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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.. WHOLESALE PRICE LIST 



GERMAN IRIS 



IRIS QERMANICA 



Our collection of German Iris is very choice, the varieties offered 

 being the best in their respective colors. 

 Atropurpurea. Rich royal purple. 



Blue Boy. Standards and falls a beautiful lavender-blue. 



Cherton. Standards lilac-mauve, falls violet-mauve. 



Florentlna Alba. Sweet scented, early flowering white. 



Qazelle. White, heavily frilled with rich mauve. 



Honorabills. Standards golden-yellow , falls mahogany-brown. 



John De Witt. Standards bluish-violet, shading lighter towards 

 the centre ; falls deep violet-purple veined with white. 



La Tendresse. Ageratum-blue, shading lighter with brown veins. 



Lord Salisbury. Standards amber and white ; falls dark violet- 

 purple with white veins. 



Mrs. H. Darwin. Standards white, falls reticulated violet. 



Mad. Chereau. Pure white, prettily edged with light blue. 



Mrs. Neubronner. The finest golden yellow. $l.fO per doz.; $10.00 

 per 100. 



Plicata. Standards bright violet-purple ; falls deep violet-purple. 

 Plumerl. Standard rose-mauve with metallic sheen; falls vinous 

 mauve. 



Queen of May. A lovely soft rose-lilac. 



Shakespeare. Standards straw-yellow veined with burnt umber ; 



falls deep carmine-violet, shaded deeper and white veins. 

 Spectabllls. Standards light violet-purple ; falls deep violet-purple 



with dark shadings ; one of the earliest to flower. 

 Tinnae. Standards and falls ageratum-blue. 



Price Named Sorts. Except where noted. 10 cts. each ; 85 cts. 

 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 

 Mixed Qerman Iris. All colors. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



New German Iris (I. Germanica). 



King of Iris. Standards clear lemon-yellow; falls deep satiny- 

 brown with a broad border of golden-yellow. 



Lohengrin. Of gigantic size, deep violet-mauve. 



Mithras. Standards pale-yellow ; falls violet-shaded claret, with 

 yellow border. 



Nibelungen. Standards olive-green suffused sulphur-yellow ; falls 

 deep violet-purple, suffused creamy-white on edges. 



Princess Victoria Louise. Standards pure sulphur-yellow ; falls 

 rich plum color with cream-colored edges. 



Rhein Nixe. Standards pure white ; falls deep violet-blue with 

 white margin. 



Price. Any of the above new varieties, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per 

 doz; $20.00 per 100. One each of the set of 6 sorts for $1.50. 



Iris Pallida. 



Pallida Dalmatica. One of the finest of the Germanica type. The 

 plant is of strong habit, growing 4 feet high, with exceptionally 

 large flowers, the standards of a fine lavender, the falls lavender 

 shaded blue; fine for massing. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Pallida Dalmatica Folia Varlegata. Foliage variegated, with broad 

 bands of creamy-yellow. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Pallida Speclosa. Standards dark -lavender, falls light-purple, 

 very free flowering. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Iris Interregna. 



An interesting new type, the result of crossing /. germanica with 1. 

 pumilla hybrida, and for which there promises to be a great future. 

 They bloom earlier than ihe German Iris, and the flowers combine 

 perfection of form with large size and clear and decided colors. 

 The foliage is dwarf, and maintains its freshness throughout the 

 season. The flower stems are almost 18 inches high, holding the 

 flowers well above the foliage. 



Helge. Light citron, with pearl-colored centre. A beautiful soft 

 shade. 



Half dan. Pure creamy yellow of perfect form. 



Ivorine. Ivory white; a very conspicuous variety. 



Ingeborg. Pure white; flowers 5 inches deep, with petals 2 inches 



wide. A grand flower. 

 Walhalla. Standards rosy-lavender; falls velvety claret-red. A 



most distinct and beautifully formed flower. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Dreer's Imperial Japanese Iris. 



These magnificent Iris are among the most beautiful of our hardy 

 early-summer flowering plants and are destined to become as pop- 

 ular as the hardy Phlox and Paeonies. They are valuable not only 

 as decorative flowering subjects for the garden, but are also very 

 useful as cut flowers. 



Our stock of Japanese Iris is very extensive in a splendid assort- 

 ment of home-grown varieties and can be relied upon for being 

 true to name and description. We supply these in strong liberal 

 divisions of a most satisfactory planting size. 



Six=Petaled Japanese Iris. 



No. Order by name or number. 



4. Yomo-no-uml. A fine free-flowering early double white. 



5. Koki-no-iro. Rich royal purple with white veinings. 



10. Shiga-no-ura-nami. Violet-purple, veined with white. 



20. Kuma=funjin. Silvery white, with broad border of magenta- 

 lilac veined with white. 

 22. Sano-watashi. White, with canary-yellow centre. 



24. Gosetsu-mal. White veined and traced throughout with 



aniline-blue. 



25. Senjo-no-hora. Beautifully mottled deep purple and white. 

 29. Rlsh=no=toma. Silvery white, densely veined and minutely 



dotted with violet blue. 



35. Shishi-odori. Rich velvety purple. 



36. Kumo=obi. Pure light violet. 



40. Kanarinishiki. Greyish-white marbled with violet-purple. 

 44. Yoshimo. Creamy-white, delicately veined with purple. 



46. 0=torige. Aniline-blue, veined white. 



47. Renjo=°no=toma. Petals peculiarly fluted, light violet, with 



white halo and light veinings. 



60. Kagarlbi. Ground color white beautifully traced and mar- 

 bled with ultramarine blue. 



80. Bunbudo. Bright violet-purple. 



91. Kan-ran. White, densely veined with rich violet-purple. 

 94. Komochi-guma. Rich, velvety pansy-violet. 



105. Nagano. Rich violet-purple shaded with blue. 

 107. Tokyo. The finest pure double white. 



Price. Any of the above. 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100; 

 $70.00 per 1000. The set of 20 sorts for $2.00. 



Three=Petaled Japanese Iris. 



No. Order by name or number. 



2. Tora-=odori. Pure white, faintly traced with violet. 



6. Date-dogu. Rich violet-purple. 



11. Hano-no-nishiki. Bright violet-purple, veined with white. 



12. Shippo. Light lilac, densely veined with purple. 

 15. Qekka-no^nami. A very early pure white. 



17. Oyodo. Rich royal purple. 



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



suffused with violet. 

 55. Schuchiukwa. A showy variety, crimson-purple with white 



veins and white halo. 

 62. Misutmoshito. Violet-purple, marbled with purple. 

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

 70. Kimi-no-meguml. White densely veined with purple. 

 77. Yayaura. White, occasionally marbled with light violet. 

 82. Ari-Ake. Violet-purple, marbled with white. 



85. Ojochin. Light violet-purple, the larger veins white. 



86. Sei-o-bo. Large pure white, with faint violet-purple mark- 



ings. . . 



96. Tebotan. White ground, with prominent violet-blue veining. 

 100. Yomo-zakuru. Light ground color, densely veined and 



suffused reddish-purple. 



106. Sakata. Light violet or lavender blue. 



110. Nitari. White, overlaid with rosy purple. 



111. Kuro-kuma. Bright purple with crimson sheen. 



Price. Any of the above. 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100; 

 $70.00 per 1000. Set of 20 sorts, $2.00. 

 Extra Choice Mixed Varieties. $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100; 

 $50.00 per 1000. 



