The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connkctkt r. 
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* German Iris (Iris Germanica) (Fleur-de-Lis.! 
These splendid garden plants have been favorites 
for years and are so hardy and easily grown and 
produce such a bountiful display of beautiful flowers 
that they can be considered one of the most import¬ 
ant of our garden plants. They are of easiest cul¬ 
ture. requiring no special treatment, and will remain 
for years, even enduring neglect, and produce regu¬ 
larly each year their fine display of blooms. 
VARIETIES. 
A!.. Dl’.F. KAL11IR. Medium to late, medium to tall, 
vigorous, many flowers on a stem, very free bloom¬ 
er; okl-gold, changing to white, richly veined deep 
royal purple. 
ALRIOLE. Late, medium dwarf, very similar to Sans 
Souci in form and color, beautifully penciled deep 
velvety purple. 
BLUE-BIRD. Medium to tall and quite early, full, 
incurved, of a clear deep blue color. 
BRIDESMAID. Medium to tall, mid-season: very 
full and incurved, light rosy blue, changing to 
deeper blue on the margins, which are exquisitely 
penciled. 
CANDICANS. Mid-season and medium size of growth: 
very little incurved and of the clearest pale blue: 
freely veined with splashes of pure white. Very 
distinct. 
DECORA. Medium to low, mid-season, clear blue, 
white veined with rosy purple. 
CELESTE. Mid-season to late; clear pale blue, shad¬ 
ed darker, large fine form. 
DR. TFTEMENT. Mid-season to late, medium to low; 
rosy-red; base white, changing to deep rosy-red 
r . veined deeper red. 
EDI 111 COOK. Medium to low grower, mid-season to late, of strong vigorous habit; of the 
clearest deep yellow, freely splashed rosy purple. 
ERNEST BERNOl. Early to mid-season, medium to tall, very free bloomer; delicate orange 
exquisitely suffused rosy purple. 
GARFIELD. Tall, medium to late, light blue, changing to rosy lilac on margins; light beard. 
JACK MAN 11. Fall and late, robust, of splendid habit: old gold, changing to a rich yellow buff 
beautifully suffused and shaded with deep rosy tints. 
J0»HN DeWITT. Mid-season to late, medium to low; light blue, deeper shade on margins; 
veined with royal purple. 
BA VALETTE. Tall, late, good full form, very full and incurved; general color, a clear pale 
blue suffused with rosy tints. 
MAD. CHEREAU. Late and tall, of beautiful and unique form; pale blue and penciled wtih 
darker blue on the margin. 
MAD. MODESTE. Medium to late. Incurving, pale blue splashed and margined purple. 
PALLADA. Very late and tall. Resembles the early Florentine in its full large form. Color 
rich blue, being suffused with velvety royal purple. 
POND POINT. Tall, very vigorous, very large and handsome, clearest deep blue. 
QUEEN OF GYPSIES. Tall and late, rich old gold, delicately suffused and penciled with 
rosy lilac; with beautiful pencilings of a deeper hue. 
QUEEN OF MAY (Maxomosata). Medium to late, tall, perfect form, clearest rose slightly 
buff at base, shading into clear rose veined with darker rosy-red. 
QUEEN VICTORIA. Mid-season, medium, fine form; deep yellow very slightly suffused with 
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German Iris, good old favorite. 
Fezv hardy garden plants are 
more desirable. 
rose. 
SAMSON. Mid-season; dwarf; clear deep yellow, veined with deep rsuset. 
SANS SOUCI. Medium to late season, clearest intense yellow, incurved, russet veining. 
SILVER KING. Similar if not the same as Florentine. The earliest of the tall large type, of 
ideal full form, and when first unfolding is of the softest pale blue, whale at maturity. 
SIR ROBT. PEEL (No. 41). Mid-season, medium to tall; clear light blue, changing to deeper 
shade at margin. 
WALNERI. Mid-season and medium grower, clear light blue suffused with royal purple. 
^Japanese Iris. 
(Iris Kaempferi or Laevigata.) 
This splendid type of Iris is one 
of the most important of our strictly 
hardy permanent garden plants. For 
effective habit and gorgeous display of 
color it stands alone at its blossoming 
season, which is June 20th to July 20th. 
The plants form strong clumps of 
effective narrow flag-like foliage, one 
to three feet high. The flower stems 
arc slender and graceful, lifting the 
flower heads well above the foliage. 
VARIETIES. 
BLUE TAY. Laic, medium tall, vig¬ 
orous, very large, splendid form; 
deep yellow at base, changing to 
a soft azure blue. 
DINAH. Mid-season, very tall, medi¬ 
um to large, double, deep blue 
suffused with royal purple. 
The above Hardy Herbaceous Plants are 
follows, unless otherwise noted. The very 
be s II 1> |>li e<l in the sorts marked with n * 
Very strong Field Clumps (Express or Freight) ........ 
Strong Field Grown, usual size (Express recommended). . 
Smaller size (mostly field grown) . 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE 
offered in three siz.es. ns 
heavy field clumps can only 
to the left. 
Each. Per 10. Per 100 
50e. $4.00 $35.00 
25c. 2.00 15.00 
15c. 1.25 10.00 
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