WHEELER CROFT JAPANESE IRIS 
Japanese Iris are at home in informal gardens and also they lend themselves 
to the most rigid and clear-cut formal gardens and bestow upon them form, 
charm, a most delicate and enchanting beauty, an exquisiteness of texture, and a 
beauty that is gorgeous and imperious. The large flowers carried well above the 
foliage, on long stiff stems that never need support, have a commanding air wher¬ 
ever they grow. 
The colors run from the most lovely white to innumerable tones of lavender, 
blue and violet; from delicate mauve grey to mauve, rose, claret, royal purple; 
from palest orchids to lovely pinks; from palest blues, amethysts, Alice blues to 
that deep dark purple with the blue black sheen upon it. And, too, others with 
veinings, splashings, borders of contrasting colors, bringing to the garden a 
beauty peculiar and individual unto themselves; gorgeous and richly colored, 
stately, strong, yet with a fragile and delicate loveliness. 
These are native to the marshes. They like plenty of water, very rich acid 
soil, sunshine, good drainage, and leaf mold. Aluminum sulphate, about a table¬ 
spoon to a medium sized clump, will aid bloom. I use a heavy mulch of rotted 
leaves and find it very satisfactory. 
BLUE DANUBE. A great triple flower of 
deep marine blue, wide gold bar, with three 
twisted and rippled center petals, giving an 
enchanting wavy appearance. Each $1.00. 
DREAM. Three enormous white petals, with 
the faintest of blue veining. Rose purple 
standards. One of the most beautiful Japan¬ 
ese Iris in cultivation. Words cannot really 
describe its true beauty. Each 50c. 
ELEANOR PARRY. Deep, dark velvety 
mauve. Clear color, lovely gold bar. One 
of the best growers and bloomers. Each 50c. 
FANNY HAMLET CHILDS. Double , very 
large wavy flower of rose purple, splotched 
with white. Very unusual. Beautiful gold 
bar. Each 50c. 
FASCINATION. Double, pale grey with blue 
splotches in the center of the petals. Tinge 
of pink over all. Wide gold bar. 50c. 
GRACE SPERLING. Single, Hortense violet 
with lighter stigmas. The petals are wide 
and flat and the color is most intriguing. A 
very rare color among flowers. Each 50c. 
JOSEPHINE HEYWOOD. Three immense 
petals of pale orchid with a purple sheen. 
Wide, pale gold bar. Exquisite. 50c. 
ORCHID. Th ree large petals of a most beau¬ 
tiful pink orchid color. Wide pale gold bar. 
Flat. Very unusual color. Each 50c. 
ROYAL PURPLE. An enormous double flower 
of pure royal purple, deep gold bar. Very 
striking in a garden. Each 50c. 
LAVENDER BEAUTY. Double, flat, very 
large flower of rose lavender. Good bloomer, 
vigorous grower, one of the best. Each 50c. 
WAVES ON MOONLIGHT. Six petals of 
lovely cream white, with a vivid gold bar 
in the throat of each one, guarded by the 
narrow center ones of white, it forms a 
perfect picture. The petals have a roll, a 
turn that gives the most entrancing effect. 
Each 50c. 
"WHEELER CROFT" 
AGNES A. WHEELER • PLANT BREEDER 
Delphiniums • Japanese Iris • Violas 
6123 S. E. 18th Ave., PORTLAND, ORE. 
SWEENEY. STRAUB a DIMM. HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS. PORTLAND. OREGON 
