The Dean Iris Gardens, Moneta, California 
POGONIRIS SECTION 
BEARDED IRISES 
As our Bearded Irises, and most of the Beardless 
bloom early, they begin to form new roots in July, so 
that better results can be obtained by early planting. 
Do not wait until Spring to plant your Iris and then 
expect them to bloom in a few weeks. Summer or 
early Fall is the best planting time. 
To our Eastern customers we would say, this is the 
only time to plant most of our stock, as it is too far 
advanced by the time conditions are suitable for plant¬ 
ing in the colder climates, where spring planting is 
done in March and April, and even May. Our Iris sea¬ 
son is long. Some of the Bearded Irises bloom in 
March, and most of them in April, the height of the 
blooming season being the latter part of April or first 
of May, depending upon the season. In some locations, 
particularly in the foothills, they are some two weeks 
earlier. 
The letter “S” represents the three upright petals 
o.* standards, and “F” the three lower petals or 
falls in the following listed varieties. 
GERMANICA GROUP 
Common Blue Flag Iris. S. blue; F. purple. 2 ft. 
Each, 15c; dozen, $1.00. 
Amas (syn. Macrantha). Handsome giant flowered 
form from Asia Minor. S. rich blue; F. violet. 2 ft. 
Each, 25c; dozen, $2.50. 
Crimson King. Rich claret-nurple. Practicallv an ever 
bloomer in Southern California. 2 ft. Each, 15c; 
dozen, $1.00. 
Fontarab’e. S. violet-blue; F. rich violet-purple. 18 
in. Each, 25c; dozen, $2.50. 
Kharput. S. violet; F. violet-purple. Large and hand¬ 
some. 30 in. Each, 25c; dozen, $2.50. 
Oriflamme. S. light blue: F. rich violet-purple. Im¬ 
mense flowers. Each, 75c. 
Kochii. Rich, claret-purple. 30 in. Each, 15c; dozen, 
$1.50. 
PurDle King. Full purple; very effective. 2 ft. Each, 
25c. 
Siwas. S. violet-blue; F. violet-black. 30 in. Each, 
25c; dozen, $2.50. 
Violet Queen.— S. violet-blue; F. violet-black. 2 ft. 
Each, 15c; dozen, $1.50. 
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