C. C. Morse & Co. 
BULBS 
San Francisco, Cal. 
Spanish Iris 
Spanish Iris grow from bulbs and make a stem two feet high, with flowers of exquisite shading 
and texture. Spanish Iris is earlier and shorter than English, and, being so cheap, many thousands are 
planted each year. They look best planted in mass. All Spanish Iris have a yellow blotch just where 
the lower petals begin. Our list contains new varieties never offered before and which are very beautiful. 
After flowering, the bulbs may either be lifted or allowed to remain for another season. The 
varieties contained in our collection are the finest and most distinct in cultivation. 
Named Varieties: except those priced at 25c. per dozen. All 15c per doz.; $1.00 per 100. 
(Dozen prices are postpaid. Weight per ioo, I lb.) 
Beauty: large azure blue standard, falls white shad- 
ed bluish. 
Belle Chinoise: fine golden yellow. 
Blanche Superbe: large white flower with a sugges- 
tion of pale porcelain shading; one of the best and 
earliest. 
British Queen: purest white. 
Cajanus: pure yellow; large flower, very tall, fine for 
cutting. 
Chrysolora: golden yellow, the best of its color in 
cultivation. 
Darling 1 : bright blue. 
Excelsior: extra large flower of clear light blue. . . . 
25c. per doz.; $1.75 per 100 
Formosa: the finest of dark blue. 
Hercules: fine bronze and violet 
25c. per doz.; $1.75 per 100 
King- of the Blues (Count of Nassau): rich dark 
blue shaded lighter. 
Louise: French gray and white, with golden blotch; 
very beautiful. 
L'Unique: violet blue with white falls; large and 
distinct flower. 
Philomela: fine large pale blue. 
Princess Ida: primrose, orange blotch, white stand- 
ards. 
Queen Emma: early, tall, robust stem; clear deep yel- 
low with golden blotch; very fine sort 
• • 25c. per doz.; $1.50 per 100 
Queen of the Netherlands: a very striking clear 
bright deep blue. 
Reconnaissance: bronze and orange blended 
25c. per doz.; $1.75 per 100 
Sappho: bronze, very fine. .25c. per doz.; $1.75 per 100 
Snowball: pure white, shading to sapphire at base, 
with conspicuous golden blotch. 
Solfaterre: grayish lilac and yellow. 
Sweet lavender: a large flower of the daintiest, 
sweetest light blue imaginable 
25c. per doz.; $1.75 per 100 
Walter T. Ware: primrose yellow, finely formed, 
award of merit 25c. per doz.; $1.75 per 100 
Splendid Mixture of all Varieties .... 2 doz. for 25c 
100 for 75c; 500 for $2.75; 1,000 for $5.00 
Susiana Mourning" Iris 
(Prices are postpaid.) 
A variety different from all others. It is a combination of silvery gray and dark chocolate and black. 
The plant is 12 inches high and comes in a creeping root stock which lasts for years. Set 3 inches deep 
and 12 inches apart. The flowers are immense and very greatly admired 15c each; Si. 50 per doz. 
English Iris 
(If wanted by parcels post allow for weight ^ lb. per doz.; 6 lbs per ioo.) 
This beautiful variety grows on tall stout stems and makes a fine florist's flower. The stem is 3 
feet and surmounted by most delicately colored flowers 4 inches across. English Iris is taller than 
the Spanish and has larger flowers. Both are needed in all gardens to give a succession of bloom for 
six weeks. It blooms several weeks later, and care must be used to see that the plants have plenty 
of water when coming into flower, for this is the season of the year when our gardens are just begin- 
ning to be dry. Plant the bulbs in part shade for good results. 
Per Dz.Per 100 
Argus: beautiful pink and white $ .40 $2.50 
Blue Celeste: sky blue 40 2.50 
Duke of Richmond: dark magenta purple .40 2.50 
Ii 'Unique: bright claret color 40 2.50 
Per Dz. Per 100 
Mont Blanc, pure white $ .35 $2.00 
Bosa Bonheur: dark pink effect 40 2.50 
Mixed colors 25 1-75 
Peacock Iris 
Peacock or Pavonia Iris (bulbous) : This is a dainty 
Iris; flat on top like the Japanese Iris, only it is 
small in size, 2 inches across. The petals are of 
a grayish tone, and at the center of each is a spot 
with all the colorings and shades of a Peacock 
eye, which it greatly resembles, hence the name. A 
charming flower with an iridescent eye of blue 
and green, and very pretty. Plant 2 inches deep. 
Per doz., postpaid, 25c; per 100, $1.75 
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