decided colors. The foliage is dwarf, and maintains its 

 freshness throughout the season. The flower stems are almost 

 18 inches high, holding the flowers well above the foliage. 

 Fritjof. Standards lavender, falls satiny violet-blue. 

 Helge. Standard' creamy yellow, falls darker, veined yellow. 

 Spectabilis. Rich, free-flowering, violet-purple. 

 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; set of 3 for 75 cts. 



Iris Pumila Hybrida 



A cross between /. pumila and /. germanica. Very showy. 

 Early flowering. 10 to 12 inches high. 

 Cyanea. Rich violet purple. 

 Floribunda. Creamy yellow. 

 Schneekuppe. Pure white. 

 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. One each of 3 sorts for 75 cts. 



Cristata {Crested Dwarf Iris). A tiny native species growing 

 from 4 to 6 inches high with delicate, richly marked pale lilac 

 flowers, blooms late in May and June; fine for the rocliery or 

 edge of border. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Pallida Dalmatica Princess Beatrice. This is the true 

 type of Pallida Dalmatica and still one of the most attractive 

 and satisfactory all around varieties, with flowers of large size; 

 both standards and falls of a clear lavender blue shading to a 

 pale silvery blue at the base and sweetly scented. It is of strong 

 vigorous growth over three feet high with unusually heavy 

 glaucous foliage. SO cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Pseudacorus. The common yellow Water Flag, suitable for 

 marshes and water courses. May and June, 4 feet. 25 cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Iris Sibirica 



Orientalis. Rich, violet-blue; very free and one of the best. 



June, 3^ feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 Snow Queen. A variety of great merit; forms an attractive 



plant; flowers snow white. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 



per 100. 



Perry's Blue. A comparatively new variety with very large, 

 clear blue flowers on stout stiff stems, a vigorous free grower 

 and very free-flowering, one of the best for cutting. $1.00 

 each; $10.00 per doz. 



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. 



