Japanese iris lend themselves to the most rigid and clear-cut formal garden 
and bestow upon it form, charm, a most delicate and enchanting beauty, an 
exquisiteness of texture, and a beauty that is gorgeous and imperious. Those 
large flowers, carried well above the foliage, on long stiff stems, that never need 
support, have a commanding air wherever they grow. 
The colors run from the most lovely white to innumerable tones of lavender, 
blue and violet; from delicate mauve grey to mauve, rose, claret, royal purple; 
from palest orchids to lovely pinks; from palest blues, amethysts, Alice blues, to 
that deep dark purple with the blue black sheen upon it. And, too, others with 
veinings, splashings, borders of contrasting colors, bringing to the garden a 
beauty peculiar and individual unto themselves; gorgeous and richly colored, 
stately, strong, yet with a fragile and delicate loveliness. 
These are native to the marshes. They like water and plenty of it, but they 
like it draining off the crown to the roots beneath. If it stands too long upon the 
crown, it will rot. In ordinary soil, plant two inches below the surface and mulch 
around that after the plant grows awhile. In sandy soil, four inches. 
I do not grow mine near the water, but from the first of May until the end of 
July, I irrigate them thoroughly with a full stream from an open hose. In addi¬ 
tion, I fertilize them well with bone meal and after cultivating is done in the 
spring I mulch the ground with seven to twelve inches of rotted leaves. This 
holds the moisture in the soil and keeps the weeds down. By fall it is pretty well 
worked into the ground. The iris love it. They like fertilizer; well-rotted barn¬ 
yard manure and good commercial fertilizers. 
Small clumps take from two to four years to give good bloom. Clumps sold 
by WHEELER CROFT, under the proper conditions, should bloom very well the 
second year from transplanting, that is, the following year. 
Prices are for clumps. 
WAVES ON MOONLIGHT. Six petals f 
lovely cream white, with a vivid gold bar 
in the throat of each one, guarded by the 
narrow center ones of white, it forms a per¬ 
fect picture. The petals have a roll, a turn, 
that gives a wavy effect that is very beau¬ 
tiful. Each .$1.00 
MORNING MIST. Three enormous petals, 
white with a blue mist upon them and over 
all a silver sheen. White standards with a 
faint burgundy edge. One of the most 
beautiful of all iris. Each.$1.00 
BLUE EDGE. A beautiful flat six-petaled 
flower of white with a quarter inch border 
of Alice blue. Each.50c 
INDO. Single, broad wavy petals of great 
size, deep rich blue. Gold bar, very vivid. 
Beautiful. Each .50c 
TRICOLOR. Double, flat, very large flower 
of rose lavender. Good bloomer, vigorous 
grower; one of the best. Each.50c 
KAGARABI. Three large petals, heavily 
veined with red violet. Wide, beautiful gold 
bar, surrounded by deeper tone of red violet. 
The very outer edge of the petals is red 
lavender. Firm, heavy standards of red 
violet with a tiny pale edge. Each. . . .$1.00 
BETTY JEAN CHILDS. Three white petals, 
PROSPERINE. Three pale grey petals, dis¬ 
tinctly veined with deep blue. Lovely gold 
bar. Each .50c 
LAVENDER GIANT. Three very large Royal 
purple petals. Flat. Bright gold bar. 
Each .50c 
SHIPPO. Flat, double, rose purple, narrow, 
vivid gold bar. Beautiful velvet tone. 
Each .50c 
EMMALINE BLUE. Th ree immense blue 
petals, with overtone of lavender. Pale, 
wide gold bar. Rapid grower and very good 
bloomer. Each .50c 
HIS MAJESTY. Large, flat, six-petaled 
flower of deep, velvety blue, dark and rich. 
Narrow, vivicl gold bar. Each.$1.00 
ROSE SCHEEPERS. An immense, double 
flower of mauve grey, with blue overtones; 
tufted center, curled and twisted, deep gold 
bar; very beautiful even color. Late. 
Each .$1.50 
ROYAL PURPLE. An enormous double 
flower of pure Royal purple, deep gold bar. 
One of the very best and deservedly pop¬ 
ular. Each .50c 
MARJORIE PARRY. Six enormous petals of 
delicate blue, with extra center petals 
curled and twisted in an enchanting man¬ 
ner. Inner center white. Most beautiful. 
Each .$1.00 
faintly splashed and veined phlox purple, 
a lovely shade of orchid. Deeper standards. 
Very charming. Each.50c 
Dozen, ten times the price of one. 
