PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Hardy Perennial Plants 43 
Our Popular Collection of Japanese Iris 
Dwarf Iris p^t§h,a^> 
Low-growing, useful as a low mass bedder for earliest 
(April-May) bloom, and for distribution in rockeries. 
Atroviolacea. Violet-mauve with maroon-red veining. 
Cristata. Tiny plants ; crested pale lilac flowers. 
Cyanea. Violet-purple. 
Excelsa. Pale canary-yellow. 
Orangre Queen. Rich orange. 
The Bride. Blush-white. 
Each, 20c; 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
THE SET 
One Each 
(6 roots) 
95c 
SBH JAPANESE IMS “ 
KAEMPFERI 
At left is 
German Iris 
“Her Majesty” 
Irises are used for garden 
clumps ; for borders in solid 
rows or evenly spaced groups ; 
in the foreground of shrub¬ 
bery groups, and to some 
extent in narrow spaces 
against the foundation — as 
much for foliage as bloom. 
PRICES, POSTPAID 
Each 
3 
Doz. 
15c varieties 
$0.40 
$1.35 
25c 
.60 
2.00 
30c 
.75 
2.50 
35c 
.90 
3.00 
IRIS 
German Iris 
The French 
“Fleur-de-Eis” 
Early bloom. May and June, massive, fragrant. 
Alcazar 8.6. Very large, broad petals. Lilac-blue with bronze 
■ throat; falls violet-purple. 15c. 
AmbaSSadeur 9.2. The standards are a murky bronze 
■ effect, combining yellow with hyssop-vio¬ 
let. The broad falls are velvety, rich carmine-purple. 15c. 
Asia 9*3. Late blooming; fragrance of cinnamon. Standards 
' ■ massive, silvered lavender above a golden base; falls 
pale reddish purple with lighter clouding. 30c. 
Bailerine 9.0. An attractive new variety of medium blue 
— ■ ..effect, quite fragrant. S. light blue-violet with 
waved margins; F. deep shaded. Tall, stocky. 30c. 
Caprice 7.1. Flowers large and rounded, claret or rosy lilac, 
— darker in the falls ; fragrance of grapes. 15c. 
Gold Imperial 8.6. A , new all-over yellow; uniform 
—■ lemon-chrome, with orange beard. 25c. 
Her Majesty White, strongly suffused pink towards the 
■ edges and veined crimson. 25c. 
Isoline 8.3. A parti-colored variety; standards pale, pink- 
■ — ish buff flushed with mauve; the sharply reflexed 
falls Chinese violet with russet tints at edges. 15c. 
|_nrd of June 8.8. A very tall, full-headed variety; prac- 
■ tically solid light blue-violet. 15c. 
Ma-Mie A dainty variety; S. pure waxy white with laven- 
■ der frills ; F. white, penciled and margined porce¬ 
lain-blue. 25c. 
Queen Caterina 8.8. A one-color Iris; azure-lilac with 
■ - — — silvery coating. 15c. 
Seminole 8.3. The best red Iris. S. dark violet-rose; F. 
■ rich velvety crimson. 30c. 
Sherwin-Wright 7.7. Solid buttercup-yellow. Short 
» i ■ ' ■ and stocky, but brilliant. 15c. 
Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau ?.l a beautiful vioiet- 
i ' ' blue in the overlapping 
standards ; the drooping falls very dark and velvety in mid¬ 
night purple; extra large. 30c. 
Susan Bliss 8.5. Exquisite flowers, deep rose-pink with 
■ ■ ■ ■ light orange beard. 25c. 
Violacea Grandiflora 8.0. Among the latest and most 
■ pleasing blue Irises, either new 
or old. Flowers are large and graceful, sweetly fragrant, a 
beautiful deep lavender-blue. 25c. 
White Knight That rare type, a perfectly unblemished 
■ snow-white. 30c. 
Zua (Intermedia). Soft blue-gray, fragrant; texture of 
—— crepe paper, 15c. 
Siberian Iris s?!!rica 
Compact; with narrow grassy foliage and slender, upright 
stems; furnishing a prodigious amount of medium sized flow¬ 
ers between the German and Japan sections. 
Orientalis. Violet-blue, the bud enclosed I THE SET 
in crimson spathe valves. 15c. I One 
Ferry’s Blue. Tall; pure sky-blue. 15c. I Each 
Snow Queen. Ivory-white. 3 feet. 15c. I (3> 
Their flowers are generally rather flat and wide, often 
measuring 10 to 12 inches across, appearing in great profusion 
during June and July after the Germans are through. Give 
good, rich light soil, plenty of water, and frequent cultivation. 
Gekka-no-nami (Waves Under Moonlight). Earliest to 
■ bloom, and very free. Glistening white 
with creamy white stigmas. 25c. 
Koki-no-lro (Purple and Gold). Enormous double flow. 
.. ers often 10 inches across. Color, rich 
violet-purple with white petaloids tipped violet; a golden 
throat with bluish white rays. 25c. 
Mahogany Large, double flowers, among the latest to 
■ bloom. Velvet toned, deep mahogany-red ; the 
erect petaloids prettily crested. 35c. 
Moniji-no-taki (Maple Waterfall). Bright rosy crim- 
: - -- - son, beautifully feathered in white. 
Petaloid-stigmas white, purple crested. 35c each. 
Norma The m °st nearly solid pink we know. A deep 
——— pastel pink faintly tinged lavender, with slight 
yellow center and its bluish halo. Very large flowers. 35c. 
Sea Crest Six-petaled, big and wavy; frost white, with a 
■' deep blue haft. A rift of blue in the glistening 
spray of whitecaps. 25c each. 
UchiU (Universal). Largest size, longest stems, longest 
■■ blooming season. Color cerulean blue with golden 
center and white halo. White, tipped blue. 25c each. 
Zama-no-mori Larger than a majority of varieties, al- 
" though only three-petaled; one of the 
daintiest. White, with a heavy azure-blue zone; short white 
standards margined blue. 25c each. 
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OTHER VARIETIES 
Astarte. Beautiful double ; dark violet. 25c. 
G-old Bound. Early white, with golden rays. 25c. 
Hercule. Double; clear lilac blue. 25c. 
Iso-no-nami. Latest; very large. A suffusion of rose and 
blue-gray, heavily stippled over the surface of its double 
petalage. 35c. 
Knnio-no-obi. a pleasing lavender effect, minutely striped 
white. 25c. 
Ea Favorite. p rpn( .h gray veined delicate blue and purple. 35c. 
Patrocle. gj n gi e; superb dark purplish violet. 25c. 
Proserpine. y ery large, 3-petaled; white stippled lavender- 
blue. 25c. 
Rose Anna, ivory-white, heavily veined and suffused with 
ruby-red and cerise. 25c. 
