HENRY A. DREER 
Hardy Plants 
WHOLESALE LIST 69 
Iris Germanica—Twenty Choice Garden Varieties 
We know of no class of hardy plants which will repay their owner with such a wealth of bloom, in so 
many varied colors or during a longer period than a well arranged planting selected from the 
list offered 
below. While not as aristocratic individually as the exhibition varieties, they far surpass them in freedom of 
bloom and are well termed the Garden Varieties. 
Aleazar. 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. $1.50 
per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Arecheveque. Standards a rich shade of reddish pur- 
ple, falls dark velvety purple, very free. $1.50 per 
doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Bridesmaid. Standards pale lavender; falls white, 
reticulated lavender. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
Edouard Michel. One of the finest; flowers of large 
size, beautifully poised on 3 feet high stems. The 
standards are broad and frilled, of a distinct shade 
of reddish-violet, the falls slightly deeper in ¢olor. 
$1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per i100. 
Eldorado. Standards bronzy-violet, passing to a yel- 
low with brown reticulation at base; falls light- 
violet purple, lip overlaid with bronze; base yellow 
with brown pencilings. ‘Very free flowering; height 
2% feet. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Florentina Alba. -Very free flowering, 
per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
Foster’s Yellow. Standards and falls creamy yellow. 
$1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
white. $1.00 
Honorabilis. Standards golden yellow, falls” rich 
mahogany brown. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
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. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 
per 100. 
King of Iris. A striking variety, with flowers of per- 
fect form, the standards clear lemon color, falls 
deep satiny-brown, with a broad border of golden- 
yellow. 2 feet. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
La Tendresse. Standards and falls of an even agera- 
tum-blue, of compact habit. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 
100. 
Lohengrin. 
petals 2 inches wide, of deep violet mauve. 
per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Loreley. Perfect-shaped flowers, standards and falls 
of a deep ultra-marine-blue, more or less veined with 
creamy-white and bordered sulphur-yellow, making 
a beautiful contrast. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Mme. Chereau. Standards and falls pure white, dain- 
an edged with light blue. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 
Nuee D’Orage. 
ender-violet with bronzy suffusion. 
$7.00 per 100. 
Parisiana. Standards Chinese-violet shot with white 
at centre; falls white reticulated and spotted with 
Chinese-violet at edges; very free; height 30 inches. 
$1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Princess Victoria Louise. Standards sulphur yellow. 
Falls rich plum, bordered cream. $1.50 per doz.; 
$10.00 per 100. 
Foliage and flowers of gigantic size, with 
$1.50 
Standards greyish-lavender, falls lav- 
$1.00 per doz.; 
Iris Germanica 
Queen of May. Pleasing soft rosy lilac. $1.00 per 
doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
Rembrandt. Standards light lavender-blue, falls of a 
deeper blue; early flowering. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 
per 100. 
Sherwin-Wright. The plants grow about two feet 
high; the flowers, which are produced in lavish pro- 
fusion, are of splendid texture and stand well above 
the foliage, and are of a rich golden yellow without 
markings or shadings. The best of all the yellow 
varieties. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Iris Germanica Mixed Varieties. 60 ects. per doz.; $4.00 
per 100; $30.00 per 1000. 
Iris Germanica— Twelve Select Exhibition Varieties 
The following varieties are the most magnificent newer acquisitions obtained up to the 
present time. 
Their colorings and form are superb, they represent the giants of the family both in size of individual flow- 
ers and habit of growth. 
Ambassadeur. One of the finest. The stout stems 
bear flowers of largest size, magnificent form and 
unique coloring. Standards deep lavender suffused 
with bronze, falls maroon with purplish cast. $4.50 
per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 
Ballerine. A superb variety growing 4 feet high, sur- 
mounted with masses of glorious flowers of won- 
derful tone of porcelain blue with broad rounded 
wavy margins, falls slightly deeper; deliciously 
scented. $4.50 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 
Cluny. A lovely very large flower, standards wis- 
taria-blue, falls bluish violet with deeper shadings, 
very free. $6.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 
Lent A. Williamson. Exceptionally large flowers on 
tall strong stems. Standards bright lobelia-blue, 
shot fawn at the edge, falls rich velvety purple 
suffused blue at the edge, bright golden-yellow 
beard. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
Lord of Jume. One of the best, massive flowers of 
perfect form. Standards pale lavender-blue, falls 
deep aniline-blue. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
Magnifica. All that its name implies, flowers of im- 
mense size on stiff branching stems 4 feet high. 
Falls of a superb dark reddish-purple, standards 
light violet blue. $6.00 per doz.; $50,00 per 100. 
Moliere. Standards light blue, overlaid brown, falls 
purplish maroon merging lighter at the edges, enor- 
mous size, of exquisite form and good substance. 
$6.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 
Opera. Very distinct fine shaped flowers, standards 
coppery brown, dashed with purple, falls wine red, 
the base bronzy maroon penciled with gold. 2 feet. 
$6.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 
Prospero. A very large blended two-tone violet with 
well rounded falls of a deep reddish-purple with 
lighter shadings at the margin. Exceptionally free, 
a showy variety. $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
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 color is an exquisite shade of 
pure lavender-blue; the color being uniform in both 
standards and falls. $3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 
Raffet. Standards intense violet-blue, falls dark violet, 
reticulated with white and violet in the upper por- 
tion. 2 feet. $6.00 per doz.; $50.00 per 100. 
Shekinah. A delightful shade of pale yellow, with 
amber shadings. A tall growing handsome con- 
spicuous variety of very uncommon color. $3.00 per 
do0z.; $20.00 per 100, 
