IRIS KjEMPFERI. 
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I Rrs K^em PFERI— continued. 
In addition to the foregoing, we have acquired from Herr Max Leichtlin his entire stock of Iris Ksempferi, 
which is partly composed of the magnificent collection brought by the Japanese delegates for their garden at the 
Vienna International Exhibition. Two of these varieties, Imperatrix and Schcetie Wiener in, appeared on a 
coloured plate in The Garden , 30th August, 1879. Besides these, the collection sent to us by Mr. Leichtlin 
comprises the fine varieties selected in Japan by Mr. Thomas Hogg ; also the best varieties sent by Von Siebold 
from Yokohama. From these grand types came Mr. Leichtlin’s seedlings, which we expect to bloom in 1881. 
In 1877, three First-Class Certificates were awarded to us for Iris Keempferi by the Royal Horticultural 
Society, and in July, 1879, our new Iris Keempferi Imperatrix , exhibited by H. J. Elwes, Esq., received a 
First-Class Certificate. 
Culture. — A naturally good tolerably moist garden soil, well worked, suits this plant ; but in a soil which is 
naturally moist, but well drained, and laying well to the sun, the largest amount of success is attained. For 
example, on the moist Bagshot soil the plant makes very strong growth, and flowers with remarkable freedom. 
For Rhododendron and Azalea beds and borders Iris Keempferi will be found invaluable, as it flowers in July. 
When a soil has to be specially prepared for this Iris, we recommend leaf soil, loam and peat in equal parts ; but 
manure should not be given unless thoroughly decomposed, as it has been found that fresh manure is poison to 
this section of Iris. 
IRIS KiEMPFERI. 
1064 Our own selection, 50 in 50 varieties T 5 5 s. t £6 6s., and fq qs. 
1005 .. .. 2S>» 2 S £2 «•. £3 3 *- A 4 4 *- and £5 5 *- 
1066 ,, ,, 12 in 12 ,, ioj. 6 d., 15*., 21 s., and 30 s. 
1067 ,, ,, 6 in 6 ,, 4s. 6d., qs. 6d. f 10s. 6 d., 151., and 21 s. 
In describing the varieties of IrisKsempferi we have given the prominent colours only — a detailed description 
of each flower would occupy too much space ; for example, a flower may be rich claret on the margin of the 
petals, and shade up to violet, terminated by an intense blue halo surrounding the invariable yellow or orange 
blotch, which is partially overlapped by the petaloid stigma, while the short standards may probably be of a 
different colour to the petals. each— s. d. 
1068 Alba grandissima, ivory white 5 6 
1069 Alba laciniata, white o 9 
1070 Alexander Von Humboldt, pure white ... 2 6 
1071 Alexander Von Humboldt, duplex, pure 
white 10 6 
1072 Alexander Von Siebold, rich purple, shaded 
violet 1 o 
1073 Alexander Von Siebold, duplex, rich 
purple, shaded violet 7 6 
1074 Alfred Salter, claret, shading to violet ... 3 6 
1076 Amos Perry, purple-violet, mottled white 2 6 
1076 Calypso, lilac veined crimson, very large 3 6 
1077 Carolina, pure white, rose centre, very 
large 3 6 
1078 Carreri, purple-crimson 1 o 
1079 Cassandra, duplex,^/) lilac, shadedwhite 5 6 
1080 Cheron, velvety crimson 1 o 
1081 Clarissima, claret, shading to purple 2 6 
1082 Cleopatra, duplex, rich purple-violet, 
shaded blue 3 6 
1083 Daniel Qunn, claret, shading to purple ... 1 6 
1084 David Syme, purple, shaded violet 2 6 
1086 Doctor Berkeley, rich purple , shaded 
crimson 3 6 
1086 Doctor Van Kaathoven, duplex, rich 
velvety crimson 10 6 
1087 Duchesse de Belcourt, rich crimson 1 6 
1088 Duchess of Edinburgh, claret, shading to 
crimson 2 6 
1089 E. G. Henderson, rich purple 2 6 
1090 Eleanore Linati, velvety crimson 2 6 
1091 Ernst Moritz Arndt, light pink 1 6 
1092 Gloire de Rotterdam, duplex, pure white 2 6 
1093 Helenus, bright lilac , veined violet, very 
large 2 6 
1094 Henri Von Siebold, duplex, velvety purple- 
crimson , marble and veined rose 10 6 
1096 Ida 2 6 
1096 Iago, duplex, crimson-purple, shaded violet 3 6 
1097 James Duncan 2 6 
1098 Jersey Belle, duplex, pure white, very large 3 6 
1099 John Standish, violet, shading to blue ... 1 6 
1100 John Gould Veitch, purple-cr imson , marbled 
and veined rose 5 6 
1101 Kermesina, crimson o 9 
each— b. d. 
