THE GORGEOUS IRISES 
Iris seeds sown in fall will usually germinate 
strongly following spring. My general catalog 
offers seeds of 73 Iris species and strains. Here 
are a few. 
IRIS ARENARIA — Very early; very dwarf. 
Bronze buds, orange flowers. Dainty. Pkt. 20c. 
IRIS ATROPURPUREA — Flowers like black 
velvet, with touch of yellow. Rare. Palestine. 
Pkt. 15c. 
IRIS CRISTATA — Blossoms like pale blue 
crumpled silk. Gold-patched; white-crested. 
Dwsrf 20c 
IRIS DELTA BLEND—If I could grow but one 
class of Irises it would be this. Wonderfully var¬ 
iable and magnificently beautiful. See page 21 of 
general catalog for full description. 10 seeds 25c. 
IRIS DWARF HYBRIDS—Flowers of “German” 
Iris size, color and form, but on dwarf plants. 
Verv early. Extra fine. Pkt. 20c; y 8 oz. 50c. 
IRIS DE VTTRY HYBRIDS — Giant Irises in 
pastel tones, lilac, fawn, buff, tawny wine and 
the like. Unique. Pkt. 15c. 
IRIS HYACINTHINA—Foliage fountains. Flow¬ 
ers like sapphire butterflies. Pkt. 15c. 
IRIS OCHROLEUCA GIGANTEA—Ivory white 
flowers, banded with gold. Makes a magnificent 
showing. Pkt. 20c. 
IRIS ORIENTAL BOUQUET—An early flower¬ 
ing strain of long-stemmed Irises, parentage un¬ 
determined, but belonging apparently in the gen¬ 
eral Orientalis-Sibirica sub-section. The flowers 
are carried on three to four-foot stems, high 
above the somewhat glaucous foliage. The col¬ 
orings are most attractive, and intriguingly var¬ 
iable, scarcely any two plants being alike. Some 
will be pure blue, others azure, purple, or white 
with amethystine shadings. The blade and claw 
are usually mahogany-marked, this extending to 
a netting on the falls. Recommended particu¬ 
larly for cutting, but good in border, too. May¬ 
blooming. Pkt. 15c; Vs oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. 
OFFER 26B6—One pkt. each of above for $1.40. 
MONARCH OF THE EAST (Sauromatum) 
A most surprising flower. Store the dry tubers in the 
cellar until late February, when they may be placed in the 
north or east window of a not-too-warm room. In a few 
days’ time long ivory-colored buds will push out from the 
tubers, soon opening to immense rose-tinted, purple-streaked 
flower-spathes of most curious form. Remember all this is 
from the dry tuber, no soil, no water, no planting, just ex¬ 
posure to light and warmth toward spring. After the tubers 
have finished flowering, they may be planted out in the 
garden, where they will grow spectacular foliage during the 
summer months, enormous digitate leaves carried high on 
marbled stems. In late fall, dig and store again in the 
cellar. This interesting plant is a species of Sauromatum, 
a rather distant cousin of the Calla, coming from India. 
Good tubers, 60c each, two for $1.00; 10 for $9.00. 
HARDY PINK SPIDER LILY 
In this delightful Tradescantia, the blossoms are rosy 
pink, with golden anthers, and appear in continuous suc¬ 
cession from May to October, though late spring is when 
the plants show solid masses of bloom. It is of the easiest 
possible culture, and everyone who sees it likes it. Toler¬ 
ates full sun or light shade. Grows to about 18 inches, 
quickly forming showy clumps. Each 20c; 3 for 50c; 7 
for $1.00. 
HARDY WHITE SPIDER LILY 
Here the flowers are of snowiest whiteness, but the an¬ 
thers are blue in deep contrast. Like all Tradescantias it 
tends to be ever-blooming, and is easy, fully hardy, and of 
rare satisfaction to possess. Each 25c; 3 for 60c. 
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