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WM. BORSCH & SON, Maplewood, Oregon 
IRIS, Various Species. 
♦arenaria—(Sand Iris) Smallest and most 
dwarf of all Iris, but with fairly large 
ye'llow flowers on 3 inch stems. Very 
rare and choice, best in sandy soil, in 
full sun, 35c each. 
*azurea—Form of I. pumila with azure blue 
flowers, 6 inches. 25c each. 
♦cristata — Of creeping habit, with large 
flowers of soft blue and gold. May to 
June. 6 inches. 25c each. 
♦cristata alba — A pure white flowering 
form of the preceding. Choice and rare. 
50c and 75c each. 
*cristata alba, McDonalds Form—The white 
flowers are suffused with pale lavender. 
50c and 75c each, 
*gracilipes—Choice and dainty dwarf from 
Japan for a cool, sheltered spot, in light 
woodland soil. Dainty blue flowers, 
veined lilac and crested with orange, on 
10 to 12 inch stems. 35c and 50c each. 
*gracilipes alba — A rare and exquisite 
white form of this specie, seldom offered 
as the demand is always greater than 
the supply. $1.50 each. 
*graminea — The Plumrscented Iris. The 
fragrant violet and blue flowers are 
borne on 12 to 15 inch stems. May and 
June. 35c each. 
*melllta—Leaves about 6 inches long and 
an inch wide. The flowers are greenish 
yellow, of a very odd shape, and tinged a 
bit with brown. A very rare species and 
worth-while for the rockery. 25c each. 
*minuta—^A tiny species of great rarity 
from Japan. Slender, grassy foliage, with 
dainty flowers of a pleasing shade of 
yellow, marked with brown, and are 
borne on very short stems. 6 inches. 
Summer. $1.00 each. 
*pumilla sweetseri — Not certain of this 
name, but a very fine fragrant clear yel¬ 
low flower on 6 to 8 inch stems. 25c each. 
*ruthenica—A rare little species from the 
Balkans. Deep violet flowers, which have 
a sweet fragrance, on 8 inch stems dur¬ 
ing April and May. 25c and 35c each. 
tectorum album—An exquisite white form 
of I. tectorum with a beautiful golden 
crest. 75c each. 
*unguicularis (stylosa)—The winter-bloom¬ 
ing Iris. Large lavender blue flowers on 
6 to 12 inch stems, sweetly scented, from 
Dec. to Feb. Requires a light, warm, well- 
drained soil and containing lime rubble. 
Excellent for cut flowers, cut in bud and 
opened indoors. 50c each. 
*unguicularis alba—Snow white flowers, 
with yellow markings. $1.00 each, 
verna — A pretty dwarf with exquisite, 
fragrant, starry flowers of blue, violet 
and gold, in early summer. A moist, 
peaty soil in partial shade, 35c and 50c 
each. 
JASIONE *humilis — Very dwarf and com¬ 
pact tufts, with Scabiosa-like heads of 
blue flowers on 6-inch stems, June to 
Sept. Full sun or light shade. 35c each. 
*perennis—12 to 15 inches, June to Sept. 
25c each. 
♦JEFFERSON IA dubia—A rare woodlander 
from Manchuria, which should be grown 
in a light woodland soil, in a sheltered 
place, where it will produce its rounded, 
scalloped, glaucous leaves of metallic dim- 
violet tone and thinnish texture, on 5 to 
6 inch stems. Flowers like those of a 
large Hepatica, of a lovely blue, on thin, 
wiry stems in May and June. $1.00 each. 
KNIPHOFIA — (Tritoma, Red-Hot Poker) 
Valuable plants for shrubberies, borders, 
beds on lawns and wild gardens. Tufts 
of broad grass-like foliage with numer¬ 
ous large spikes of brilliant colored flow¬ 
ers, Full sun. 
aloides maximus — A noble sight when 
established. Abundant dark olive green 
foliage and rigid stems terminating with 
bold spikes of brilliant orange scarlet 
flowers, July to Sept. 6 to 7 ft. 75c each. 
Borschs Hybrids—New everblooming hy¬ 
brids, orange-scarlet or yellow, from May 
to Oct,, on 3 to 4 ft. stems. Mixture only, 
25c and 50c each. 
elegans multicolor hybrids—As the name 
indicates, “many elegant colors”, rang¬ 
ing from red through orange, yellow, 
cream, pink and white. Long flowering 
period, from July to Oct. In mixture 
only. 50c each. 
erecta—As the name indicates, the flowers 
are erect on the spike instead of droop¬ 
ing. One of the most striking and rare 
species, with close spikes of fiery orange 
scarlet flowers, on 4 ft. stems. July to 
Sept. $1.25 each. 
pfitzeri — The latest to bloom, the rich 
orange-scarlet flowers coming during late 
summer, Aug. to Oct. 35c and 50c each. 
Kniphofia (Tritoma) 
