Reddish Purple 
7.8 Kochi (Wild Italy) 23 inches. Ear¬ 
liest. S. & F. deepest claret purple. 
Falls have a translucent black coat- 
ing. The buds are soot black. Ab¬ 
solutely indispensable. 
1 root, 25c; 5 at 15c each; 25 at 
1Oc each. 
7.5 Caprice (Vilmorin 1904) 24 inches. 
Early. S. clear cerise, F. a deeper 
shade. Has a decided grape-juice 
f 
ragrance. 
1 root, 25c; 
I 0c each. 
5 at 15c each; 25 at 
8.1 Parc de Neuilly (Verdier 1910) 28 
inches. Midseason. S. & F. a very 
dark navy blue of reddish hue. Large 
flowers of perfect form carried well. 
Most floriferous. 
1 root, 35c; 5 at 25c each; 25 at 
20c each. 
8.4 Monsignor (Vilmorin 1907) 24 
inches. Late. The violet rays of 
the standards enliven the clerical vel¬ 
vety crimson falls, whose very dark 
veinings add dignity to the whole. 
Massive and imposing. 
1 root, 35c each; 5 at 25c each; 25 
at 20c each. 
8.3 Archeveque (VilmoWr. 1911) 7 7 
inches. Early. S. deep purple vio¬ 
let, F. deep velvety blackish purple. 
B1 oom pointed like a mitre. 
1 root, 75c; 5 at 60c each; 25 at 
50c each. 
8.6 Edouard Michel (Verdier 1904) 36 
inches. Late. S. & F. unusual shade 
of intense reddish purple. 
Single root, $2.50 each. 
8.3 Seminole (Farr 1920) 28 inches. 
Midseason. “S. soft violet rose; F. 
rich velvety crimson; brilliant orange 
beard.” Farr. 
Single root, $5.00 each. 
8.7 Opera (Vilmorin 1916) 28 inches. 
Early. S. bright reddish lilac; F. 
deep velvety purple lilac. Beard yel¬ 
low. 
Single root, $5.00 each. 
9.6 Lent A. Williamson (Williamson 
1918) 42 inches. Early. S. very 
broad, soft campanula violet; F. very 
large velvety royal purple. Brilliant 
gold beard. Massive in growth, 
stalk and flower, always dependable. 
Highest ballot. 
Single root, $5.00 each. 
8.5 Medrano (Vilmorin 1920) 26 inches. 
Early. S. & F. a beautiful dark 
smoky claret color. Very unusual 
effect, large flowers. 
Single root, $6.00 each. 
9.3 Souvenir de Mme. Gaudichau (Mil¬ 
let 1914) 42 inches. Early. S. & 
F. rich deep purple bicolor. Mr. 
Wister writes: “Not only Millet's 
greatest variety, but is one of the 
richest in coloring of all Irises.” 
Large and free blooming. 
Single root, $10.00 each. 
9.4 Dominion (Bliss 1917) 32 inches. 
Late. “A wonderful Iris in a cate¬ 
gory all its own, and the forerunner 
of a new race. S. Dauphin’s blue, F. 
deep indigo-purple velvet. Beard, 
orange.” Wallace. 
Single root, $40.00. 
Blm Lilac 
6.5 Gertrude (Peerson 1907) 34 inches. 
Earliest. S. 4 F. both uniform shade 
of clear vioht blue. Very effective 
in mass planing and for house dec¬ 
oration. Its foliage is desirable and 
distinct. A dtpendable free bloomer. 
1 root, 25c; 5 at 15c each; 25 at 
1 0c each. 
9.5 Princess Beatrice (Barr) 46 inches. 
Midseason. 3. & F. delicate laven¬ 
der with blue reflections. A pastel 
shade much sought for, with broad 
grayish foliage. Our tallest sort. 
This is a selected form of Pallida 
Dalmatica, Inown in gardens for 
three hundred years. 
1 root, 35c; 5 at 25c each; 25 at 
20c each. 
8.9 Alcazar (Vilmorin 1910) 44 inches. 
Midseason. S. light bluish violet, F. 
brilliant purple. Orange beard. 
Stout. Much branched stems bear¬ 
ing gigantic flowers. High ballot. 
Single root, $1.00. 
8.0 Sarpedon (pallida Yeld 1914) 36 
inches. Midseason. S. light violet 
blue. With broad oblong slightly 
darker falls. Extra large flower. 
Sinpde root $2.00 each. 
8.3 Ute Chief (Farr 1920) 36 inches. 
Early. “S. light blue-violet. F. rich 
royal purple; heavily reticulated. 
Extra large. One of our best intro¬ 
ductions for 1920.” Farr. 
