CARTERS MEDAL EXHIBIT 
OF ENGLISH IRIS ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY VINCENT SU., MAY. 1V13. 
The English Iris is a type of this lovely tribe that is not nearly so largely grown as its beauty, 
deserves. The species consists of many varieties, differing chiefly in shades of colour, in the bloom, 
in which white to sky blue largely predominate, but others are bright blue grading down to the richest 
purple. In some a trace of yellow veins or bands is seen. They reach a height of from one to two feet 
and flower in June and July from bulbs planted in autumn. They make fine border plants in deep 
light soil. Invaluable for cutting. 
The bulbs should be planted as soon as procured, as they are very difficult to preserve when out 
of the ground. 
Blue Mourant, clear Wedgwood blue, with white blotch on falls . 
Cicero, deep reddish maroon . 
Gladstone, standards pale mauve, spotted porcelain, falls pale lavender, splashed mauve 
Grand Lilas, pale porcelain, faintly flecked pale blue. 
M. Blouet, white ground, prettily splashed light blue . 
Mont Blanc, pure white, exquisite. 
Othello, standards violet blue falls heliotrope splashed purple . 
Prince of Wales, clear dark blue, with faint dark markings. 
Rosa Bonheur, white ground, splashed mauve . 
Thackeray, reddish lilac ground, with claret markings. 
Carters choice mixed,. 
Per 100. 
Per doz. 
$4.00 
$ .60 
4.OO 
.60 
4.OO 
.60 
4.OO 
.60 
3-00 
.40 
3.00 
.40 
4.OO 
.60 
3.00 
.40 
4.OO 
.60 
3.00 
.40 
i-75 
•25 
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE IRIS. 
Two beautiful dwarf varieties of easy cultivation in pots or in the open ground. Will flower 
about June ist. The OXFORD BLUE IRIS makes a nice pot plant if five bulbs are set into a 5-inch 
pot, put in a frame for the winter and brought into a greenhouse as soon as the growth is well up. 
Per doz. Each. 
Oxford Blue Iris ( Reticulata ), dark violet blue, sweet scented, height 6 in. $1.50 $ .15 
Cambridge Blue Iris ( Persica ), a very pretty pale blue, with faint markings, height 6 in. 2.75 .25 
Carters Correspondence, BOSTON , TORONTO and RAYNES PARK , LONDON , S. W. 
