THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY, PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
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MODERN ORCHIDS OF THE GARDEN 
Japanese Iris 
For years the trade throughout the country has realized the unexcelled quality of our Japanese Iris and have 
been coming to us to supply their every need. Our increased plantings this year represent the height of pro¬ 
gress in Iris improvement. All our plants were beautifully flowered and exceptionally well developed. We are 
growing the varieties listed here in large quantities and are in position to offer you this wonderful assortment 
at very attractive prices. Here is your real opportunity to plant the best in Japanese Iris. Give us your 
Spring order and we feel certain that our plants will continue to produce good profits for you. For best results 
we recommend that you make your plantings in early spring. 
ASTARTE. Beautiful double dark vio¬ 
let; good strong grower. It is a valuable 
variety for the reason that it flowers 
about two weeks after most of the others 
are through, thus lengthening the season 
for Japanese Iris. 
Tor 10, §2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
UETTY F. HOLMES. Large, double pure 
white flowers with lemon yellow midrib. 
Foliage is a striking deep green and very 
graceful. 
Per 10. $2.00; Per 100. $15.00 
JAPANESE IRIS BLUE RIVER 
(MARTIN) 
Our own introduction. We consider this 
one of the best deep blue, multi-petaled 
Japanese Iris in cultivation. It has ten 
petals and high tufted center; the white 
stigmas are tipped blue, the base of each 
petal is bright gold. This is really a 
very worthwhile novelty. We urge you 
to give it a trial; we are sure you will 
be proud of it in your perennial plantings. 
Per 10. $2.,50; I*er 1<»0, $20.00 
BLPE DANUDE. Double to triple petals 
of gigantic size. A real deep uniform 
true blue, grows to a height of 34 indies. 
Per 10. $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
BLUE WAVES. Large, semi - double, 
grayish background overlaid with Wis¬ 
teria blue, striking gold center. Second 
and third flowers some times vary from 
blue to lighter shades. With a little 
breeze, a planting of this variety reminds 
you of rolling waves. 
Per 10. .$2 00; Per 1«»0, $15.00 
CARLTON CHILHS. An exquisite variety 
with very large single flowers, 8 inches in 
diameter, snow-white with deep violet 
veins and mauve pink standards and 
styles. Height 36 Inches. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
CAROLINE G. CHILDS. Single white vein¬ 
ed blue violet. Inner petals purple and 
white. 
Per 10. $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
CHINESE LIL.\C ROSE. Double variety. 
The flower petals are of deep lose on 
cream, creating a striking effect. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
DAGHASTA. Double rosy red, veined 
white. Stigmas cream tipped rose violet, 
heavy gold midrib. This is a beautiful 
combination of colors. 
Per 10, .$2.00; Per 100, $15 00 
ETHEL J. MARSHALL. This is One of the 
most striking of all Japanese Iris, with 
huge milk-white falls, very faintly flush¬ 
ed and veined soft violet, and slightly 
drooping, giving a perfect garden effect. 
Standards deep violet In striking con¬ 
trast. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
EUMEE. Single dark violet 
Per 10, $1.50: Per 100. $10.00 
(iEKKA-NO-NAMI. Earliest to bloom and 
the choicest white, very free. Glistening 
white with creamy white stigmas. 
Per 10. $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
GIN.HYAM.V. Single wine-red. 
Per 10. $L,50; Per 100, $10.00 
GOI.D BOI NII. A fine double pure white, 
enriched by a creamy glow from the 
gold banded center. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100. $15.00 
HADDNA. Nine petals, striking violet- 
blue with gold center, light blue veins. 
Per 10. $2.00; Per 100. $15.00 
HANA-NO-NISHIKl. Beautiful double 
rose pink with large white margins. A 
group planting of these creates striking 
effects. 
Per 10, .$2.00; Per KM). $15.00 
HERCULE. Double clear lilac blue. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
IMK). Single variety, broad wavy petals 
of great size. Color daik rich blue, only 
.slightly veined. Yellow central blotch un¬ 
usually bright. 
Per 10, .$2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
ISO-NO-NAMI. Strong grower, blue triple 
petals tinted rose with white stripes, 
white petaloids tipped blue. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
.lEANETTE PARRY. A large single flow¬ 
er with white falls, delicately veined soft 
blue; tiny mulberry-purple standards. 
Grows to a height of 30 inches. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
JITEIGirRUMA. Plum blue, yellow cen¬ 
ter. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
.lOHN LEWIS CHILDS. Single petaled, 
delicate white, lightly veined blue; high 
center petals delicate mauve. 
Per 10, .$2.00; Per 100, .$I5.<M) 
KAGARIBE. Strong growing six petal 
variety, not particular as to its location. 
Flowers are of a Chinese Red color with 
lighter veins and a yellow spot in the 
bottom of each petal. A planting of these 
around pools or small lakes creates a 
striking effect. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
