BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King; Street, Covent Garden, London. 63 
IRIS — Bulbous and Tuberous-rooted — continued. each— j. d 
t Heldreichii stenophylla), a most beautiful Iris resembling in form I. persica, but 
having large flowers of a lovely lavender shade, with velvety violet falls reticulated white 
on the upper part, and with yellow crest, ht. 4 in. FrasT-CLASS Certificate R.H.S. 
This lovely Iris should be freely grown in pots and pans for indoor decoration, as well as 
in the rock garden, associated with the Winter Aconite, etc per doz. 15/- i 6 
Japonica (syn. flmbriata), a most lovely Iris from Japan, bearing on slender stems 
numerous pale lavender flowers having fringed standards and falls beautifully spotted with 
golden crest, i j to 2 ft. ; grown in pots in a cool greenhouse, it blooms in February and 
March, and is a real gem Established in pots, i/- & i 6 
Juncea, S. and F. brilliant golden-yellow, one of the most beautiful and showy of bulbous 
Irises ; invaluable to cut for vases, ht. 15 in. It prefers a rather dry and warm 
light soil per 100, 15/- ; per doz. 2/3 o 3 
■ > A few extra large roots ,, 3/- o 4 
Lusitanica (true), S. varying from white to pale yellow, F. rich yellow, with orange 
blotch, handsome, ht. ijft per 100, 10/6; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
t Orchioides, flowers bright golden-yellow colour, produced in the axils of the leaves, 
April-flowering, ht. i ft 3 6 
Pavonia {syn. Horaea glaucopis), the Blue-eyed Peacock Iris, flowers pure white, 
each of the three petals having a clear sky-blue blotch ; a gem for pots or select places 
out of doors, where it should be given a warm sheltered situation and a sandy peaty 
soil, ht. I ft Strong home-grown bulbs, per 100, 9/6; per doz. 1/4 — 
t Persica, white suffused pale blue, the petals blotched purple and gold, very fragrant, ht. 
J ft per doz. 10/6 i o 
„ ,, Extra strong bulbs ,, 15/- i 6 
J Pur-si nd, a pretty free-blooming hybrid of /. persica purpttrea and /. Sindjarensis, pro- 
ducing dwarf plants covered with rosy purple flowers shaded blue, ht. 4 to 5 in. ; charming 
in pots or on rockwork 2 9 
I Purpureo-persica, a lovely hybrid of I. persica, producing large fragrant flowers 
of a rich ruby colour, the falls having a handsome blackish maroon blotch and golden crest. 
Award of Merit R.H.S i 9 
Reticulata, a most lovely and useful Iris producing out-of-doors in February, how- 
ever cold, brilliant deep violet-coloured flowers with golden-yellow blotch, strongly violet- 
scented ; a gem to naturalise in grass or borders and charming as a pot plant (3 to 5 bulbs 
in a pot), ht. f ft Strong bulbs, per 100, 42/- ; per doz. 5/6 o 6 
„ „ „ Extra strong bulbs „ 55/-; „ 7/6 o 8 
,, A few monster bulbs „ 10/6 i o 
Reticulata Histrio, a charming variety from 
Palestine, flowers bright blue, blotched golden- 
yellow, earlier than /. reticulata, ht. ^ ft. 
Extra selected bulbs, per doz. 5/6 o 6 
„ Histrio alba (Pearl of Jerusalem), a beau- 
tiful pure white variety, ht. J ft per doz. 8/6 o 9 
„ Histrioides major, a very beautiful Iris and 
superior to the /. Histrioides generally sent out, 
flowers bright blue with white spots on falls and 
a narrow orange crest ; it is larger than 1 . reticu- 
lata and blooms about a fortnight earlier, ht. J ft. 
First-Class Certificate R.H.S. 
Extra selected bulbs, per doz. 7/6 o 8 
IRIS reticulata histrioides major. 
„ Krelag^ei, claret-purple, blotched golden-yellow, 
violet-scented, ht. f ft per doz. 5/6 o 
t Sindjarensis, a charming species from Mesopotamia, resembling/, caucasica ingrowth ; 
but flowers white and azure-blue, prettily crested, March-flowering, ht. 1 ft., charming 
in pots Strong bulbs, per doz. 9/6 o i 
t Sindpers, a handsome hybrid of Iris Sindjarensis x persica, producing in February large 
flowers with silvery grey standards, and falls beautifully marked black, with gold crest, a 
valuable variety for pots 3 
Sisyrinchium, an interesting May-flowering species, with small soft lavender flowers, 
the falls blotched white, ht. J ft. Requires a warm sunny situation, per 100, 5/6 ; per doz. 10/. — 