Single root, $3.00. 
8.1 Neptune (pallida Yeld 1916) 38 
inches. Midseason. S. bright pale 
blue; F. rich dark purple blue; the 
tall branching habit sets off nobly its 
large flowers and wide spread falls. 
Single root, $4.00. 
8.1 Raffet (Vilmorin 1920) 28 inches. 
Late. S. & F. uniform dark blue falls 
striped at base with white. Yellow 
beard. 
Single root, $5.00 each. 
8.7 Crusader (pallida Foster 1913) 42 
inches. Midseason. S. a light shade 
and F. a deep shade of violet blue. 
Beard orange yellow. “One of the 
most beautiful of all Iris.” 
Single root, $5.00 each. 
9.1 Lord of June (pallida Yeld 1911) 
40 inches. Midseason. S. lavender 
blue, F. rich violet blue. A very 
strong grower with massive flowers 
of immense size. 
Single root, $5.00 each. 
8.6 Cluny (pallida Vilmorin 1920) 38 
inches. Early. S. pale lilac blue, F. 
slightly deeper with brown veinings 
at the base. Magnificent variety with 
flowers of the largest size. 
Single root, $6.00 each. 
8.3 Benbow (Bliss 1917) 36 inches. 
Midseason. S. & F. deep violet blue. 
Very large sized blooms on erect 
well branched stems. 
Single root, $7.50 each. 
9.4 Ballerine (pallida Vilmorin 1920) 
48 inches. Early. S. light violet 
blue, F. deeper. Very fragrant. 
Single blooms, often five inches long. 
Wide rounded standards waved at 
the edges. 
Single root, $10.00 each. 
Pink Lilac 
7.5 Queen Alexandra (Barr 1910) 30 
inches. Late. S. rose lavender suf¬ 
fused with faun, F. lilac reticulated at 
base with bronze. Beard yellow. 
Unusual shade. A very attractive 
bicolor. 
1 root, 35c; 5 at 25c each; 25 at 
20c each. 
8.2 Lohengrin (Goos & Koenemann 
1910) 33 inches. Midseason. S. & 
F. pink silver mauve, shading nearly 
to white. Has very heavy buds open¬ 
ing into large flowers borne on sturdy 
stalks. 
1 root, 35c; 5 at 25c each; 25 at 
20c each. 
8.6 Isoline (Vilmorin 1904) 36 inches. 
Late. S. opalescent lilac 3 inches 
long, surmounting an apron of 3Fl¬ 
inch mauve falls. A striking com¬ 
bination, beautiful, artistic and 
unique. Its popularity is shown by 
the way its price holds up. 
1 root, 75c; 5 at 60c each; 25 at 
50c each. 
7.8 Clematis (Bliss 1917) 30 inches. S. 
& F. light lavender violet with the 
six petals opening out honzcntsflv 
like a clematis; fragrant. 
Single root, $4.00 each. 
8.5 Moliere (Vilmorin 1920) 28 inches. 
Early. S. dark violet, F. darker vio¬ 
let veined brown at haft. Yellow 
beard. 
Single root, $5.00 each. 
8.5 Sweet Lavender (Bliss 1919) 39 
inches. S. pale lavender, F. horizon¬ 
tal, very broad, widely expanded 
and of a deeper rose lavender. One 
of the finest and most distinct of 
Bliss’ seedlings. 
Single root, $7.50 each. 
9.0 Queen Caterina (pallida Sturtevant 
1918) 40 inches. Midseason. Pale 
lavender violet, with yellow beard, 
white haft veined with bronze. A 
strong grower and hardy where Cat¬ 
erina fails. 
Single root, $10.00 each. 
9.1 Magnifica (Valmorin 1920) 44 
inches. Midseason. S. light violet 
blue, F. dark reddish violet. A fine 
strong plant with branching stems. 
The flowers are extraordinarily large, 
6 inches long and sweet scented. 
This is the true strong growing kind. 
Single root, $10.00 each. 
— Turco (pallida Vilmorin 1921) 30 
inches. Late. “S. lilac rose, F. deep 
yellow washed with blue. Color 
very fresh.” Vilmorin. Not grown 
here long enough to be properly 
rated. 
Single root, $15.00 each. 
Bronze 
8.3 Prosper Laugier (Verdier 1914) 32 
inches. Midseason. S. fiery bronze, 
F. velvety ruby purple, like a pansy 
bioom. This new “bronze” variety 
outclasses them all in being a clear, 
well-defined, striking combination in 
a complete harmony of correctly 
blended colors. Hardiest and freest 
blooming sort. 
1 root, 50c; 5 at 40c each; 25 at 
30c each. 
