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NO OTHER FLOWER has so many combinations of color, especially of the delicate and unusual shades, and the 
name of Rainbow Flower is most fitting. *JThey are absolutely hardy, as beautiful in form, texture and coloring as 
any orchid, and many are delightfully fragrant. They are not particular as to soil—and will grow where anything will, 
but do better in well-drained locations. The following list is selected after many years of systematic testing, similar to 
our Peony studies, and contains all the most desirable and distinct varieties, collected from England, France, Germany 
and elsewhere. ^ We aim to have iust as limited a list as will embrace all desirable varieties in shape, color, and 
combinations of colors, with as great a range of blooming period as possible. This list is arranged according to blooming, beginning about May 15th. 
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In the description, “S” indicates the erect petals or standards; “F” the drooping petals or 
falls. “Inches” means height of bio om. 
A clump consists of from 3 to 5 tubers. Roots separated or not pulled apart, as desired. 
Will not sell less than 6 of one kind at dozen rate, or less than 25 of one kind at 100 rate. 
The prices per 100 and per dozen are for single roots. No charge for packing. 
On orders for Iris only (not entitled to the trade discount), at the prices in this list, we will 
prepay carrying charges to your station if within 300 miles of Chicago, or on orders of 
$10.00 or more to any point in the United States. Orders for Iris and Peonies together at 
the Peony rate. <J PLANTING—At 20% additional we will plant any order cf $5.00 or 
more within driving distance of our nursery. 
NOTE—The number under each variety refers to this price table. Find the number of the variety, then the group in which it is listed. 
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NO. 10 
$3.00 per 100 
.45 “ doz. 
.18 “ clump of 
3 to 5 individual tu¬ 
bers 
Florentina 
Mme. Chereau 
Orientalis 
Snow Queen 
$7.00 per 100 
1.C0 “ doz. 
.35 “ clump 
Germanica 
Her Majesty 
Loreley 
Mrs. H. Darwin 
$10.00 per 100 
1.40 “ doz. 
.50 “ clump 
.15 “ single root 
Walhalla 
Kochi 
Mrs. Neubronner 
Darius 
Fairy 
Queen Alexandra 
$15.00 per 100 
2.00 “ doz. 
.65 “ clump 
.20 “ single root 
Ingeborg 
Dorothee 
Amas 
Gertrude 
Perfection 
Kharput 
$20.00 per 100 
3.00 “ doz. 
1.00 “ clump 
.30 “ single root 
Caprice 
Lohrengrin 
Dalmatica 
Prosper Laugier 
Rhein Nixe 
$30.00 per 100 
4.00 “ doz. 
1.30 “ clump 
.40 “ single root 
Queen Flavia 
Archeveque 
Iris Koenig 
Monsignor 
$35.00 per 100 
5.00 “ doz. 
1.50 “ clump 
.50 “ single root 
Mrs. Alan Gray 
Eldorado 
Parc de Neuilly 
Parisiana 
Violacea Grandiflora 
$50.00 per 100 
7.00 “ doz. 
2.10 “ clump 
.70 “ single root 
Miss Willmott 
Isoline 
Florence Wells 
Miss E. Eardley 
Kathleen 
Blue Boy 
$75.00 per 100 
10.00 “ doz. 
3.00 “ clump 
1.00 “ single root 
Alcazar 
Shushan 
Penge 
Mme. Blanche Pion 
Foster’s Yellow 
$2.00 each single 
root—not by the 
dozen 
Tamerlan 
Mercedes 
Black Prince 
Edouard Michel 
Oriflamme 
Reddish Purple 
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Kochi ( germanica), 24 inches. S. 
& F. both of the deepest purple. Falls 
have translucent black coating. The buds 
are soot black. An absolutely indispens¬ 
able sort, often sold under the name of 
Black Prince. 
_3_ 
Kharput (germanica), 30 inches. 
S. violet, F. velvety violet purple. 
Extra large bloom. 
__4_ 
Archeveque (neglecta), 24 inches. 
S. stunning reddish purple, F. deep¬ 
est velvety purple. 
6 
Caprice (pallida), 30 inches. S. fic 
F. a delicate purple blending into a silky 
lavender at the base. A little lighter 
shade than that of the rare Edouard 
Michel. 
5 
Florence Wells (pallida), 30 inches. 
S. soft mauve, F. deeper mauve. A new 
English favorite. "Most fascinating color 
combination, notably free blooming." 
8 
Parc de Neuilly (pallida), 28 inch¬ 
es. S. & F. a navy blue of reddish 
tinge with an ever changing effect. 
7 
Monsignor (neglecta), 28 inches. 
