800 
801 
802 
803 
801 
805 
IRIS KJEMPFERI. BEARDL ESS SPECIES OF IRIS , AND IX1AS. 
Reticulata, brilliant deep violet , blotched golden-yellow, very fragrant, | ft. Figured in “ The 
Garden ," 1881 P er do *- S>- 6d. and 7 s. 6 d. 
cyanea, S, sky-blue , F. dark-blue , dwarf a ndfre e-fowen tig 
Rosenbachiana 
hardy , very 
Sindjarensis ....... ... 
blue, several on a stem, April-flowering , i fl. 
19 
each. 
6 . d. 
5 6 
Suslana , a remarkably handsome species with immense flowers, blush, tinted broum and covered with a 
network of dark lines : V ^ , 
8054 Suworowi, a fine Iris of the Iberlca class, but more hardy, S. and F. varying from red-purple to g 
lavender, or grey, conspicuously reticulated with deep veins 
806 
Tuberosa '(Snak'e’shead / Iris), very striking, flowers rich velvety violet-black and green, lit. .J ft. 
807 
808 
per dor. 2/6 
Tingitana , purple, spotted orange. June-flowering, 1 ft. pe rdoz. 10/6 I o. 
Vartani. A new species from Palestine, flowers bluish grey, somewhat resembling 1. Reticulata, ^ & 
but flowering in November or December, J ft 3 
FLAG I IMS. 
For descriptions of varieties, cultural directions, and general information, sec Daffodil Catalogue. 
IRIS BARBATA, TH8 BEARDED IRIS, COMMONLY CALLED GERMAN IRIS 
Our collection of Bearded Iris is the most complete in Europe, and in " The Florist and 1 
of December, 1884, a lengthened, classified, and descriptive list is given of the varieties we flowered the 
preceding su n e . p or g escr ipn ve fat 0 f varieties and collections, see Daffodil Catalogue. 
DWARF IRIS, INCLUDING PUMILA, OLBIENSIS, Etc. 
Charming Iris, growing 6 to 12 inches high, and flowering during March, April, and May. lhey succeed 
in almost any soil and situation, and are valuable for groups in mixed borders and as edgings. 
For descriptive list of varieties and collections , see DaffodU Catalogue. 
IRIS K^EMPFERI (the Clematis-flowered Japanese Flag Iris). 
The magnificence of these splendid new Japanese Iris, surpasses any written descrip tmn that we could i give 
of them. The large flat flowers measure from 6 to 8 inches in diameter, with a breadth of petal 3 to 3$ m \ , 
the prevailing colours being white, magenta , crimson, rose, lilac, lavender , French grey, purple, ***/*/ and blue, 
each flower usually representing several shades, while close under the petaloid stigma there is A brilliant yeRow 
or orange blotch or feather, more or less conspicuous, and almost always surrounded except in the whites by 
halo of blue or g escri p/t ve fat 0 p va ricties and cultural directions, see Daffodil Catalogue. 
BEARDLESS SPECIES OF FLAG IRIS. 
The Iris offered in this section are quite distinct from the Bearded group. Most of them make grand 
aquatics, especially A urea, Monneri, Ochroleuca, Gueldenstiiedlu and the varieties of ^ 
spuria which in water are not only majestic in growth, but have flowers surpassingly beautiful. The varieties, 
of Sibirica, including Orientalis, are graceful in water. All the other Ins in this group, with the exception of 
Cristata Ruthenica, Stylosa, and Tectorum, may be grown as marsh aquatics. Lristafa a charming 
on dry banks and rock-work in sunny sheltered places. For further information on this interesting section oy 
hardy Iris, see the Daffodil Catalogue, where the species an all fully described. 
IXIAS, MORPHIXIAS, SPARAXIS, TRITON IAS, AM) BARI ANAS. 
Culture In-Doors, -From September to December plant in a four or five-inch .pot h Ave °r six bulbs 
Except during wet or frosty weather, the lights i 
sufficient growth, remove them to the greenhouse, and carefully attend to the watering. 
Culture Out-Doors.— Plant from October to January, at a depth of three to four inches, and two to 
three inches apart, in a prepared light loamy soil, thoroughly drained, the bed raised six inches above the 
general level, with a due Muth aspect® Should the earlier plantings make foliage in -autumn, ' rfne tith 
liven during severe frost, and this is best done by hooping the beds over, and, when “ 
mats ; or tiffany may be used, and can remain on till the danger from severe frost has passed. .The plantings 
made in December and January need no protection beyond a little fern, which gradually rem P „ Situation 
plants spear through it ; as these late plantings will flower later in summer than the earlier ones, select a situation 
for them where the sun's rays will be somewhat broken, and the blooming period will thereby be prolonged. 
IXIAS. . 
The Ixia is a slender graceful growing plant, with long loose spikes of bloom. The colours are ricn 
varied, and beautiful, Hie 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. 
The descriptions refer to the flowers when open : when dosed, most of the yellows and the whites have the 
outside of the petals red or purple ; thus, the more brilliant display is when the flowers are fully expanded. 
BARR AND SON'S SELECTIONS OF BEAUTIFUL IXiAS. 
s d 8 ‘ 
*' 812 1 each of 12 splendid varieties 1/6 & 2 6 
813 Choice mixed per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. 1 6 
809 
810 
811 
3 each of 30 splendid varieties 15 ° 
3 each of 20 ,, 10 6 
3 each of 10 5 6 
814 Fine mixed per roo, s/6 ; 
Ctti/Ji U1 AVJ It J 1 
The varieties of Ixias enumerated are the most distinct and beautiful in cultivation. 
815 
816 
817 
818 
819 
820 
per doz. e. 
Alice, pure white, velvety crimson centre 2 
Azurea, azure -blue , violet centre 2 
Beauty of Norfolk, canary, centre black 2 
Bucephalus, magenta-purple, beautiful ... 1 
Comet, yellow, black centre 1 
Conqueror, yellow, shaded red 
per doz. 
821 Crateroides, rich cerise-scarlet, early, and 
greatly valued for cutting ...per 100,5/6 1 
822 Duchess of Edinburgh, pure white , striped 
rose-purple 2 
823 Ella, pure white, crimson centre 4 
824 Elvira, French-grey, violet centre 1 
d. 
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