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Arthur T. Boddin o'ton, 342 West 14th St.. New Vork City 



ENGLISH IRIS {Iris Anglica) 



English Iris arc specially adapti-d for planting, and naturalizing, the flow- 

 ers are nearly as large as the Japanese Iris, and colors are unique and various. 

 They grow from iS to 20 inches high and are pi rfectly hardy. They flower after 

 the German Iris anil before the Japanese, making a good succession of bloom. 

 \\"e offer named varieties as follows : 



Argus. Pink and white. 

 Bleu Celeste. Sky-blue. 

 Coleur Cardinal. Dark velvety 

 blue. 



Duke of Richmond. Magenta. 

 Montblanc. Pure white. 



Price of the above, 26 cts. per doz., $1.75 per 100. $16 per 1,000 

 Mixture 15 cts. per doz., $1 per 100, $7.50 per 1,000 



Othello. Magenta-purple. 

 Thackeray. Rich claret color. 

 Tricolor. White, blue and red. 

 Washington. Pale lavender, mot- 

 tled bhie. 

 Bleu Mourant. Blue and white. 



Splendid 



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 adapted for forc- 

 ing for winter blooming and for massing in beds for spring flowering make 

 them one of the most useful bulbs to plant. 



Dark 



Alexander von Humboldt. 



blue. 



Belle Chinoise. Pure yellow. 

 Blanche Superbe. Pure white. 

 Blanche Fleur. W hite, with pale 

 ceTiter. 



British Queen. Large white ; very 

 tine. 



Beautiful deep golden 



Cajanus. 



yellow. 

 Chrysolora. Pale yellow. 

 Darling. Blue ; very fine ; early. 

 Louise. Pale blue, slightly spotted, 



fine flower. 

 Reconnaissance. Bronze - orange 

 extra-fine. 



Doz. 100 1,000 



Large selected bulbs in above ten named varieties $0 15 jfi 00 $7 50 



Boddington's choicest mixed, all colors 10 75 5 00 



GERMAN IRIS 



{Iris Germanica) 



The' true " Fleur-de-Lis," the national flower of France, and one of the 

 most desirable early spring-flowering plants. They are perfectly hardy, grow 

 and bloom luxuriantly, especially if planted near the edges of ponds or moist 

 grounds, or if plentifully supplied with water, producing large, fragrant, or- 

 chid-like flowers of 

 exquisite colors. 



Spanish Iris, Beconnaissance 



Africa. Dark blue. 

 Belmont. Light yellow ; dwarf. 

 Dr. Glook. Yellow. 

 Fragrans. White, falls penciled blue. 

 Gypsy Queen. Light bronze, falls 

 purplish red 



Henrietta. Yellow. 

 Mme. Chereau. Pearly white, dain- 

 tily edged lavender. 

 Leopold. Yellow, velvet anthers. 

 Spectabilis. Early and free ; blue. 

 Stella. Light blue. 



10 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $6 per 100. Collection of 10 varieties for SI 



MOURNING IRIS 



(/ns Susiana) 



The groundwork of the flower is silvery gray, so mottled 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. loc. each,$i per doz., $7 per 100. 



MISCELLANEOUS IRISES 



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



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



blotches of bright yellow spotted with a darker shade $0 75 



Florentina. Very beautiful pure white, slightly shaded with blue 



and with a yellow beard ; deliciously violet-scented 75 



Histrioides. Large, bright blue flowers, dark spots i 25 



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



each petal. Fine for pot or garden culture, i foot 40 



Sibirica. A deep blue, slender-growing Iris 40 



Sibirica alba. A white variety of above 50 



Sibirica atropurpurea. Det p purple 60 



fc 00 



5 00 

 10 00 



3 00 



2 50 



3 50 

 3 50 



German Iris 



Iris Pallida Dalmatica 



This is the grandest variety of all the German Iris. Color deep clear 

 lavender, very large, flowers sweet-scented. This Iris should be planted 

 largely where cut-flowers are in demand, as it is certainly the best of its 

 class. A grand variety for massing in borders ; it is superb. 25 cts. each, 

 $2.50 per doz., $20 per 100. 



