Rare, New and Unusual Japanese Iris 
I have been gathering Japanese Iris from all sources, over a period of many years and now have about 300 rare 
varieties under propagation. Of most of these rare varieties I have but a very few plants and many of them are the 
only plants of their kind in America. They are mostly imported from Japan, where there are immense Japanese Iris 
gardens that have remained in the same family, handed down by father to son, for hundreds of years and where during 
all this long period, the owners, with a genius borne of patience and enthusiasm, have worked upon the constant 
improvement of the Japanese Iris. For several years what increase I have felt that I could part with has been disposed 
of to visitors to my gardens when these marvels of the flower world were in bloom. This year I decided to list a few 
of the choicer varieties for the benefit of those who are unable to see them in flower. They are the last word in 
Japanese Iris excellence. Planting and cultural directions acompany all shipments. 
Aka-Fukurin (meaning “A red border”)—Snow white, 
heavily bordered rich dahlia carmine,- styles ivory,- 
lemon yellow throat. Gigantic early single. . . . 5.00 
Amphitrite —Medium blue, with a yellow centre sur¬ 
rounded by a white zone, styles cream, with a blue 
crest. Early double. 2.50 
Asahiminato —Gigantic double dauphin’s violet flowers, 
with a solid snow-white area in the centre surrounding 
the yellow throat, the white radiating out over the 
petals in the form of veins. 10.00 
Betty F. Holmes —A gigantic snow-white double of 
American introduction, with cream styles and soft 
lemon yellow throat markings.$1.00 
Chitose-No-Tomo —Intense very deep blue-purple. Late 
double. 10.00 
Eclair —Large white flowers, 8 inches in diameter, with 
very fine soft blue veins which fade out to almost pure 
white after the flower has been open a day or 
two. 2.50 
Erynnie —Much more than a double or a triple, having 
12 to 15 petals of uniform size, each petal being 
white, with a bright border of phlox-purple. There 
are five snow-white styles, instead of the usual 
three . 3.50 
Fukamurasaki —Double. Richest velvety royal-purple, ex¬ 
ceedingly dark; one of the darkest of all; lemon yellow 
centre stands out in striking contrast. 3.50 
Fuzan-Hisetsu (A maple-covered mountain in a snow¬ 
storm)—Bright red-purple, with numerous small 
splashes of gray. The significance of the Japanese name 
is seen in the color description. 5.00 
Gyoku-Horen (Jewelled lotus)—Single. Soft red- 
purple, with a fot bluish halo around the yellow 
throat. White styles. 5.00 
Kumo-lsho —A double mid-season intense claret color. 
Uniform color throughout. Velvety texture. Brilliant 
orange throat. 3.50 
Kongo-San —Early triple variety, with a multiplicity of 
smaller petals in the center, giving a most unusual and 
attractive tufted effect. Color, intense blue-purple. 
One of the most beautiful of all Japanese Iris. . 5.00 
Kyodaisan —Very early double mauve, with bright yel¬ 
low throat surrounded by a white area . 2.50 
Isabelle —A French introduction and a most unusual color 
not found in any other Japanese Iris. Pale amaranth- 
purple, uniform color throughout. 3.50 
Maiko-No-Hama —Double mid-season, snow white, 
with a one-half inch border of deepest royal purple. 
Lemon yellow throat. 5.00 
Matsu-No-Sakae —Gigantic double mid-season. Intense 
royal purple with deep yellow throat.10.00 
Mayo-No-Shirana —(A dancing white wave)—Gigantic 
double white, faintly flushed lavender, with a soft 
lemon yellow throat. 3.50 
Melpomene —A French introduction. Double white, 
faintly flushed softest violet and sparsely veined with 
narrow deep violet veins. Very fine. 2.50 
Mikoshi-No-Matsu —Early, gigantic double, intense 
blackish-purple self, with soot black buds. FHeavy, 
leathery substance. 5.00 
Mikwa-No-lke —Intense royal-purple gigantic double 
flowers, with greenish yellow throat. 3.50 
Granite (See page 35) 
Hakuhow —Gigantic double pure snow white, 
with soft lemon yellow throat and cream 
styles. 5.00 
Haru-No-Homare —Gigantic single red-purple, 
with broad white veins making a network over 
the entire petals. White styles and white stand¬ 
ards, edged violet. 5.00 
Helene —A French introduction. Uniform soft 
blue-violet veins form a complete network over 
a white ground. Extra fine. 5.00 
Hinode-Sakura (Cherry blossoms at sunrise)— 
Double. Deep rose, with deeper veins,- yellow 
throat surrounded by deeper rose. Very hand¬ 
some . 5.00 
Hollyhock —A very fine, double early medium 
pink, with very soft blue veins. All petals flare 
out perfectly horizontal. 5.00 
Hosokawa —Early double, uniform petunia violet, 
with just a few white veins radiating out into 
the petals from a deep yellow central bar. 5.00 
