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HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
The Decorative Blooms of Japanese Iris make it an Admirable 
Flower for Cutting 
IRIS 
Almost before the dead leaves of winter are cleared away, we 
are greeted in earliest Spring by the blue and gold of the dwarf Iris; 
through May and June the Siberian and other sorts add their charm 
to the display of delicate-petalled Fleur-de-Lys, and the July sun¬ 
shine is filled with the revel of blooms of Japanese Iris, ranging in 
softly blending colors from the purest white, through delicate 
tints of lavender and blue, to deepest royal purple. In any s un ny 
place at water’s edge, in shrubbery, border or garden, the Iris lends 
its charm. 
Reference to the following lists show the range of beautiful 
colors of our choice varieties: 
JAPANESE IRIS (Iris Kaempferi or laevigata} 
$3.50 per 10, $25.00 per 100 
Apple Blossom —White ground slightly flushed with rosy purple. 
Apollo —French white with prominent violet markings. 
Blue Danube— Deep indigo-blue with violet shadings. 
Diana —Reddish purple flaked with white. 
Goldbound —Pure white. 
Hanniball —Porcelain lined with rose purple and lavender. 
Hyde Park —White marbled with reddish purple. 
Mahogany —Deep velvety mahogany red. 
Mt. Hood —Violet-red shading deep blue toward center. 
Neptune —Rosy-purple, suffused with light blue. 
Oriole —Purple amaranth. 
Prince Camille de Rohan —Rich reddish-purple with indigo-blue. 
Princess Clothilde —Ash gray blushed with purple. 
Pyramid —Deep violet-purple veined with white. 
Shadow —Deep blue shading to indigo. 
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