Battle Creek, Mich. 
IRISES—Dwarf Bearded 
SHILKA — A BRAND NEW IRIS — FREE 
A hardy, EVERBLOOMING ORCHID IRIS, known as Shilka, recently 
from Siberia, is offered free, if you request it when ordering, with every 
order at listed prices amounting to $5.00 or more. 
Says the explorer who discovered it: “It blooms continuously for six 
to eight weeks after all other irises are gone. Its wide, spreading blooms 
possess lovely, delicate tones of superb orchid and blue, mingled with creamy 
white as found in the finest orchids. 
“Long slender stems bear as many as twelve to fifteen superbly beauti¬ 
ful flowers, all at one time, hundreds before the season is over. The flowers 
are delicately fragrant, and many of them are double. The foliage is 
attractive throughout the season.” 
Price this season, each .35; 4 for $1.00. 
SHILKA IRIS FLOWERS 
DWARF BEARDED IRISES 
These are among the earliest irises to bloom in the garden. They are choice 
subjects for rock garden or border. Blooming in April and early May, they afford 
an early glimpse of the glories of the later, tall bearded iris season. The rhizomes of 
this group are quite small and should not be allowed to dry out before the plants 
become established. 
Our list in this group includes more than 100 sorts, about half of them here 
offered. Many of the others are choice new varieties of which our stocks are still small. 
10 different varieties, our selection, for $1.00. 
APHYLLA (Syn. Fieberi, Hungarica)—Purple flowers on branching stems to 15" .25 
ARAMIS—Yellow with ruffled S., the F. flushed olive.25 
ATROVIOLACEA—5". A very early deep ruby-purple gem, 4 for 25c.10 
BABY DURRAND—A dwarf of Mme. Durrande coloring.35 
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