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



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HE magnificence of these new Ins surpasses description. The 

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

 of indescribable and charming hues and colors, varying like 

 watered silk in the sunlight, the prevailing colors being white, 

 crimson, rose, lilac, lavender, violet and blue; each flower usually 

 representing several shades, while a goiden yellow blotch, surrounded by 

 a halo of blue or violet, at the base of the petals, intensifies the wealth of 

 coloring The Japan Irib is perfectly hardy, and flowers in great pro- 

 fusion in July and August, and attains greatest perfection it grown in moist soil, or if plentifully 

 supplied with water while growing and flowering. (S i cut ) 



Price for fine clumps of any of the undermentioned named double or 



single Japan Ins, 20C. each, $2 OO per dOZ. If wanted by mail adJ Jc ea.^/or postagt. 



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 white veins, base 

 of petals feathered light yellow. 



Mag-nifica. Dark heliotrope, veined black, yellow base, all 

 petals margined white, reflex side of petals and three small pet- 

 als 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. Deep blue, veined with violet, base yellow, three small 

 petals wine, tipped with white and veined maroon, small centre 

 petals deep violet, tipped light blue. 



Speckled Beauty. White ground, minutely speckled with 

 magenta and copper red, base of petals feathered witu 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 white, tipped with light claret. 



Aurora White shaded with rosy claret, dark picntee edced, 

 entire flower veined white, base of petals feathered yellow, 

 centre petals white, shaded light claret. 



Curiosity. Pure white, shot with blue, and violet, yellow fea- 

 ther in centre, centre petals white, tipped maroon and lavender. 



Sensatl')n. White ground, feathered yellow at base with 



■ surrounding zone of lavender, entire petal veined violet, inner 



Eetals light claret, veined maroon and shot white, centre petals 

 right blue, shot with white. 

 Gem. Lavender with margin of blue, yellow feather at base, 

 reverse of petals lavender, entire flower veined and speckled 

 with white, centre petals white, tipped dark violet. 



Single Mixed Japan Iris. 



Clumps. )5c. each, $1.50 per doz., postage 5c. each extra. 

 Single Cro ns. 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., postage free. 



DOUBLE JAPAN IRIS. 



Snowball. Pure vrtiite 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. Bright 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 of the petals, reverse of petals licht pink, large veins of 

 white throusfh the entire flower. Very double. 



Charmer. Pure white ground heavily veined with bright blue, 

 base of petals ornamented with yellow feather, the three small 

 inner petals bright blue and violet. 



L' Unique. Ground color lavender, heavily veined with claret, 

 base of petals feathered with yellow, small centre petals plum- 

 color. 



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

 of petals feathered with yellow, small centre petals creamy 

 white, tipped with indigo, reverse of petals light blue. 



Garnet. Rich garnet, lightly margined with white, dark 

 maroon veins, base of petals feathered with yellow, reverse 

 side 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 froii light lavender to dark purple. 



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

 petals feathered yellow, small 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 bright red. ' ^ 



Pride of Japan Pure white ground margined with pink and 

 veined w'th satiny white, lightly speckled with pink, yellow 

 feather at base, small centre petals with same markings. 



Double Mixed Japan Iris. 



Clumps. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., postage extra, 5c. each. 

 Single Crowns. 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., postage free. 



Either set of I 2 single named or 1 2 double named, $2.00 ; or both sets for $3.50, postage extra, sc each. 