I he violet rays of the standards enliven 
the clerical velvety purple crimson of the 
falls, whose very dark veinings add dig¬ 
nity to the whole. A most stately, mas¬ 
sive and imposing variety. Totally dis¬ 
tinct and most desirable. See cut. 
_ 6 _ 
Edouard Michel (pallida), 32 inches. 
S. fic F. unusual shade of rich red¬ 
dish purple. Stock very limited. 
_ 10 
Orientalis (sibirica), 30 inches. S. 
& F. intense deep blue with narrow 
foliage. Very suitable for an un¬ 
cultivated effect. 
_ 1 
Black Prince (neglecta), 24 inches. 
Last to bloom. S. soft lilac purple, 
F. a velvety purple of the richest 
conceivable hue. 
10 
Blue Violet 
Germanica (type), 32 inches. S. 
violet blue, F. royal purple, large 
and fragrant. First of the tall grow¬ 
ing varieties to bloom. 
_ 2 _ 
Walhalla (interregna), 24 inches. 
S. light violet, F. dark purple, very 
showy, large flowers. 
_3_ 
Amas or Macrantha (germanica), 
28 inches. S. violet, F. gorgeous 
purple, enormous blooms. 
4 __ 
Gertrude (pallida), 34 inches. S. 
& F. same shade, rare violet blue. Unex¬ 
celled for house decoration where a clear 
uniform shade is desired. Peterson variety. 
_4_ 
Blue Boy (germanica), 28 inches. 
S. violet, F. deep purple violet midway 
between Kochi and Gertrude, possibly bet¬ 
ter classified with the purples if not 
named Blue Boy by the English producer. 
Has a blue beard. Scarce. 
_ 8 _ 
Perfection (neglecta), 30 inches. S. 
fresh lavender, flecked with deeper shade, 
F. rich velvety lavender, dark reflections. 
A most pleasing and highly attractive 
combination, very well named. Has 
more blossoms on one stalk than any 
other sort. 
_4_ 
Penge (pallida X cengialti), 30 
inches. S. light bluish violet, F. 
violet purple, very free. A new 
“Foster hybrid.” 
_ 9_ 
Tamerlan (germanica), 30 inches. 
S. violet blue, F. deeper shade, new 
and very striking. 
_ 10 _ 
Oriflamme (germanica), 30 inches. 
S. bright blue, F. broad and long 
dark purple. Absolutely the largest 
bloom in the whole collection. 
__ 10 _ 
Violacea Grandiflora (pallida), 32 
inches. S. fic F. fresh clear violet. 
Pink Violet 
Dorothee (germanica), 20 inches. 
S. & F. a robin's egg blue blending to 
deep heliotrope. This spring when many 
of the delicate shaded early-blooming 
sorts were shy bloomers this was very 
free. Much like a double Japanese Iris. 
4 
Mrs. Alan Gray (pallida), 18 inches. 
S. fic F. pale pink. Like Dalmatica 
but decidedly earlier. 
7 
Lohengrin (pallida), 33 inches. S. 
& F. soft silvery mauve, shading nearly to 
white at the claw. A tall, strong grower, 
with wide leaves. Undoubtedly the most 
desirable of all the pallidas. See cut. 
5 
Her Majesty (pallida), 30 inches. 
S. pinkish violet tourmaline, F. deeper 
shade heavily veined. A very sturdy 
sort. The most pink variety in the 
collection. 
2 
Isoline (squalens), 36 inches. The 
Imperial Mandarin. S. silvery lilac 3 
inches long, surmounting an apron of 3% 
inch mauve falls, making a very striking 
combination that is most beautiful, ar¬ 
tistic and unique. See cut. 
8 
Dalmatica (pallida), 44 inches. S. 
fit F. delicate lavender with pink re¬ 
flections. The tallest variety. 
5 
Queen Alexandra (squalens), 30 
inches. S. lavender, F. pale purple, very 
self reliant in attitude. A real queen. 
One of Peter Barr’s choicest sorts. Un¬ 
usual and scarce. 
3 
Kathleen (pallida), 28 inches, S. 
fit F. soft self rose lilac, one of 
Barr’s novelties. 
Bronze 
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Read down columns for 
all of same color. 
The number under each 
variety refers to the group 
in which price can be 
found. 
Prosper Laugier (squalens), 30 
inches. S. fiery broi ze, F. velvety ruby 
purple, like a Pansy bloom. This new 
"bronze” variety outclasses them all in 
being a clear well defined striking com¬ 
bination in a complete harmony of cor¬ 
rectly blended colors. The hardiest and 
freest blooming sort of this whole list. 
5 
Eldorado (squalens), 32 inches. S. 
antique bronze, F. old gold silhouetted 
with burnt purple. Possessing a totally 
distinctive harmony of subdued hues and 
perfect blending unknown in any other 
iris. 
