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SECTION I.— SPEOIOSUM RUBRUM AND ITS VARIETIES. each-». 
3376 Speclosnm album, /«>■< white, 3 ft per doz., 10/6 & 13/ ; 1/ & I 
3377 „ - . . . ... - 
3378 „ 
3379 „ 
fasclatom, pure white, very floriferous, 3 ft i 
ToXtTOxa, white, suffused and spotted crimson, perdoz.,5/6 o 
„ verum (typical Speciosum), white, suffused and spotted crimson, having a 
clearly defined white edge to the segments of the perianth, 3 ft i 
3380 ,, ,, oruentum, crimson, edged white, and freely spotted, 3 ft 2 
3381 „ „ fasclatum, white, sufi^sed and spotted crimson, very floriferous, 3 ft a 
3382 „ „ macrantbum, white, spotted crimson, very large, 3 ft 2 
8383 „ „ purporatum (Boom), rich blood crimson, edged pure white, the finest, 3 ft. 3/6 & 3 
SECTION II,— SPECIOSUM ROSEUM AND ITS VARIETIES. 
3384 Speciosum album Kraetzerl, pure clear white, very beautiful, 3 It 26 
3385 „ ^smtABXwxa, white, spotted delicate pink, anthers yellow, a distinct species, pee doz.is! i 6 
3386 „ I, fasclatum, white, spotted pink, very floriferous, 3 ft 3 6 
3387 „ roseum, white, suffused and spotted rose, 3 ft per doz. 3/6 o 6 
3388 „ „ yeram, white, suffused and spotted rose, green stem, ^ (I i 6 
3389 „ „ extra (typical Speciosum), white, sussed and spotted rose, having a clearly 
defined white edge to the segments of the perianth, 3 ft 2 6 
3390 ,, „ tix.eAsXMZSS, while, suffused and spotted rose, very floriferous, 2 6 
3391 „ „ xss.'oXii&esrwss., white, suffused and spotted rose, very beautiful, %h., pox &oz,iol(> i o 
3392 „ flue mixed, from Roseum and Rubrum,/or beds and borders, per too, 40/ ; ,, 3/6 
3393 „ choice mixed „ „ „ ,. for beds and borders ,, 60/ ; ,, 7/6 
TtGRiNUM varieties, when cultivated for the conservatory, are princely plants. Sinense is the oldest and best 
known; Japonicum is a little taller, and fiosoers about a week later ; Fortunei is characterised by its exttemely 
woolly stems, and flowers about a week after Japonicum ; Fortunei fiore plenohas magnificent double flowers ; and 
Splendens is distinguished by its dark polished stem and noble aspect ; it is also later than Fortunei, and more 
floriferous. 
3394 Tlgrlnum sinense, rich orange-scarlet, freely spotted crimson-brawn, 3 ft. ; per too, 21/ ; per doz, ,3/6 0 4 
3395 „ Japonicum, rich orange-scarlet, freely spotted crimson-brown, 4 ft 3/6 o 6 
3396 „ rich orange-scarlet, spotted crimson , n h 7/6 o 9 
3397 „ „ flore pleno, rich orange-scarlet, very double, 4 ft , , io,'6 i o 
3398 „ „ va.%^pp, rich orange-scarlet, freely spotted ,, 10/6 i o 
3399 „ „ ,, p\eziO, rich orange-scarlet, very double, n ft 15/- i 6 
3400 „ splendens, bright orange-scarlet, covered with large crimson spots, 6 ft , , 10/6 1 o 
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 " The 
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&petaloid 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 ; 
the beards ranging from delicateprimrose 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. Those who have not 
used this Iris for surrounding artificial lakes and ponds, or cultivated it in the flower borders, shrubberies, 
woodland walks, and wild gardens, should do so. It is also most valuable wherever a large quantity of cut 
flowers is required from May to July, as plants when established, will, with good cultivation, increase in size 
annually till they attain large proportions, each plant yielding 30 to 100 spikes of bloom. 
In the descriptions S. is used to signify Standards, or the erect petals ; F., Falls, or the drooping petals. 
3407 Choice mixed varieties per 100, 305. ; p. doz. 4 
3408 Fine mixed varieties per 100, ass. ,, 3 
3409 Common mixed per 100, loj. 6d. 
3410 Mixed blue and white varieties 
3411 Mixed bronze varieties 
3412 Mixed yellow varieties 
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8401 30 in 30 most superb varieties 42 o 
8402 23 in 23 „ „ 21 o 
3403 12 in 12 „ „ 12 o 
3404 30 in 30 very fine varieties 30 o 
3405 23 in 23 ,, ,, 13 o 
3406 rain la .. ,, (ss. and 90 . . 
We have arranged the Iris Barbata in natural groups to facilitate amateurs in making selections. Each 
group has a distinctive characteristic. Germanica flowers first, and is represented by the blue, purple, and white 
Flag Iris of our gardens ; they flower at the same time, and are extremely decorative in May. Aphylla, 
of the Botanical Magazine, is the Plicaia of Baker, under which we include Swertii ; the Standards have 
a frill-like appearance arising from the marginal coloured transverse lines on a white ground. Amcena 
has the standards white. Neglecta has the standards purple, or approaching to purple. Pallida has the 
standards ranging from pale lavender to rose-lilac. Squalens embraces those with the standards bronzed ; and 
Variegata has the standards invariably yellow. 
