IRIS SIBERICA 
These flowers are not so large as the Japanese 
or Ball Bearded Iris, but their ease of culture and 
adaptability to all sorts of soils and locations is 
amazing. They bloom in great profusion and give 
a magnificent garden effect, also good as cut 
flowers. 
BLUE FLAME. Lightest blue Siberian. Each 1.50. 
BLUE STAR. Large, deep rich violet. Each, .50. 
BUTTERFLY. Soft uniform blue. Each, .20. 
EMPEROR. Tall, dark Siberica. Each, .15. 
KINGFISHER BLUE. One of the newer Siberians. 
Larger, brighter than Perry’s Blue. Each, .50. 
PAPILLION. Soft blue on tall stalks. Each, .50. 
PERRY’S BLUE. Bright sky-blue. Each, .25. 
RED EMPEROR. Wine red, veined blue. Each, .75. 
RED RAIDER. Rose-red lined deeper. Each, .75. 
SNOW QUEEN. White, yellow throat. Each, .15. 
SUNNYBROOK. Soft Alice blue. Each, .20. 
TRUEBLUE. Pure blue, tinged yellow. Each, .50. 
COLLECTION: 1 each of 6 varieties, our selec¬ 
tion, $2.00. 
CRESTED IRIS 
CRISTATA. Tiny wild species from North Caro¬ 
lina. Clear lavender with gold tinge. Each, .15. 
CRISTATA ALBA.. Lovely white form of above. 
Very scarce. Each, .50. 
FIMBRIATA. Native to Japan. The flower stems, 
which usually appear in February, are much 
branched and the individual flowers are so 
numerous that the display continues for some 
weeks. Each, .25. 
GRACILIPES. Dainty little Japanese crested Iris. 
Pale lavender flowers touched with orange. 
Each, 1.00. 
GRACILIPES ALBA. Handsome, white form of 
above. Each, 10.00. 
LACUSTRIS. A tinier Cristata in deeper blue. 
Each, 1.00. 
MILESI. Reddish purple flowers with darker mot- 
tlings. Each, .75. 
TECTORUM. The well known Roof Iris. Flat blue- 
purple flowers, fringed white crest. Each, .35. 
TECTORUM ALBA. Exquisite white form of the 
preceding. Each, .75. 
WATTI. Very rare and unique Iris from the Hima¬ 
layas. Similar in growth to a dwarf bamboo. 
White flowers, lightly tinged. Each, 1.00. 
IRIS UNGUICULARIS 
Winter Blooming 
The plants start blooming in the fall and 
bloom throughout the winter. They grow wild in 
Algeria, Greece, and Asia Minor. The foliage is 
grass-like and the flowers are borne on stem-like 
parts, really elongated perianth tubes, 8 to 16 
inches long. The flower is one of great refine¬ 
ment and is delightful when cut and combined 
with Maiden Hair fern. Requires pot culture or 
cold frame protection in the east. Plant prefer¬ 
ably from June to December. 
STYLOSA. Lilac blue with grassy evergreen foli¬ 
age. Each, .25. 
MARGINATA. A form of bluer hue and somewhat 
broader foliage than above. Each, .25. 
ALBA. A white form. Each, .25. 
QUEEN ELIZABETH. A dwarf form, violet and 
white. Very floriferous. Each, 1.00. 
SPECIOSA. A violet form, narrower foliage and 
smaller flower, shorter perianth tube. Each, .75. 
BEARDLESS SPECIES 
For Rock Gardens 
ENSATA. Handsome soft lavender dwarf from 
Asia. Flowering over a long period. Each. 1.00. 
GRAMINEA. Fragrant, red purple flowers, very 
scarce. Each, 1.00. 
MINUTA. Tiny yellow flowers from Japan. Ex¬ 
tremely rare. Each, 3.50. 
TRICUSPIS. Makes a compact clump, with masses 
of flowers that resemble a blue Siberian Iris. 
Each, 1.00. 
VERNA. Pretty little lavender Iris. Native to the 
southeastern states. Requires an acid soil and 
does well in partial shade. Each, .20. 
MISC. BEARDLESS SPECIES 
CHRYSOGRAPHES. Southwestern China. Deep 
violet veined with gold. Each, .50. 
CHRYSOFOR. Attractive combination of blue 
shades with yellow. Each, .50. 
DELAVAYI. Native to China. Variations of blue 
and purple. Each, .50. 
DICHOTOMA. (The Vesper Iris) North China. 
Flower coloring varies from white to purple. 
Each, .50. 
FOETIDISSIMA. Central and Southern Europe. 
(Seed Pod Iris).. Seed pods burst open during 
the winter and display rows of orange red seeds. 
Each, .20. 
IRIS FIMBRIATA 
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