Granite 
A fine example of 
the single type 
Rare New and 
I HAVE been gathering Japanese Iris from all sources, over 
a period of many years and now have about 300 rare 
varieties under propagation. Of many of these rare varie¬ 
ties I have but a very few plants and some of them are the 
only plants of their kind in America. They are mostly im¬ 
ported from Japan, where there are immense Japanese Iris gardens 
that have remained in the same family, handed down by father to 
son, for hundreds of years and where during all this long period, 
the owners, with a genius born of patience and enthusiasm, have 
warked upon the constant improvement of the Japanese Iris. After 
25 years of propagating, my stock of some of these choicer and rarer 
varieties is now sufficiently large to permit listing them for the 
benefit of those who are interested in the Rare, New and Unusual 
Varieties of Japanese Irises. This collection is the last word in Jap¬ 
anese Iris excellence. 
While my original stock of these Japanese Irises came from Japan 
or other countries where they originated, the stock that I sell of 
course is grown on my own Eastern farms. 
Plonting and Cultural Directions Accompany All Shipments. 
Alice Blue —36 in. A very handsome double uni¬ 
form soft bluish-lavender, with snow-white 
styles tipped lavender and with soft lemon- 
yellow throat markings. 1.00 each; 3 for 2.00 
Amphitrite —40 in. Early Double. A handsome 
French introduction, in manganese-violet col¬ 
oring, with an attractive white area surround¬ 
ing the lemon-yellow zone at the throat. Styles 
cream, tipped blue. 1.00 each 3 for 2.00 
Aoi-Kurumi (Meaning "Hollyhock-wheel") 38 
in. A most exquisite color and a flower of per¬ 
fect form. Pleroma violet by Ridgway's color 
chart, with brilliant orange throat mark¬ 
ings. 1.00 each; 3 for 2.00 
Atlanta —45 in. A lovely very soft pink toned 
variety, being Rosaline pink by the color charts. 
Extremely beautiful and one of the best pink 
tones. 1.00 each; 3 for 2.00 
Bangkok —40 in. Early. Huge single flowers of 
an unusual uniform lavender-violet coloring, 
with a slight area of deeper violet at the throat 
surrounding the tiny orange spear-points. 
Styles white, tioped lavender-violet. 
1.50 each; 3 for 3.00 
Boku-Teki-No-Koe —45 in. Early. Huge single flowers the general 
color effect being light blue, created by soft bluish-lavender veined 
and flushed over a white ground, so that the white just barely 
shows through. 1.00 each; 3 for 2.00 
Celestine —50 in. Huge single flowers of a very lovely shade of soft 
mauve-pink, the petals having just enough droop for perfect 
garden effect . 1.00 each; 3 for 2.00 
Collingwood —36 in. Handsome flowers of pure bright magenta 
peppered over a white ground, the white ground just barely show¬ 
ing through. Color uniform throughout. 1.00 each; 3 for 2.00 
Fukamurasaki —40 in. Double. Richest velvety Royal-purple, ex¬ 
ceedingly dark, with a nicely tufted centre. The lemon-yellow 
centre stands out in most striking controst. One of the darkest 
of all. .1.50 each; 3 for 3.00 
Ganymede —36 in. A French introduction, with huge double flowers 
and one of the most lovely Japanese Irises we have. See color 
illustration. 5.00 
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 
Gosehi-No-Mai —36 in. Beautiful mauve double, with a few hairline 
veins of deep purple; Styles deep red-purple, with mauve crests. 
Flowers slightly ruffled and perfectly formed. Handsome and un¬ 
usual color tone. Very rare. 5.00 
Gyoku-Horen —(Jeweled Lotus) The unusual cup shape of the buds 
are similar to the much-famed Jeweled Lotus, hence the name. 
But its lovely pink color alone would cause it to be admired. 
1.50 each; 3 for 3.00 
Helene —36 in. Double. 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 flowers, several times 
the size of the illustration. 5.00 
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