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ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURGH, PA 
Japanese Iris 
Although Japanese Irises have been grown In this country for 
forty to fifty years, they have never attained the popularity of 
the German type. One reason for this Is that they have been 
a little more expensive, and certainly an additional reason Is that 
their beauty has never been adequately shown nor fully appre¬ 
ciated. Without doubt, the Japanese Irises are the most gorgeous 
of all the perennials. 
The Irises of this class have no standards; the petals are borne 
at right angles to the stalk and droop most attractively at the 
lips of the petals. They will grow in any ordinary garden soil, 
but amply repay efforts to suit their dispositions. Extra-good 
soil, and dally watering for a month before and during the bloom¬ 
ing season, will produce truly remarkable blooms. Some of them 
have been known to attain a diameter of 12 inches. Be sure to 
make your Iris bed In as sunny a spot as possible. 
Our original Importation of Japanese Irises has been added to 
each year, as new sorts have originated. We think that our pres¬ 
ent collection contains the finest and most beautiful varieties In 
the world. As most of the original Japanese names are Impossible 
to remember and even more Impossible to pronounce, we have re- 
nAllied manv of the varieties In our. list. 
Siberian Iris. (See page 15). 
Japanese Iris. 
Alice Kiernan (Undine; Ondine). A single white 
variety with light blue shadings. Unusually 
large and graceful .35c each.. 
Apollo. Very large single blooms; pure white 
with pink center.35c each. . 
Azure. Double. Immense Bower exquisitely 
wavy, mauve blue with darker halo sur¬ 
rounding the yellow blotch at base of petals. 
Very large and flue.75c each.. 
Frate. A silvery white double variety, veined 
and shaded with lilac, and with a pure lilac 
center. 35c each.. 
Gold Bound. Enormous blooms, pure snow- 
white with rich gold-banded centers. 35c 
each . 
Helen Von Siebold. Center pure white, with 
violet-red border .35c each.. 
Mahogany. Dark red. shaded with maroon; 
quite double. 60c each.. 
Norma. Double. Exquisite silky lavender-pink 
with clear blue halo surrounding the yellow 
blotch at base of petals. Fine and large. 75c ea. 
Prince Camille de Rohan. Light purple shaded 
with violet; center deep purple. Quite 
double. 35c each.. 
Red Riding Hood. Amaranth, with white veins 
and white shading .35c each.. 
Robert Craig. French gray, penciled with violet; 
fully double.35c each. . 
Ruffled Monster. Double. Deep pinkish plum 
heavily veined white surrounding the yellow 
blotch, Ilnely formed and beautiful, ruffled, 
very large and striking.60c each. . 
Snowdrift. Single; pure white, as the name 
implies. 
Taiheiraku. Rich purple with conspicuous yel¬ 
low blotches. The petals are tipped with 
blue. $1.00 each.. 
Toledo. White with a light purple center. 
$1.00 each . 
T. S. Ware. Reddish violet with white pen- 
cilings; center is white and slightly tinted 
with crimson. 35c each.. 
Venus. A pure white single variety of great 
beauty. 35c each.. 
Viotor. White, veined with purple. The cen¬ 
ter is violet-purple. Quite double. 35c each 
Mixed Seedlings. A great assortment of colors 
Per 12 
100 
$3.50 
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25.00 
7.50 
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6.00 
7.50 
3.50 
25.00 
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3.50 
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10.00 
10.00 
3.50 
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