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caches. 
3617 Lord Beaconsfleld, rich purplc-crimsov ... 2 
3618 Madame ScMndler, claret, shading to vel- 
vety-crimson 2 
3619 Mrs. Langtry, rose-lilac 5 
IRIS 'Continued, 
violets and blues, each flower representing several shades, and all with a yellow or orange blotch more or less con- 
spicuous, and surrounded by a halo of blue or violet, close to the petaloid stigma. When unfolding, the flower 
generally exhibits a different hue to that represented when fully expanded ; so that in the young flower there is 
generally an intensity in the colour, and a richness of bloom spread over the surface that is very charming. 
CULTURK. — A naturally good garden soil, well worked, suits this plant ; but past experience shows that, in 
a soil wliich 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 remark- 
able freedom. On drier soils the plant is comparatively dwarf. For Rhododendron and Azalea borders it will be 
found most valuable, coming into bloom as it does in July, thus maintaining the succession of flowers. Leaf soil, 
loam, and peat the plant prefers ; but manure should never be given unless thoroughly decomposed, fresh manure 
bping poison to this section of Iris. 
3691 Our own selection, 30 in 30 varieties f .2 2 s., and /’a as. 
-- ” 20 in 20 „ lOj., ,^2 2X., ancles 3^- 
3594 ,, ,, 6 in 6 4.?. Od., ys. 6d., 10 s. 6d., 15^., and 21 s. 
In describing the varieties of Iris Kaempferi 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 tlie petaloid stigma, while the short standards may probably be of a 
different colour to the petals. each— 3 cl 
3696 Alexander Von Humboldt, ... 2 6 
3696 Alexander Von Slebold, rich purple, shaded 
violet I o 
3697 claret, shading to violet ... 3 
3698 Amos Perry, purpleoiolet, mottled white 2 
3699 Blue Boy, violet-blue i 
3600 Brachycuspls, shading to violet ... 3 
3601 C. W. Sbaw, rich velvety crimson 3 
3602 Clarisslma, shading to purple 2 
3603 Carreri, purple-crimson 1 
3604 Cberon, velvety crimson i 
3605 David Syme, purple, shaded violet 2 
claret, shading to purple ... i 
3607 Doctor Hogg, rich velvety-crimson 1 
3608 Doctor Van Kaathoven, rich velvety crim- 
son, Jtowers duplex 10 
3609 Duebess de Belcourt, rich crimson i 
3610 Duchess of Edinburgh, claret, shading to 
crimson 2 
3611 E. G. Henderson, rich purple 2 
3612 Eleanore Llnatl, velvety crimson 2 
3613 Glymel, rose-lilac, speckled white 3 
3614 John Standish, violet, shading to bine ... i 
3616 Kermeslna, crimson o 
3616 Krelagei, rich purple, shading to violet... 3 
Herr Max Lelchtlln’s new varieties of Iris Ksempferl, figured in “The Garden.” 30th Aug., 1879. 
3636 Imperatrlx, white, feathered and Jlaked magenta, Jtowers duplex, and of immense size each 21 
3636 lilac, shading to mauve, j/owers duplex, and large ,, 21 
IRIS K^MPFERI. UNBLOOMED SEEDLINGS FROM VON SIEBOLD. 
Unbloomed Seedlings, two years old ; these we acciuircd from Mr. R. F. Von Slebold, as raised from 
his finest Japanese varieties, and witli the assurance that fine sorts might be expected. Three 
flowered with us in 1879, and were fine, so that we expect that purchasers will have no reason 
to be dissatisfied with the results. 
3637 Plants according to strength per dozen, 12 s. 
IRIS K^MPFERI SPECIES. 
3638 Ksempferl Species, rose purple, speckled white. per doz., 51. (sd. ; each 
3639 ,, ,, siVodi., pure white 5J. 6d. ; each 
3640 ,, ,, claret-purple each 
3620 Mrs. Miles, lilac, shading to blue 
3621 HLx^. purple, shading to violet ... 3 
3622 Philip Frost, rich claret-purple, shading 
to velvety-crimson i 
3623 Prince of Wales, rich purple-crimson i 
3624 Professor Dyer, velvety-crimson i 
3625 Purpurea, purple o 
3626 ,, grandlflora, red-purple i 
3627 ,, striata, purple-crimson striped 
white 
3628 ,, marmorata, nV// purple, mot- 
tled white 2 
3629 Richard Gilbert, rich crimson-purple i 
3630 Rutherford Alcoch, violet-crimson 2 
3631 Thomas Carlyle, shading to rich 
violet-blue 3 
3632 Thomas Spanswick, rich claret-purple, 
shading to violet 3 
3633 Tobias, rick claret, marbled-white r 
3634 UmvolOSi, red-purple i 
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FUNKIA Jaj)anese Hyacinth Lihj), 
These are handsome ornamental-foliaged hardy plants from Japan. They develope their leaves early in 
Spring, and in Summer and Autumn throw up a profusion of fine Lily-like flower spikes. Amongst herbaceous 
plants they will always command a prominent position, owing to the great diversity of their foliage, which 
ranges from the miniature to the gigantic. The massive glaucous-grcen foliage and purple flowers of Siebolcliana ; 
the massive light fresh green leaves and snow-vvlute flowers of Subcordata grandiflora, and the large massive 
green foliage of Ovata. with its deep purple flowers; than these anything more handsome in flower and shrubbery 
borders or in sub-troi)ical gardens can hardly be desired. Of the smaller leaved varieties, those with golden 
variegation and those with silver variegation make grand edgings ; others again witli the foliage intermediate in 
size have representatives with leaves beautifully variegated and of various shades of green. Besides these, the 
three small leaved varieties of Spathulata make neat compact edgings, while the leaves of the Plantanifolia are 
characteristically distinct. For naturalization all the Funkias are most valuable, and the large-leaved varieties 
are beautiful when grown in pleasure parks in the grass. In shady and somewhat moist situations the foliage 
attains its largest size. each-s 
3641 Ovata, foliage green, flowers purple o 
3642 ,, goldeji variegated 
foliage I 
3643 ,, undulata aurea, foliage golden 
yellow 0 
3644 ,, ,, maculata, wWtf- 
gated foliage o 
8646 ,, ,, KX%^xs\iQK,white and green 
variegated foliage ... i 
(1. each — s. 
9 3646 Ovata undulata elegans, foliage beau- 
tifully variegated ... 
0 ' 3647 ,, lanceolata, green foliage, and 
purple flowers per doz., 4/6 
6 3648 ,, plantanifolia, green foliage, and 
purple fowers per doz., 7/6 
9 3649 ,, sinensis, ^//<7gtf^r^^»,perdoz., 7/6 
3660 „ ,, mB.xxaoxdXQ., golden marbled 
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