7.8 Eldorado (Vilmorin 1910) 30 
inches. Midseason. S. fiery opal¬ 
escent. F. old gold silhouetted with 
burnt purple, a totally distinct har¬ 
mony of striking hues, perfectly 
blended. Has weak stems. 
I root, 50c; 5 at 40c each; 25 at 
30c each. 
7.8 Swatara (Farr 1918) 36 inches. 
Midseason. “Lobelia blue, suffused 
bronzy yellow at base. F. bright 
violet with conspicuous orange beard. 
Large flower.” Fan'. 
1 root, 50c; 5 at 40c each; 25 at 
30c each. 
7.9 Iris King (Goos & Koenemann 1907) 
28 inches. Late. S. old gold, F. 
velvety maroon edged 
WI named “The King 
5 at 40c each; 25 at 
very large 
- -gold, 
of the Iris. 
1 root, 50c; 
30c each. 
8.4 Quaker Lady (Farr 1909) 38 inches. 
S. smoky lavender with yellow shad¬ 
ings; F. ageratim-blue and old gold, 
with yellow stigmas and beard. 
Strong grower. Its distinguishing 
name is most suitable. 
1 root, 60c; 5 at 45c each; 25 at 
40c each. 
8.3 Dejacet (Vilmorin 1914) 24 inches. 
Late. S. bronze rose with golden 
sheen; F. reddish violet, the whole 
beautifully blended. Large broad 
flower. 
Single root, $5.00. 
8.5 Grevin (Vilmorin 1920) 26 inches. 
Late. S. Violet with yellow shading; 
F. dark violet with bright yellow 
veining. 
Single root, $5.00. 
8.4 W. J. Fryer (Fryer 1917) 30 inches. 
Late. S. large bright yellow, F. large 
deep maroon with narrow yellow 
border, center overshadowed with 
violet. One of Fryer’s best seedlings. 
Single root, $5.00. 
9.4 Ambassadeur (Vilmorin 1920) 42 
inches. Late. “An almost regal 
flower that should have a great 
future. The standards are of a fas¬ 
cinating smoky purple, while the 
orange bearded falls are velvety pur¬ 
ple maroon. Quite the Iris of the 
year. Award of merit. Royal Hor¬ 
ticultural Society 1921. Second 
highest in the ballot. 
Single root, $7.50. 
Yellow 
7.9 Loreley (Goos & Koenemann 1909) 
30 inches. Early. S. breast of a 
wild canary, F. creamy white with 
purple reticulations blending into a 
velvety purple mass near the ends, 
which are marginated with deep can¬ 
ary. The best of this type and the 
most prolific. 
1 root, 25c; 5 at 15c each; 25 at 
10c each. 
7.6 Sherwin-Wright (Kohankie 1915) 
24 inches. Early. S. & F. splendid 
golden yellow flowers without shad¬ 
ing or markings. Taller than Mrs. 
Neubronner and the blooms are 
larger and distributed farther apart. 
Multiplies rapidly and is most satis¬ 
factory. Deserves a higher ballot. 
1 root, 35c; 5 at 25c each; 25 at 
20c each. 
8.1 Virginia Moore (Shull 1921) 34 
inches. Late. S. & F. “Yellow self 
identical in color with lemon lily.” 
The tallest clear yellow we have. 
Single root, $2.00. 
8.6 Afterglow (Sturtevant 1918) 36 
inches. Midseason. “A soft gray sh 
lavender shading to a rich pinard yel¬ 
low thru the center, a flower of loose 
pallida form; stalk well branched, 
growth strong.” Sturtevant. 
Single root, $2.50. 
7.8 Knysna (Bliss 1917) 33 inches. M d- 
season. “The long arching stand¬ 
ards are clear deep yellow, the falls 
a deep velvety red-brown. Exceed¬ 
ingly free-blooming and a vigorous 
grower. The finest yellow variety 
in cultivation today.” Wallace. 
Single root, $3.50. 
— The Inca (Farr 1922) 24 inches. 
Midseason. “S. clear deep saffron 
yellow, F. velvety dark plum edged, 
golden band thru center; golden re¬ 
ticulations at base. Improved Pfau- 
enauge.” Farr. Not voted on yet. 
Single root, $5.00. 
8.8 Shekinah (Sturtevant 1918) 36 
inches. Midseason. “A pale lemon 
yellow deepening thru the center to 
the orange of the beard. The first 
real yellow of pallida growth; a 
strong grower.” Sturtevant. 
Single root, $6.00. 
— Trianon (Vilmorin 1921) 28 inches. 
