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FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 
JAPANESE IRISES 
New and Rarer Varieties for 1939 
For several years I have been selecting outstanding varieties of 
Japanese irises to add to my collection, and this season I am offering 
the following list of new varieties that I consider extremely beauti¬ 
ful. Especial attention is called to those of blue tones, a color that 
is rare in the Japanese class. 
AOI-KURMA Dbl. A very deep blue purple with a decidedly blue 
area around the yellow halo. Not an extremely large flower, but 
very effective in the garden. 39 in. $2.00 
AOI-NO-UYE Sgl. A rare and lovely variety that is distinctly blue 
in color. S. very short, reddish violet. The falls are heavily dotted 
with blue between the darker lines. 40 in. $3.50 
BANGKOK Sgl. A freely flowering variety of even bluish purple. 
It has great garden value. 41 in. $2.00 
FUROMON Dbl. An interesting pinkish purple with a yellow signal 
surrounded by a small lighter halo. 40 in. $2.00 
IROJIMAN Sgl. A beautiful sky-blue flower of great beauty, and 
one that is very rare. A real blue and most outstanding. $4.00 
KHA-KHAN Sgl. Lovely purple standards and large white falls 
suffused with blue. Large and fine. 40 in. $2.50 
KONGO-SAN Dbl. A gorgeous royal blue flushed with deep velvety 
shades of violet. A very tall and stunning iris of great poise and 
finish. 45 in. $4.00 
KOSUI-NO-IRO Dbl. A large six petal blue of pale sky blue tones, 
as the flower grows older it changes to icy white. Styles white 
tipped blue. 43 in. $3.00 
MAHOGANY GIANT Dbl. Most richly colored of all Japanese 
irises. A brilliant dark wine mahogany with large flowers held well 
above the foliage. 43 in. $1.50 
OSHOKUN Dbl. A stunning variety and one of the darkest blues. 
40 in. $3.00 
PLUTON Dbl. One of the deepest blues with shades of deep blue 
and violet surrounding a bright yellow halo. Exceptional for its 
distinctive clear colors and markings. 40 in. $3.00 
SATSUKI-BARE Dbl. A rosy pinkish background veined with 
deeper color and a delicate pink halo around the yellow signal. Very 
lovely. 40 in. $3.00 
SHISHI-IKARE Dbl. A very dark red purple which is extremely 
doubled. Very showy. 39 in. $3.00 
SEIRYUTO Sgl. The standards are pink and inconspicuous. The 
falls are distinctly blue-lavender in tone. Styles white tipped blue. 
41 in. $3.00 
ZEPHYR Dbl. A very pale porcelain blue. One of the loveliest 
Japanese that I have ever seen. 40 in. $3.50 
JAPANESE IRISES 
General List 
This collection of Japanese Irises is considered one of the most 
authentic in New England. The greatest authority on this section of 
the iris family assisted me in checking the names and varieties,, con¬ 
sequently I feel certain that they are true to name. The following 
list contains most of the choice kinds. 
AAHMES (Nesmith 1932) Sgl. The flower has a white back¬ 
ground, frosted and edged with exquisite pink coloring. 40 in. $3.50 
ABNAKI (Nesmith 1932) Dbl. Large white, heavily brushed with 
pink-purple and veined with darker tone; superb. 41 in. $3.50 
ACHILLE (Ware 1880) Sgl. A very pale blue with large long 
falls. Beautiful and very rare. $1.50 
AIR SHIP (Chi. 1919) Sgl. Blue-lavender and pink. $1.00 
AMETHYST (Chi. 1919) Sgl. Large wavy lavender flower. $ .75 
AMORET (Nesmith 1932) A beautiful pink self, frosted with 
slightly deeper tone; the best pink. 39 in. $4.00 
APOLLO Sgl. Lovely white with standards flushed pink. $2.00 
ASPASIE (Vilm. 1905.) Sgl. Soft mauve-blue tones. $1.00 
