3)utc/ ^Jris 
Improved Spanish Iris—For Garden Planting 
This very distinctive group is of recent origin and has in a few years 
won international recognition. The flowers are not only superor in sub¬ 
stance, brilliancy and purity of color but also earlier, larger and of greater 
refinement than the old Spanish Iris. The new hybrids we offer are readily 
distinguished by the narrow orange stripe on the falls, while the older va¬ 
rieties have a larger yellow blotch. These Iris are unsurpassed as cut flowers, 
since they will stand any amount of handling, lasting fully a week in water. 
Their hardiness and interesting color range have made them very popular 
for garden planting. In extreme climates they need some protection. The 
varieties we list have been carefully selected to give the full range of colors. 
*A. Bloemaard Doz. $0.85, 100 $5.75 
Standards dark purplish blue; falls lighter blue; very large flower; early. 
20 inches. (Color illustration, page P). 
! ’ : Golden Bronze Doz. $1.45, 100 $9.75 
Standards dark violet edged bronze; falls attractive golden bronze, very 
beautiful. 22 inches. 
*Golden Glory Doz. $0.85, 100 $5.50 
Standards golden yellow; falls darker; the dark Yellow Queen. 24 inches. 
*Jacob De Wit Doz. $0.75, 100 $4.50 
Standards very dark blue; falls dark blue. A very early Iris of remark¬ 
able substance; the best medium priced blue. 22 inches. (Color illus¬ 
tration, page P). 
J. Mathan Doz. $0.85, 100 $5.50 
Beautiful novelty; pale cornflower-blue self color. 24 inches. 
^Leonardo da Vinci Doz. $0.75, 100 $4.75 
Standards creamy white; falls canary-yellow with orange stripe; very 
large flower; early. 28 inches. (Color illustration, page P). 
*Poggenbeeck Doz. $0.75, 100 $4.50 
Standards and falls uniform dark blue; great improvement on Impera- 
tor. (30 inches. (Color illustration, page P). 
*Therese Van Duyll-Schwartze Doz. $0.75, 100 $4.50 
Standards pale cornflower-blue; falls pure white, with very narrow 
orange stripe; excellent cut flower. 24 inches. 
*WHite Excelsior Doz. $0.85, 100 $5.75 
Uniform pure white; falls very broad, very good form and substance; 
very early forcer; the best medium priced white. 22 inches. 
*W. Verschuur Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.25 
Standards violet, tinged bronze; falls bronze. Excellent novelty. 28 
inches. (Color illustration, page P). 
^Yellow Queen Doz. $0.95, 100 $6.50 
Standards and falls gglden yellow. Thin wiry stems, excellent for forcing 
or outside, the best medium priced yellow. 28 inches. (Color illustra¬ 
tion, page P). 
*Mixed Doz. $0.70, 100 $4.25, 1000 $37.50 
A lovely mixture made up of the above varieties. 
Moraea Polystachya 
B/xia - (Born IBLlies 
Bloem Erf Doz. $0.90, 1 00 $6.25 
Recently introduced hybrid from South Africa, quite different from other 
Ixias. Blooms in late spring. Wiry stems 4 to 5 feet tall with 20 to 40 
open flowers in a raceme at the top with several smaller flowering 
branches below. Color varies from pure white through shades of pink 
overlaid with a bluish tinge. Excellent for cutting. 
*Mixed Doz. $0.45, 100 $2.75 
These beautiful bulbs from the Cape Colony (South Africa) are far too 
little known; they should be planted in late autumn and in cold dis¬ 
tricts they must be covered with a thick layer of straw or leaves. They 
are splendid for southern states. There are few bulbs so lovely and 
graceful and those fortunate enough to live where the climate is mild 
should plant them by the hundreds. 
100 Bulbs in 5 Varieties for $4.50 
This collection will be made up of 5 distinct varieties of our selection, 
selected from the varieties offe'red above. They will be labeled and packed 
separately. Just the thing for the hardy border. 
Ur is iJin (j item a B^lijbricl 
Especially Recommended for Early Forcing in Greenhouse 
Excellent in the Garden Also 
*Wedgewood Doz. $1.20, 100 $8.00 
Standards blue; falls lighter blue; excellent forcer. Supplied in top size 
bulbs only; suitable for forcing. 24 inches. 
Lachenalia Pendula 
lacfi enalici 
This Cape bulb has been terribly neglected in this country. They are 
long known in Europe under the name of Cape Cowslip. These bulbs are 
especially useful for forcing as they can be grown in flats or in pots or 
baskets. All of them do well out of doors in milder climates and are showy 
in beds, borders, and rock gardens and all are easily grown under glass. 
They have from one to two dozen generally, pendulous, fire-cracker-like 
flowers, three-quarters to one inch in length on stems six to nine inches 
and bloom from late November to February, depending on the time of 
planting and the temperature in which they are grown. The flowers are 
loosely borne in a tapering spike .eight to twelve inches high, but do not 
droop. Stamens and style in some varieties extend beyond the mouth of 
the flower. 
Cultural Directions: The bulbs may be planted five or six in a 5-inch pot 
in a compost of two parts sandy loam and one part leaf mold. Water spar¬ 
ingly. Place in cold frame until weather becomes too cold, then move to a 
greenhouse or bring in house. Water may be used frequently in growing 
stage. May be had in bloom at Christmas. Bulbs multiply freely and may 
be used from year to. year. 
• Pendula superba Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Flowers brilliant coral red tipped green and purple. Two or three tulip- 
1 like green leaves. One of the best and earliest. Excellent for indoor 
growing. Easily in bloom by Christmas. 
Rector of Cawston Doz. $2.15, 100 $14.00 
Flowers scarlet, citron and green; free blooming. Two or three strap¬ 
shaped leaves with red spots. 
Tubiflora Doz. $2.15, 100 $14.00 
Flowers creamy white, bluish at the Joase tipped with purple standing 
nearly upright on a 6- to 12-inch spike. Stem green mottled with 
purple. One green leaf. 
c, 
ycoris 
Radiata Doz. $2.15, 100 $ 1 3.75 
Native of Japan and China. Blooms in Fall before leaves appear. Bright 
red funnel-shaped flowers with wavy segments, somewhat like nermes, 
on stems 1 2 to 18 inches tall. Free blooming and easily grown. May be 
left undisturbed for several years in milder climates when it will make 
fine showy clumps. 
H-Squatnigera (Amaryllis Halli) Each $0.75 
Produces in early spring attractive green foliage which grows until July 
when it ripens" and disappears. About a month later, as if by magic, 
the flower stalks spring from the ground to a height of 2 to 3 feet, 
developing an umbel of large, lily-shaped flowers, 8 to 12 in number, 
of a delicate lilac-pink shade. The bulb is perfectly hardy; must be 
planted in fall. Cover crown about 4 inches. 
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