SPECIAL AND IMPORT PRICES FOR SPRING OF 1905 
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JAPANESE IRIS 
Some years ago a set of Japanese Iris ( I. Koempferi \ were sent to us from Japan to test, which were said to be identified with the collec¬ 
tion in 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 Europe that would equal it in any way. The collection contained many colors and varieties we had never seen before, and the 
flowers were of remarkable size and beauty. When 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, ami as easily grown as potatoes. 
They will thrive in any good garden soil, but if the soil is made very rich and deep, and watered freely for a month before and (hiring 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 numbered this collection. 
Since the above collection was received we have annually added to it the newest varieties from Japan and new varieties selected from 
thousands of seedlings grown on our own grounds, until we now have what is unquestionably the finest and most complete collection of 
Japanese Iris in the world. 
PRICES OF JAPANESE IRIS 
Numbered Varieties, described below, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz., $0.50 for 25, $20 per 100. 
American-grown, in 25 named Varieties. This collection does not contain any of the varieties described below. $1.75 per doz., $10 per 100. 
American-grown, Fine Mixed. $1.25 per doz., $0 per 100, $50 per 1,000. 
No. 1. Rich violet-purple, with golden center; three petals. 
No. 2. Six very large petals; almost an ultramarine-blue, golden 
yellow center, which intensifies the blue. 
No. 3. G round color silvery white, delicately veined with violet, 
golden-rayed center. 
No. 4. Three large, pearly white petals, delicately veined with 
ultramarine-blue, with yellow center; light blue standards fringed 
w T ith white. 
No. 5. A magnificent flower; in color a royal-purple, with golden 
center; six petals. 
No 6. A fine mottled variety; ground color grayish 
white, marbled violet-purple; six petals. 
No. 7. A late white, golden center; six petals. 
No. 8. Rich royal purple, with light veins, radiat¬ 
ing from the golden center; six petals. 
No. 9. Light violet-blue, veined white, golden cen¬ 
ter, surrounded by white halo; six petals. 
No. 10. Pale lilac, suffused violet, yellow center with 
light halo; six petals. 
No. 11. One of the finest mottled varieties; the six 
petals are evenly variegated with white and purple. 
No. 12. Rich deep purple, with golden center; six 
petals. 
No. 13. Light violet, densely veined and suffused with 
deep violet, yellow center; three petals. 
No. 14. Pure white, faintly traced with violet; three 
large petals. 
No. 15. Rich crimson - purple, with golden center; 
eight to ten petals. 
No. 16. Bright purple, with crimson sheen and few 
white veins; six petals. 
No. 17. Finest six-petaled white; golden, star-shaped 
center. 
No. 18. A late-flowering, three-petaled white variety. 
No. 19. Bright violet-purple, with white veins; three 
medium-sized, rounded petals. 
No. 20. Fine three-petaled white variety with golden 
yellow center. 
No. 21. Deep purple, shaded with blue, deepening 
toward base of petal; yellow center; six petals. 
No. 22. Six petals; deep purple, with crimson sheen, 
with numerous small white markings. 
No 23. Six petals; rich royal purple, with pure yel¬ 
low center. 
No. 24. A very early pure silvery variety ; three 
petals, with golden-rayed center. 
No. 25. White, beautifully traced and marbled ultra¬ 
marine-blue; six large petals; golden star center. 
ACT/EA japonica 
(Japanese Baneberry) 
A Japanese introduction, producing dense spikes 30 
inches high, of white flowers not unlike our native 
Baneberry, which flowers in June; but, unlike it, this 
new variety blooms in September, lasting well through 
October, a time when flowers of all kinds are scarce in 
the garden. Its graceful spikes are fine for cutting, 
and last in perfection a long time. It is perfectly 
hardy. 50 cts. each. 
GROUP OF JAPANESE IRIS 
