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THE ELM CITY NURSERY COMPANY, 
German Iris. 
German Iris 
(/r/j Germamca). 
m H E S E old garden favorites are always 
V ^ welcome. Of easiest culture they can be 
depended upon to give a bountiful yield of 
bloom. There is the greatest diversity of colors 
and form among the varieties now offered. The 
plants are extremely hardy and seldom fail to live 
when transplanted. After having grown for three 
or four years in a place they are better for a divid- 
ing up and transplanting. 
Auriole. Medium. Outer segments brilliant yel- 
low. Inner segments yellow to russet red. 
Beautifully marked. 
Canary "bird. Pure deep yellow of finest form. 
Candicans. Outer segments marked with clear 
purple. 
Corsicanna. 
Flavescens. 
darker. 
Jackmani. Very dark rich coloring; inner seg- 
ments gray reddish purple; outer segments 
light at base changing to very deep purple. 
Inner segments white ; outer ones white richly veined 
Early Medium. Deep royal blue. 
Lemon yellow, outer segments 
Lazalle. Dwarf. Late, 
with royal purple. 
Mr. Shaw. Dwarf. Inner segments pale grayish buff, veined with purple. 
Outer ones pearl white, richly marked with royal purple. 
Mad. Chereau. Tall grower, ideal form ; inner segments white, margined with 
exquisite pencilings of lavender; outer ones similar but having a slight 
yellow cast. One of the best. 
Maxomosata. Full early, rosy pink, outer segments slightly veined at base 
with brown. Very distinct. 
Purple King. Tall grower, flower large ; inner segments rich blue ; outer ones 
deep purple. Showy. 
Sanguinea. Grayish inner segments, the outer ones maroon red. 
Silver King. One of the most beautiful of the pearly gray sorts. 
Queen of Gypsies. Tall. Inner segments grayish purple ; outer ones deep red 
purple. 
Walneri. Light blue inner segments; outer ones deeper, beautifully veined. 
The following varieties we offer under nu7nbers, as we do not feel certain as 
to their correct names : 
No. I. 
Pale blue, 
form. 
bloom large and fine No. 16. 
No. 
No. 
No. 6. 
No. 7. 
No. 8. 
No. 15. 
Similar to Candicans, but lighter. 
Pale lavender inner segments; outer 
ones darker, veined deep purple. 
Dwarf. Late. Inner segments yel- 
low; outer ones buff, richly veined 
with carmine. 
Late. Inner segments grayish pur- 
ple ; outer ones deep red purple. 
Like Florentine Iris but later. 
Inner segments orange buff ; outer 
ones white ground through reds 
to purple, beautifully marked. 
No. 18. 
No. 20. 
No. 21. 
Late. Inner segments lavender 
buff; outer ones ivory white to 
deep wine red at base, exquisitely 
striped. 
White inner segments, outer ones 
white and base changing to pur- 
ple and again fading to blue, 
beautifully marked. 
Large. Inner segments yellow buff; 
outer ones rich yellow marked 
maroon, changing to a gray yel- 
low. 
Dwarf. Inner segments clear yel- 
low ; outer ones white ; _ yellow 
margins clearly veined with ma- 
roon. 
Per 100, $i5-00 
" 100, 10.00 
Prices-names Uarieties German Tri$. 
Well established plants. Each, $0.20 Per 10 ii. 7=; 
Smaller plants, " .15 << 10' 1.25 
mixed Uarieties, 
strong plants, Each. $0.10 Per 10, $1.75 Per 100, $6.oo 
Collections— Well established plants, our selection, 10 distinct varieties, $i-50 
20 " " 2.50 
For other sorts 0/ Iris see Herbaceous Plants; and Ja^an Iris, opposite page. 
See inner front cover page for terms and special discounts. 
