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The Celebrated Horikiri Iris Flower Garden, Tokio, Japan 



DREER'S IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRIS 



(Iris Kaempferi) 



The improved forms of this beautiful flower have placed them in the same rank popularly as the Hardy Phloxes and Pseonias. 

 Coming into flower about the middle of June, and continuing for five or six weeks, they fill in a period when flowers of this attrac- 

 tive type are particularly welcome. 



They succeed in almost any soil and position, but respond quickly to liberal treatment. They like rich soil and plenty of water 

 when they are forming their buds and developing their flowers. 



We offer one of the choicest collections, each one distinct and desirable, and comprising both three- and six-petalled varieties — 

 the six-petalled sorts having the heaviest, showiest flowers, while those with three petals are, perhaps, the most artistic. Both are 

 equally valuable as cut flowers, for which purpose they should be cut in the bud state, permitting the bloom to expand after being 

 placed in water. 



Order by name or number. 



A fine free-flowering early creamy- 



No. 

 4 Yomo=no-umi 



white; 6 petals. 



9 Oniga=shima. Deepviolet-blue, with white veins; 6 petals. 

 11 rtano=no=nishiki. Bright violet; white veinings. 



14 Shishi-ikari. Light ground color, densely veined and 

 mottled with dark violet-purple. 



15 Gekka=no-nami. Pure white, the earliest variety in 

 flower. 



Kumorna=no=sora. Silvery-white, suffused with soft 

 light blue. 



Kumo=funjin. White, with a broad border of magenta- 

 lilac; 6 petals. 



Uchiu. Crimson-purple, with few white veins; 6 petals. 

 Rinho. Rich, lively-purple, with white veinings; 6 petals. 

 Fuki-yose. Ground color light, marbled with aniline 

 blue; 6 petals. 



Kanarinishiki. Ground color greyish-white, marbled 

 with violet-purple; 6 petals. 



43 Shi=un=ryo. Greyish-white, deeply and densely veined 

 and suffused with violet. 



16 



20 



26 

 31 

 39 



40 



Creamy-white, delicately veined with violet; 6 

 Crimson-purple, with large white veins 



No, 



44 Yoshimo. 



petals. 

 55 Schuchiukwa. 



and centre. 



60 Kagaribi. Silvery-white, traced and marbled with ultra- 

 marine-blue; 6 petals. 



62 niisutmoshito. Violet-purple, marbled with white. 



67 Kigan=no=misao. A very late-flowering pure white. 



72 Uji=no=hotaru. Bright violet-purple, shaded with blue; 

 6 petals. 



77 Yayaura. White, marbled throughout with light violet. 



82 Ari=ake. Bright violet-purple, sometimes marbled with 

 white. 



94 Komochhguma. Rich, velvety, pansy-violet; 6 petals. 



96 Tebotail. White ground with violet-blue veinings. 

 100 Yomozakuru. Light ground color, densely veined and 



suffused with reddish-purple. 

 105 Nagano. Rich, violet-purple, shaded with blue; 6 petals. 



107 Tokyo. The finest pure white; 6 petals. 

 Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. Sets of 25 sorts for $5.00. 



Imperial Japanese Iris in Mixture 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



VARIOUS IRIS. 



We offer below some of the very finest species and varieties. 



Cristata. A dainty native species 3 inches high, rich amethyst- - 



blue; May. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Cuprea, or Fulva. A distinct, almost evergreen species, 



about 2 feet high, with rich, coppery-orange colored flowers 



late in June. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 SPumila Hybrida. A cross between I. Pumila and I. Ger- 



manica. Very showy. Early flowering. 10 to 12 inches 



high. 



Cyanea. Rich royal purple with blackish shadings. 



Excelsa. A splendid pale lemon-yellow. 



Schneekuppe. A large, showy, pure white. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. One each of 3 sorts for 50 cts. 



Pseudacorus. The common yellow Water Flag, suitable for 



marshes and water courses. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 



$10.00 per 100. 

 Sibirica. Purplish-blue flowers on slender scapes 3 feet high; 



useful for cutting. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 — Orientalis. Rich violet-blue; very free. 15 cts. each; 



$1.50 per doz. 

 Snow Queen. A new variety of great merit; forms an 



attractive plant; flowers snow-white. 15 cts. each; $1.50 



per doz. 



NOTE.— All Bulbs. Roots and Plants are forwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by Parcel Post add 10 per cent. 

 to value of order for postage to points east of the Mississippi River, and 20 per cent, to points west of the Mississippi River. 