ATLANTA (Kemp 1927) Dbl. Soft lavender-pink; beautiful. $1.25 
AZURE (Chi. 1920) Dbl. Delicate mauve-blue; Large flowers. $1.50 
BEAUTY (Chi. 1920) Sgl. Silvery white suffused blue. $ .75 
BETTY F. HOLMES (Chi. 1930) Large white, excellent. $1.00 
BETTY JEAN CHILDS (Chi. 1926) Sgl. White faintly veined 
with orchid; lovely. 38 in. $ .75 
BLUE BELLE. Dbl. Intense deep blue. $ .75 
BLUE BIRD (Hal. 1889) Sgl. Uniform deep blue. $ .75 
BLUE DANUBE (Hal. 1889) Dbl. Deep indigo-blue. $ .60 
BOBBIE SIPE (Kemp. 1927) Sgl. White faintly lined blue. $1.00 
CARLTON CHILDS (Chi. 1924) Sgl. White veined plum. $1.00 
CAROLINE G. CHILDS (Chi. 1924) Sgl. White, veined violet- 
blue; S. white and purple; exquisite. 38 in. $1.00 
CARCASSONE (Nesmith 1932) A self of dainty pink-lavender 
tone; darker center; lovely for front of border. 34 in. $3.50 
CATHERINE Mauve-white faintly lined with rose; rare. $1.00 
CELESTINE (Kemp. 1927) Sgl. Beautiful silvery pink. $1.50 
CHARLOTTE (Kemp 1927) A blending of blue and grey. $1.25 
CHERRY BLOSSOM (Farr 1912) Dbl. A beautiful white flushed 
with pink around the pale yellow signal. Rare and lovely. $3.00 
COLLING WOOD (Kemp 1927) Sgl. Lavender-pink ground brushed 
with violet; S. edged with pink; beautiful color harmony. $1.50 
CONSTANCE (Kemp 1927) Dbl. Grayish pink background suf¬ 
fused rose-pink; beautiful. $2.00 
CORNELIA (Kemp 1927) Sgl. White veined blue-lavender. $1.50 
CRANES FEATHERS (Wal. 1912) Sgl. Lovely white. $ .75 
DAY DREAM (Kemp 1927) Sgl. Large flower; pink. $1.50 
DAISY HERRINGTON (Chi. 1026) Sgl. Pink and blue. $. 75 
DELLA (Chi. 1924) Charming flower of pale wisteria-vioIet.$ .75 
DELIGHT (Chi. 1925) Gorgeous deep blue self; tall. $ .75 
DELLA ROBBIA (Nesmith 1933) Dbl. Real sky-blue flower; 
small yellow markings in center, surrounded by white; the rest 
of petals beautiful clear blue. $2.50 
DREAM Sgl. Large white, lightly veined. Violet. $ .75 
DRESDEN BLUE (Nesmith 1933) Sgl. Deep Alice blue self; 
white at throat; pale blue lines extending down petals; S. white 
edged pink-lavender; styles the same; a gem. $2.50 
ELBRUS (Childs 1936) Dbl. A beautiful azure-blue iris of large 
size and fine form. $1.50 
EMI-HOTEI (Dreer 1929) Dbl. A beautiful iris with white back¬ 
ground, heavily veined and dotted with blue, giving a very blue 
effect. Especially good. $2.50 
ETHEL MARSHALL (Chi. 1926) Sgl. Ash grey with violet-blue 
markings; S. reddish purple; styles pale lavender; lovely. $ .75 
FASCINATION (Chi. 1926) Dbl. Pink-lavender, very large. $ .35 
FIRST LOVE (Clev.) Dbl. Mauve with blue halo. $1.00 
FLYING CLOUD (Nesmith 1933) Sgl. Grey falls delicately lined 
with blue-purple; S. red-purple; styles red-purple. The flower is 
suffused with glistening frosted lavender; exceedingly lovely. $2.50 
FRANCES E. CLEVELAND (Chi. 1926) Sgl. Very large crepy 
petals of blue-lavender shading to mauve at the edge. $1.50 
FROSTY MORNING (Nesmith 1937) Sgl. A glistening flower of 
pale lavender with deeper lavender halo surrounding a canary yellow 
signal. The whole flower has a sheen that reminds one of the 
white crystals on a frosty morning. $4.00 
GANYMEDE (Vilm. 1923) Dbl. A beautiful pink iris; very rare. 
$2.50 
GEKKA-NO-NAM I (Chi. 1928) Dbl. Large tall white. $1.00 
GOLD BOU N D (Hal. 1885) Dbl. Best white for mass planting. $ .50 
GRENADIER (Kemp 1927) Sgl. White; purple veinings. $1.50 
GRACE SPERLING (Chi. 1924) Sgl. Beautiful violet. $ .50 
HARLEQUIN (Veith) Sgl. Deep rose; a gorgeous iris. $1.50 
HARMONY (Kemp 1929) Oxide-blue, touched with lilac. $1.25 
HEBE (Vilm. 1926) White, flushed with blue; lovely. $2.00 
