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The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Conn. 
Japanese Iris y- acv *gat a0 r 
J r nacmpfcrt.) 
TfS splendid type of Iris is now consul- 
I ered one of the most important of " 
strictly hardy permanent garden plant"' 
For effective habit and gorgeous display • 
color it stands alone at its blossoming sea 
son, which is June 20th to July 20th h ere at 
the Nursery. German Iris have been g0 „ e 
several weeks, Preonies have past, ni 0s t 
Roses are beyond their best and in this grand 
flower, just in its prime, we have opportuni¬ 
ties for special garden effects. 
The plants form strong clumps of effective 
narrow flag-like foliage, one to three feet 
high, which remains bright and green all 
summer. The flower stems are slender and 
graceful, lifting the flower heads well above 
the foliage, and several flower buds are pro 
duced on a single stem. The flowers are 
many of them ten to twelve inches in diam¬ 
eter and of the most exquisite combinations 
of colors from the purest white through even- 
possible range of color to the deepest blue 
Japanese iris, blooms sometimes’measur- black, including many rosy shades, the richest 
ing one foot across. of violets, royal purples, etc., and often so 
■ . complicated are the markings on a single flow¬ 
er that a clear word description would be hardly possible. Most of the varieties 
have a conspicuous rich deep velvety yellow splash at the base of each petal 
•or segment, adding greatly to the richness of the color effect. The flowers are 
referred to for convenience of description as double and single When both 
the outer and inner segments are broad and flattened the flower is called double 
When the outer three segments only are broad and flattened and the three 
rnnei segments are upright and narrow, the flower is considered single While 
the double varieties are in some instances gorgeous, many of the so-called single 
■varieties are equally so and quite as desirable. 
Cultivation. 
these Ii is will thrive in any good garden soil, but respond quickly to extra 
fertilizing, and while they don’t demand it to give good results, it is no doubt 
a fact that they reach their highest development where they can be watered free¬ 
ly just before and during the season of blossoming. We get most satisfactory 
results at the Nursery, however, without this extra care. 
Varieties. 
„ ^ list °f varieties we believe to be as fine a collection as ever 
otteied. Many of them are of our own importation direct from Japan. All 
that we herein list have been under cultivation at the Nursery for several years, 
and by thorough roguing at the blossoming season each year we believe that these 
we offer are true to description. 
Note.—I n the following description O. S. refers to the outer three seg- 
men s 01 petals, I. S. refers to the inner three segments or petals. 
For prices see page 34. 
Single Varieties. 
Altia s impl e x Very early, medium to tall, free bloomer, of the purest white, very effective; 
r 'ff. b -\? mte reflex; 1. S., upright. 
With, vrfc ery earl i y ’ tab-vigorous, medium size; O. S., pale purple lake, beautifully veined 
Exau Ste y P M r ? le; 1> J arrow Wight, deep royal purple. . ,, 
i. j. 'J' seas °n to late, medium to tall grower and robust, flowers large and w 
deen mAl' J a e chalky blue, beautifully veined with deepest blue; I. S., upngi- 
Kathrvn Tr, , P ? ?,’ ma . r £ med bght blue; style deep blue, margined white, very effective. 
nle y i c ly ’ ta , 11 and vigorous; O. S., broad, pale blue, beautifully veined royal pur- 
King Edward vii v n , arrow ’ dee P est purple, margined white. . 
richest * ^arly, medium tall, vigorous, very free, large, and entire flower 
see-ments- roya PJirple showing conspicuous deep yellow markings at the base 
Phvllf* b " T vei 'y broad so as to over-lop. 
suffnserl^ at ?’ low to medium, very free, entire flower of the richest deep bu , 
l?ne M s d sllghtly Wlth purple. 
white 1 "".; Wp' S< fT’ ta " a ? d gleeful, flower medium to large; O. S„ broad and reflex, 
shadincy t .J 3a f £ shadln g to deep rose at margins; I. S., upright, creamy white at ba , 
snaoing to clear rose on margins. 
b.o. 11, 28, 31 Japan, see next page. 
SEE PAGE 34 FOR PRICES. 
bUK SOCIAL DISCOUNTS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE. 
