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Iris Kaempferi 



Japanese Iris 



These gorgeous Irises are the most delicately 

 beautiful of all our summer-flowering plants. 

 They commence flowering late in June, a time 

 when hardy flowers are most welcome. They 

 thrive in any garden soil, but respond generously 

 to a rich soil and plenty of water. 



Beds of Japanese Iris are easiest to handle if 

 slightly countersunk. The following list com- 

 prises the most attractive varieties: 



Gekka-no-nami (Waves under Moontigfit). Earliest 

 to btoom, and the choicest white; very free. Glistening 

 white, with creamy white stigmas. 



Iris germanica, Mme. Chereau (see page 70) 

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Iris Kaempferi, continued 

 Momi-yi-no-taki (Mapfe Waterfall). A choice, 

 double, variegated variety; bright crimson-purple, 

 beautifully feathered in white. Petaloid stigmas white, 

 purple crested. 



Purple and Gold. Enornious double (lowers, often 

 10 inches across; early and free blooming; one of the 

 very best varieties. Color rich violet-purple with white 

 petaloids, tipped violet. The conspicuous golden throat 

 extending outward in sharp bluish white rays strongly 

 suggests a bearded wheat-head. 



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

 banded center. 



Ilanna-no-Nishiki (Flower Embroidery). Six to 

 eight petals in conical arrangement, with well-developed 

 petaloids, make this sort the most fully double in the 

 collection. Color 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 developed 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. 

 25 cts each, $2.50 per doz., $15 per 100 



Iris germanica 



German Iris 

 The almost unlimited range 

 of colors and attractive com- 

 binations displayed in this group 

 surely warrant the rather 

 apt description, "the poor 

 man's Orchid." Assuredly, 

 it is the Orchid of the gar- 

 den since the addition of 

 recent varieties with their 

 cattleya shades and ex- 

 quisite markings. Doing 

 well in any reasonably good 

 soil and location, their cul- 

 ture is simple. When plant- 

 ing, avoid fresh manure and 

 plant merely deep enough 

 to cover the roots properly. 

 A mulch of well-decayed 

 manure should be applied 

 in early winter. Once estab- 

 lished, the Iris is practically 

 permanent, 



New and Rare Varieties 



ALCAZAR. A giant variety both 

 in flower and growth. Standards light 

 violet-blue; falls deep purple witfi a 

 bronze-veined throat. A magnificent 

 and striking variety. $1.25 each. 



BLUE BOY. A hybrid variety, proljfic, 

 and of vigorous growth; the color is a distinct 

 shade of blue, with a blue beard. Velvety 

 purple falls. 50 cts. each, S5 per doz. 



CAPRICE. Standards rosy red; falls shad- 

 mg to a deeper red. Dwarf in habit and very 

 free. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 



CATERINA. One of the famous Foster 

 seedlings, producing massive lavender flowers 

 on stems fully 4 feet in height; similar to 

 Pallida Dalmatica but larger and more promi- 

 nently veined at the throat. 75 cts. each 

 $7.50 per doz. 



