The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut 
From photo showing freedom of bloom 
of the Iris Pumila Hybrids. Taken 
at our nursery May ioth. 
white, freely splashed with varying 
FLORIDA. 12 to 15 inches. Clear I 
fully veined deep yellow. 
FORMOSA. 6 to 12 inches. Royal bli 
LUSTRA. 8 to 12 inches. Clear royal 
LUTEA. 10 to 15 inches. Mid-season. 
tractive markings of blue and mar 
ROYAL. 12 to 15 inches. Deepest cl 
'Iris Pumila (Hybrids.) 
This is a new race of charming IrL. inter¬ 
mediate between the early Pumila ai d Ger- 
manica, in time of blooming and size of flower, 
1 he range of color is marvelous. By planting 
these new hybrids freely the Iris blooming sea¬ 
son can - be_ extended, several weeks, as they 
begin blooming as early as May 1st, continuing 
up to the time the German Iris begin. They 
aie perfectly hardy and will endure cheerfully 
no end of hardships. The following varieties 
are all very beautiful. 
ATRO\ 10 LACE A. 6 to 10 inches." Me¬ 
dium dwarf, early to mid-season. Violet 
niauve to maroon red, paling to light on 
'the margin. 
BRIDE. 12 to 15 inches. Mid-season. 
Clear ivory white, veined with green 
ard yellow. 
BRIDESMAID. 10 to 15 inches. Clear 
white, slightly splashed ’ with light blue, 
veined with yellow and green. “- 
CYANEA. 6 to 10 inches. Deep velvety 
blue, painted with white veinings. 
EBURNEA. 6 to 15 inches. Palest cream 
To white, slightly dashed with -pale blue, 
paling to white. 
EXCELSA. S to' 12 inches. Clearest deep 
yellow, with slight maroon splashings 
beautifully veined. 
FAIRY. 10 to 15 inches. Pale blue to 
shades of blue from faint to the deepest blue. 
:mon yellow, slightly splashed with blue, beauti- 
e to deepest velvety royal purple, orange at base, 
purple, paling to blue on margins. 
Clear yellow to deeper yellow splashed with at- 
son. 
tar blue, paling on margins. 
Pyramid Japanese Iris, Purity, 
wonderfully varied in color and form. 
^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 
are slender and graceful, lifting the 
flower heads well above the foliage. 
VARIETIES. 
BLUE JAY. Late, 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. 
FRANCELLA. Early medium tall, 
medium size, segments uniform size . 
and broad, almost white at base, changing to deep rose at margins, effective. 
KATHRYN. Early, tall and vigorous; broad, pale blue, beautifully veined royal purple. 
KUMO-NTO-SITO. Double, mid-season, tall, good size, white at base, freely veined rose, whicfi 
suffuses the segment at the outer margin. 
RUMO-NO-NYE. Late, double, splendid form, richest velvety royal blue, suffused slightly witn 
royal purple, brilliant yellow throat. , . ■ , 
0SHOKUN. Double, early, very tall and branching, flower large and showy, segments uch 
blue penciled deeper blue with white radiating lines. • j i 'j;h 
PYRAMID. Early to late, very strong grower and free bloomer of largest size and_ sP lend 
form, segments light blue at base, to deep blue on margins, suffused wi i t y 
PURITY. Early, medium size, of the purest waxy white. 
ROSY-MORN. Mid-season, tall and graceful, white at base, shading t0 d “P 10S J: chan-ring 
URC-IN. Double, mid-season, tall and much branched, flower laige, pa 
’IRIS PSEUD A CORUS. 3 to 5 feet. June. Very robust, flowers of medium size, intense 
^lf a s’lBE e R P IC y A l0W 2 to 3 feet. June. Robust growers, foliage somewhat Hk^ ^ 
Iris. Flowers borne on slender stems, well up above the foliage, > j t Q erman 
Flowers are somewhat larger than our native field Ins. In 
Iris. Very desirable and especially so for naturalizing. 
IRIS SIBERICA ALBA. Similar to preceding but white. 
IRIS SIBERICA FL. PL. Double form. Blooms late with the Japan 1. is most 
IRIS SIBERICA VAR. ORIENTALIS.. 2 to 3 feet June. ^H^edon!/ 
vivid velvety deep blue, of medium size and blooming with g 
JgJS GERMANICA, see page 46. 
1RIS KAEMPFERI, see page 47. . 
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strong Field Grown, usual size ( Express recommended).. 
smaller size (mostly field grown) . mTC-o pnrP 
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