THE IRISES 
The Iris family gives us a wealth of interesting 
and showy flowers for outdoor decoration in bor¬ 
der or rockery, or for cutting. All are reasonably 
hardy. Although I have marked only a few par¬ 
ticularly easy kinds with the “e” symbol, there 
should be no real difficulty in growing any of 
them from seed. 
IRIS ARENARIA—ry6. A pretty little Iris with 
flowers of clean and vivid yellow. Likes sandy 
soil. Pkt. 20c; spec. pkg. 50c. 
IRIS ATROPURPUREA—rbdzylO. The Black 
Velvet Iris. A rare species from Palestine beyond 
the Jordan, with standards of darkest purple and 
falls of velvety black, but in the deep throat 
there is a touch of yellow. Pkt. 15c; spec. pkg. 
35c; y H oz. 50c. 
IRIS AUREA—cbzy42. Splendid rich golden yel¬ 
low. A noble species. Pkt. 25c; spec. pkg. 60c. 
IRIS BRACTEATA—rnzylS. Crowded foliage 
tufts from which rise pretty flowers, yellow, 
veined with brown. Likes sun. Pkt. 15c; spec, 
pkg. 35c. 
IRIS BUCHARICA—crzyl8. A bulbous Iris from 
Bokhara, with lovely satiny yellow flowers, very 
orchid-like. The plant grows like a dwarf corn¬ 
stalk. Pkt. 25c; spec. pkg. 60c. 
IRIS BULLEYANA—cbzh24. Deep lilac stand¬ 
ards, with creamy yellow falls, violet veined. 
Pkt. 20c. 
IRIS CALIFORNIA HYBRIDS—crnzhl6. A fully 
hardy strain that will give many delightful sur¬ 
prises. The range of color tones is almost infinite. 
Beside white, cream, yellow, blue, lavender and 
purple, there will often be mauve and opalescent 
shades, or sometimes rose-red, crushed straw¬ 
berry or pearl-gray. I recommend thi 3 highly. 
Pkt. 10c; y a oz. 30c; *4 oz. 50c; 1 oz. $1.75. 
IRIS CHRYSOFOR—rchl8. A new and interest¬ 
ing hybrid race, producing multitudes of orchid¬ 
like flowers in June. Fine for cutting. Colors 
range from sulphur and gold to rich bronze, from 
blue-lavender to royal purple. Pkt. 25c; spec, 
pkg. 60c. 
IRIS CHRYSOGRAPHES—crh22. Exquisite vel¬ 
vet purple flowers, splashed with gold. Pkt. 20c; 
spec. pkg. 50c. 
IRIS CHRYSOPHYLLA—rnstzyl4. A lovely lit¬ 
tle Iris of open Pine forests, soft primrose yellow. 
Pkt. 15c; spec. pkg. 35c. 
IRIS CLARKEI—cby24. Variable, running from 
deep blue to ruddy, almost crimson, purple. Good. 
Pkt. 15c; spec. pkg. 35c. 
IRIS CRISTATA—rsth8. A very dwarf and very 
lovely Iris with exquisite flowers like crumpled 
silk, of palest sky blue, patched with gold on the 
haft, and with snowy fringed crests. Pkt. 20c; 
spec. pkg. 50c. 
IRIS DELAVAYI—cbmy48. Very like a rich red- 
violet I. sibirica, but more robust. Likes moisture 
Pkt. 20c; spec. pkg. 50c. 
IRIS DICHOTOMA—ebdhSO. Vesper Iris. Blooms 
in August. Dainty lavender. Usually flowers in 
one year. Excellent. Pkt. 15c; spec. pkg. 35c. 
IRIS DELTA BLEND—cbz36(to70). The very 
best of the wonderful and unique species discov¬ 
ered only some ten years ago in the lower Louis¬ 
iana delta area. No other Irises are like them in 
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