M. VAN WAVEREN & SONS, INC. 
101 West 31st Street, New York City 
SPANISH IRIS 
(Iris Xiphium) 
We are growing these bulbous Iris in a nice sandy soil at Salisbury, Maryland without any protection, which 
proves their hardiness. Spanish Iris from that source can stand the winters of Connecticut and Massachusetts, pro¬ 
vided they are planted on time. 
We list only the very finest long stemmed varieties with large flowers. 
Per 1000 
CAJANUS. Canary yellow with orange yellow 
blotches on the falls, tall, very beautiful and 
deliciously scented ____ $30.00 
FLORA. Creamy white with pale lavender 
standards, an extra large and early variety 
which makes splendid bulbs. Very beautiful 
in vases _ 30.00 
GIANT. Extra yellow tall growing robust 
variety, produces fine sound bulbs___ 35.00 
KING OF THE BLUES. Fine deep purplish 
blue with orange yellow feather on the lips. 
An excellent variety for forcing and for cold 
frames as it is rather early. Flowers of good 
size --- 30.00 
Per 1000 
PRINCE HENRY. Large purplish bronze, a 
color combination like that of Tulip Louis XIV 
but more brilliant; makes a small bulb which 
keeps well and blooms freely. Rapid propa¬ 
gator but easily goes to small divisions. True 
stock - 40.00 
QUEEN WILHELMINA. Probably the best 
white variety, very pure color with narrow line 
of yellow on the falls. Produces medium size 
bulbs of good keeping quality___ 35.00 
SOLFATARE. Pure purplish blue, fine yellow 
blotch, very tall sturdy plant with large 
flowers. Sometimes two blooms per bulb. Es¬ 
tablished clumps flowered on Staten Island 
for five consecutive years without any protec¬ 
tion, sweet scented_ 35.00 
MIXTURE. We grow a well balanced mixture 
of Spanish Iris which is sure to please your 
most critical customer_ 15.00 
DUTCH IRIS 
Large Flowering Early Xiphiums 
The flowers of the Dutch Iris are broader, the falls usually wider apart and the lips larger than the Spanish 
type. They are about two weeks earlier, blooming right after the Cottage Tulips. Wonderful for cutting, opening 
nicely even if cut in bud, and lasting a long time. The delicate essence of their perfume has never been caught or 
duplicated by the master perfumers of Paris. 
Per 1000 
DAVID BLES. A splendid large flowering blue, 
following right after Wedgewood and before 
Imperator. A valuable cutflower- $40.00 
D. HARING. Creamy white falls with attractive 
deep yellow blotch, standards silvery lavender, 
lovely colors that go well together in this large 
handsome flower. About 2j4 feet tall. Very 
choice --- 40.00 
HEEMSKERK. Nearly a yellow self, falls 
slightly darker than the standards which are 
nicely ruffled. Color strong and pure. A tall 
stemmed large flower which makes a lasting 
impression - 40.00 
HUCHTENBURG. Falls deep yellow with fine 
golden orange blotch, standards lovely pale 
blue, fine tints which are seldom found together 
in flowers. Elegant form_ 40.00 
JACOB DE WIT. Magnificent blue, largest of 
the Dutch Iris group_ 80.00 
IMPERATOR. The all-around finest, largest 
and best Iris for all purposes. Strong grower, 
blooms freely, makes fine healthy bulbs that 
keep very well until late in the season. A pop¬ 
ular cut-flower that has made much money for 
alert growers. Extra fine bulbs__ .... 35.00 
POGGENBEEK. Can best be described as a 
superior form of Hart Nibbrig, just a trifle 
darker and easily a week to ten days earlier. 
Of interest chiefly to cut-flower producers_ 50.00 
VAN RAVENSTEIN. Exceedingly large hand¬ 
some flower of pure pearl blue, the color of 
Scabiosa Caucasica, striking orange spears on 
the lips. One of the best_ „ 50.00 
WEDGEWOOD. Beautiful wedgewood blue, 
large flower on strong tall stalks. Of tingitana 
parentage and therefore quite early. May be 
had in bloom end of January if planted in Sep¬ 
tember in deep flats. Can be brought into 55-60 
degrees Fahrenheit from Nov. 15th on 80.00 
WEDGEWOOD SUPREME. Flowers of this 
variety were seen in the New York market, in 
magnificent condition, on Jan. 10, 1932, shipped 
in from Canada. It can best be described as a 
three times enlarged “Imperator”, entirely dif¬ 
ferent in color from Wedgewood_ 250.00 
WHITE EXCELSIOR. Extra large snow 
white, lips carry narrow feather of golden 
orange as if to accentuate the dominant color¬ 
ing. Perfect form. Not quite as tall as we 
would like it but nearly two feet just the 
same. Rather early. First Class Certificate . 40.00 
YELLOW QUEEN. Uniform yellow of splen¬ 
did height and size. Very early. Can be 
handled like Wedgewood, if brought into the 
greenhouse from December 15th on_ 45.00 
MIXTURE. Containing many varieties not listed 
above __ 15.00 
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