GELSER BROTHERS 
DALTON, NEW YORK 
IRISES 
Irises may be planted successfully at any time, 
when the ground is not frozen. The best time is 
during July and August, as this gives the plant 
sufficient time to obtain a good root growth before 
freezing weather. 
In the following descriptions, the letter S refers 
to the standards, or upright petals and the letter F 
indicates the falls, or lower petals. 
Three irises of the same variety sold for two 
times the single pi’ice. 
Acheron —A rich pansy violet, fi'ee flowering. 20c 
each. 
Ambassadeur —S. Bronzy violet; F. dark violet. 
Wonderful substance. One of the world’s finest 
Iris. 10c each. 
Amber —Deep yellow with bronze mai'kings at base 
of falls. Bright orange beard. 10c each. 
Anna Farr —S. and F. white, lightly bordered pale 
blue. A very beautiful Iris. 10c each. 
Ann Page —^Very large pale lavender blue, with 
falls heavily penciled brown. 10c each. 
Aphrodite —S. and F. bright lilac pink. One of the 
best in this color. 15c each. 
Archeveque —S. Deep purple violet; F. velvety 
raisin purple. Extra fine. 15c each. 
Aisa —-S. Pale silvery lavender, golden base; F. light 
violet purple, lighter at margins. A magnificent 
Iris. 15c each. 
Ballerine —-Tall light violet-blue. Superior to Lord 
of June. 15c each. 
Belisaire —Golden fawn and rosy crimson combina¬ 
tion. 25c each. 
Blue Jay —Bright blue-purple. A remarkable dark 
blue color. 10c each. 
Bruno —S. Bronze, tinted with lavender; F. velvety 
dark violet. A grand flower. 20c each. 
Cardinal— S. Distinctive shade of lavender; F. large 
prune purple. Dominion Seedling. 20c each. 
Conchobar— Large purple bicolor. 40c each. 
Coppersmith —F. Indian lake, shading to dahlia 
purple, coppery red effect in the sun. 50c each. 
Crimson Glow —A uniform shade of brilliant rose, 
flushed crimson. 20c each. 
Delicatissima— Large wax like flowers of good sub¬ 
stance. Color soft cattleya rose. 10c each. 
Dominion —S. light blue violet. F. rich indigo pur¬ 
ple. 50c each. 
Dream —A lovely crinkled rose pink self color with 
orange beard. 10c each. 
Duke of Bedford— A rich deep violet purple. Very 
velvety and brilliant. 20c each. 
Eckesachs— S. Light lavender violet. F. deep vel¬ 
vety violet. Very large. 10c each. 
Edouard Michel— Bright petunia violet, ruffled. 
15c each. 
Fairy —White, delicately suffused soft blue. Tall 
and free flowering. 10c each. 
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