JAPANESE IRIS, continued 
Japan true to name, as the Japanese send us nothing but mixtures. The varieties I offer are all distinct 
kinds, true to the descriptions given. I have retained the Japanese names, and have also numbered the 
collection. In revising my list for this catalog, a few corrections and changes have been found necessary, 
in order that my collection shall agree as far as possible with the original Japanese names and descriptions. 
With but few exceptions this has been accomplished. The numbers remain the same and will be retained 
permanently. In ordering, customers should retain the numbers. 
Culture. —Plant the last of August or beginning of September. Late planting had best be deferred 
until early spring, as, unless the plants are well protected by a covering of straw, they will be thrown out 
by frost and lost. The secret of success is to keep the ground well stirred, never allowing it to bake or 
become hard. Any mellow loam will grow Japanese Iris to perfection, if well enriched. They like plenty of 
moisture in summer, but it is not a necessity, as many suppose, and water standing over the plants in winter 
is fatal to them. 
The illustration shows my own field of Japanese Iris, grown in ordinary soil, without artificial moisture 
in a dry season. The Rev. Dr. Rice, who spent many years in Japan, tells me that he never saw finer blooms 
or more robust growth. 
Named varieties, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $15 per 100 
2 HODAI. Bright violet-blue, white halo sur¬ 
rounding the yellow blotches, radiating out into 
white lines; six petals. 
6 YEZO-NISHIKI. Deep purple-maroon; three 
petals; tall. 
8 DATE-DOGU. Three large, violet-blue falls, 
small center petals claret. 
9 ONIGA-SHIMA. Six large, deep blue petals, 
with a white halo, radiating into white lines. Very 
handsome. 
10 WARAI-HOTEI. Ground-color gray, over¬ 
laid rich violet, veined ultramarine-blue; six large, 
fluted petals, with yellow center. 
11 SHIMO-NO-TSUKI. Three very large pet¬ 
als; white ground, heavily veined and speckled 
violet; three long standards, light purple, tipped 
white. 
12 KOKO-NO-IRO. Six large, royal purple 
petals, with a yellow center, radiating into lines. A 
most brilliant Iris. 
13 SHIRATKI (White Waterfall). Very tall; sil¬ 
very white; six broad, fluted petals, with a golden 
band in the center. 
15 MARAI-BOTRI. Three large falls; white 
center, radiating white lines into a wide border of 
pale blue; standards white, tipped pale blue. 
17 YOMO-NO-UMI (Boundless Sea). Deep 
lavender-blue, with a blue halo surrounding the 
yellow blotches, radiating out into feathers; petaloid 
stigmas violet; distinct and beautiful; six petals. 
19 RINPO. Six gray petals, lightly splashed 
and speckled rose-lilac. 
21 HO-O-JO (Ho-o-Castle). Yellow blotch, 
surrounded by a dark blue halo, shading to rich 
velvety purple; six large petals. 
23 SCHICHIUKWA. Ruby-crimson, with a 
white halo radiating white lines; center petals white, 
tipped purple; three petals. 
24 HATSUSHIMO (First Frost). Very tall; 
early; white; three petals. 
25 MEIRAN, Lavender-flesh, orange blotch, 
surrounded by a blue halo radiating blue lines. 
27 SHIGO-NO-URANAMI. Tall; dark blue, 
white halo radiating white lines; six petals. 
28 TAIHEIRAKU. Beautiful rich purple, orange 
blotches; six petals. 
29 K AG ARAB I. White, beautifully traced and 
marbled ultramarine-blue; petaloids blue; six petals. 
Very rich in effect. 
30 WASE-BANRI. Three white petals, deli¬ 
cately veined blue; dark blue standards, edged white. 
33 HANA-NO-NISHIKA. Royal purple, shaded 
crimson; tufted center; six petals. 
34 HANA-GESHO. Tall; dark claret, overlaid 
blue; three large petals. 
35 TSURIGI-NO-MAI. Very double; dark 
blue-purple, overlaid clear blue; bright yellow bar. 
Royally handsome. 
36 KOMBARIN. Fleshy white, the yellow 
blotch surrounded by deep garnet, from which 
radiate fine lines over the whole flower; six petals. 
37 CHOSE I DEN. Center of petals silvery 
white, with a broad border of magenta-lilac; six 
petals. 
38 FUJIMIME. Gray-white, with a blue halo 
radiating dark blue lines; petaloids dark violet; six 
petals. 
39 TORA-ODORI (Dancing Tiger). Vinous 
purple, speckled and splashed gray; six petals. 
40 SHI-UN-RYO (Granite). Three large petals; 
blue halo around the gold blotch, breaking into lines 
and feathers on a light ground. 
41 NISHIKI-HITOME. Three large petals; 
white, veined and overlaid rosy lavender, blue halo. 
42 UJI-NO-HOTARU. Dark violet-purple, 
shaded with blue; very late; six petals. 
43 MANADZURO (Crane). Very large; six- 
petaled; white, with pale blue lines; tufted center, 
white, tipped blue. 
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