7 
Madame Blanche Pion (squalens), 
28 inches. S. pale bronze yellow 
shot with lavender, F. violet purple. 
Offered for the first time by us. 
Introduced by Wallace of England. 
9 
Iris Koenig (squalens), 24 inches. 
S. lemon, F. maroon edged yellow. 
See cut. 
6 
Alcazar (squalens), 36 inches. S. 
violet with bronze reflections, F. rich ruby 
slightly veined. A genuine Spanish gran¬ 
dee of the flowery kingdom. 
9 
Shushan (Paradoxa-Iberica X vari- 
egata), 16 inches. S. purplish gray, F. 
deepest crimson maroon, becoming almost 
black at the haft. Yellow beard, "style 
arms bright bronze shining like a gold 
roof.” 
Yellow 
Queen Flavia (interregna), 24 inch¬ 
es. S. fic F. primose yellow, very 
large. 
_ 6 _ 
Mrs. Neubronner (variegata), 28 
inches. S. fit F. rich, clear golden 
yellow, best solid yellow. Like 
giant daffodils. Richest gold. 
_3_ _ 
Darius (variegata), 26 inches. S. 
lemon yellow, F. amethyst with deep 
veining and yellow margin. One of the 
older varieties that no new sort has been 
able to supplant. 
_3__ 
Loreley (variegata), 30 inches. S. 
breast of a wild canary, F. creamy white 
with purple reticulations blending into a 
velvety purple mass near the ends which 
are margined with deep canary. The best 
of this type and most prolific. 
_ 2 _ 
Miss E. Eardley (variegata), 24 
inches. S. clear golden yellow, F. 
rich madder red with yellow edge. 
A new English variety. 
_ 8 _ 
Foster's Yellow (variegata), 28 
inches. S. & F., "a creamy yellow seed¬ 
ling intermediate in color between the 
cream of flavescens and the yellow of 
germanica aurea."— Wallace. 
9 
SNOW QTKKN 
White 
Ingeborg (interregna), 17 inches. 
S. fic F. both snowy white. 
4 
Florentina (species), 26 inches. S. 
fic F. pearly white, source of orris 
root perfume, quite fragrant. 
1 
Miss Willmott (pallida), 24 inches. 
S. pale blue white, F. pale blue white 
washed with yellow, large flower, free 
bloomer. Sometimes incorrectly called 
"Kashimir White.” 
8 
Mrs. H. Darwin (amoena), 28 
inches. S. fic F. satin white with a 
little purple reticulation at the claw. 
One of the best of this class. 
2 
Fairy (plicata), 36 inches. S. fic 
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 though delicate 
perfume suggestive of the wild wood 
nymph. The tallest white. 
3 
Rhein Nixe (amoena), 36 inches. 
S. pure white, F. raspberry purple edged 
white. A most vigorous grower, always 
dependable. The only one of the white 
standards and purple falls worthy of be¬ 
ing kept in our selected list. As it origi¬ 
nated on the banks of the Rhine, its 
jaunty air may have suggested its name. 
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COLLECTION No. 2 
One strong blooming 
clump each of all varieties 
in groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 
being 25 varieties amount¬ 
ing to $14.02 
for $10.00 
Snow Queen (sibirica orientalis), 30 
inches. S. fic F. large snowy white. 
New. Narrow foliage. The flowers 
are much larger than those of the 
type. Last white to bloom. See 
cut. 
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Twenty-Five Per Cent Discount to the Trade 
loiihn(;rin 
Frilled 
COLLECTION No. 1 
One clump each of all va¬ 
rieties in groups Nos. 1, 2, 
3 and 2 from 4, being 16 
varieties, amounting to 
$6.42 
for $5.00 
Madame Chereau (plicata), 42 
inches. S. & F. clear white with distinct 
frilled lavender edge. Many new frilled 
varieties continue to be introduced, but 
this one continues unsurpassed. 
1 
Parisiana (plicata), 28 inches. S. 
lavender pink mottled all over. F. creamy 
white center very heavily bordered with 
lavender pink. A most striking and un¬ 
usual but highly pleasing effect. 
7 
Mercedes (plicata), 30 inches. S. 
6c F. white ground heavily frilled with 
a golden brown. A recent French intro¬ 
duction of superior merit. 
10 
The three frilled varieties we limit our 
list to have been culled from twenty 
different sorts as each is distinct in its 
class and required in a representative 
collection. 
COLLECTION No. 3 
One strong blooming 
clump each of all varieties 
in groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 
6 and 1 single root of each 
in groups 7 and 8 being 40 
varieties, amounting to 
$25.92 
for $20.00 
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