Imperial Japanese Iris. 
“Iyittle wonder that a plant so boldly decorative in 
outline and bearing a flower of exquisite coloring so mar¬ 
velously formed should make its strongest appeal to the 
artistic Japanese. From these foremost gardeners of the 
world has come a strain of irises that neither orchids nor 
lilies can rival in beauty of form, texture, coloring, mark¬ 
ings and general effectiveness. * * * * * Yet the 
Iris Kaempferi may be as easily grown as the potato. 
Moreover, it is perfectly hardy. High, dry lands do not 
suit its moisture loving roots, but good garden soil, en¬ 
riched with thoroughly decayed manure, deeply dug in 
and well watered during June and July—the blossom 
months in northeastern United States—will produce flow¬ 
ers of wonderful size. Do not select a shady place for 
your irises. They thrive under full exposure to the sun, 
but moisture they must have to bloom their best, and 
sometimes their roots will penetrate two feet deep to get 
it. Naturalized in the water garden, where the tall, nar¬ 
row, blade-like leaves rise in phalanxes around the shore 
and the stately beauty of the flowers is reflected in the 
mirror below, they are ideally situated; but let no one 
forego the delight of growing Japanese Irises merely be¬ 
cause he has not a pond or a stream on his place.”— The 
Garden Magazine. 
My collection of Japanese Iris I am quite sure is 
unequaled by any other in America. Many of the choicer 
varieties were obtained by me direct from the Imperial 
gardens of Japan and are to be found in no other nursery 
in the United States. 
ADA.—Six large flat petals; porcelain blue, thickly veined 
throughout with azure. 
AGNES.—Six rather small flat petals; white broadly 
margined bright lilac. Early and showy. 
BESSIE,—Six pointed petals; pure snow white with light 
yellow at base. 
BLTJE BEARD.—Three large drooping petals; deep violet 
plum or indigo purple throughout. 
CHAMELEON.—Six flat Clematis-like petals; French white 
veined with deep lavender, distinct blotch of gold at 
base; center lavender changing to lilac. 
DAGMAR GEORGESON,—Three petals, large and droop¬ 
ing; rich royal purple. 
DANDY.—Three long petals; pearly white penciled with 
indigo; center petals rich plum. 
DELICATA.—Six large and pointed petals; pure white 
suffused and veined with rose. 
DOROTHY,—Nine crimped and twisted sky-blue petals; 
splashed and blotched with French white. 
DOUBLE WHITE ( Gold Bound). —Six large open milk- 
white petals, bound with gold at base; superb. 
EDITH GRAY.—Six petals; rosy lilac with blotches of 
light lilac and pearly white unevenly mingled in a fan¬ 
tastic manner. 
ELLA CURTIS,—Nine petals; robin’s egg blue with broad 
band of yellow at base. 
ELSIE IFORD.—Three large drooping petals; pure white 
suffused with azure. 
J. T. LOYETT ( Navy Blue). —S’ix large petals; yale blue 
with distinct band of gold at center. 
LESTER LOYETT.—Six petals; yale blue veined and 
marked with pearly white. 
MADONNA.—Six pointed petals; pure snow white with 
lemon at base; late. 
MAHOGANY.—Nine long petals; rich velvety maroon 
with soft luster. 
MISS GRAY.—Three large petals; violet shading to pur¬ 
ple; a very beautiful variety. 
MISS IIOBROUGH.—Three petals; ivory white, thickly 
veined and splashed with plum; superb. 
MRS. GEORGESON.—Six petals; rosy lilac, light lilac and 
pearly white unevenly mingled in blotches and stripes. 
PAINTED LADY.—Three large drooping petals; white 
suffused and splashed with claret. 
PEACOCK.—Nine large overlapping petals; violet-purple 
veined with white. 
PROF. GEORGESON.—Three very large petals; pure 
rich violet; a grand sort. 
PYRAMID.—Nine large petals; indigo blue veined with 
ivory white running to pure white at base. 
ROBT. CRAIG.—Six fluted petals; French white, densely 
veined with rosy carmine. 
SHERWOOD.—Three large overlapping petals; pearly 
white, deeply edged with bright rose. 
SPOTTED BEAUTY.—Six large petals; white suffused 
and marked with carmine. 
STELLA.—Three petals; violet veined with white. 
THOMPS LOVETT.—Six crimped, overlapping petals; 
violet with gold band at base. 
WM. TELL.—Six petals; cobalt blue with distinct white 
rays and white at v center. 
Strong roots, each, 20c; doz., $2.00; 100, $12.00. 
A set, one each of the 30 varieties, for $4.50. 
Mixed Varieties. —Almost every conceivable color and 
shade in an endless variety of unique combinations. 
Strong clumps each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 
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