1891 



13reer's Autumn Catalogue. 



17 



IRIS. 



Flowering Flag — Fieur de Lis. 



Hardy sprint; blooming plants, bearing large, rich 

 and various colored flowers. They are of easy cul- 

 ture and thrive in any good garden soil. With the 

 exception of Pavonia, Reticulata and Susiana they 

 are perfectly hardy and require hut little care ; the 

 three named are half hardy, and should receive a 

 liberal covering, which must he taken off early in 

 spring. 



Iris Gerjianica. 



IRIS GERMANICA. 



(Fleur-de-Lis). 



Ready in November. 



These are neat, robust, hardy herbaceous early 

 blooming plants, with large ornamental flowers of 

 rich and elegantly blended colors, exquisitely striped 

 with dark violet, purple, or brouzed lines, upon a 

 lighter ground. They groAv two or three feet in 

 height, and are admirably adapted for gardens, grow- 

 ing and blooming luxuriantly, especially if plentifully 

 supplied with water, or if planted in moist situations. 

 "Well established plants in congenial situations will 

 produce from 50 to 100 spikes of bloom ; very fragrant 

 and fine for cutting. 



Bariensis. White, bordered with lilac. 

 Comte de St. Clair. Pure white, shaded with 



violet, lower petals purplish violet, netted white. 

 Hericartiana. Pale blue, lower petals dark blue 



and purple. 

 Honorabilis. Orange, lower petals brown. 

 Juliette. White, violet edge, shaded blue. 

 Madame Chereau. White edged violet. 

 Pajol. Purplish lilac, lower petals dark. 

 Pluton. Bronzy violet, lower petals lilac. 

 Raphael. Nankeen yellow, lower petals purple 



with white veins. 

 Spectabilis. Velvety purple, shaded with black. 

 Virgile. Bronzy red, lower petals reddish lilac. 

 Virginal. White, lower petals veined with purple. 

 Walneri. Lilac, lower petals dark blue. 

 20 cts. each ; by mail, 25 cts. 



Mixed from above varieties, $2.00 per doz. 



IRIS K^MPFERI. 



(Japan Iris.) 



Ready in November. 



These beautiful Iris are quite distinct from all 

 others, and form groups of handsome, large flowers, 

 varying in color and richly mottled. They are perfectly 

 hardy, and flower in great profusion in June and 

 July. They thrive best in damp situations, and in 

 dry weather should be freely watered. Mixed vari- 

 eties 25 cts. each, (by mail, 30 cts.) $2.50 per doz. 



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Each Doz. 

 English. Large flowers, rich blue shades 



predominating, mixed 5 $ 40 



Spanish. Flowers smaller than the English, 



mixed varieties , 5 25 



Persian. Dwarf, early. Flowers white 



and sky-blue, reflex petals 10 1 00 



Pumila. Dwarf, early flowering, light blue, 



purple, yellow, mixed 10 75 



Pavonia. (Peacock). An exquisite small 



variety ; flowers pure white, with a blue 



triangle on each petal 10 60 



Reticulata. A sweet-scented variety; fine 



violet, spotted with white, yellow and 



black 25 2 50 



Susiana. Blooms very early in the spring, 



of large size ; color, grayish blue, richly 



netted and spotted with black 20 2 00 



Iris Pavonia. ( Peacock Iris.) 



