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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. 



'HE magnificence of these new Iris surpasses description. The flowers 

 are of enormous size, averaging 8 to 10 inches across, and of 

 indescribable and charming hues and colore, varying like watered 

 silk In the sunlight, the prevailing colors being white, crimson, row, lilac, 

 lavender, violet and blue: each flower usually representing several shades, 

 while a golden yellow blotch, surrounded by a" halo of blue or violet, at the 

 base of the petals, intensifies the wealth of coloring. The Japan Iris is per- 

 fectly hardy, and flowers in great profusion in July and August, and attains 

 greatest perfection if growu in moist soil, or if plentifully supplied with water while growing 

 and flowering. (See cut.) 



MIXED VARIETIES OF JAPAN IRIS, either single or double, 15c. each, $1.50 per dot.. 



$10.00 per 100. 



SINGLE JAPAN IRIS. 



Thunderbolt. Rich violet, veined black, yellow at the base of petals, 



small centre petals of lavender, heliotrope and purple 

 Queen, of Whites. Pure white, with satiny while veins, base of 



petals feathered light yellow. 

 Magnifica. Dark heliotrope, veined black, yellow base, all petals 



margined white, reflex side of petals and three small petals pink, 



veined claret; small centre petals black and purple. 

 Bluebeard. Light blue ground shaded with indigo, entire petal 



heavily blotched with dark blue, base feathered yellow, centre petals 



bright pink, spotted with crimson. 

 Peerless. Delicate blue, spotted with darker blue, base of petals 



feathered yellow, reflex of petals white, small centre of petals white, 



tipped with deep blue. 

 Bravo. Peep blue, veined with violet, base yellow, three small petals 



wine, tipped with white anil veined maroon, small centre petals deep 



violet, tipped light blue. 

 Speckled Beauty. White ground, minutely spec&led with magenta 



and copper red. base of petals feathered with yellow, centre petals 



white, speckled with copper red. 

 Triumph. Ground color white, heavily blotched and spotted with 



garnet and light pink, base of petals yellow, small centre petals 



while, Hpped with light claret. 

 Aurora. White shaded with rosy claret, dark ptcotee edged, entire 



flower veine.i white, base of petals leathered yellow, centre petals 



white, shaded llghl claret. 

 Curiosity. Tun- white, uhol with blue and violet, yellow feather in 



centre, centre petals while, tipped maroon ami lavender. 

 Sensation. White ground, feathered yellow at base with surrounding 



lone of lavender, entire petal veined violet. Inner petals light claret, 



veined maroon and shot white, centre petals bright blue, shot with 



white. 

 Gem. Lavender with margin of blue, yellow feather .it base, reverse 



of petals lavender, entire flower veined and speckled with white. 



centre petals white, tipped dark violet. 



PRICES: Fine clumps of any of the above-named Single Japan 

 Iris, 20c. each, .*•_>. oo per doc. 



DOUBLE JAPAN IRIS. 



Snowball. Pure white with satiny white veins and light yellow 



centre. Very double. 

 La Superb. Delicate blue, broadly margined with pure white, yellow 



centre, entire flower intricately veined with white. 

 Fascination. Pright blue, broadly margined with Indigo, yellow 



centre. The three smaller inner petals pure white, tipped with claret. 



the entire flower veined white. 

 Conqueror. Deep carmine pink with band of white through centre nl 



the petals, reverse of petals light pink, large veins of white through 



the entire flower. Very double 

 Charmer. Pure white ground heavily veined with bright bine, bam 



ol petnle ornamented with yellow feather, the three small Inner petals 



bright blue and violet. 

 L'Unique. Ground color lnvender. heavily veined with claret, base 



of petals feathered with yellow . mil ill centre petals plum color. 

 Diversity. Rich deep blue, heavily veined with indigo, base ol petnls 



feathered with yellow, small centre petals creamy white, tipped with 



indigo, reverse of petals llghl blur 

 Garnet. Rich garnet, lightly margined with white, dark maroon 



veins, base of petals feathered with yellow, reverse Bide of petals light 



rose, small centre petals violet and black. 

 Royal Purple. Rich violet, shaded deep purple, veined with black, 



base of petals feathered yellow, small centre petals varying from 



light lavender to dark purple, 

 Mikado. Rich crimson with large veins of white, base of petals 



leathered yellow, mm all centre petals of lavender and plum color. 

 Perfection. Clear pink, veined and speckled with dark pink, reverse 



side of petals bright red. centre yellOW blotch, small centre petals 



creamy white, tipped with bdgbt red. 

 Pride of Japan. Pure white ground margined with pink ami wined 

 with sntlriy white, lightly speckled with pink, yellow (cat her at base, 



small centre petals with same markings. 



PRICI'S: Fine clumps of any of the above-named Double Japan 

 Iris, 20c. each, fa oo per dos. 



Either set of 12 single named or 12 double named, $2.00; or both sets for $3.50. 