Late. “S. yellow; F. yellow wth 
bluish reflections. Color delicate and 
hew. A vigorous grower and very 
floriferous.” Vilmorin. Not grown 
here long enough to be propedy 
rated. 
Single root, $15.00. 
In the brief descriptions given, “S” indicates 
the erect petals or standards, “F” the drooping 
petals or falls. The inches designate the height 
to the top of the bloom. 
Read down the columns for all of the same 
color, beginning with the cheapest at the top. 
A ballot by twenty-three selected Iris experts 
of America has just been made by the American 
Iris Society and their finds, on a rating of ten, 
is placed before each description. The origi¬ 
nator’s name and the year the variety was in- 
troducfd are in parenthesis. 
Of the sixty-two Iris listed herewith, twer ty- 
three were rated at 8.5 or more, the next twer ty- 
two run between 8. 1 and 8.4 inclusive, and the 
remaining seventeen are 8.0 or below. Thi. ty- 
two varieties have been introduced since 1916, 
and twenty-seven of the remaining between 1004 
and 1915. 
White 
7.1 Innocenza (Lemon 1854) 28 inches. 
Midseason. Pure white with slightly 
flaring falls. A fine white like a 
small La Neige, of good substance 
and very floriferous. 
1 root, 25c; 5 at 15c each; 25 at 
10c each. 
8.0 Fairy (Kennicott 1905) 34 inches. 
Midseason. S. & F. resemble sun- 
kissed snow outlined by the faint 
azure of the sky. The crests of the 
stigmas are a most delicate lake blue 
with an abundant tho delicate per¬ 
fume suggestive of the wood nymph. 
The tallest approximate white. 
Single root, 35c; 5 at 25c each; 25 
at 20c each. 
8.4 Rhein Nixe (Goos & Koenemann 
1910) 36 inches. Midseason. S. 
very large and pure white, F. rasp¬ 
berry purple edged white. A most 
vigorous grower, always dependable. 
The only one of the white and pur¬ 
ple bicolors worthy of being kept in 
our list. Originating on the Rhine, 
its jaunty air may have suggested its 
name. 
! root, 50c; 5 at 40c each; 25 at 
30c each. 
8.3 White Knight (Saunders 1916) 20 
inches. Late. S. & F. absolutely 
snow white without markings, finely 
formed, delicately sweet scented, and 
a very vigorous grower. It fulfills 
in every way its worthy name. 
Single root, $1.00. 
7.9 Mrs. Fryer (Fryer 1917) 32 inches. 
Midseason. “S. white shaded helio¬ 
trope; F. purple crimson, bordered a 
lighter shade, white veins from cen¬ 
ter to base. Orange beard.” Fryer. 
Single root, $1.50. 
8.3 La Neige (Verdier 1912) 18 inches. 
Late. S. & F. a pure glistening waxy 
white. The falls are carried stiffly 
horizontal. Does not multiply rap¬ 
idly. 
Single root, $2.50. 
Frilled 
7.4 Mme. Chereau (Lemon 1844) 36 
inches. Midseason. S. white deeply 
and elegantly frilled lobelia blue, F. 
white bordered blue. Style arms 
bright blue. Many new frilled varie¬ 
ties continue to be introduced, but 
this one remains a favorite. Keeps 
well. 
1 root, 25c; 5 at 15c each; 25 at 
1 0c each. 
8.1 Ma Mie (Cayeux 1906) 38 inches. 
Midseason. S. & F. pure white with 
ruffled border delicately penciled 
blue when closely observed. An im¬ 
proved Madame Chereau. Style 
arms blue. 
I root, 50c; 5 at 40c each; 25 at 
30c each. 
7.9 Parisiana (Vilmorin 1911) 30 inches. 
Early. S. lavender pink mottled all 
over, F. creamy white center very 
heavily bordered with lavender 
pink. A most striking and unusual 
but highly pleasing effect. 
1 root, 50c; 5 at 40c each; 25 at 
30c each. 
7.8 Mary Garden (Farr 1913) 28 inches. 
Late. S. “Pale yellow flushed pale 
lavender. F. creamy white minutely 
dotted and veined maroon; stigmas 
clear yellow. Farr. An elegant 
flower of distinct, iridescent effect. 
1 root, 75c; 5 at 60c each; 25 at 
50c each. 
8.4 Anna Farr (Farr 1913) 30 inches. 
Midseason. S. white lightly bor¬ 
dered pale blue; F. pure white with 
pale blue markings at the base; im¬ 
mense flower with very large petals 
of great substance; horizontal falls 
producing an orchid-like effect. 
Distinct.” Farr. 
Single root, $2.50. 
