Iris. Fleur-de-Lis 



POPULAR herbaceous plants that come up year after year, and each season become 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. 



Iris are always attractive along the water's edge. Plants shown here came from our Nurseries. 



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. Standards golden yellow; falls 

 lightly veined with maroon. 



Fantasie. Standards blue; falls purple. A good 

 sort. 



Fairy Queen. Dwarf; late flowering variety. 

 White, falls veined with blue. 



Garrick. Standards delicate 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. Dis- 

 tinct ^nd darkest of all this type. 



Lilacina. Small flowers of white mottled with 

 lilac. 



Madam Chereau. 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. 



Pauline. Light blue; falls slightly darker. A 

 splendid late variety. 



Reine de Pays. Standards safl"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; S15.00 per 100. 



Various Varieties of Iris 



Iris Florentina alba. An early white variety. 

 Slightly fragrant. 



I. Pallida. Standards light purple. Falls royal 

 purple. 



var. Dalmatica. Large, handsome orchid-like 

 flowers of a beautiful shade of lavender. Fine 

 foliage, very distinctive, one of the finest. Price, 

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



I. Pumila alba. A dwarf grower. White flowers 

 borne in profusion before the German Iris. Price, 

 25 cents each; $2.00 per 10. 



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