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IRIS. 



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English [Anglica I. Large handsome 

 Bowers, with rich purple, blue and 



lilac colors predominating; fro us Is 

 to 20 Inches high. Perfectly hardy. 

 [See eat.) Mixed Colors .2 for 6c, 

 l'm'. per doz $1.50 per 100. 



Peacock ( Pa vortia |. Pure white with 



ll blight 1)1 Mi's | p. .1 on en <■ 1 1 pet&l. J ine 



for pots or garden culture; 1 foot. 

 (See cut.) 3 lur 10c, 80c. per doz. 



Reticulata. A lovely variety, color 

 violet blue, lower petals ol a darker 

 Hhnde with fold and white stripes, 

 and veins spotted with black. Very 

 sweet scented. (Seficut.) 15c. each, 

 $1. 50 per d,oz. 



Histrio. Ch Arming new species— 

 bright biueblotched yellow— arid very 

 early 12c. each, $1 .25 per doz. 



Florentina. Very beautiful pure 

 white, Bllghtly shaded with blue and 

 with a yellow beard; deliriously vio- 

 let scented 8c. each, 75c. per doz. 





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GERMAN IRIS. <&&«??> 



These are perfectly hardy, thrive anywhere, 

 prow and bloom luxuriantly, particularly if 

 plentifully supplied with water. or if planted in 

 moist situations, or on the hanks of ponds, 

 etc. Plants well established produce from 50 

 to 100 spikes of bloom, deliriously fragrant 

 and fine for cutting, ("(dors range through 

 yellows, purples, blues, claret reds, white and 

 bronzes of every Imaginable shade. [Clumps 

 ready in November.) iNeri-ar.) 

 Fulda. Standards, sofi lavender; falls, light 



and dark blue, veined ami leather--. 1 

 Honorable. Standards, bright golden yel- 

 low; falls. finely feathered and veined yellow 

 ami maroon. 

 Queen of the Gypsies. Standards, smoked 

 pearl and bronze; falls, feathered and veined 

 with rich plum, white and buff. 

 Mad. Chereau. Standards, old gold beauti- 

 fully frilled ; falls, purple and white, fine. 

 Souvenir. Standards, bright yellow; falls, 

 a veined network ol yellow, buff add purple. 

 Stella. Fine creamy white. 

 Prices: Any of the nbove-uamed varieties, 



12c. each, $1.L2.~> per doz. 

 Mixed German Iris. Many beautiful varie- 

 ties.. 10c. each,? 1 .00 per dor., $7.0*0 per loo. 



SPANISH IRIS. 48FSStt 



well adapted for pot cult ure and forcing, bloom- 

 ing in the winter. The flowers are of great 

 beauty, and cut in the bud state last from one 

 to two weeks In bloom. If planted in boxes 

 and placed in cold frumes until theyshow bud, 

 then brought into heat, they can be had In 

 bloom from March on, and will give great sat- 

 isfaction. The Spanish Iris also succeeds nice- 

 ly as a garden plant, requiring protection In 

 cold latitudes. (See cut.) 



British Queen. A massive-flowering, pure 

 white. 



Leonidas. Dark, violet blue. 

 Belle Chinoise. Large, deep golden yellow. 

 Olympia. Creamy yellow and light blue. 

 Xiilacens. Grand flower of porcelain blue. 

 Prince of Orange. Yellow, bronze and blue ; 



large flower. 

 Prices of any of the above-named varieties, 



:', for 10c, 25c. per doz., $1.50 per 100. 

 Mixed Spanish Iris, containing many 



beautiful varieties 2 for 5c, 20c. per do»., 



$1.00 per 100. 



" 77ip Bulbs received from yon last fall 

 ha ve given entire satis faction, ia fact arc sups 

 rior to &ny ever received by me from any other 

 dealer." II. It. MILLER, 



Kansas <'ity. Mo. 



PEACOCK IRIS. 



HIS PAVONIA. 



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IRIS LORTETI. 



Alata. (Scorpion Iris.) About 

 one ioot high with broad leaves. 

 The flowers are very large (+ to 6 

 Inches across], of lilac blue with 

 blotcliesof bright yellow spotted 

 with a darker shade. It commen- 

 ces to bloom In October, produc- 

 ing asecond crop ol flowers In De- 

 cember if the weather be no i too 

 severe, Admirably adapted (or 

 potcul tore.. 8r. each, 7.1c per dos. 



Susiana. i The Mourning Irfp.) 

 A remarkably handsome s| ies 



with Immense flowers, blush 



Color, tinted with brown and 



Covered with a network of dark 

 lines; May-flowering; height, 1 



fool 20C, en. h. $L' 00 per dor. 

 Lorteti. One of the most beauti- 

 ful. The flowers are very large 

 and the coloring fine. A creamy 

 white ground with crimson pur- 

 ple spots and veins, concentrated 

 atthecentrelnto a dark, crimson 

 purple "signal." The standards 

 are pure white with violet lines. 

 Blooms In June. [See cut.) 85c. 

 each $3. 50 per doz. 



IRIS KKTII PLATA 



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