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"An Iris Lover’s Catalog” 
Early Blooming Dwarf Iris 
These charming little subjects bloom from the very first, right 
on the heels of such early spring flowering bulbs as crocus, scillas, and 
snowdrops. They are especially desirable for starting your Iris bloom¬ 
ing season early: then continuing with the "intermediates” one has an 
uninterrupted bloom season right up to the time the tall bearded 
varieties continue the procession. These little subjects are of dwarf 
growth and are suitable for planting in front of taller growing, late 
blooming Iris. They are also effective as edgings along flower borders 
and make charming subjects for the Rock Garden and old walls. The 
numbers in parenthesis following the names indicate: (1) the earliest 
and shortest in height to (5) which are a week or fortnight later and 
often bear as many as four blooms on a miniature branched stalk, 12 
or 14 inches high. Preceding some of the varieties we have placed 
an * designating varieties which we consider superior types and es¬ 
pecially worthy consideration. 
*Aphylla (4), oddly and very much branched, deep reddish 
purple with blue beard ------ $0.25 
*Aphylla Osiris (4), a finely branched, rich, medium blue - .25 
*Arenaria ( 1 ), vanilla scented, glorious yellow, very dwarf - .yS 
*Atroviolacea (1), a deep early ruby purple - - - .25 
Blue Beard ( 2 ), an ashy white and yellow with purple flushed 
falls - -- -- -- -- .25 
Black Midget (3), a claret, heavily fluted, a bit floppy - .25 
*Coerulea ( 1 ), very early bloom, charming sky blue - - .25 
* Commander Dry ant (2), soft blend, tawny stands with 
mauve falls - - - - - - - - .25 
Conte Hautefeule (3), a deeply rich blended purple - - .25 
Curiosity (4), yellow stands, reddish falls, almost a dwarf 
variegata ----- .25 
*Cyanea (3), large flowers of violet blue, white beard - - .25 
*Dittons Purple (5), deep violet purple, branched, free and 
showy - - - - - - - - - .50 
Dr. Mann (4), a dusky blue and purple bicolor - .25 
*Dr. Potter (5), a deeper self purple, nicely branched - - .25 
*Eburnea (3), cream stands and creamy yellow falls - - .25 
*Endymion (4), the richest claret, of fine proportion, a real 
gem - - - - - - - - - .25 
*Florida (4), a fine rounded, soft primrose yellow - - .25 
*Glee (5), a frilled, soft yellow - - - - - .25 
* Gorgeous (4), the purest self white, very good - - - .35 
Gracilis (5), a pearl gray, shot yellow and veined lavender .25 
*Graminea (4), a fine, deep claret, rich gold beard - - .25 
Harbor Lights (4), a soft yellow, charming form - - .25 
Harmonia (3), a blend of sulphur yellow and bronzy purple .25 
*Hungarica (5), nicely branched, a mauve heliotrope - - .25 
* Huron Imp (3), deep rich velvety blue purple bicolor, almost 
a dwarf Dominion - - - - - - - .35 
Josephine (4), a pleasing soft cream - - - - - .25 
Ladies of Peeling (5), a large branched, pearly gray blue - .50 
Laddie Boy (4), three flowered stem, blue purple bicolor - .75 
La Tulipe (4), a medium yellow, markedly pouted buds - .50 
Lutescens (5), a later blooming dwarf, medium sulphur yel¬ 
low parent of Zwannenberg - - - - - .35 
* Margaret (5), fine flushed white, tinted lavender, branched, 
gold beard, charmingly exotic - - - - - .7 5 
*Marocain (4), an excellent rich deep pansy violet purple - .25 
Mignonette (4), a slightly pinkish mauve cast - - - .25 
*Miss H. M. White (5), interestingly pleasing blend of tan and 
lavender, nicely branched - - - - - - .35 
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