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SHOREWAY NURSERY 
IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRIS (Iris Kaempferi) 
These noble Irises are the most beautiful 
of the species and are becoming more 
popular each season. They begin 
blooming about the middle of June and 
continue for about five to six weeks. 
While they succeed in almost any soil 
and under any condition, they delight 
in a rich deep moist position. 
tAzure. Double Blue with yellow base. 
fBetty Holmes. Large white, Orange 
Center. 
tCatharine Parry. Blue overlaidrosey red 
high tufts in center. 
fEleanor Parry. Double Claret red with 
white and blue flush. 
fFascination. Double. Soft lavender. 
tMount Hood. Double rich royal purple 
with yellow center. 
tPurple & Gold. Double, purple and gold 
streaked. 
tPyramid. Double, dark violet with bright 
yellow blotch. 
tRed Ridinghood. Single red. 
All Japanese Iris are . 1.50 10.00 
tJapanese Iris Mixed. Splendid mixture 
of the above. 1.25 8.00 
VARIOUS IRISES 
*Cristata. 4 in. dwarf, fairy-like plant 
with soft blue, orange-striped flowers. 
Easily grown in a rather moist, par¬ 
tially shaded position. May.1.50 10.00 
*Pumila cyanea. 9 in. Violet-purple. 
May. 1.00 6.00 
*pumila lutea. A yellow form of the 
above. 1.25 8.00 
*pumila the Bride. A white form. 1.25 8.00 
tSibirica (Siberian Iris). 2 to 3 ft. A 
variety distinguished by its tall, grass¬ 
like foliage and numerous violet-colored 
flowers that are borne on slender stems. 
May and June. 1.00 6.00 
tSibirica, Snow Queen. A variety of great 
merit. Flowers snow-white. 1.00 6.00 
LAVANDULA—Lavender 
*Vera, A delightful, old-fashioned per¬ 
ennial having fragrant blue flowers in 
July and August. Likes a rather dry. 
medium soil and a sunny position. A 
compact bushy plant with lovely grey- 
green fragrant leaves. Height, 13 in. 
Suitable for border or rock. 1.25 8.00 
LIATRIS (Blazing Star) 
tPycnostachya. Long straight stalks 4 ft. 
high with spikes 1 to 3 ft. long of rosy- 
purple flowers. The Liatris, unlike other 
flowers, commences to bloom at the top 
of spike, and blooms downward. Good 
for cutting. July-August. 1.00 6.00 
Varieties marked (*) recommended for Rock Gardens 
