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CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL, CONN. 



IRIS GERMANICA 

 German Iris 



Tin- C; 



ihlv 



irises are 

 iiiiilv beau- 

 aiivc, but 

 -t possible 

 ii: in any 

 .1 soil. A 

 lilted ma- 

 .ipi'lipd in 

 -I only the 



iimv .ImiuIiI 

 Wiiiirr. W, 

 IiKil r si lrct \ arictirs. 



Honorabilis. SiMiulards 



yellow: falls ma- 



lionaiiy hrown. 

 Lord Salisbury. Stan- 



(lanis aniher white; falls 



dark viohi ))iirple. 

 Kinjs of Iris. i Xcw.) 



Standards clear vellow; 



lalU verv lar-e', deep 

 lii'.iwii, with a 



ItiimiI lidiilrr (if golden 



yell<iw. A very.lesirable 



novelty. ooc. each, 



S3.50.per doz. 

 Pallida Dalmatica. One 



of the finest of the Cer- 



Japanese Iris 



IRIS KAEMPFERI. Japanese Iris 



These gorgeotis Irises are the most dehcately beautiful of all 

 our Suninier-floworinR plants. They commence flowering 

 late ill .Iniie. a lime when hard>- llowers are most welcome. 

 ''J'lie\' ihn\e in :in\ garden soil, Imt respond generously to a 

 rich soil ami plenty of w alia'. Heds of .Japanese Iris are easiest 

 to handle if slightly cotnilersunk. The following list com- 

 prises the most attractive varieties. 



■Gekka-no-nami (Waves I ndcr Moonhght). Earliest to 

 bloom, and the choicest white; very free. Glistening white, 

 with creamy-white stigmas. 



Momi ji-no-taki i Maple Walerralh. A .■hc.ic,., double, 

 variegated v.ariet x-; bnuhl cnm-nM purple, lie.nil ifiilly 

 feathered in while. I'eialoid .-liiimas while, purple 

 crested. 



Purple and Gold. Enormous double flowers, often ten 

 inches across; earlv ami frei^ lilooiiiins;; one of the very best 

 varietie- ( ■olur rich viulet purple, wilh while pcialuids, 

 tipped \i..|i1. The cnii-piciiuii^ Ui.ld.-n Ihn.al cxIcmliiiK 

 outw ard in sharp bluish w hite ra> s strongly suggests a 

 bearded wheat head. 



Gold Bound. A fine, double, pure white, with gold-banded 

 center. 



Hanna-no-Nishiki (Flower Embroidery). Six to eight 

 petals in conical arrangement, with well-developed petal- 

 oids, make this sort the most fully double in the collection. 

 Color a distinct claret pink, with fine, white veins. 



Eclipse. Velvety claret red, shaded violet, with prominent 

 throat markings in pure gold. Flowers extremely large, 

 with six wide petals, and petaloid stigmas so fully devel- 

 oped as to make an extra row at the center. Special. 



Mahogany. Large, double flowers; the latest to bloom, 

 purple mahogany red; the erect petaloids prettily crested. 

 25c. each, 82.50 per doz., S15.00 per 100. 



man Irises, 

 (irous lial 

 tionallv lai 

 flower^: -1; 



endcr, falls lavender, tinged purple. A varici; 



exeep- 

 Iragrant 

 n Is lav- 

 unusual 



merit. 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 

 Spectabilis. Light and deep violet piu-ple; free and early 

 blooming. 



15c. each, $1.50 per doz., §10.00 per 100, except where 

 otherwise noted. 



Iris Pallida Dalmatica 



