IRIS KAEMPFERI - Japanese Iris 
Iris Kaempferi belong to the most magnificent of our garden flow' 
ers, a field or them in bloom is a most gorgeous sight. Even a single 
plant growing on the edge of a pool or stream never fails to bring 
forth favorable comment. The foliage is also very ornamental. 
Culture. Late plantings should be protected by a light covering of straw 
or leaves after the ground is permanently frozen to prevent roots from 
being heaved out of ground by frost. Plant in spring or September and 
October. Avoid all lime. 
Blue Bird Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
Beautifully formed flower; rich uniform blue. 
Catherine Perry Each $0.50, Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00 
Double blue, overlaid with rich purple glow; high tufts in center. 
Columbia Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
Double blue with pure white veins, yellow center; a striking variety. 
Eleanor Parry Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
Double. Claret-purple, flaming and blue as flower ages. 
Fascination Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
Double. Mauve-pink, lightly veined white. Beautiful variety. 
Gold Bound Each $0.50, Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00 
A fine double, pure white; cream glow at the gold-banded center. 
Koko-No-Iro Each $0.50, Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00 
Six large, royal purple petals, with a yellow center, radiating into lines. 
Mahogany Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
Large, double flowers, the latest to bloom. Purple-mahogany-red. 
Purple and Gold Each $0.50, Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00 
Double. Rich violet-purple with white petaloids, tipped violet. Conspicu¬ 
ous golden throat with bluish white rays. 
Pyramid Each $0.50, Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00 
Double. Violet-purple veined white in center of each petal. 
Pink Pearl Each $1.00, Three $2.75, Doz. $10.00 
Double. Delicate pearly pink with lilac tone. Most unusual coloring. 
Templeton Each $0.50, Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00 
Double; reddish violet mottled and marbled with white; of exceedingly 
fine form. 
T. S. Ware Each $0.50, Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00 
Double. Reddish violet flowers of large size, beautiful white center. 
White Swan Each $0.50, Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00 
Pure white, single, very free and tall. 
Mixed Colors Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $15.00 
Both single and double varieties. Splendid mixture of the choicest 
Japanese varieties. 
ONCOCYCLUS IRISES and REGELIA-CYCLUS 
HYBRID IRISES 
These remarkable and little known Irises are perfectly hardy to 
our coldest winter weather. It is advisable to give them the protec' 
tion of a cold frame so they can be covered and allowed to die down 
after they have finished flowering, at which time they require a period 
of rest. This is accomplished by withholding all moisture through' 
out the entire summer by means of the protection of a cold frame. 
Given this treatment, they flower profusely. Where only a few are 
grown, the same results may be accomplished by potting them, bury' 
ing the pots in the fall, where they are left until after flowering 
season; then the pots may be lifted and put away to dry. Or they 
may be dug up in July and stored in dry peat or dry sand for the 
summer and replanted in October. The best soil is a combination 
of sand and ordinary garden soil with a liberal percentage of peat 
mixed in and some bone meal for fertilizer. The extra care given 
them is very worth while because the loveliness of their flowers 
equals that of Orchids. 
Charon Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
15 inches. A beautiful and distinctive Iris. S. an attractive coffee 
color, shaded reddish brown and bronze; F. bronze, veined brown. 
Flora Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
Very early, given an award of merit in Holland. S. soft violet, veined 
rich ruby-red; F. rosy gray, veined deep dark rich mahogany, with a 
deeper mahogany spot at the throat and deep plum styles. 
Hoogiana Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
30 inches. A native of Turkestan, notable for a wonderful smoothness 
of texture. Color very soft uniform sky-blue, without any markings. 
Luna Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
20 inches. This is one of the most handsome of this group in the light 
extreme. The white ground predominates and the widely spaced red- 
purple veins stand out in strong contrast over the entire flower. 
Sustana Each $0.60, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
24 inches. Unique in form and color, and equally handsome. Intricate 
veining and speckling of deep dark blackish brown airnost completely 
covering a grayish white ground. Nothing surpasses Iris Susiana as a 
most unusual and ortistic table decorotion which usuolly creates a mild 
sensotion. 
