FLOWERS FOR THE HARDY GARDEN 



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Some New Irises, continued 



Apollyon. Medium-sized (lowers. S. rich bronze, 

 slightly flaked maroon, F. deep mahogany-red; 

 stigmas old gold. One of the darkest of the Squalens 

 varieties. 50 cts. each. 



Iris King (Iriskoenig). S. lemon-yellow, F. vel- 

 vety maroon-red, margined yellow; very large and 

 brilliant. 2 ft. 50 cts. each. 



Minnehaha. S. creamy white, shaded yellow, 

 F. creamy white heavily veined maroon. Large, 

 massive flower of unique coloring. Ready after 

 August, 1916. S1.25 each. 



Lohengrin. Immense flower of great substance; 

 soft silvery lilac; early. 33 in. 50 cts. each. 



Mrs. Alan Gray. Uniform delicate pale lilac- 

 pink. An exquisite variety, the finest of its color. 

 50 cts. 



Miss Eardley. S. deep yellow, F. brilliant ruby- 

 crimson with a narrow yellow margin. Very showy. 

 75 cts. 



Quaker Lady. S. smoky lavender shaded yellow, 

 F. ageratum-blue shading to old-gold at base, stig- 

 mas old gold. Beautiful (lower, looking as if lighted 

 by a golden flush from within. Ready after August, 

 1916. 38 in. SI. 



Pfauenauge (Peacock's Eye). S. fawn-yellow, 

 F, plum, overlaid blue, with a yellow edge. Very 

 distinct and striking. Low grower. 50 cts. 



Princess Victoria Louise. S. clear lemon-yellow, 

 F. light reddish purple, bordered cream. Early. A 

 most attractive variety. 24 in. 50 cts. 



May-Flowering Varieties 

 Common Blue Flag. The best known of Irises. 



Large, showy flowers. S. violet, F. a darker shade. 



Good for massing. 10c. each, SI per doz., $7 per 100. 

 Amas (syn., Macrantha). Immense flowers. S. 



bright violet-blue, F. deep violet. Very handsome. 



35 cts. 



Kharput. S. violet, F. deep velvety violet- 

 purple. Very large, with long drooping falls. 

 33 in. 25 cts.' 



Kochii. Uniform deep violet. Very fine. 



Purple King. Rich royal purple; very showy. 

 Slightly lighter than Kochii, and a trifle later. 



Pallida Section 



The largest-flowered of the German Irises. 

 Mostly very tall, robust growers with wide leaves 

 and very fragrant flowers. 



Australis. Immense leaves, and (lower-spikes 

 4 feet tall. S. deep lavender, F. soft lavender-blue. 

 Very fragrant. 25 cts. 



Albert Victor. Rich lavender, deeper than Dal- 

 matica, but with narrower petals. Very line. 4 14 ft. 

 25 cts. 



Her Majesty. New. S. pale lilac-pink, F. lilac- 

 pink, veined deeper. Very beautiful. 30 cts. 



Khedive. S. silvery lavender, F. slightly deeper, 

 with distinct orange beard. 33 in. 



Madame Pacquitte. Rich rosy claret, base of 

 falls white. Large, widely expanded flower. The 

 best ol its color. 42 in. 25 cts. 



Pallida Dalmatica. Perhaps the finest of all 

 Irises. A flower of such beauty that any praise seems 

 inadequate. Robust grower, l\i feet tall, with fine, 

 arge leaves covered with a glaucous bloom. The 

 flower-spikes are stout and branching, and the 



Iris pallida Dalmatica 



flowers of great substance, large, wide-spreading, and 

 of exquisite form. The color is the softest and purest 

 lavender imaginable, shading slightly deeper on the 

 falls, with a wonderful satiny sheen. There is no 

 finer sight in the flower-garden than a group of these 

 Irises. The genuine variety is very scarce. Deli- 

 ciously fragrant. 35 cts. 



Plumeri. Medium-sized flower. S. old-rose with 

 coppery shadings, F. rosy claret, shaded yellow. 

 Distinct. 



Queen of May. The first of the "pink" Irises, 

 and still one of the best. Pale pinkish lilac. Very 

 beautiful large flower. 40 in. 



Variegata Section 



Standards are of various shades of yellow. 



Aurea. Large flowers of perfect form. Uniform 

 rich chrome-yellow. The finest of its color. Large, 

 luxuriant foliage. 25 cts. 



Darius. S. Rich canary-yellow, F. light purple 

 fading to wide border of cream, bright orange beard. 

 Distinct and beautiful. Large flower. 



Flavescens. A distinct species. Pale creamy 

 yellow. Free-flowering and very sweet-scented. 

 One of the finest for massing, especially with the 

 whites and soft lavender sorts. Early. 



Hector. S. straw-yellow, F. very deep velvety 

 purple. Large flower of strikinglv rich coloring. 

 30 in. 25 cts. 



Idion. S. bright yellow, F. yellow splashed red- 

 dish brown. 



Maori King. S. deep brilliant yellow, F. velvety 

 crimson, with narrow gold margin. One of the most 

 brilliant varieties on the list. Dwarf grower. 25 cts. 



Monhassan. S. orange-yellow, F. maroon-black. 



Princess of Teck. S. yellow su (fused lavender, 

 F. wine-red veined cream at base. Distinct. 30 cts. 



