Butch and Spanish Inis Bulbs 
DUTCH AND SPANISH IRIS BULBS 
These Iris bulbs vary in price according to the size of the bulbs. We sell only the large 
size, first quality of bulbs sure to bloom outdoors in your garden, so don’t be misled by 
lower prices, the bulbs will certainly be smaller in size. 
Bulbs must be planted in September or October (not later)—to remain in the ground for 
two or three years, when the colonies then formed must be divided in August, and replanted 
in September. It will be found that the bulbs have tripled and quadrupled. 
Plant these Iris bulbs in well-drained, light, sandy loam, if possible; fertilize with bone 
meal at planting time, and mulch well during the winter in cold climates. 
Contrary to the general belief, these beautiful bulbous Iris, which are annually forced 
by the millions in florists’ greenhouses for the cut flower trade, are entirely hardy out-of- 
doors; all they need in cold climates is a liberal mulch of dead leaves or straw during the 
coldest winter months. A customer grows them successfully year after year in Montreal, 
Canada, where the thermometer goes way below zero. In milder sections of the country 
they need no protection whatever. The Spanish Iris make an early fall growth, so do not 
be alarmed when you see the tiny onion-like leaves appear in November. 
Since some of the bulbous Iris are always sold out before the last orders come in, please 
order in July or August. Later always name one or two substitutes in case one or two of 
the varieties you are ordering are sold out. 
Please note particularly the Dutch, Spanish and English Irises are not for sale in the 
spring, and we usually plant what is left on hand in October, the latest. Hence you cannot 
obtain any ofthese after they have been planted. 
PLEASE NOTE: If you lose your bulbs during the winter and they fail to come up, it 
is not our fault nor the bulbs’, so do not ask us to replace them the following year. ‘Tf you 
plant the bulbs early—by September—in well-drained ‘soil, then upon approach of cold 
weather mulch them well, you won’t lose them. 
DUTCH IRIS (Finer New Varieties) 
First Size Bulbs. No Less Than 6 of a Variety Sold 
LEONARDO DA VINCI. Standards creamy white, falls canary yellow with orange stripe. 
Very early flowers. Ht. 28 inches. 
POGGENBEER. Standards and falls uniform dark blue. Great improvement on Imperator. 
Teh, Skt) shaKelatee. 
THEO. WYCK. 20 in. tall. Standards and falls uniform cornflower blue, with narrow orange 
stripe; very beautiful. You will love it. 
WHITE EXCELSIOR. Uniform pure white, falls very broad. Very good form and substance. 
Ht. 22 inches. 
YELLOW QUEEN. 238 in. tall. Both the standards and falls golden yellow. Perfectly lovely. 
Prices for the above. 75e per doz.; 6 for 40c; 3 doz. for $2.00; 50 for $2.50. All postpaid. 
Per 100 by express, charges collect, $4.00. (Of one variety.) 
MIXTURE. A well blended mixture of all the above and others, 65c per doz., postpaid; 3 doz. 
for $1.80, postpaid; $3.00 per 100 by express, charges collect. 
TINGITANA HYBIRD “WEDGEWOOD”. The handsomest of all. Not hardy outside in the 
coldest sections of New England, but a great Iris for forcing or for milder climates. A 
large, clear, light blue self color. Large bulbs, 95¢ per doz., postpaid. Smaller flowering 
size, 60c per doz.; per 100 (50 at same rate) but not 25, size 8 to 9 cm. circumference, 
$3.00; size 9 to 10 cm., $6.00. Express charges collect. 
ENGLISH IRIS. None for sale this season. 
SPANISH IRIS 
First or Top Size Bulbs, 6 to 7 Cm. 
These bloom ten days to two weeks after the Dutch Iris, and bloom with the late German 
Iris. They are lovely, graceful flowers, charming cut flowers lasting from a week to ten days 
after being cut, all the buds blooming out. 
CAJANUS. A glorious golden yellow self; the tallest of them all. 
KING OF THE BLUES. Beautiful dark blue. 
KING OF THE WHITES. A lovely clear white. 
A LOVELY MIXTURE. 
Please do not order less than six of one kind. Prices of any of the Spanish Iris, 75e¢ per 
doz.; 6 for 40c; 3 doz. for $2.00, postpaid, of one variety. 50 bulbs for $2.50 postpaid. 
Per 100 by express, charges collect, $4.00, of one variety. 
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