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.. ■Jai] an d late, robust, of splendid habits; I. S., broad and incurved, old gold 
JackmanJi- ^ in g t0 a rich yellow buff beautifully suffused and shaded with deep rosy 
3t . n S rich deep velvety maroon intricately veined and penciled with deeper rose, 
tm ilovv pink and white in a most indescribable manner. 
5,6 tt' Tall late, good full form; I. S., very full and incurved; O. S., somewhat flar- 
La VaJette^^j color, a clear pale blue, slightly suffused with rosy tints. 
ing ’ S u Late and tall, of beautiful and unique form; I. S., pale blue and so pen- 
Mad. Cherea • . b]ue on the margin as to suggest fine embroidery; O. S., similar but a 
fittle lighter. A most distinct sort. 
f tivDSies Tall and late; I. S., rich old gold, delicately suffused and penciled with 
Queen °‘... v. q ‘g clear lilac overspread with beautiful pencilings of a deeper hue, inter¬ 
laced with white’and some chestnut markings. 
... Similar if not the same as Florentine. The earliest of the tall large type. 
Silver Ri «• form and when first unfolding is of the softest pale blue, becoming almost 
white at maturity’. Very fragrant. 
i Mid-season and medium grower; I. S., incurving and of a clear light blue towards 
th tips’ ^ g^ clear white at base, abruptly changing to clear blue suffused with royal 
116 le richly veined with deeper color. See the foreground blooms in accompanying 
illustration at foot of this sheet. 
The following varieties are among our best sorts, but as we are not sure of 
their names, we offer them under numbers only. 
Mo 4 Mid-season and medium size; I. S., broad, incurved, clear brilliant yeHow, slightly 
tinted palest blue; O. S., broad, richest yellow, changing towards margin to blue and 
then to creamy white and throughout veined with blue and russet. 
Mo 8 Very late and tall. Resembles the early Florentine in its fine full large form. Color, 
' strong rich blue; O. S., being suffused with a slight suggestion of velvety royal purple. 
Mo 14 Late, medium tall, splendid full form; I. S'., blue at base, changing to rosy blue 
1 towards tips; O. S., rich rosy purple, beautifully penciled and veined deep maroon. 
Mo 15. Late and medium tall, very robust and free; I. S., incurved but somewhat open, 
yellowish buff suffused with rose; O. S., whitish at base, richly veined and penciled red- 
maroon so freely as to quite cover the flower part of segment. 
Mo. 21. Late, medium dwarf, very similar to Auriole in form and color with the exception 
of the O. S., which are beautifully penciled with deep, velvety royal purple. 
For prices see page 34. 
Other Desirable Garden Iris. 
Not Including Japan Iris. 
Cristata. An interesting very dwarf species, but 3 to 6 inches high, pale blue, about the 
earliest to flower. 
Orientalis Alba. Very robust, often growing 3 to 4 feet high. Blooms June 10 to 25. Flow¬ 
ers medium size, of open form of a splendid firm waxy texture. Ivory white with a con¬ 
spicuous splash of the richest deep velvety yellow, at the base of the outer segment. 
Fine for cultivating, lasting for a week or more. 
Pseudacorus. Very robust, flowers of medium size, intense clear, deep yellow. In early June. 
Pumiia. Dwarf and early, blooming in April. These we offer are mixed hybrids, varying 
in color from deep blue to yellow. 
Siberica. Robust growers, foliage somewhat like the Japan Iris but more slender flowers, 
borne on 2 to 3 foot slender stems, well up above the foliage; color, clear rich blue. 
Flowers are somewhat larger than our native field Iris. In bloom with the late Ger¬ 
man Iris. 
Siberica Alba. Similar to preceding but white. 
Siberica FI. PI. Double form. Blooms late with the Japan Iris. 
Siberica Var. Orientalis. A beautiful Iris of the most vivid velvety deep blue, of medium 
size and blooming with great freedom about June 10 to 20. 
For prices see page 34. 
Field of German Iris at the Nursery. 
SEE PAGE 34 FOR PRICES. 
tui< SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER FACE. 