8.3 Dimity (Bliss 1919) 36 inches. Mid¬ 
season. “A strong growing variety 
with tall branching spikes. S. white 
slightly veined and pencilled mauve. 
F. wide, long and spreading of fine 
shape faintly veined with lavender 
towards the upper half. Most dis¬ 
tinct.” Wallace. 
Single root, $6.00. 
Tabulating Varieties 
In making a division by color, we first sepa¬ 
rated the decided shades, like purple, lilac, yel¬ 
low and white. So many desirable yellows and 
smoke or bronze sorts appeared that all not 
really yellow were put together in a class as 
bronze. For the same reason the lilac shades 
were divided into blue lilac and pink lilac. 
Finally those not included with the others, hav¬ 
ing a light colored ground variously mottled or 
penciled, for want of a better name were called 
“frilled.” The universally known Madame 
Chereau belongs to this class. 
When the standards vary from the falls the 
bloom is classified according to the standards. 
A preference is given to those whose standards 
and falls are of a general similar shade, as when 
massed they best carry out a decorative color 
scheme, though some representatives of two- 
color effects, like Rhein Nixe, are retained. 
In each of these seven color divisions we in¬ 
stall in their relative order of blooming the 
absolutely unassailable varieties. Each new can¬ 
didate must demonstrate its individual merit as 
a novelty or its superiority over a kind now on 
the list, to be accepted. The favorable traits 
considered are, good foliage, strong, straight 
stems, freedom of blooming, size of single flower, 
lasting qualities, fragrance, being fast multipliers 
and having hardy constitutions. 
Elimination 
Take Iris Cordelia, a choice, rich purple of 
the same shade and effect as Monsignor; when 
they are blooming side by side people always 
prefer Monsignor. We therefore, after growing 
Cordelia for five years, sold out our complete 
stock. 
The list of frilled sorts is culled from thirty 
different forms, all pleasing but not essential. 
A delicate pastel shade like Cherubim soon 
bleaches in the field to white and gives way to 
Lohengrin, which is more enduring. 
Iris 
Each 
5 at 
25 at 
Kochi . 
.$ .25 
Each 
$ .15 
$ .10 
Caprice . 
.25 
.15 
.10 
Gertrude. 
. .25 
.15 
.10 
Loreley . 
. .25 
.15 
.10 
Innocenza . 
. .25 
.15 
.10 
Mme. Chereau . . 
. .25 
.15 
.10 
Parc de Neuilly . 
. .35 
.25 
.20 
Monsignor. 
. .35 
.25 
.20 
Princess Beatrice 
. .35 
.25 
.20 
Queen Alexandra 
. .35 
.25 
.20 
Lohengrin . 
. .35 
.25 
.20 
Sherwin-Wright . 
. .35 
.25 
.20 
Fairy. 
. .35 
.25 
.20 
Prosper Laugier. 
. .50 
.40 
.30 
Eldorado. 
. .50 
.40 
.30 
Swatara. 
. .50 
.40 
.30 
Iris King . 
. .50 
.40 
.30 
Rhein Nixe .... 
. .50 
.40 
.30 
Ma Mie. 
. .50 
.40 
.30 
Parisiana. 
. . 5 0 
.40 
.30 
Quaker Lady . . . 
. .60 
.45 
.40 
Archeveque .... 
. .75 
.60 
.50 
Isoline. 
. .75 
.60 
.50 
Mary Garden. . . 
. .75 
.60 
.50 
Alcazar. 
. 1.00 
White Knight .... 1.00 
Mrs. Fryer. 1.50 
Sarpedon. 2.00 
Virginia Moore. . . 2.00 
Edouard Michel. . 2.50 
Afterglow . 2.50 
La Neige. 2.50 
Anna Farr. 2.50 
Neptune. 3.00 
Ute Chief. 3.00 
Knysna . 3.50 
Clematis . 4.00 
Seminole . 5.00 
Opera . 5.00 
Lent A. Williamson 5.00 
Crusader. 5.00 
Lord of June. . . . 5.00 
Raffet . 5.00 
Moliere . 5.00 
Dejazet . 5.00 
Grevin. 5.00 
W. J. Fryer. 5.00 
The Inca. 5.00 
Medrano . 6.00 
Cluny . 6.00 
Shekinah . 6.00 
Dimity. 6.00 
Benbow. 7.50 
Sweet Lavender. . 7.50 
Ambassadeur . . . 7.50 
Souv. de Mme. 
Gaudichau .... 1 0.00 
Queen Caterina . . 10.00 
Ballerine .1 0.00 
Magnifica .10.00 
Turco.1 5.00 
Trianon.1 5.00 
Dominion .40.00 
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