£njoy 12 Months of Beautiful Sris Bloom 
Why be Satisfied with a Few Weeks of Iris Bloom, when 
you can enjoy these beautiful “Daughters of the Rainbow” 
from spring until frost and then on through the winter. I have 
arranged the following 12 collections in the order in which they 
bloom, for a complete succession of flowers throughout the 
year. You may order the entire 12 collections, or only such 
groups as you may need to complete a full season of Iris 
bloom in your own garden. 
Each collection contains the very cream of a definite Iris 
Group, personally selected by me to cover the widest possible 
color range. Every Plant Will Be Carefully Labelled and all 
will be strong, healthy, flowering size plants. You will be 
pleased with these carefully planned collections. Postpaid any¬ 
where in the U.S. Cultural Directions accompany all shipments. 
Collection No. 1 — RETICULATA IRIS 
The First Flowers of Springrtime 
Blossoms in March in our Northern 
States, Right Through Snow and Ice. (A 
month earlier in the South.) A rare prize 
for the Rock Garden, or any other spot 
where a mass of early flowers is wanted. 
Color, rich royal purple, with lovely 
golden veining at the throat. Violet scent¬ 
ed. Rugged and easily grown. Free flow¬ 
ering, on 12 inch stalks. Four-sided, 
square, grass-like foliage. Hardy any¬ 
where. I know of a clump that has flow¬ 
ered undisturbed for 50 years in a New 
England garden. A dozen or more bulbs 
should be planted together, about two 
inches apart. 
12 Rare Reticulata Iris for .$2.00 
Collection No. 2—LOVELY MINIATURE 
IRIS FOR THE ROCK GARDEN 
Also Useful for Edging Small Beds and 
Borders, etc. 
These Miniature jewels follow the Cro¬ 
cus and Iris Reticulata in bloom during 
the early spring. They are prodigious 
bloomers and have all of the character¬ 
istics of the Tall Bearded Iris, but on a 
smaller scale. In height these little gems 
range from 6 to 10 inches. This collec¬ 
tion will contain 15 plants in at least six 
choice varieties, carefully selected to cov¬ 
er the color range, including a lovely rich 
wine shade, an exquisite soft sky blue, 
a glistening snow white, a rich golden 
yellow, a deep velvety purple, etc. A treas¬ 
ure collection for the rock garden, or for 
planting in front of the taller Irises, or 
for the front of the perennial border. 
Hardy anywhere. 
15 Lovely Miniature Rock Garden 
Gems, in at least 6 Choice Va¬ 
rieties for only .$2.00 
Collection No. 3—POGOCYCLUS 
HYBRIDS 
This race contains many of the most 
handsome Iris in the world and this col¬ 
lection contains only the finest of them; 
including Wm. Mohr, the very best and 
highest rated of all. Only a few years 
ago Wm. Mohr sold for $25. for a single 
plant. The Pogocyclus Hybrids follow the 
Miniatures in bloom, flowering through¬ 
out May in our Northern states (a month 
earlier in the south) and continue until 
the next group comes into flower. These 
Pogocyclus Hybrids are very rare and 
are as different from all other Iris as 
though they belonged to another planet; 
even the varieties themselves differing 
greatly from each other. All are hardy 
anywhere and as beautiful as the finest 
orchids. 
5 Magnificent Pogocyclus Hybrid Iris 
All Different, Including Wm. Mohr $2.00 
Collection No. 4—EARLY-FLOWERING 
IRIS ARISTOCRATS 
English, French and American Hybrid¬ 
izers have helped to prolong the Iris sea¬ 
son by producing this Early Flowering 
race of Tall Bearded Iris Aristocrats. 
They are easy to grow and hardy any¬ 
where. They follow the Pogocyclus Hy¬ 
brids in bloom and will come into full 
flower in your garden while your neigh¬ 
bors are still looking for buds on their 
Iris. Each variety is a Masterpiece; one 
was introduced recently at $40.00 a plant; 
another sold recently at $25.00 for a sin¬ 
gle plant. Each one is a different color. 
One of them is the deepest colored Iris 
grown, so intense that it seems to be 
dripping with color; and so velvety that 
the entire flower seems to be cut out of 
the finest plush. They are all large and 
handsome. 
10 Early-Flowering Iris Aristocrats, 
No Two Alike .$2.00 
Collection No. 5—SURPRISE 
COLLECTION OF MAGNIFICENT 
TALL BEARDED IRIS 
These follow the Early Aristocrats in 
bloom, and are the best known of all the 
Iris Groups. A real surprise awaits you 
in this collection. It contains some of 
the world’s highest rated varieties, win¬ 
ners on the show benches and in the 
garden. ONE IS A WINNER OF THREE 
MEDALS, the only Iris so honored. 
There is a lovely bronze blend, an ex¬ 
quisite orchid pink, a brilliant fiery red, 
a gigantic fragrant lavender, and other 
equally striking and unusual varieties. 
You will be amazed at the marvelous 
beauty of some of these latest creations 
of the Iris world. Hardy anywhere. 
