The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
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From photo showing freedom of bloom of 
the Iris Pumila Hybrids. Taken 
at our nursery May 10th. 
LUTEA. 10 to 15 inches. Mid-season, 
ings of blue and maroon. 
"The Dwarf Iris (Pumila) blossomed finely this spring, 
hope to get more another season." 
*Iris Pumila (Hybrids). 
This is a new race of charming Iris, intermedi- 
ate between the early Pumila and Germanica, 
in time of blooming and size of flower. The range 
of color is marvelous. By planting these new 
hybrids freely the Iris blooming season can^be 
extended several weeks, as they begin blooming 
as early as May 1st, continuing up to the time the 
German Iris begin. They are perfectly hardy 
and will endure cheerfully no end of hardships. 
The following varieties are all very beautiful: 
ATROVIOLACEA. 6 to 10 inches. Medium 
dwarf, early to mid-season. Violet mauve 
to maroon red, paling to light on the margin. 
BRIDE. 12 to 15 inches. Mid-season. Clear 
ivory white, veined with green and yellow. 
BRIDESMAID. 10 to 15 inches. Clear white, 
slightly splashed with light blue, veined with 
yellow and green. 
CYANEA. 6 to 10 inches. Deep velvety blue, 
painted with white veinings. 
EXCELS A. 8 to 12 inches. Clearest deep yel- 
low, with slight maroon splashings beauti- 
fully veined. 
FAIRY. 10 to 15 inches. Pale blue to white, 
freely splashed with varying shades of blue 
from faint to the deepest blue. 
FORMOSA. 6 to 12 inches. Royal blue to deep- 
est velvety royal purple, orange at base. 
Clear yellow to deeper yellow splashed with attractive mark- 
/ regard them a distinct acquisition and 
Pyramid Japanese Iris. 
Wonderfully varied in color and form. 
* Japanese Iris. 
(Iris Kaempferi or Laevigata.) 
This splendid type of Iris is one of the 
most important of our strictly hardy per- 
manent garden plants. For effective habit 
and gorgeous display of color it stands alone 
at its blossoming season, which is June 20th 
to July 20th. 
The plants form strong clumps of effect- 
ive narrow flag-like foliage, one to three 
feet high. The flower stems are slender and 
graceful, lifting the flower heads well above 
the foliage. 
VARIETIES. 
BLUE JAY. Late, medium tall, vigorous, 
very large, splendid form; deep yellow 
at base, changing to a soft azure blue. 
, DINAH. Mid-season, very tall, medium 
to large, double, deep blue suffused 
with royal purple. 
PRANCELLA. Early medium tall, medi- 
um size, segments uniform size and 
broad, almost white at base, changing to deep rose at margins, effective. 
GOLD-BOUND. Medium, tall, pure double white. 
KATHRYN. Early, tall and vigorous; broad, pale, blue, beautifully veined royal purple. 
KUMO-NO-SHO. Double, mid-season, tall, good size, white at base, freely veined rose, which suffuses 
the segment at the outer margin. 
KUMO-NO-NYE. Late, double, splendid form, richest velvety royal blue, suffused slightly with royal 
purple, brilliant yellow throat. 
OSHOKUN. Double, early, very tall and branching, flower large and showy, segments rich blue pen- 
ciled deeper blue with white radiating lines. 
PYRAMID. Early to late, very strong grower and free bloomer, of largest size and splendid form, seg- 
ments light blue at base, to deep blue on margin, suffused with royal purple. 
PURITY. Early, medium size, of the purest waxy white. 
ROSY-MORN. Mid-season, tall and graceful, white at base, shading to deep rose. 
TJRC-IN. Double, mid-season, tall and much branched, flower large, pale blue white, changing to rich 
clear blue. 
*IRIS PSEUDACORUS. 3 to 5 feet. June. Very robust, flowers of medium size, intense clear, 
deep yellow. 
*IRIS STBERICA. 2 to 3 feet. June. Robust growers, foliage somewhat like the Japan Iris. Flow- 
ers borne on slender stems, well up above the foliage; color, clear rich blue. Flowers are somewhat 
tj. larger than our native field Iris. In bloom with the late German Iris. Very desirable and espec- 
ially so for naturalizing. 
*IRIS SIBERICA ALBA. Similar to preceding but white. 
*IRIS SIBERICA FL. PL. Double form. Blooms late with the Japan Iris. 
*IRIS SIBERICA VAR. ORIENTALIS. 2 to 3 feet. June. A beautiful Iris of the most vivid 
' velvety deep blue, of medium size and blooming with great freedom. 
IRIS GERMANICA, see page 46. 
IRIS KAEMPFERI, see page 47. 
The above Hardy Herbaceous Plants are offered in three 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. Per 100. 
very strong Field Clumps (Express or Freight) 50c. $4.00 S35.0O 
Wrong Field Grown, usual size (Express recommended) 35c. 3.00 15.00 
smaller size (mostly field grown) 15c. 1.35 10.0O 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PACE. 