AUTUMN-FLOWERING IRIS PUMILA 
Flowering Two or More Times Each Season 
These autumn-flowering Irises have two or more normal flowering sea¬ 
sons each year. They blossom in the spring along with other early flow¬ 
ering varieties and again in the autumn, beginning in September and 
continuing until killed by heavy frosts. Some of them also flower inter¬ 
mittently throughout the year. 
Autumn Queen Each $0.25, Doz. $2.50 
This is a reliable spring and fall bloomer. A pure snow white. It belongs 
almost in the same class as Jean Siret and Lieut. Chovagnac so far as 
size and height is concerned, but is a little larger and a little taller. 
Black Magic Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
It produces from 3 to 6 flowering stalks to each plant in September, as 
well as flowering in May. It is more free flowering in September than 
almost any Iris is during the regular season. Furthermore, it begins tO’ 
flower long ahead of all the other fall bloomers and has a very long 
season of bloom, running from 4 to 6 weeks. As it starts to flower 
early, it is not killed by frost. It also is the largest and tallest of all 
the fall bloomers, being about 30 inches high. The flower is almost 
black. 
Golden Harvest Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
A fine large deep yellow veined with red-gold on the falls. A reliable 
spring and fall bloomer everywhere. This voriety is quite scarce. 
Jean Siret Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
This variety and Lieut. Chavagnac are the most persistent bloomers of 
the Iris family. They begin to flower quite early in the spring with the 
earliest miniatures and have a long spring flowering season. They also 
have an equally long autumn flowering season. We have had them in 
bloom from September until the middle of December in a favorable year. 
Lieut. Chavagnac Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
A new everblooming fragrant violet-colored variety, with the same 
qualities as Jean Siret. The two go well together. 
. Olive White Each $0.40, Doz. $4.00 
This is a good cream-colored spring and fall bloomer. 
IRIS PUMILA - Miniature Flag 
These beautiful little Irises do not grow over 4 inches high and bloom 
in April and May. They are fine for bordering flower beds or planting 
in the rock garden. 
Atroviolacea 
Wine colored; very dwarf. 
*Excelsa 
A splendid pale lemon-yellow. 
*Fairy (Coerulea) 
Pale blue; very dwarf. 
Midget 
A very small deep purplish red. 
*Sambo 
Dark violet-blue. 
Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
One of the smallest. 
Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
*Schneecuppe 
A large, showy, pure white. 
Spring Skies 
A charming small deep blue 
Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
variety of neat habit. 
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IRIS SIBIRICA 
Perry’s Blue Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A beautiful sky-blue variety. It is one of the most popular in this class. 
Grows 48 inches tall and blooms freely. 
Sibirica, Snow Queen Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
An exquisite hardy Iris; the flowers are of a snowy whiteness, large and 
well formed, produced in great abundance; foliage light and graceful. 
A gem for flower border or waterside. 3 feet high. 
Sibirica, Emperor Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Large, violet-blue flowers; handsome foliage. Fine border plant and 
grand subject for planting near water, where it blooms profusely; three 
feet high. 
IRIS SPECIES 
Some very interesting sorts are here listed and described; many of them 
splendid for naturalizing and large, permanent plantings. 
*Cristata Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Evansia.) A dainty native creeping species, only 3 inches in height; 
flowers rich amethyst-blue in May; a gem for a shady spot in the rock 
garden or an excellent ground cover under trees when it will form a 
solid carpet covered with flowers which are very lovely to behold. 
Dichotoma Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
(Vesper Iris.) A most attractive fan-shaped plant 8 to 12 inches high. 
The slender, 2-foot high flower stalk carries a number of small light 
purple blooms which open in the late afternoon. Four to six blooms 
open at one time. While the flowers do not lost long, they are pro¬ 
duced in endless profusion. A choice gift from China for the rock 
garden or border. 
Ochroleuca gigantea Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Forms large clumps succeeding in almost any position, producing late 
in May numerous 3-foot high stems with an abundance of very distinct 
creamy yellow bowers. 
Orientalis, White Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Similar to the Sibirica varieties but not so tall. Produces masses of 
lovely small white flowers; a fine plont for border or waterside; about 
30 inches high. 
*Tectorum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
An unusual species from the Orient with delicately crested blue flowers, 
12 inches high, in June. This is the roof Iris of Japan where it is grown 
on the thatch^ roofs of the cottoges. Lovely in the rock garden. 
♦Tectorum alba Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
White form of the above. 
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