West Hartford, Conn. 
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Japanese Irises 
These are the bis three- or six-petal led irises that stretch the iris blooming time into July. They are especially happy 
in partial shade, where they retain their colors during the hot hours. Plenty of water should be given while they 
are coming into bloom, and keep them top-dressed with peatmoss. They may be moved in spring, summer or fall, 
planting them deep and feeding them well. We give brief descriptions of a part of our collection, calling special 
attention to the two very lovely new varieties from Childs. 
AGNES REED sgl. Huge dark mulberry purple blooms with 
a halo of royal purple. $.75 
AOTA db. The ground color is all splashed with purple and 
blue. $.75 
ASPASIE sgl. Soft mauve-lavender. $.75 
BENI-CHADAI sgl. Brilliant red-lilac with some white $1.50 
BETTY F. HOLMES db. Probably the best large double 
white. $1.00 
BETTY JEAN CHILDS sgl. White, lightly suffused with 
orchid. $.75 
BLUE BIRD sgl. Deep violet-blue. $.50 
BLUE DANUBE db. An indigo-blue that often has nine 
petals. $.50 
BLUE GIANT sgl. Bright light blue,- very fine. $1.50 
BLUE JAY db. Dull blue, veined with white. $.50 
BOBBY SIPE db. A large white, feathered with violet. $.50 
BOKHARA sgl. Phlox purple with a blue sheen,- texture is 
crinkled. $1.00 
CELESTINE sgl. Silvery pink, edged with blue. $1.50 
CHARLOTTE sgl. Gray, suffused with blue. $.50 
COLLINGWOOD sgl. Pink, brushed with violet. $.50 
CONSTANCE db. Grayish-pink, suffused with rose. $.75 
CORNELIA sgl. White, veined with blue. $.50 
DAGHASTAN db. Rose-red with some white venations. 
Very heavy substance. $.75 
DAY DREAM sgl. Soft pink, veined with pale lavender. $1.00 
ELBRUS (Childs 1937) db. A beautiful clear lavender, almost 
an azure-blue. The flower is large and ruffled. $2.00 
EMI-HOTEI db. White, so heavily flushed and veined with 
blue, as to give a blue effect. Exceptionally fine. $2.50 
FASCINATION db. A large pinkish lavender. $.75 
FIRST LOVE db. Deep mauve with a blue halo and pink 
edges. $1.50 
FRANCES E. CLEVELAND sgl. Large crepy blue-lavender. 
$ 1.00 
GANYMEDE db. An unusually lovely pink. $2.50 
GEKKE-NO-NAMI db. Fine white. $.50 
GYOKU-HAREN An iridescent lavender-pink, veined 
slightly deeper. $1.50 
HARMONY sgl. Blue, veined and edged with lilac-pink. $1.00 
HELENE db. White, all clearly and delicately penciled with 
lavender. Interesting and different. $1.50 
HIKURE-ZOME sgl. The horizontal petals are delicately 
veined with lavender. $1.00 
HO-O-JO db. Rose colored. $2.00 
HOWOKAN sgl. A very tall and large white, heavily veined 
and flushed with pink. $1.50 
INDO sgl. Rich dark blue, with some white venations $.50 
JEANNETTE PARRY sgl. White, veined with violet. $.75 
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS sgl. White, faintly veined with blue. 
$.50 
JOSEPHINE HEYWOOD sgl. Blue flushed with purple. $.50 
KAMATA sgl. Velvety rich dark blue. $1.00 
KHA KHAN sgl. Large white, suffused with blue. $.75 
KOSUI-NO-IRO db. Unusually fine lavender-blue. $1.50 
KUMA FUNGIN db. Blue-purple, veined with white. $.50 
KURO KOMO db. A late bluish purple. $.50 
LAWRENCE sgl. White, flecked with lavender. $.50 
LIGHT-IN-THE-OPAL (Childs 1937) db. The loveliest 
imaginable ruffled pink. “A golden throat is surrounded by a 
blue halo in a field of clear pink.” $2.50 
MARJORIE PARRY db. Delicate light mauve. $.75 
MARTHA KEMP sgl. White, brushed with pink. $.75 
MARVELLA sgl. Purple, suffused with pink. $.50 
MIYAKO-NO-TATSUMI db. An interesting marbling of 
red-purple on white. $.75 
MONGOL KHAN Fine rosy-red. $.75 
MRS. J. ALEX. HAYDEN db. White, with a broad band of 
violet on the edges. $.75 
NAGASAKI sgl. Slaty lavender, with intense blue center. $.75 
NISHIKI-YAMA sgl. White, narrowly banded with lavender. 
$ 1.00 
NORMA db. Lavender-pink with light blue. $1.50 
NORMANDY sgl. White, faintly veined with blue. $.50 
OCEANA db. A ruffled deep violet. $.50 
ORIOLE db. Shaded plum. $.75 
OTORIGE sgl. Blue-purple. $.50 
PINK GEM sgl. Drooping petals of soft mauve, veined with 
blue. $2.00 
PLUTO db. The horizontal petals are heavily veined and 
flushed with red-purple. $.75 
PROSERPINE sgl. White, heavily sanded with rich blue. $.50 
QUAKERESS sgl. Lovely deep blue with a sky-blue halo. $1.50 
REN-SO-FU db.The waved petals are white, heavily margined 
with rosy purple. $1.50 
REPSIME db. Light blue veined with white. $.50 
RICHMOND db. Royal purple, splashed with pink. $1.50 
ROSE ANNA db. White, very heavily veined with red. $.50 
SADARABAD sgl. White overlaid with pink. $.75 
SAKURA-GAWA db. The white petals have a brilliant red- 
purple border. Very fine. $1.50 
SELKIRK db. A large ruffled white. $.75 
SINBAD db. Large gray-lavender. $1.00 
SKI-NO-RYO db. Blue-purple on white. $.50 
SNOWBOUND sgl. A pure white. $1.00 
STEEL BLUE sgl. Very lovely soft blue-lavender, veined 
slightly deeper. $1.00 
SUIBIJIN sgl. A red-purple with some light venations $.50 
TARTAR PRINCE sgl. Delightful pinkish lavender. $.75 
TEMPLE FLOWER sgl. Bluish violet, veined lighter. $.75 
TSURUGI-NO-MAI sgl. Reddish purple. $.50 
VENICE db. An early lavender-pink. $.50 
VERNON sgl. Lavender-blue on pink. $.50 
VIOLET BEAUTY sgl. Rich dark violet. $.50 
VIOLET GIANT db. A huge flower of rich violet shading 
to rose. $1.50 
YAMA YAMA sgl. Crinkled white, overlaid with lavender. 
$.50 
SPECIAL 
5 named varieties of Japanese irises, our selection $1.00 
