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Arthur T. Boddington, 342 West Fourteenth St., New^ YorK 



SECTION I. continued 



SPANISH IRIS (Iris Hispanica) 



The true value of the Spanish Iris appears to have been overlooked 

 in this country. The great diversity of color and their being equally 

 ndapted for forcing for winter blooming and for massing in beds for spring 

 flowering make them one of the most useful bulbs to plant. 



Alex, von Humboldt. Dark blue. Belle Chinoise. Pure yellow. 

 Blanche Superbe. Pure white. Chrysolora. Large, bright yellow ; 

 Blanche Fleur, White, pale blue early, 

 center. Darling. Blue ; early ; extra fine. 



Doz. 100 i.ooo 



Large selected bulbs in abovi six named varieties fo 20 $1 00 $7 50 



Boddington's choicest mixed, all colors 15 75 4 00 



GERMAN IRIS (The True Fleur de Lis) 



Perfectly hardy, and as handsome as orchids. They flourish in ordi- 

 nary garden soils or in moist situations ecjually well. Named in the fol- 

 lowing 12 varieties : 

 Asiatic. Very large ; deep purple- 

 blue. 

 Donna Maria. 



shaded lilac. 

 Florentina. Very free-flowering ; 



sweet-scented ; white. 

 Gracchus. Pale yellow, prettily 



marked with purple. 

 Lord Salisbury. Purple and 



bronze ; rich. 

 Mme. Chereau. Pearly white, 

 daintily_edged lavender. 



Deepest yel- 



White, lower petals 



Mrs. Neubronner. 



low. 



Othello. Intense deep purplish 

 blue. 



Penelope. White, tinged and 



veined with lavender. 

 Plumeri. Deep coppery bronze ; 



early and free. 

 Spectabilis. An early and free 



variety ; deep purple. 

 Tineae. Large ; deep blue, shaded 



lilac. 



20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $12 per 100 



Spanish Iris in variety 



MOURNING IRIS (/m Susiana) 



In that wonderful combination of form and coloring of the rare sweet flower we 

 call ihe Iris (eye of heaven) there is none so peculiarly beautiful as Susiana. It 

 stands out in its own right as the grandest of all species. The groundwork of the 

 flower is silvery gray, so mott'ed and veined and lined with dark chocolate and black 

 as to leave one under the impression that it is only a silver lining showing through. 

 It is hardy with slight protection in wintf-r, blooming early in spring. No descrip- 

 tion can do it justice. 30 cts each, $3 per doz. , $20 per 100. 



MISCELLANEOUS IRISES 



Alata (Scorpion Iris). About i foot high, with broad leaves. The Doz. 100 

 flowers are very large (4 to 6 inches across), of lilac-blue, with 

 blotches of bright yellow spotted with a darker shade. It commences 

 to bloom in October, producing a second crop of flowers in Decem- 

 ber if the weather be not too severe. Admirably adapted for pot 

 culture $1 50 $10 00 



Florentina. Very beautiful pure white, slightly shaded with blue and 



with a yellow beard ; deliciously violet-scented 50 3 00 



Lorteti. One of the most beautiful. The flowers are very large and the 

 coloring fine. A creamy white ground with crims-on-purple spots and 

 veins, concentrated at the center into a dark, crimson-purple 

 "siK'ial." The standards are pure white with violet lints. Blooms 

 in June 4 00 25 00 



Pavonia (Peacock Iris). Pure white with a bright blue spot on each 



petal. Fine for pots or garden culture, i foot 30 200 



Culture of Irises — The common varieties of Iris are well-known favorites of 

 the border, and the whole family deserves attention for their excellent faculty of 

 taking care of themselves if properly planted in the first instance. The tuberous or 

 bulbous rooted kinds do not require a rich soil ; a sandy loam suits them well and 

 thev thrive in peat. Several of the most beautiful varieties should be grown in pots 

 in frames, or in a cool greenhouse. All the varieties can be planted out in clumps in 

 front of a shrubbery or herbaceous border, where they may be seen to advantage, or 

 in the pasture and woodlands. The crown of the bulb must not be more than three 

 inches below the surface. 



Uerman iris 



We recommend the Japan and German Irises for natural- 

 izing and acclimatizing 



