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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— SPRING FLOWERING BULBS 



luis Germakica 



GENERAL COLLECTION 

 OF IRIS CERMANICA 



We offer strong roots of the splendid varieties offered below. Ready early in October. 

 Blue Boy. Standards and falls beautiful lavender blue. 

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

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



reticulation. 

 Celeste. Standards and falls a delicate azure blue. 

 Chorion. Standards lilac-mauve; falls viojet mauve. 

 Cherubim. Standard pale Klac, falls Ulac veined with purple. ^ 



Florentina Alba. Very free-flowering white. 

 Foster's Yellow. Standards and falls creamy yellow. 

 Gazelle. Standards and falls white frilled bright mauve. 

 Her Majesty. Standards and falls bright mauve. 



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

 La Tendresse. Standards and falls light ageratum blue. 

 Lord Salisbury. Standards amber white, falls dark violet purple. 

 Maid Marion. Standards lavender, falls lavender reticulated purple. 

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



light blue. 

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



bronzy suffusion. 

 Othello. Standards violet blue, falls deeper with white markings. 

 Plicata. Standards and falls bright violet purple. 

 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. 



Tinnae. Falls and standards deep ageratum blue. 



Walneri. Standards parma-violet, shading lighter toward the edges; falls 



bluish- violet. 

 Price. Any of the above, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; S12.00 per 100. 

 Set of 24 varieties for $3.50. 



Iris Germanica Mixed Varieties 



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



TWO GREAT IRIS GERMANICA (in Colden Vellow and Royal Purple) 



Golden Yellow {Sherwin-W right). In this we have a good 

 vigorous growing, free-flowering, golden-yellow Iris Germanica. 

 The plants grow about two feet high; the flowers, which are 

 produced in lavish profusion, are of splendid texture and stand 

 well above the foliage, and are of a rich golden-yellow without 

 markings or shadings, the best yellow. 



Royal Purple (A tro purpurea). A splendid, large very free- 

 flowering, pure, rich royal purple, without the slightest shadings, 

 a splendid companion to plant with Sherwin-Wright, the rich 

 purple of Atropurpurea with the golden-yellow of Sherwin- 

 Wright forming a beautiful color combination. 



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



FIFTEEN SUPERB IRIS GERMANICA 



A most select collection of varieties which, due to our large stocks, we are able to offer at popular prices. 



Alcazar. Standards soft bluish-^^olet overlaid bronze; falls dark 

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

 purple veins. It bears profusely flowers of mammoth size. 



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. 

 The standards are broad and frilled, of a distinct shade of red- 

 dish-violet, the falls slightly deeper in color. 



Eldorado. Standards bronzy-violet, passing to yellow with 

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

 with bronze; base yellow with brown pencihngs. 



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. 



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. 



Price. Any of the above, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.: 



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. 



falls violet-blue, with 



Nibelungen. Standards fawn-yellow, 

 fawn margin; distinct and pretty. 



Oriflamme. Flowers of very large size; standards soft bluish- 

 lavender; falls purplish violet with brown reticulation on a 

 white ground at base of petals; height 2| feet. 



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

 falls white reticulated and spotted with Chinese-violet at edges. 



Prosper Laugier. A unique variety with luminous bronzy- 

 drab colored standards; the falls a rich velvety blackish maroon 

 with brownish pencilings and yellow retictilarions at base and 

 golden beard; very free. w 



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

 white margin; attains a height of 3 feet. 

 $25.00 per 100. The set of IS superb varieries for $4.00. 



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. 



