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The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
^German Iris (Iris Germanica) (Fleur-de-Lis) . 
These splendid garden plants have been favorites for v 
and are so hardy and easily grown and produce such a bn 
ful display of beautiful flowers that they can be considered " 
of the most important of our garden plants. They are of ea ° ne ' 
culture, requiring no special treatment, and will remain for vf eSt 
enduring neglect, and produce regularly each year their 
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VARIETIES. 
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fine display of blooms. 
AURIOLE. Late, medium^ dwarf, very similar to Sans Son ■ 
in form and color, beautifully penciled deep velvetv numU 
BLUE-BIRD. Medium to tall and quite early, full, incurv^ 
of a clear deep blue color. ' Q ' 
BRIDESMAID. Medium to tall, mid-season; very full and 
incurved, light rosy blue, changing to deeper blue on tht 
margins, which are exquisitely penciled. j 
CANDICANS. Mid-season and medium size of growth- ve#l 
little incurved and of the clearest pale blue; freely veined 
with splashes of pure white. Very distinct. 
CELESTE. Mid-season to late; clear pale blue, shaded darker 
large fine form. 
DR. THEMENT. Mid-season to late, medium to low; rosy-red 
base white, changing to deep rosy-red veined deeper red ' 
EDITH COOK. Medium to low grower, mid-season to late 
of strong vigorous habit; of the clearest deep yellow, freely 
splashed rosy purple. " ' J 
ERNEST BERNOT. Early to mid-season, medium to tall 1 
very free bloomer; delicate orange exquisitely 'suffused rosy 
purple. 
GARFIELD. Tall, medium to late, light blue, changing to rosy 
lilac on margins; light beard. 
JACKMANII. Tall and late, robust, of splendid habit; old gold 
changing to a rich yellow buff beautifully suffused and shaded 
with deep rosy tints. 
LA VALETTE. Tall late, good full form, very full, incurved- 
general color, clear pale blue suffused with rosy tints 
MAD. CHEREAU. Late and tall, of beautiful and unique I 
form; pale blue and penciled with darker blue on margin • 
MAD. MODESTE. Medium to late. Incurving, pale biue" 
splashed and margined purple. 
PALLIADA. Very late and tall. Resembles the early Floren- 
tine in its full large form. Color rich blue, being suffused 
with velvety royal purple. 
POND POINT. Tall, very vigorous, very large and handsome, 
clearest deep blue. 
QUEEN OF GYPSIES. Tall and late, rich, old gold, delicately 
suffused and penciled with rosy lilac ; with beautiful pencil- 
ings of a deeper hue. 
QUEEN OF MAY (Maxomosata). Medium to late, tall, per- 
feet form, clearest rose slightly buff at base, shading into 
clear rose-veined with darker rosy-red. 
SANS SOUCI. Medium to late season, clearest intense yellow, 
incurved, russet veining. 
SILVER KING. Similar if not the same as Florentine. The 
earliest of the tall large type, of ideal full form, and when 
first unfolding is of the softest pale blue, white at maturity 
WALNERI. Mid-season and medium grower, clear light blue suffused with royal purple. 
Nothing in our nursery is more beautiful than the German Iris during their period of bloom. 
The above Hardy Herbaceous Plants are offered in tnree sizes, as follows, unless other- 
wise noted. The very heavy field clumps can only be supplied in the sorts marked with 
a * to the left. ~* 
Each Per 10. P er 
Very strong Field Clumps {Express or Freight) 50c* $4.00 $35.00 
Strong Field Grown, usual size (Express recommended) . . . 25c! 2.00 I 5 - 00 
Smaller size (mostly field grown) * ' ±q c 1.25 10.00 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
