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Iris. Fleur-de-Lis 



POPULAR herbaceous plants come up year after year, and each season stronger and more floriferous 

 than the previous. They grow in clumps and do well in almost any soil. Their colorings have a 

 wide range and many are delicate in pencilings of softest shades. They can be appreciated in beds, 

 in borders, along water-edges and in both formal and wild gardens. 



In the following descriptions the upper petals of the flowers are referred to as standards, while the 

 lower petals are known as falls. 



German Iris (Iris Germanica) 



The German Iris begins flowering about the mid- 

 dle of May and continues in bloom nearly four 

 weeks, when they are succeeded at the middle of 

 June by the Japanese Iris. 



Prices of German Iris, except where other- 

 wise noted, are 15 cents each; $1.25 per 10; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



Adonis. A deep blue. Fine 

 and earliest to flower. 



Blue Sky. Standards faint 

 lavender; falls yellow and 

 purple. Good sort. 



Chamelon. Delicate lilac; 

 falls tipped a little darker. 



Charlotte Patty. Stand- 

 ards golden yellow; falls 

 lightly veined with maroon. 



Fantasie. Standards blue; 

 falls purple. A good sort. 



Florentina alba. White, 

 slightly fragrant and early. 



Garrick. Standards deli- 

 cate light blue; falls a darker 

 violet blue. A late blooming 

 variety. 



General Aganemon. 

 Late. Standards white; falls 

 purple lilac. 



Gracine. Standards lemon 

 yellow; falls purplish veined 

 with white. Good and distinct 

 variety, 



Leopold. Bronze. Falls 

 veined maroon. Distinct and 

 darkest of all this type. 



Lilacina. Small flowers of 

 lilac. 



Madam Ghereau. White, with a delicate fringe 

 of blue. Distinct; tallest grower. 



Madame de Bonne. Pure yellow. Distinct and 

 handsome. 



Madame de Brabant. Standards lavender; 

 falls purple; streaked. One of the latest flowering; 

 a fine variety. 



Pallida. Carmine 

 Beautiful and good. 



Pallida Dalmatica. Large, handsome flowers of 

 a beautiful shade of lavender. Price, 25 cents each; 

 $2.00 per 10; $15.00 per 100. 



German Iris have a multitude of beautiful colors. 

 They grow with little care in moist places, or even 

 in upland soils, and flower showingly at the close 

 of May. 



white mottled with 



Pauline. Light blue; falls slightly darker. A 

 splendid late variety. 



Reine de Pays. Standards safi'ron yellow; falls 

 carmine maroon lightly veined. 



Viola. Standards lavender; falls violet blue. 



William III. An iridescent beauty, with stand- 

 ards of lavender rose-pink; falls a little darker. 

 Price, 25 cents each; $2.00 per 10; $15.00 per 100. 



Japan Iris 

 (Iris Kaempferi) 



These come into bloom 

 about the middle of June just 

 after the German Iris are 

 through flowering. The indi- 

 x'idual flowers often measure 

 from 4 to 6 inches in diame- 

 ter. The markings are most 

 dainty and the texture very 

 delicate. Best results are ob- 

 tained by planting them in 

 rich, moist soil. 



Prices of all varieties, 

 25 cents each; $2.00 per 10; 

 $18.00 per 100. Order by 

 Name or Number. 



No. 50. Date-Dogu. 



Lavender shading to white 

 toward the center. Yellow 

 center. Standards white edged 

 with lavender. Three petals. 



No. 32. Komochi-Guma. 

 Beautiful dark blue with yel- 

 low center. Standards light 

 blue. Six petals. 



No. 3. Kumona-no-sora. 

 White, with faint lines of 

 light blue. Six petals. 

 No. 48. Tora-Odori. Light blue, yellow center 

 veined with darker shades of blue. Standards in 

 various shades of blue. Six petals. 



No. 39. Tsurgi-no-mai. Rich purple with a 

 touch of yellow in center. Standards usually 

 darker, almost black. Six petals. 



In addition to the above-named varieties we offer 

 some seedling plants with flowers of assorted colors. 

 Prices, 20 cents each; $1.50 per 10; .'$12.00 per 100. 



purple, delightfully fragrant. Siberian Iris (Iris Siberica) 



Smaller flowers than the preceding types. May 

 and June. Splendidly adapted for mass and water- 

 side plantings. Blue flowers. Price, 15 cents each; 

 $1.25 per 10; $10.00 per 100. 



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