Over-the-Garden- Wall 
Japanese Irises 
One cannot help but love these irises as, during the hot days of July, they delight the eye with 
their exquisite cool light colors, or with their equally acceptable rich, dark shades. Some prefer 
the single flowers, others the double, or six-petalled; both are charming. They seem equally suited 
for the edge of the pool, or for the hardy border. Plant them with 2" of soil over the crown (where 
the roots join the leaves) and remember that they like rich food, and lots of it, and also that they 
insist upon heavy drinks, especially during the bud and blossom season. 
We were most fortunate last season, in obtaining a collection of about 40 varieties, recently 
imported from Japan. These were brought over by one who knows the Japanese irises well, and they 
should prove a very worthy addition to our earlier planting. Descriptions were not available, so 
we will omit their listing until next year. (For those interested, we will furnish information after 
the blooming season.) 
Agnes Reed {Chi. ’26) sgl. Dark mulberry pur¬ 
ple, with a halo of royal purple. Huge 
blooms.$0.75 
Alagoz {Chi. ’28) db. A fine purple, the S. white, 
tipped with purple. Substance is unusually 
heavy.$0.75 
Amethyst {Chi. T9) sgl. Very large wavy petals 
of an exquisite lavender tone.$0.75 
Aspasie {Vilm. ’05) sgl. Soft tones of mauve 
lavender.$1.00 
Atlanta {Kemp '27) db. Pinkish-lavender, quite 
pale in tone. The finish of the flower, which 
is not large, is very fine.$0.75 
Azure {Chi. T9) db. Immense flower, with waved 
petals of soft mauve; a darker halo surrounds 
the yellow signal patch.$0.75 
Bashu-no-ten (Serene Sky of Autumn) db. 
Grey veined with blue.$0.75 
Beauty {Chi. ’20) sgl. Silvery white, veined and 
suffused with indigo. S. purple. The sub¬ 
stance is excellent.$0.75 
Betty F. Holmes {Chi. ’30) db. Probably the 
largest and best of the double whites, to date. 
.$ 1.00 
Betty Jean Childs {Chi. ’26) sgl. White, faintly 
suffused with orchid.$0.75 
Blue Bird {Hal. ’89) sgl. deep violet blue... $0.50 
Blue Danube {Hal. ’89) db. Real indigo blue, 
often having nine petals.$0.75 
Bobby Sipe {Kemp ’27) White, feathered with 
violet. Large bloom.$0.75 
Bokhara {Chi. ’28) sgl. Phlox purple, with a 
little white and a blue sheen. The substance 
is heavy; the texture somewhat crinkled. 
.$ 1.00 
Caprice {Chi.) sgl. Sometimes solid blue, some¬ 
times striped and mottled.$0.50 
Caroline G. Childs {Chi. ’24) sgl. White, 
veined blue-violet. S. purple and white. 
Broad petals.$0.75 
Catharine Parry {Chi. ’26) db. Blue, overlaid 
with rosy-red. S. and sometimes extra petals 
in center, same color.$0.50 
Celestine {Kemp ’26) sgl. Silvery pink, edged 
with blue.$1.50 
Charlotte {Kemp '28) sgl. Grey with a blue 
suffusion. Very lovely. Rather low-growing. 
.$1.25 
Choseiden {Chivers ’ll) db. Center of the petals 
is white, with a wide banding of red-lilac. 
.$0.50 
Chutsai {Chi. ’28) sgl. Hortense violet, with 
white around yellow center.$0.75 
Collingwood {Kemp ’27) sgl. Lavender pink, 
brushed with violet. Tall and strong grow¬ 
ing.$1.00 
Cornelia (Kemp ’27) A large white, veined with 
blue. S. white and blue.$1.00 
Blue Giant {Chi. ’32) sgl. A rather bright blue, 
extremely large and fine.$2.00 
Blue Jay {Hal. ’89) db. Dull blue, with white 
venations.$0.50 
Daghastan {Chi. ’26) db. Rosy red, with a few 
white venations. Heavy substance... .$1.00 
Daisy Herrington {Chi. ’26) sgl. A large pinkish- 
blue flower,, veined with lavender.$0.50 
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