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IRIS, Various Beautiful Bulbous and Tuberous-Rooted Species— ciwz/zKKed’. each _ 
Reticulata, var. Histrio, a charming variety from Palestine, flowers bright blue, blotched 
golden-yellow, earlier than /. reticulata, £ ft. Last season it was in flower with us 
out of doors, in November do2 
” Histrioides, flowers beautiful azure, earlier and larger than /. reticulata 4 ft 
First Class Certificate R.H.S perdoz. 5/6 
„ major, a very handsome large form, with broader falls and standards than the type 
,, Krelagei, claret-purple, blotched golden-yellow, violet-scented, f ft per doz. 4/6 
♦Rosenbachiana, beautiful sweet-scented flowers, generally white and rosy violet, but variable 
jft- First Class Certificate R.H.S. 1889 | 
♦Sindjarensis, a charming new species from Mesopotamia, like 1. caucasica in growth • 
flowers white and azure-blue, prettily crested, March-flowering, 1 ft .... 
Sisyrinchium, an interesting little May-flowering species, with small soft lavender flowers, 
the falls blotched white, ht. £ ft. Requires a warm sunny situation per doz. 1/6 
Stylosa. See Unguicularis (the correct name). 
Susiana, a remarkably handsome species with immense flowers, blush, tinted brown and 
covered with a network of dark lines, May-flowering, ht. 1 ft. ...per 100, 50 /- ; per doz. 7/6 
Tingitana, a lovely bulbous Iris from Tangiers, thriving in a warm sunny situation, such as 
the foot of a south wall. The flowers vary in the Standards from dark to light blue. Falls lilac 
and white with golden blotch, May- to June-flowering, ht. 2 ft. ...per 100, 40/-; per doz. c/6 
Tuberosa (Snakeshead Iris), flowers rich velvety violet -black and green, 'ht. | ft. 
„ . . , . , . „ „ per too, 7/6; perdoz. 1/2 o 2 
Unguicularis (syn. Stylosa), S. and F. beautiful light blue, ht. 1 ft. If grown in a warm 
dry situation will yield abundance of charming flowers throughout winter. ..per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, alba, a most lovely Iris, flowers ivory-white, ht. 1 ft t 5 
V artani, a pretty little species found near Nazareth, flowers azure-blue, in Nov. or Dec. , ht. | ft. o 8 
For Beautiful Flag Irises, Tall Bearded, Dwarf, and Japanese, &e., see our Plant 2 Catalogue. 
ISMENE CALATHINUM. See Hymenocallis. 
IXIA - The African Corn Lily, a graceful slender growing plant, with long loose spikes of 
bloom. The colours are rich, varied, and beautiful, the centre always differing in colour from the 
other parts of the flower, so that the blossoms expanding in the sun’s rays present a picture of 
gorgeous beauty. * 
Culture in Pots. -From October to January plant five or six bulbs in a four- or five-inch pot 
using a compost of turfy loam, leaf soil, and silver sand. Make the soil firm about the bulbs, then 
plunge the pots in ashes in a cold pit or frame, and withhold water till the plants appear, and at 
first give sparingly. When the plants are in growth, the lights should be left off except during wet 
or frosty weather. Early in February, or when the plants have made sufficient growth, remove them 
to the greenhouse, keep close to the glass, and carefully attend to the watering. 
Culture Outdoors.— Plant from November to January, at a depth of three inches, and the 
bulbs two inches apart, on raised beds, in a prepared light loamy soil, in a sunny situation, protected 
if possible from cold east and northerly winds. When planting cover the bulbs with coarse sand. 
A covering of straw, litter, heather, or other light material will protect the early top growth from 
frosty winds, but it should be removed in March. 
6 each of 20 splendid varieties 
3 each of 20 
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3 each of 12 splendid varieties 4/6 & 
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Barr’s ‘Rainbow’ Mixture of Ixias in great variety of gorgeous colours, for filling 
beds and massing in sunny borders per 1000, 25/-; per 100, 3/6; per doz. 6 d. 
(SaT The following varieties of Ixias are the most distinot and beautiful in cultivation. 
per doz.— s. 
Azurea, azure-blue, violet centre 3 
Beauty of Norfolk, canary, centre 
black 1 
Bucephalus, rich claret-colour, beau- 
tiful 1 
Conqueror, yellow, shaded red 1 
Crateroides, rich cerise-scarlet, early, 
and greatly valued for cutting, per 100, 4/6 o 
Donnatello (new), large, flowers brick- 
scarlet, brown centre, a most lovely colour 2 
Elvira, French grey, violet centre 2 
Emperor of China, rich yellow, centre 
black, a grand handsome variety 3 
Erubescens major, deep rose-carnrine, 
black centre, beautiful 1 
Excelsior (new), large, handsome crimson 
scarlet 1 
Golden Drop, golden-yellow, dark 
centre 1 
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per doz. — s. 
Humbert, very large, coppery rose, black 
centre, beautiful and distinct 2 
La Favorite, primrose, crimson centre... 1 
Lady Slade, beautiful rose-pink, carmine 
centre 1 
Longiflora. See Morphixia, page 44. 
Magnifica, handsome, rich deep yellow, 
chocolate centre 1 
Magnum bonum, large, white with blue 
centre 1 
Nitens, intense deep magenta, handsome . 1 
Proestans, ruby-crimson, beautiful 1 
Queen of Roses, beautiful bright rose, 
large double flowers 3 
Yiridiflora, sea-green, black centre, dis- 
tinct and beautiful 5 
Vulcan, orange-red, black centre 1 
White Queen, the largest pure white 
Ixia, with velvety crimson centre 2 
As beautiful companion plants to the Ixia, we recommend the Morphixia, Sparaxis, Tritonia, 
and Babiana. These all reouire the same treatment as the Ixia. 