10 Magnificent Beauties, all different $2.00 
Collection No. G—THE WORLD’S 
FINEST SIBERIAN IRIS 
This is the finest set of Siberian Iris 
obtainable anywhere in the world at any 
price. I will include in this collection 
several varieties that sold recently for 
$5.00 and $10.00 for a single plant. Many 
eminent authorities consider the Siberi¬ 
an Iris the finest of the Iris family. They 
are prodigious bloomers and make excel¬ 
lent cut flowers. A single plant will soon 
form an established clump that will pro¬ 
duce 50 or more flower stalks. In form 
they differ from all other Iris. Devote a 
spot in your garden to these lovely Si¬ 
berian Iris ; they will fill it with beauty. 
They are the easiest of all Iris to grow 
and may be planted anywhere in the 
garden, either in full sun or semi-shade. 
10 Superb Siberian Iris, All Differ¬ 
ent, Properly Labelled for.$2.00 
Collection No. 7—CRESTED IRIS 
This [group is distinguished by a prom- 
ment crest, similar to a cock’s comb, 
which \extends down the centre of the 
falls, vhe crest is composed of the same 
material as the balance of the petals and 
is sometimes beautifully frilled and one 
of the attractions of this group. This 
collection will include Tectorum, the fam¬ 
ous blue “Roof Iris” of China and Japan ; 
Cristata, a lovely, fragrant, amethyst-blue 
Miniature for a semi-shady pocket in the 
rock _ garden, or any other semi-shady 
position in the garden; Cristata Alba, a 
white form; and Gracilipes, a lovely 
pinkish-lavender Japanese Miniature. 
4 Beautiful Crested Iris, All different $1.75 
COLLECTION No. 8—BEARDLESS IRIS 
SPECIES AND HYBRIDS 
Rare and Graceful Flowers 
for Cutting and Landscaping 
For continuation of the Iris Flowering 
Season, nothing is more important than 
these marvelous and little known Beard¬ 
less Iris Species and Hybrids; for they 
fill in the gap in the flowering season be¬ 
tween the Tall Bearded Iris and the Jap¬ 
anese Iris. 
The flowers are ideal for cutting, being 
interesting in form, vivid in coloring, and 
permitting of graceful arrangement. They 
are not only different from all other Iris, 
but each variety has an individual dis¬ 
tinction all its own. This collection in¬ 
cludes a burnished metallic copper color, 
a rich Royal Purple, a lovely soft blue, 
a deep yellow, a fine red, an unusual soft 
pink, a lovely white and gold, and others 
equally distinctive. This collection will 
also include the famous newly discovered 
Louisiana Species, Giganticaerulea, which 
just two years ago sold at $5.00 for a 
single plant. 
10 Magnificent Beauties, all different $3.00 
Collection No. 9—SUMMER-BLOOMING 
j JAPANESE IRIS 
These gorgeous beauties follow the 
Beardless Species and Hybrids in bloom. 
They are the showiest of all Iris and 
produce a marvelous color effect just 
when flowers are scarce. Many will pro¬ 
duce flowers as large as a dinner plate. 
This collection will be personally selected 
by me and planned so as to give you a 
complete color range. There will be giant 
singles and doubles ; mottled, striped and 
blended effects; soft pastel colors and 
gorgeously brilliant ones. None of your 
favorites will be omitted. They are pro¬ 
digious bloomers and hardy anywhere. 
8 Gorgeous Japanese Iris, Marvels of the 
Iris Family, All Different.$2.00 
Iris “Ambassadeur” Included in Collection No. 5 
Collection No. 10—IRIS DICHOTOMA (Rare Chinese Species) 
This is one of the rarest and most interesting of all Iris. 
Blossoms for a full four weeks during midsummer; an estab¬ 
lished plant will produce hundreds of lovely soft bluish-violet 
flowers in a single season. Height 30 to 36 in. 
IRIS DICHOTOMA, Each.$1.00 
Collection No. 11—AUTUMN-FLOWERING IRIS 
A few years ago there were no Autumn-Flowering Iris. 
This new race is one of the recent triumphs of the hybridizer’s 
skill. They blossom twice a year, once in the spring and again 
quite profusely in the fall, from Sept, until frost. In this col¬ 
lection I will include four distinct colors, a rich blue, a fine 
yellow, a snow white and a bright purple. You may now have a 
garden full of Irises in the FALL, as well as other seasons. 
Four Colors, One Each, for.$2.00 
CoUection No. 12—WINTER-FLOWERING IRIS 
This interesting Species, Unguicularis (also called Stylosa) 
is from Algeria, Asia Minor and Northern Syria. Flowers all 
winter long in open in Southern States ; or in protection of cold 
frame in North, or in protected spot in garden. Withstands zero 
weather out of doors: easy to grow. Color is a lovely blue. 
4 Winter-Blooming Iris for.$2.00 
Grand All-Year Round Collection, Consisting otf All of the Above 12 Groups for .... $22.00 
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