WEDGEWOOD 



YELLOW QUEEN 



THERESE SCHWARTZE 



DUTCH IRIS PRICES: 75c per dozen, 3 dozen 

 for $2, $4.50 per hundred, prepaid. PLEASE do not 

 order less than one dozen. No bulbs shipped after 

 November 1st. 



FEOM NEW HAVEN, CONN. — 



Mr. J. B. Wallace, Jr., past secretary of the Iris Society, 

 ordered a complete collection for trial in the test gardens at 

 Yale University in New Haven, Conn. He wrote us that he 

 was very much surprised at the manner in which they so 

 successfully grew and flowered, and that it was a great pity 

 that so few gardeners realized how easy they were to grow. 



Special Collection of Dutch Iris 

 SEVEN DOZEN — One Dozen of Each 

 for $352 POSTPAID 



DUTCH IRIS 



Their hardiness and the large color 

 range has made them very popular as 

 garden subjects, the brilliant clear yel- 

 lows, flashing blues, and sparkling 

 whites adding immeasurably to the 

 spring border. 



They are perfect material for cut 

 flowers, as they will stand considerable 

 handling and may be shipped safely for 

 long distances if cut when in bud. 



These irises must be planted in the 

 fall, not later than October. They are 

 perfectly hardy except in extreme cold 

 sections, where they should have a 

 mulch of salt hay or tree boughs. 



If you are not growing them you are 

 missing one of the real joys of garden- 

 ing. Use them in masses as you would 

 tulips or daffodils. Plant 4 inches deep. 



ADRIAN BACKER. A uniform pur- 

 ple-lilac, good substance. Height 20 

 inches. 



D. HARING. Standards greenish 

 white, falls pure white; a very large 

 flower of great substance. Early, height 

 26 inches. 



LEONARDO DA VINCI. Standards 

 creamy white, falls canary yellow with 

 orange stripe. A very large flower, pro- 

 duced on stems up to three feet in 

 height. Segments very broad and of 

 wonderful texture. 



POGGENBEECK. A splendid flower 

 of uniform dark blue, a great improve- 

 ment on the older Imperator. Height 20 

 inches. 



THERESE VAN DUYLL- 

 SCHWARTZE. Pale cornflower-blue 

 standards, falls pure white, with very 

 narrow orange stripe. This is of com- 

 paratively recent introduction and cer- 

 tainly one of the loveliest things in this 

 list. 24 inches tall. 



WEDGEWOOD. A Tingitana Hybrid resembling 

 the Dutch iris in all respects, except that it flowers 

 ten days to two weeks earlier. Fine large flowers of 

 bright wedgewood blue, a uniform coloring that is 

 most desirable either for garden or for cutting. An 

 easy iris to grow but must be in well drained soil 

 and planted about 5 inches deep. Wedgewood is 

 always a sensation when exhibited at the spring 

 flower shows. 



YELLOW QUEEN. Standards and falls a bright 

 golden yellow. This variety is the glory of the iris 

 garden, for not only is it a beautiful and showy 

 thing in itself, but the glorious splash of color which 

 it carries enlivens the entire border. It is an indis- 

 pensable subject in any iris planting and the long 

 wiry stems make it an admirable cut flower. Large 

 in size and up to three feet tall. 



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