East Bridgewater Dahlia Gardens ]. K. Alexander , East Bridgewater , Massachusetts 
Lady Francis. 
Variegata Section 
The Standards in this section are of various 
shades of yellow. 
Bergiana. Standards and inner petals pure gold; 
Falls, maroon with rich golden tracing. Me¬ 
dium height. 20 cents each, $2.00 per dozen. 
Darius. One of the most distinct and beautiful. 
Standards, pure, clear yellow, inner petals rich 
canary yellow. Falls, light violet edged with 
straw color, charmingly veined. 25 cents each, 
$2.50 per dozen. 
Hector. Perfectly wonderful coloring. Standards, 
soft clouded yellow; Falls, rich purple color with 
velvety reflex. 20 cents each, $2.00 per dozen. 
Honorabilis. The most popular of all Iris. Similar 
to San Souci. Standards, beautiful golden yel¬ 
low ; Falls, rich mahogany-brown. Very effective. 
10 cents each, $1.00 per dozen. 
Iris King. Standards, clear lemon yellow; Falls, 
rich maroon, bordered yellow. 75 cents each. 
Margolin. Standards, light clear yellow ; Falls, yel¬ 
low, interlaced with megenta. 15 cents each, 
$1.50 per dozen. 
Mexicaine. (New.) Standards, very clear yellow; 
Falls, maroon reticulated white. 75 cents each. 
Monhassan. Exquisite. Standards, golden yellow; 
Falls, white and yellow, effectively veined and 
mottled brown. A perfect beauty of special 
merit. 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. 
San Souci, Syn. Rebecca. Fine for massing and for 
border effect. Standards, canary, base reticulated 
dove color. Falls, yellow, charmingly veined and 
interlaced with brown, fading to light maroon. 
Very popular. 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. 
Iris Germanica 
Pallida Section 
The Pallida varieties are tall, strong 
growers, with exceedingly wide foliage, and 
highly ornamental. The flowers are the 
largest of any of the Germanica, and are 
very fragrant, as fragrant as orange blos¬ 
soms. The most handsome shades of blue, 
lavender and purple. 
Astarte. Standards, rosy lilac ; Falls, claret- 
red. 35 cents each, $3.50 per dozen. 
Elizabeth. Standards, pale lavender, darker 
in center; Falls, mauve, melting into pale 
blue. A very large, attractive flower. 26 
cents each, $2.50 per dozen. 
Glori d’Hillegon. One of the finest to date. 
Standards and Falls, pure porcelain-blue, 
exquisite. 50 cents each, $5.00 per dozen. 
Herant. Standard, beautiful lavender-blue; 
Falls, blue. Very large and tall. 25 cents 
each, $2.50 per dozen. 
Her Majesty. (New.) Very attractive on 
account of its rich and unusual color. 
Standards, heliotrope of tissue-like deli¬ 
cacy, inner petals straw and lavender. 
Falls, light mauve traced with white. A 
very fine, rich flower. 50 cents each, $5.00 
per dozen. 
Khedive. A beautiful soft lavender, with 
distinct orange beard. 25 cents each, 
$2.50 per dozen. 
Kochi. A most beautiful variety, and a 
great favorite. Standards and Falls ef¬ 
fective rich purple. This is one of the 
choicest. 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. 
Lady Francis. Syn. Celeste. This is one of 
the purest and sweetest of flowers. Stand¬ 
ards, pale blue of ultra-marine cast; 
Falls, delicate violet edged lighter; golden 
beard. 35 cents each, $3.50 per dozen. 
Leonidas. Standards, clear mauve; Falls, 
rosy mauve. 35 cents each, $3.50 per 
dozen. 
Madame Pacquette. Standards, very deli¬ 
cate light purple, inner petals lavender 
daintily striped heliotrope; Falls are of 
great beauty; these are of deep purple, 
with threads of violet. Very large. 25 
cents each, $2.50 per dozen. 
Pallida Dalmatica, Syn. Princess Beatrice. 
Standards, lavender; Falls, clear deep lavender. 
35 cents each, $3.50 per dozen. 
Pallida speciosa, Syn. Turkey Flag. Standards, 
dark lavender, shaded lighter; Falls, shaded light 
purple. 25 cents each. 
Purpurea, Syn. Atropurpurea. Very showy and 
imposing. Standards and Falls, purple. One of 
the best. 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. 
Queen of May. The remarkable coloring of this 
variety assures it a supreme place in the Iris 
family. Standards, exquisite lilac-pink or rose- 
lilac ; Falls, lilac daintily blending to white; 
general effect, almost pink; a color rare among 
Irises. Very fragrant; large and effective. 15 
cents each, $1.50 per dozen. 
Trautleib. (New.) Standards, and Falls, a most 
pleasing shade of rosy lilac. 75 cents each. 
Iris Germanica 
- Amoena Section 
In this section the Standards are white. The 
Falls of various colors are described. 
Compte de St. Clair. Deep violet, with white mar¬ 
gin. 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. 
Conqueror of Europe. Standards, bluish white; 
Falls, velvety purple. 35 cents each. 
Eugene Sue. A very choice variety. Standards, 
white, inner petals white. Falls, violet edged 
white, charmingly veined. 20 cents each, $2.00 
per dozen. 
Mrs. H. S. Darwin. (New.) Pure white; Falls, 
slightly reticulated violet at base. 25 cents each, 
$2.50 per dozen. 
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