Rare, New and Unusual Japanese Iris • Continued 
Malmaison—Very late double, bluish violet on a cream 
base, suffused deep pink; white centre, with cast of 
blue radiating therefrom. 1.00 
Margaret S. Hendrickson—Fine large, TRIPLE flowers of 
deep Chicory-blue, with white styles and lemon-yellow 
throat markings. Wavy petals . 1.00 
Mayo-No-Shiranami—(A dancing white wave)—Gigan¬ 
tic double white, faintly flushed lavender, with a soft 
lemon yellow throat. 3.50 
Melpomene—A French introduction. Double white, 
faintly flushed softest violet and sparsely veined with 
narrow deep violet veins. Very fine. 1.75 
Mikoshi-No-Matsu — Early, gigantic double, intense 
blackish-purple self, with soot black buds. Heavy, 
leathery substance. Very rare. 5.00 
Mikwa-no-lke—Gigantic double flowers of intense royal- 
purple, with greenish-yellow throat markings.. 10.00 
Murakumo—Intense, rich, brilliant royal-purple, with 
deep yellow throat markings in strong contrast. Fine, 
large double flower. Very rare. 5.00 
Nazimova—A gigantic single flower of reddish-violet, 
"marbled" white. One of the finest of the marbled 
type . 5.00 
Nina—Very large double flower in a blend effect, 
being white, flushed and veined soft rose. 1.75 
Nishiki-No-Shitone — Very early double. Milk-white 
centre, with a magenta border and soft lemon-yellow 
throat. This is one of the largest and most handsome 
of all Japanese Iris. 5.00 
Nishiki-yama (Meaning "A Brocade Mountain")—The 
name alludes to the view of a mountain covered with 
Japanese Maple trees, giving a "brocade" effect. A 
large double white flower, with a "plicated" edge of 
solid red-purple, from there fading into the white 
centre . 1.00 
Osamaru-Miyo—Early double white, beautifully veined 
deep violet, the veining being in the form of very 
fine hair lines over the entire petal. Styles rich violet, 
edged white . 1.00 
Otomene—A gigantic single, 9 inches in diameter. 
Color soft lavender, veined deep purple. Extra 
fine . 5.00 
Otorige (Meaning "A Great Banner of Bird Plumage") 
—Large single flowers, 8 inches in diameter. S—Pe¬ 
tunia-violet; F—Mauve, veined deep purple, with 
grey ground showing through. Hairline of snow- 
white around all petals. 2.50 
Pluton—Intense, rich, petunia-violet veins covering a 
white ground. Styles deep madder-violet, making a 
strong contrast. A very handsome double variety. 1.00 
Quakeress—Very soft mallow-pink, with a chicory-blue 
halo surrounding the yellow throat area. An unusu¬ 
ally attractive flower. 2.50 
Red King—My own introduction for 1935. Very large 
single deep claret-red self, that has been greatly 
admired by all who have seen it. The tallest of all 
Japanese Iris . 3.50 
Ruby Giant—A gigantic early, brilliant double ruby 
red, with a bright orange spear point on each petal. 
My own introduction for 1935. 3.50 
Sadarabad—Exquisite uniform single, soft pink through¬ 
out with a very soft blue flush surrounding the light 
yellow throat. A true pink tone. 1.00 
Sakuragawa—An exquisite double soft pink, with soft 
lembn throat, surrounded by a small white area. The 
finest soft pink toned variety. 1.75 
Sano-No-Watari—Gigantic double snowy white, with 
canary yellow throat. Very rare. 10.00 
Sasa-Nami (Ripples)-—A very lovely flower; color lo¬ 
belia-violet, with a deep blue area at the centre of 
each petal. Olive green throat markings. 1.50 
Satsuki-Bare (Clear May Sky)—A very sweet double 
Iris; it would be hard to imagine anything more 
delightful. The canary-yellow throat is surrounded by 
a white zone, then an amaranth-pink zone covering a 
large part of the petals, then a three-quarter-inch 
border of snow white. Ivory styles. Perfect form and 
heavy substance . 1.50 
Seiryuto (Halberd of the Blue Dragon)—A very lovely 
single bluish-lavender, with white styles and soft yel¬ 
low throat markings almost hidden by the styles. 1.50 
Senjo-No-Horu—Magnificent double white, beautifully 
mottled dahlia carmine. . 5.00 
Shigai-No-Uranami (Ripples of Lake Biwa)—Massive 
double flowers of perfect form. Brilliant petunia-vio¬ 
let, with a snow-white zone surrounding the lemon- 
yellow throat markings, the white area radiating out 
over the petals in the form of white veins. All six 
petals of uniform color and marking. 1.50 
Shii-No-Yuki (Snow on a purple robe)—The Japanese 
name most aptly describes the color, for it is just 
like a few flakes of snow over a vivid blue-purple 
ground of rich cloth-like texture. 2.50 
Shirataki—Waxy double white, with lemon yellow throat 
markings . 1.00 
Shiundai—Handsome double flowers of Hyacinth-violet, 
with Fluorite-violet styles and lemon yellow spear¬ 
heads at the throat. 2.50 
Shiunryo—Gigantic double to triple flowers of massive 
build and heavy leathery substance. Rich royal-purple, 
with yellow zone at the throat surrounded by a slight 
ultramarine violet flush. Very rare. 5.00t 
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