Miniature Beardless Iris 
There are a few exceedingly interesting varieties in this section, which are practically unknown, even to the 
Iris enthusiast, yet they are charming plants for the Rock Garden, or as a ground cover, some of them also being 
especially suitable for shady locations. They are hardy and easy to grow. Planting and cultural directions accompany 
all shipments. 
Gormani —10 in. This is one of the 
most delightful Irises imaginable. 
Soft yellow flowers are pro¬ 
duced over a long period. 
Grassy foliage. 
Graminea —12 in. DELIGHTFUL¬ 
LY FRAGRANT reddish-violet. 
Prefers semi-shade, with just a 
filtering of sunlight. Flower of 
unique form. Very scarce. 1.00 
Innominati —4 to 6 in. Exquisite 
soft golden-apricot. A new 
species, just discovered in Ore¬ 
gon. Prefers semi-shade. Very 
scarce . 
Minuta —4 to 6 in. Tiny yellow 
flowers from Japan. Very fine 
grassy foliage. Extremely rare in 
this country. 2.75 
Pcrsica —4 in. Earliest of all to bloom, flowering in March 
in the northern states, much earlier in the south. Very 
rare. S—bluish-white,- F—white, with frilled edges 
and spotted with blackish-purple. 2.50 
Prismatica —18 in. An exquisite Iris with violet standards 
and white falls, veined violet. 50 
Prismatica Alba — 12 in. This is 
one of the most dainty and 
lovely Irises I have ever seen. 
The flowers are white, with a 
touch of lavender.Very rare 5.00 
Ruthenica —8 in. FRAGRANT, an 
interesting species from Transyl¬ 
vania, Roumania, Turkestan and 
certain parts of China. In reality 
a miniature form of Laevigata. 
Delightful flowers of lilac-pur¬ 
ple. 2.00 
Tricuspis —6 in. Resembles in minia¬ 
ture blue Siberian Iris. Very 
effective for a pocket in the rock 
garden. 75 
Verna —6 in. Dainty rich blue 
flowers, shaped like a tiny 
“Bearded” Iris. One of the most 
lovely and most useful of all 
Miniature Irises. Does well in partial shade. Com¬ 
pletely covers the ground with its exquisite color .25 
Verna Superba —8 in. A superb form of Iris Verna, with 
a particularly rich blue coloring and STRONG VIO¬ 
LET FRAGRANCE. These plants are all the result of 
root divisions of one original plant discovered in 
North Carolina several years ago, therefore, there is a 
strict uniformity of color and type. Strong plants. . . .75 
Crested Iris 
Although there are but a few varieties in the Crested Iris group, these few are among the most charming of all 
Irises. The homes of the various members of this group are widely separated. One comes from the sunny sandy shores 
of Lake Michigan, another from the woodlands of the south and still others are found growing in the Himalayan 
Mountains, China and Japan. 
In this interesting group, the “beard” of the Bearded Iris is replaced by a crest, like a cock’s comb down the center 
of the petals, the crest being of the same substance as the petals. The markings on some of them remind one of bits of 
beautiful hand painted porcelain. All are especially suited to the Rock Garden or the edge of a small bed or border 
excepting Milesii and Paltec which are much taller than the others. Planting and cultural directions accompany all 
shipments. 
Cristata— 4 to 6 in. DELIGHTFUL CRAB-APPLE FRA¬ 
GRANCE. Dainty soft amethyst-blue, with a touch of 
gold, beautifully fringed and crested. Prefers a semi- 
shady location, where it will carpet the ground with 
color. 20 
Cristata Alba —4 to 6 in. A handsome white form of the 
above. Very rare. 75 
Gracilipes —6 in. A tiny Japanese Crested Iris of dainty 
pinkish-lilac color. One of the most desirable of this 
group. Prefers a semi-shady location . 1.00 
Gracilipes Alba —6 in. A very rare pure white form of 
the above. 10.00 
Japonica —18 in. One of the most beautiful of all the 
Crested Iris, with the flowers borne in loose sprays. 
Snowy white, with a ring of lavender dots surrounding 
a brilliant orange centre. Requires protection in the 
north. 75 
Lacutris —4 in. The tiniest of all Iris—a smaller Cristata 
from the sandy shores of Lake Michigan. 75 
Milesii —36 in. Claret purple flowers, resembling Tec- 
torum but on tall, wiry, branching stems. From the 
Himalayan Mountains. 75 
Paltec —24 in. A most unusual cross between a Crested 
Iris and a Tall Bearded (Pallida x Tectorum). One of the 
fortunate results of this very unusual cross is that Paltec 
is more or less everblooming. The flower is very much 
like Tectorum, of a uniform self blue. It has both the 
crest of the Crested Iris, with the beard of the Bearded 
Iris, the beard being superimposed on top of the crest. 
New and very rare. $ 5.00 
Tectorum —10 in. The famous roof Iris of China and 
Japan. Deep lilac-blue, with an ivory crest. 20 
Tectorum Album —10 in. An exquisite snow-white 
form of above, the crests being marked with gold. Very 
rare. 50 
Iris Cristata 
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