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ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURG, PA. 
German Iris 
In the Iris family the German 
varieties rank second in impor¬ 
tance, the magnificent .Japanese 
Iris being first, of course. They 
bloom profusely, early in May. 
are of the greatest hardiness and 
easiest culture and should be freely 
planted in every garden. These 
Irises are the “Flags” of the old- 
fashioned gardens. They arc? most 
effective when used as edging for 
a shrubbery or garden border. 
There are no pure white varieties. 
Named Varieties. 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz., $8 per 100, unless 
otherwise noted. 
Mixed Varieties. 10 cts. each, 75 
cts. per doz., $5 per 100. 
Canary Bird. Pale yellow; lovely. 
Florentina. Silvery white; early. 
Honorable. Yellow, falls brown¬ 
ish maroon. 
Madam Chereau. Pearly white, 
daintily edged with lavender. 
Viscount de Brabant. Falls dark 
purple*, standards light purple. 
Dalmatica. Delicate lavender. 
Parkmani. Falls purple and white, 
standards pale yellow. 
Fragrans. Lovely white, edged 
with violet. 
Dalmatica “Khedive." Pale blue. 
Queen of the Gypsies. Standards 
bronze, falls light purple. 
La Tendre. Standards light laven¬ 
der, falls bluish purple. 
Agamemnon. Standards pale lav¬ 
ender, falls white, flecked and 
penciled blue. 
Charlotte Patti. Standards lemon- 
yellow; falls same veined reddish 
brown: dwarf. 
Charles Dickens. Standards blue; 
falls dark blue. 
General Grant. Standards pale 
lemon ; falls purple, striped 
white. 
Gold Bound. Standards yellow, 
suffused with old gold; falls pur¬ 
ple, tipped. 
Count de St. Clair. Standards and falls white, with well-defined blue 
border; grows 3 feet high. 
Oroyo. Standards purple; falls purple, penciled white and mauve. 
Wm. HI. Dark violet; very large* flower; late and beautiful. 
Silver King. Silvery white, lovely. 
German Iris 
I Darius. Large, yellow and lilac. 
Hamlet. Standards light bronze; falls dark maroon, reticulated white. 
Sappho. Standards pale lavender, falls purple. 
Agnes. Standards white; falls purple, edged white. 
1 Gluck. Standards white; falls purple. 
Japanese Iris 
Some years ago a set of Japanese Iris (/. Kirmpjcri) were sent to us from Japan to test, which were said to he identical with the collec¬ 
tion m the Royal Gardens. We cannot vouch for this statement, as we have never been in Japan, but we have never seen another collection 
in America or hurope that would equal it in any way. 1 he collection contained many colors and varieties we had never seen before, and the 
flowers were of remarkable size and beauty. \\ hen these Irises were in bloom they excited the greatest admiration and enthusiasm, and it 
was hard to convince people that these unique and exquisitely beautiful flowers were as hardy as apple trees, and as easily grown as pota- 
foos. 1 hey will thrive in any good garden soil but if the soil is made very rich and deep, and flooded with water for a month before and 
during their blooming season, they will produce flowers of a wonderful size, sometimes 10 to 12 inches across. These Irises should be planted 
in full exposure to the sun. As the Japanese names are unintelligible and impossible to remember, we have renamed this collection. 
Since the above collection was received we have annually added to it the newest varieties from Japan and new varieties selected from 
thousand of seedlings grown on our own grounds, until we now have what is unquestionably the finest and most complete collection of 
Japanese Iris in tlie world. 
PRICES OF JAPANESE IRIS 
Named varieties, described below, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz., $6.50 for 25, $20 per 100, except where noted. American- 
grown, fine mixed, $1.25 per 
Alice Kiernan, Single. White, suffused with pale blue; center white, 
edged blue; extra large and fine; loveliest variety in cultivation. 
50 cts. 
Allegheny. Double. Pale lavender, striped white; late. 50 cts. 
Amoret. Double. Blue, blotched and mottled with dark blue and 
reddish plum, yellow bar at base; late. 
Angelo. Double. Bluish purple, center of petals white, with yellow 
band at base. 
Apollyon. Double. Reddish plum, striped white, base of petals yel¬ 
low; large and fine. 
doz., $6 per 100, $50 per 1,000 
Bessemer. Double. Bright blue; distinct. 
Blue Flag. Double. Indigo-blue, base of petals yellow; the last 
variety to bloom. $10 per 100. 
Esmeralda. Single. Magenta, penciled white, center white. 
Gigantea. Double. Bluisli purple, lightly striped white; vigorous 
grower and free bloomer. The earliest-flowering variety in the 
collection. $10 per 100. 
Glow. Double. Velvety maroon; large. 50 cts. 
Heart of Gold. Double. Extra large white flowers, yellow center. 
Hermione. Single. White, maroon center, petals penciled with blue 
