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Novelties, Hardy Iris 



Awarded on the different London shows with first class 

 Certificates and Awards of merit 



This beautiful new race of Iris, flowers and cultivates with great eassiness, 

 comparing with the Onocyclus Iris (Iberica, Lorteti etc.) who are most difficult 

 to cultivate. The flowers are of the same size of ordinairy Onocylus, and of 

 satiny white, rose, braunish or violet ground, and are veined black. The flower- 

 stems are strong and of good length, and carry generally three to four flowers, 

 while from three to four flowerstems on a plant may be expected. 



Cable words. 



Aspasia, Very showy flower, dark violet purple, petals mahogany 

 brown, beautifully spotted, grand variety each 1.50 



Charon, F C. Certificate London May 17. '04. Color dark brown 

 veined black, extra each 1.40 



Eurydice, Grand variety, with lila rose flowers, drooping petals 

 on a lilas ground veined dark violet each 1.40 



Hebe, Free flowering variety with dark indigo-blue blooms on a 

 silvery netted ground each 1. — 



Hecate, Of this beautiful variety are the upper petals soft rosy 

 white, the lower petals on a silvery ground are veined brown and 

 bronze, extra each 1. — 



Hera, strong grower with flowers of a beautiful ruby red color 

 bronze blue shaded ... each 1. — 



Hesperia, Very large petals, lower part of flower silvery white 

 veined chocolate brown, very delicate, extra .... each 1. — 



Iphigenia, F. C. Certificate London May 17. '04, Grand velvety 

 purple blooms of which the lower part of the petals are greish 

 white, spotted brown each 1.40 



Ises, Award of merit London May 17, '04. Very large, with grand 

 flowers of a rubyred selfcolor with gray and purple veins, easely 

 grown. This variety may be called on of the most beautiful of this 

 new race each 1. — 



Psyche, Award of merit London May 17. '04. Flowers are on a 

 silvery white ground, veine brown, a superb variety, highly 

 recommended each 1.20 



Sirona, Dark lilas violet, with short but broad petals which on a 

 greyish white ground are blackish veined. Each petal bears a black 

 spot in the middle each 1. — 



Thetis, Something like Charon with strong upholding flower petals. 



The lower petals are mahogany veined brown and spotted on a 

 yellowish ground each 1. — 



We offer a collection of 12 new varieties 6 7.— 

 6 bulbs in 6 varieties S 4.—. 



