form or beauty, and certainly no others can be so 
superbly and variably colored. More than one 
hundred distinct changes of hue, shade or tone 
have been recorded. They show the clearest of 
sky blues, then lavender to purple, red-violet, 
lilac or cerise. And there are tawny shades, pink 
tones, old rose, mahogany, and ruddy orange, 
with some that are well-called red. Many have 
golden crests, and the flowers are of largest size. 
Although from far southern bogs, they are hardy 
north and thrive sturdily in any garden soil. 
Blossoming begins when the German Irises are 
well over. Pkt. 25c; spec. pkg. 60c. 
IRIS DE VITRY ART SHADES—cbzy36. A 
French strain of giant bearded Irises showing 
many curious smoky and blended tones, with 
tawny wine shadings and storm cloud effects. 
Mostly very beautiful, but some just weird. Pkt. 
20c; spec. pkg. 50c. 
IRIS DOUGLiASIANA—crzylS. An altogether 
charming rockery Iris in variable violet and blue 
to mauve and lilac pink or again creamy yellow, 
sometimes purple-striped. Pkt. 10c; spec. pkg. 
25c; Vi. oz. 65c. - , ■<* « -j\ 
IRIS DWARF HYBRIDS—rbzyl2. A fine rock¬ 
ery type with flowers much like the German Iris, 
and in much the same colorings, but very dwarf 
and very early blooming. Fine for edgings. Pkt. 
20c; spec. pkg. 50c; *4 oz. 75c. 
IRIS ENSATA—edbxh24. Sword Iris. Flowers 
blue, lilac, purple or white, attractive but not 
showy. Fibrous leaves used as raffia. Drought- 
resistant. Easy. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 50c. 
IRIS FONTANESI—crdzy20. An early blooming 
Barbary Coast bulb-iris with large light blue 
flowers, the falls yellow banded. Pkt. 25c. 
IRIS FORESTI—crmzhlS. Dainty flowers of 
clear lemon, sometimes darker netted. Rare. 
Pkt. 25c. 
IRIS FULVA—cbmzy30. The Tawny Iris. Unique 
coppery terra cotta, a coloring that appears 
otherwise only in the Delta Irises, and there but 
rarely. An Iris that always attracts attention. 
Pkt. 20c; spec. pkg. 50c; % oz. 75c. 
IRIS FULVIOSA—cbzy28. Excellent garden hy¬ 
brids of Irises fulva and foliosa, showing shades 
of lustrous blue and velvety Tyrian purple. Pkt. 
25c. 
IRIS GLADWYN—rbgstzy20. Blue-gray, brown¬ 
ish or yellow flowers, not very showy, but when 
the pods burst open and display for weeks the 
vivid scarlet seeds, the plants are brilliant 
enough. Makes a good ever-green ground cover 
in light shade, and the pods are prized for win¬ 
ter decorations. Pkt. 15c; sp. pkg. 35c; % oz. 75c. 
IRIS GRACILEPES — rhtzy9. A dainty little 
Japanese species, bearing exquisite fragile blos¬ 
soms of sky-blue in June. Fully hardy, but also 
makes a delightful pot plant. Pkt. 20c; spec, 
pkg. 50c; Vs oz. 75c. 
IRIS GRAMINEA—ecrhl8. A pretty rockery 
Iris, and excellent, too, for cutting. The falls are 
blue lined on white, but the standards are richly 
wine-stained, and the fragrance is that of ripe 
apricots. Pkt. 10c; spec. pkg. 25c; % oz. 60c. 
IRIS HALOPHILA—erbh24. A fully hardy Per¬ 
sian Iris that will thrive anywhere. Creamy yel¬ 
low flowers, oddly formed, striped and stained 
gray-purple. Pkt. 15c; spec. pkg. 35c. 
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