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GERMAN IRIS 



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 luxiiriaiitly, especially if planted near the edges of pond', or moist 

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

 like flowers of exquisite colors. Named in the following ten varieties. 



Africa. Dark blue. 

 Belmont. Light yellow; dwarf. 

 Dr. Glook. Yellow. 

 Fragrans. White, fallspenciled blue. 

 Gypsy Queen. Light bronze, falls 

 purplish red. 



Henriette. Yellow. 



Mme. Chereau. Pearly white, daintily 



edged lavender. 

 Leopold. Yellow, velvet anthers. 

 Spectabilis. Early and free ; blue. 

 Stella. Light blue. 



10 ct8. each, 75 cts. per doz., S6 per 100. Collection of 10 varieties $1 



VARIOUS IRIS 



Iiis Pallida Dalmatica 



Foetidissima variegata [Gladwin). Foliage neatly variegated dark green 

 and white ; flowers pale lilac, followed by very attractive seed-pods, which re- 

 main on the plant all winter and which burst open, displaying rows of orange- 

 red berries. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Ochroleuca gigantea. A noble species, growing 4 feet high, with large, pale 

 yellow flowers. 25 cts. each, S2.50 per doz. 



— ' — Anrea. A golden yellow form. 25 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 



Pseudacorus. Golden yellow flowers, entirely distinct, i.sc. each, Si -Soper doz. 



Pumila hybrida Cyanea. Rich royal purple, with blackish shadings. 20 cts. 

 each, $2 per doz. 



— Eburna. Pure white, with creamy white shadings. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 

 — Florida. A beautiful lemon-yellow, shaded darker. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 

 — Formosa. Upper petals deep violet-blue, lower petals light violet. 20 cts. 

 each, $2 per doz. 



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

 ting. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



— Alba. White, veined 

 ,vith pale lilac. 15 cts. 

 each, $1.50 per doz. 



— Orientalis. Rich vio- 

 let-blue; very free. 15 

 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



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. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100. 



German Iris, Black Knight 



A rare and beautiful variety, of intensely deep color, standards rich, deep violet- 

 blue, falls velvety purple-black; exceedingly rich and striking. 75c. each, $7.30 per doz. 



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 tak- 

 ing care of themselves if properly planted in the first instance. The tuberous or bulb- 

 ous-rooted kinds do not require a rich soil : a sandy loam suits them well and they 

 thrive in pea"^. Several of the most beautiful varieties should be grown in pots in 

 frame, 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 3 inches 

 below the surface. 



TritOnia (Red-hot Poker. Flame Flower, or Torch Lily) 



May Queen. A companion to Pfitzerii, producing tall flower-stems on which are 

 boine great plume-like blossoms of rich yellow and flame color. 25 cts. each, $2.50 

 per doz , $15 per 100. 



Pfitzeri (The Everblooming Flame Flower). The freest- flowering variety in cultiva- 

 tion, in bloom from August to November, with spikes from 3 to 4 feet high and heads 

 of bloom over 12 inches long, of a rich orange-scarlet, producing a grand effect, 

 either planted singly in the bf rder;Or in masses. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100. 



Tricolor. A charming small-flowered sort, in which three distinct colors are com- 

 bined in the same spike of flowers, the buds first appearing cochineal-red, chang- 

 ing to canary- \ elloVv as they develop, finally opening a sulphur-white; very free- 

 flowering. August to October. 2 }^ feet. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Triamph. A strong-srowing variety that produces from August to October flower- 

 heads 12 to 16 inches Ions. 011 stems 4 to s feet high, and are entirely distinct in 

 color, being of a rich saffron-yellow, shaded orange-red. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 



Tritoma FbtEeri 



