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WAV SIDE GARDENS 
Romeses Each $1.25, Doz. $1 2.50 
Winner of the Dykes Medal for 1932. A lovely blend of soft yellow and 
tourmaline-pink, the flower being suffused with a yellow glow at the 
center. A perfect flower in every way. 
Sir Michael Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
This is one of the handsomest and most gorgeous of all Iris. S. clear 
brilliant lavender-blue; F. deep, rich, velvety blue-purple, with a fine 
red-brown glow at the haft. Beard is brilliant red-gold. A splendid 
grower, with exceedingly strong, widely branched stems. Strikingly 
prominent in the garden because of its height and carrying color. This 
magnificent Iris is universally acclaimed to be one of the world's very 
best. 
Sunlight Each $0.75, Doz. $7.50 
One of our largest and finest soft yellows. Unsurpassed as an exhibi¬ 
tion flower, and lovely with pale blues. 
Venus de Milo Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Dr. Ayres gigantic new pure white. Honorable Mention American Iris 
Society. Considered by many the best white. A perfect flower in every 
way. 
IRIS PUMILA - Miniature Flag 
These beautiful little Irises do not grow over 4 inches high and bloom 
in April and May. They are fine for bordering flower beds or planting 
in the rock garden. 
Atroviolacea 
Wine colored; very dwarf. 
*Srmbo 
Dark violet-blue. 
*Excelsa 
A splendid pale lemon-yellow. 
!: Fairy (Coerulea) 
Pale blue; very dwarf. 
'•Schneecuppe 
A large, showy, pure white. 
IBERIS - Candytuft 
Although these plants are perhaps more generally grown in the rockery, 
they are equally appropriate subjects for the margins of herbaceous 
borders or as edging to garden walks. When in flower in spring and 
covered with a mass of snow-white blossoms, they add considerably to 
the attractions of the garden. They are of shrubby growth, with dark 
green, evergreen foliage. 
Culture. Grow in good, ordinary soil. Plant in fall or spring, 6 inches 
apart. When plants become straggly, trim them into shape directly 
after flowering. 
‘'Little Gem (true form) Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Dwarf, pure white flowers in June. Its uniform, neat habit makes it 
one of our best rock or edging plants; perfectly hardy. 
e: Sempervirens Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Covered with a sheet ot white flowers in spring, completely covering its 
rich dark green foliage; a particularly fine plant for the border. 
IRIS SPECIES 
Some very interesting sorts are here listed and described; many of them 
splendid for naturalizing and large, permanent plantings. 
*Cristata Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Evansia). A dainty native creeping species, only 3 inches in height; 
flowers rich amethyst-blue in May; a gem for a shady spot in the rock 
garden or an excellent ground cover under trees when it will form a 
solid carpet covered with flowers which are very lovely to behold. 
Dichotoma Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 1 00 $30.00 
(Vesper Iris). A most attractive fan-shaped plant 8 to 12 inches high. 
The slender, 2-foot high flower stalk carries a number of small light 
purple blooms which open in the late ofternoon. Four to six blooms 
open at one time. While the flowers do not last long, they are pro¬ 
duced in endless profusion. A choice gift from China for the rock 
garden or border. 
Ochroleuca gigantea Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 1 00 $1 8.00 
Forms large clumps succeeding in almost any position, producing late 
in May numerous 3-foot high stems with an abundance of very distinct 
creamy yellow flowers. 
Setoso (Hookeri) Three $1.60, Doz. $4.50, 100 $35.00 
A very attractive Asiatic species. Broad foliage. Stout leafy stems bear¬ 
ing several rich violet-purple flowers in June. 24 inches high. Fine for 
moist situations. 
Orientalis White Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Similar to the Sibirica varieties but not so tall. Produces masses of 
lovely small white flowers; a fine plant for border or waterside; about 
30 inches high. 
Sibirica, Snow Queen Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
An exquisite hardy Iris; the flowers are of a snowy whiteness, large and 
well formed, produced in great abundance; foliage light and graceful. 
A gem for flower border or waterside. 3 feet high. 
Sibirica superba Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Large, violet-blue flowers; handsome foliage. Fine border plant and 
grand subject for planting near water, where it blooms profusely; 3 
feet high. 
*Tectorum Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
An unusual species from the Orient with delicately crested blue flowers, 
12 inches high, in June. This is the roof Iris of Japan where it is grown 
on the thatched roofs of the cottages. Lovely in the rock garden. 
«=Tectorum Alba Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
White form of the above. 
Wilsoni Three $1.60, Doz. $4.50, 100 $35.00 
Similar in growth to the Sibirica varieties, its flowers are creamy 
yellow. June-July flowering. About 30 inches high. 
IVY (Dwarf English) 
Albany Ivy Each $0.60, Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
A novel dwarf hardy Ivy for garden or home use. Albany Ivy is a dwarf, 
compact form of the hardy English Ivy. It is especially well-adapted for 
evergreen edgings to small beds, pools, fountains, or for planting along 
a shadv walk. "Albany Ivy" is of slow and dense growth, keeping in 
perfect form without trimming or any effort whatsoever. A fine plant for 
a choice place in the garden. For table decoration, it is a most valuable 
plant, lasting the entire winter. Just the thing to put in a small con¬ 
tainer and grow on the library or dining room table in a shady place 
where other house plants die. 
Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
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