BULBS FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH 
IXIA BLOEM ERF HYBRIDS 
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IRIS (Cont.) 
branches are purple-red. They are attractive for the rock garden 
or the front of a border, and succeed in any good garden soil if 
kept fairly moist in spring and early summer. 
Iris tenax. Apogon section. Ht. 12-15". 25c each 
Perhaps the best of the lovely Californian Irises. The color ranges 
from light pearl gray to a deep and satisfying wine violet. A 
bouquet of these blooms, varied in color but alike in shape, is 
completely delightful. Remarkably pleasing; one of our favorites. 
Light shade and lime free soil. Assorted colors. 
Iris unguicularis. (Syn. stylosa). Apogon section. Ht. 8-12". 25c ea. 
Bright lilac flowers, enchantingly veined and exhaling a soft, 
spring-like fragrance, open in close succession from November to 
March in congenial climates. Cut in bud and arranged in low 
bowls, they are delightful. Algiers. 
IXIA. Iris family. 
Ixias are gaining a deserved popularity as late spring bulbs. The 
beautiful hybrids and varieties listed below exhibit a wide color 
range and are of the easiest culture. They cut well; buds open in 
water in succession, and the individual flowers are long lasting. 
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