THE DWARF, THE JAPANESE, AND BEARDED IRIS. 
19 
each— s. 
874 Pumlla coerulescens, S. and F. clear blue o 
875 
876 
877 
878 
879 
furcata, .V. and F. deep rich purple 
intermedia o 
lutea, S. and F. clear yellow 1 
sulphurescens, S. creamy white, 
F. sulphur o 
versicolor, S. violet, F. purple ... o 
IRIS — continued. each— s. 
867 Pumila, 5. and F. rich purple o 
868 ,, minor, S. and F. claret-purple ... o 
869 ,, atro-ccerulea, 5. violet-purple, F. 
crimson-purple o 
870 ,, albiensis alba, white 1 
871 ,, ,, ccerulea, blue o 
872 ,, ,, lutea, yellow o 
873 ,, bicolor, S. white, F. purple o 
IRIS KEMPFERI, JAPANESE FLAG IRIS. 
These new Japanese Iris are truly magnificent, and are a perfectly distinct race. They have large flat 
Clematis-like flowers, 5 to 7 inches in diameter. The colours are rich and beautiful, and in many diversified 
shades, from pure white to rose, and from rose to the richest blues and purples, tinted, shaded, and blotched, and 
frequently elaborately veined, each petal having a distinct orange spot more or less conspicuous. The foliage of 
the plant has a spreading fan-like-outline, which is very pleasing. 
On the 3rd of July, we exhibited a group of seedlings at the fortnightly meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, and were awarded three First-class Certificates, as follows -.—Alba grandidissima, ivory white, spotted 
orange ; Robert Parker, grey lilac, heavily flaked crimson-purple ; Mrs. Barr, delicate lavender, beautifully 
netted lilac, and blotched orange. Many grand varieties had passed out of bloom before we had the opportunity 
of submitting them to the Floral Committee, and also since the exhibition. We, however, have great pleasure 
in offering these new seedlings, which we received from our friend Max Leichtlin, Esq., of Baden-Baden. They 
are an important addition to these popular garden favourites, and what is of great importance, these seedlings 
flower as freely as the other races of Iris. 
^ Culture. — Remove the natural soil, and replace with sandy peat and leaf mould, encourage a free growth 
during summer, and when the plants are fairly established they will flower profusely. 
880 Our own selection, 6 in 6 varieties of Iris Ksempferi eg., 1 as., i8x., 24 s., and 30J. 
881 ,, ,, ,, 12 in 12 ,, 2ir„ 30L, and 42s. 
each — s. d each — 8. 
882 Ksempferi, original species o 6 892 Lemoinei 5 
883 Alba Minor 1 6 893 Madame La Greele d'Hanis 1 
884 Alexander Von Humboldt 1 6 
885 Alexander Von Siebold 1 6 
886 Blumei 2 6 
887 DeMes 2 6 
888 Duchess de Belcourt 1 o 
889 Ernest Moritz Arndt 1 o 
890 Ida 2 6 
891 Krelagei 7 6 
d. 
6 
894 Marmora 1 6 
895 Miguelli s 6 
896 Nippon o 9 
897 Oudemansi 5 6 
898 Purpurea 1 6 
899 ,, Minor 1 6 
900 Reinwardtil 7 6 
901 Rutherford Alcock 1 6 
NEW VARIETIES OF IRIS KiEMPFERI, JAPANESE FLAS IRIS. 
Raised by Max Leichtlin, Esq., Baden-Baden, flowered by us at our Experimental Groundsduring the past summer. 
902 1 each of these magnificent varieties 42 s. | 903 1 each of 12 magnificent varieties 25s. & 30L 
904 1 each of 6 magnificent varieties 12s. 6 d. & 1 jr. 
each — s. d. each — s. d. 
905 Alba grandidissima, ivory white 3 6 ~ 
906 Alfred Salter, claret, shaded violet 2 6 
907 Amos Perry, purple-violet, mottled white... 2 6 
908 David Syme, purple, shaded violet-blue ... 3 6 
909 Doctor Hogg, rich claret-purple 2 6 
910 General Grant, rich purple, shading to blue 2 6 
911 John Fleming, purple, shading to blue 2 6 
912 John Standish, blue, shading to purple 2 6 
913 Lord Beaconsfield , rich pur. , shaded crim. 3 6 
914 Marmorata, blue, shading to violet, marbled 
white 3 6 
915 Max Leichtlin, red-lilac, shaded blue, and 
marbled white 3 
916 Mrs. Barr, lavender, netted lilac 3 
917 Philip Frost, claret, yellow eye 2 
918 Professor Dyer, claret-purple 2 
919 Purpurea marmorata, purple, mottled 
white, dwarf 2 
920 Richard Gilbert, rich claret-purple 2 
921 Thomas Carlyle, purple 2 
922 Thomas Spanswick, purple, shaded violet 2 
923 Velvet King, rich crimsoti-purplc 3 
IRIS BARBATA, THE BEARDED IRIS, COMMONLY CALLED GERMAN OR FLAG IRIS. 
Our collection of this Section of Iris has been pronounced the most complete in England, and in ' 
Garden " of Aug. 29th, 1874, a lengthened, classified, and descrip- 
tive list is given of the varieties we have flowered. Those we enume- 
rate in this list are a selection from upwards of 200 varieties. 
The better to understand our descriptions, we furnish a woodcut, 
and it will be observed from it that three of the petals are 
erect — these are called standards; the other three droop — these 
are called falls. The small tongued parts of the flower are 
th Qpetaloid stigmas, under which run the “ beards.” The flowers 
in this Section are all large and very handsome, more or less 
beautifully mottled in the standards, and reticulated in the falls ; 
thebeardsrangingfromdelicateprimrose to orange, and the petaloid 
stigmas frequently enhancing the general effect by their contrast of 
colour. We furnish these important particulars that our descrip- 
tions may be the better understood, as we have not attempted 
to take in these individual points, but to deal with the colours 
which strike the eye on first looking at the flower. There 
is no flower, however, that so improves by examination. At first 
sight its beauty is equal to the Orchid, but, on closer examination, 
we have no hesitation in saying it possesses points of interest 
surpassing the finest Orchid. In colours there are the richest 
yellows, the intensest purples, the most delicate blues, the softest 
mauves, and the most beautiful claret-reds. There are whites, 
and primroses, and bronzes of every imaginable shade — indeed, 
language fails us in picturing the beauties of this flower ; and, 
consequently our descriptions fall far short of the reality ; and 
this will be readily understood when we state that there may be 
found in almost any one of the flowers from 10 to 20 different 
shades harmonizing and blending in such a manner as to make one perfectly enthusiastic. 
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