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You may not be able to visit the famous Japanese Iris Gardens of Katoka-Yen, but you may now 
have the finest Japanese Iris in the world growing right in your own garden. A planting of these 
magnificent Iris will literally "blockade traffic" during flowering season, for no one will pass them by 
without stopping to admire them. 
The Japanese Iris are adaptable to many locations. While they thrive along the edge of a 
brook or pond, where their roots can find their way down to the water level, they exceed one's fondest 
expectations under ordinary garden conditions. In Japan, where visiting the Iris gardens is a national 
function, they are usually planted in sunken gardens, which are flooded with water up to and through¬ 
out the flowering season. They are viewed from bridges, or walks, elevated above the gardens, so that 
the effect, looking down upon them is that of a lake covered with gorgeous Iris in bloom. After they 
have finished flowering, the water is drained off. They also grow them in pots, for indoor decoration 
with marvelous effect. A very pretty effect is created by digging up established clumps from the 
garden just before flowering season, placing them in tubs or buckets in a pool, with the earth an 
inch or two under the water, leaving them there until they have finished flowering and then replanting 
them. But, of course, the most practical use for them to most gardeners is to plant them in bold 
masses in the garden, allowing them to establish themselves and remain undisturbed. 
These Japanese Iris flower at a time when no other Iris are in bloom and extend the flowering 
season long after the Bearded Iris, Siberian Iris, and the numerous Species and Hybrids of Beardless 
Iris have finished flowering. Right in the middle of Summer, when practically no other flowers are in 
bloom, they hold the centre of the stage with their extravagant display of beauty. As cut flowers, 
they are superb and fit to grace the tables of Royalty. 
Many of the Japanese names are difficult for us to pronounce, but when interpreted they have 
a poetic significance, or an important religious or symbolic meaning to the Japanese mind. I am in each case retaining the original Japanese names on the 
Japanese importations, with interpretations in many cases. 
The culture and care of these Japanese Iris is quite simple. Full directions will be included with all plants sent out. 
Make your own selection at prices listed, or order collections on next page. 
AI-FUKURIN— -(Meaning "A Blue Border") 36 in. A mag¬ 
nificent single, with nicely ruffled edges. Snow white, with 
a bright blue border. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.00. 
AKA-FUKURIN— (Meaning "A Red Border") 36 in. Snow 
white, heavily bordered rich dahlia-carmine. Styles ivory, 
with a dahlia-carmine edge. Lemon yellow throat. Gigantic 
early single. See color illustration. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.00. 
ALICE BLUE —34 in. Early, double. A very lovely uniform 
soft bluish lavender, with lemon yellow throat and snow 
white styles crested lavender. $1.50 each; 3 for $3.00. 
AMPHITRITE —40 in. Early Double. A French introduction. 
Manganese violet, with an attractive white area surround¬ 
ing the lemon yellow zone at the throat. Styles cream, with 
a blue cfest. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.00. 
AO I GAT A —(Meaning "Crest of Hollyhock Blossom" re¬ 
ferring to form rather than color) 42 in. A magnificent dark 
striped effect. Early, single, soft lilac, veined deep maroon, 
wiih tiny standards of solid aster-purple and styles solid 
manganese-violet. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.00. 
AOI-KURUMI— (Meaning "Holyhock-wheel") 38 in. A 
most exquisite color and a flower of perfect form. Pleroma 
violet by Ridgways color chart, with brilliant orange 
throat markings. $1.50 each; 3 for $3.00. 
ASPASIE —36 in. General effect light blue of an unusual 
tone, Lobelia violet by the color chart, with deeper silk- 
thread-like veins and an electric blue flush at the throat. 
A very lovely color. $1.50 each; 3 for $3.00. 
BOBBY SIPE —48 in. Early, Double. An American introduc¬ 
tion. A beautiful, evenly spaced network of brilliant violet 
veins over a white ground. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.00. 
CELESTINE —50 in. Very lovely soft pink, veined deeper. 
Huge single flowers. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.00. 
COLLINGWOOD—36 in. Handsome flowers of pure 
bright magenta, over a white ground, the white ground 
just barely showing through. Color uniform throughout. 
$1.00 each; 3 for $2.00. 
CONSTANCE— 36 in. Pale forget-me-not blue ground, 
flushed and feathered mauve, with a deeper violet area 
surrounding the yellow marking at the throat. Very effec¬ 
tive. Huge flowers. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.00. 
FUKA-MURASAKI— Double. Richest velvety royal-purple, 
exceedingly dark. Lemon yellow centre stands out in strik¬ 
ing contrast. One of the darkest of all. $1.50 each; 3 for 
$3.00. 
GANYMEDE —36 in. A French introduction, with huge 
flowers seven inches across and one of the most lovely 
Japanese Iris we have. See color illustration. $5.00 each. 
GLORY— 36 in. A magnificent dark spotted Single variety, 
with white and blue-purple heavily splashed over the falls 
and with standards of solid blue-purple. $1.50 each; 3 for 
$3.00. 
GOFUKU-SHOSHU— 32 in. A recent introduction from 
Japan. Huge double flowers of soft pink, with deeper pink 
or Indian Lake stripes, with a white background just show¬ 
ing through. $1.50 each; 3 for $3.00. 
GOSEHI-NO-MAI —36 in. A huge double flower of a 
lovely mauve tone, with a few hair-line veins of deep 
purple. Styles deep red-purple, with mauve crests. Bright 
lemon yellow spear-points at the throat. Flower slightly 
ruffled and perfectly formed. $5.00. 
GYOKU-HOREN— (Jeweled Lotus) 38 in. The name al¬ 
ludes to the unusual cup shape of the buds when they 
first open, resembling the revered Jeweled Lotus of Japan. 
The color is a very lovely pink. $1.50 each; 3 for $3.00. 
HELENE —36 in. See color illustration. But the flower itself 
is much more handsome than the illustration, with a 
smoothness of texture and an even marking, in huge flow¬ 
ers several times the size of the illustration. $2.00 each, 
3 for $5.00. 
HINODE-SAKURA —(Meaning "Cherry Blossoms at Sun¬ 
rise") 42 in. The Japanese names are often most appro¬ 
priate, as in this case. This is one of the most lovely of all 
Japanese Iris. It was difficult for the artist, the engraver 
and the printer to catch the exact color tones, which are 
somewhat brighter and clearer than in the illustration. 
The flowers are huge, several times larger than the illus¬ 
tration. The main color is rosaline-pink by the color charts. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.00. 
HINODE-ZURU —(Crane at Sunrise) 48 in. Vivid magenta- 
purple, with white just faintly showing through, like a piece 
of fine rich cloth, in effect, the color being solid, excepting 
for the "clothy" effect of the white showing through. 
Large Single flowers. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 
Ganymede 
