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CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 
GERMAN IRIS, continued 
I offer unnamed Ger- 
man Iris in either white, 
blue or purple at 10 cts. 
each, $i per doz., $5 
per 100. Or I will mix 
them at the same price. 
I have in my garden 25 
very fine named sets in 
strong plants. These are 
worth 20 cts. each, $2 
per doz. At this price 
I will give you one of 
a sort if you like. Or 
I will mix one of each of 
the 25 sorts for $3. 
This gives wonderful 
variety. 
SPANISH IRIS 
Until the last ten years 
these very attractive bulb- 
ous plants were hardly 
known in American gar- 
dens, but they jumped 
into sudden popularity — 
and deserved it. The 
large flowers have very 
clear coloring, and are 
borne at the top of long, 
stiff, but slender stems, 
Spanish Iris and are among the best 
cut-flowers in their season. 
The flowers of the Iris are very tender and fragile, and the length of their life 
varies from three to six days; if, however, the flowers are picked just before they open, 
they will retain their strength and can be sent long distances. 
Few flowers combine more good points, either for cut-flowers or garden decoration, 
and luckily they are very cheap. The colors range from the darkest bkie to pure white, 
clear yellow, and have many marvelous combinations of stripes and splashes of color. 
I am sure that any one who plants Spanish Iris is planning for the greatest amount 
of pleasure in the gaiden — not because of the Irises alone, but they will lead you on, 
day by day, to a greater love for the garden and for growing plants and flowers. 
Few flowers combine more good points, either for cut-flowers or garden decoration, 
and luckily they are very cheap. 
Culture. — They do best in a thoroughly worked light or fairly heavy loam, 
and indeed do better in adobe than in lighter soils. Plant about 3 inches deep and 
water freely until after flowering. Light shades help, but dense shades are a detriment. 
They do not need to be lifted after flowering or for several years, and flower more 
freely each season. 
I offer two mixtures: Trade Mixture. This is put up in Holland and is good. The 
bulbs are fair and the variety of an average. Price 15 cts. per doz., 75 cts. per 100, $6 
per 1,000. 
Purdy's Superb Mixture. I make this up myself by using equal quantities of the 
finest named sorts. It saves me the trouble of labeling and wrapping a lot of parcels and 
it gives you the finest quality at a lower tatc. 20 cts. per doz., $1 per 100, $9 per 1,000. 
Named Spanish Irises 
In these I buy bulbs of unusually high quality, and the best varieties outside of 
high-priced novelties. No better can be bought. 
In yellow, Chrysolora, early and large; Cajanus late and tall. In blues, Alex. Von 
Humboldt, and the dark blue Darling. In white, Belle Chinoise and Blanche Superbe; 
also Louise, in white and dark blue; La Tendresse is white, tinged yellow; Snowball is 
white, tinged blue. All at 20 cts. per doz., $1.25 per 100, $10 per 1,000'. 500 at 1,000 rate. 
