BULBS FOR WINTER AND SPRING FLOWERS 
IRIS 
The Iris or Flower tie Luce, the fcur-de-lis 
of the French, is one of the most beautiful of * 
hardy garden plants. There are several dis¬ 
tinct species of these plants, natives of different 
regions, and each presents many garden vari¬ 
eties, the flowers of which are of peculiar and 
handsome formation, beautifully colored and 
marked and equal in real beauty to the most 
showy orchids. The plants are hardy in the 
open garden, and some kinds are desirable 
for greenhouse culture. 
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English. Large,handsome flowers 05 40 2 50 
Spanish. Well adapted for pot 
culture and forcing in the winter. 
Mixed varieties . 3 for 5 15 85 
Pavonia (Peacock). Small beau¬ 
tifully marked flower; desira¬ 
ble for window culture . 3 for 10 35 2 00 
GERMAN IRIS 
SPANISH IRIS 
JAPAN IRIS 
German Iris, a good old flower, handsome and as 
many-hued as some of our finest orchids, and per¬ 
fectly hardy. They bloom in May and June, when there is also a scarcity 
of flowers. Plant three inches deep. Each, 15 cents; six for 60 cents; 
dozen, $i.oo. 
Bacchus. White, edged with lavender. 
Blue Bird. Deep violet-blue, very early. 
Canary. Fine canary-yellow. 
Harlequin. Lavender, lower petals striped purple. 
Madcap. Lavender and purple. 
Pharaoh. Rose-pink; a pleasing shade. 
YOUR SPECIAL ATTEN 
is called to the Collections of Ilya - 
cinths for both house and garden 
culture , on page 3 ; to the Collection 
of Tulips on page 7/ and to the 
Grand Collection of Small Fruits on 
page 32. 
IRIS KiEMPFERI 
The flowers of the Japan Iris are of the richest 
colors, ranging from white to purple, with delicate 
markings and vcinings and quite different in form 
from those of the German Iris, being much flatter 
and larger. Some of the flowers are eight inches 
in diameter. They bloom in profusion during June 
and July, and are perfectly hardy and of easy cul¬ 
ture, but do best where they can have abundant 
moisture at the roots, and for this reason arc 
admirably adapted to culture by the side of streams 
and on the edges of ponds and lakes, or in any 
similar place where the soil retains moisture. 
Collection of Six Japan Iris 
Gold Bound. Tall and showy, with flowers of 
enormous size, probably the most beautiful 
all. Pure snow-white with large gold-banded 
center. 
Hannibal. Light blue, freely veined indigo, 
yellow center. 
Mahogany. Very large flower, deep mahogany- 
red. 
Orion. Very tall ; pure white, each petal having 
a wide border of lilac-red. 
Oriole. Deep crimson-amaranth, yellow center. 
Victor. Fine porcelain-blue ; veined. 
Each, 15 cents ; the six for 75 cents. 
We also offer mixed varieties at 10 cents each; 
f, 1. 00 per dozen. 
JAPAN IRIS 