1102 Kermesina marmorata, crimson, marbled 
white I o 
1103 Lemoini, pink, veined rose and purple 3 6 
1104 Leonidas, duplex, rich crimson, shading 
to deep crimson 3 6 
1105 Lord Lawrence, purple, shaded blue 3 6 
1106 Madame Schindler, claret, shad big to vel- 
vety-crimson 2 6 
1107 Madame Von Siebold, rich purple, shading 
to violet 5 6 
1108 Madame Legrelle d'Hanis, white, rose 
centre 1 o 
1109 Miguelli, white, tinged and reticulated rose 3 6 
1110 Mrs. Parker, purple, shading to violet ... 3 6 
1111 Oberon, duplex, soft lilac, blue centre 5 6 
1112 Oswald Crawford, duplex, rich claret- 
purple 7 6 
1113 Othello, duplex, deep blue, shading to 
purple-lilac 3 6 
1114 Penelope, duplex, white, shaded purple 
and veined lilae 3 6 
1115 Philip Frost, rich claret-purple , shading 
to velvety-crimson 1 6 
1116 Prince of Wales, rich purple-crimson 1 6 
1117 Professor Dyer, velvety-crimson 1 6 
1118 Purpurea, purple o 9 
1119 ,, grandiflora, red-purple 1 o 
1120 „ striata, purple-crimson striped 
white 2 
1121 Relnwardtii, rose-pink, speckled white ... 5 
1122 Richard Gilbert, rich crimson-purple 1 
1123 Rigolette, duplex , pale lilac, shaded white 
and veined violet 3 
1124 Rutherford Alcock, violet-crimson 2 
1126 Thomas Carlyle, purple, shading to rich 
violet-blue 3 
1126 Thomas Spanswick, rich claret-purple, 
shading to violet 3 
1127 Titania, pure white, standards violet 3 
1128 Umvolosi, red-purple r 
1129 Velvet King, rich velvety purple 2 
1130 Venus, pure white , extra fine 5 
1131 Victoria Regina, duplex, pure white, 
exceedingly beautiful 5 
1132 William Robinson, deep velvety crimson 2 
Two new varieties of Herr Max Leichtlin’s Iris Ksempferi, figured in “The Garden,” 30th August, 1879. 
1133 Imperatrix, white, feathered and flaked magenta, flowers duplex, and of immense size each 21 o 
1134 Schcene Wienerin, lilac, shading to mauve, flowers duplex, and large ,, 21 o 
IRIS KIEMPFERI, UNBLOOMED SEEDLINGS FROM VON SIEBOLD. 
1135 Unbloomed Seedlings, raised by Mr. P. F. Von Siebold, from his finest Japanese varieties. 
Plants according to strength per dozen, 9*., 12J. & 18 o 
1136 Unbloomed Seedlings, raised by Mr. Leichtlin from the finest European and J apanese varieties 
per dozen, 15L, i8l, & 21 o 
IRIS K.EMPFERI SPECIES. 
We suppose the following three plants to be the natural or wild species, and on this account they are full 
Z2 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden, 1880. 
