ORIENTAL IRIS (388cn: 
NOTE: AII varieties have a pronounced gold streak toward the base of the petals. 
HESE summer-blooming Iris are among the 
most important of the hardy perennials. In 
beauty, form, and color they rival or even sur- 
pass the celebrated orchid. They are trouble-free 
and easily grown when once established, and never 
fail to provoke exclamations of surprise and delight 
from those who look upon them for the first time. 
The subtle elegance of the blooms, coupled with the 
graceful grassy foliage, makes a real triumph of the 
smallest planting. 
Flowering in July, they are of easy culture, grow- 
ing splendidly in a sunny position m any ordinary 
good garden soil. These Iris are especially effective 
planted at the edge of a pool or along a stream. When 
established, they attain a height of about 3 feet, with 
flowers in a wide variety of color and as large as 8 
inches across. The 3-petaled varieties are equally as 
artistic and beautiful as the 6-petaled kinds, for 
their charm and sparkle compensate for what they 
lack in petalage. 
We have listed those varieties which we be- 
lieve to be the world’s finest. They will 
give you years of untold satisfaction 
and pleasure. 
IRIS 
Apollo. White petals veined purple, 
with orchid stigmas, present a fine 
contrast. 3 petals. 
Blue Bird. Rich true blue. Very choice. 
3 petals. 
Blue Jay. Light blue shading darker 
toward the center overlaid with purple 
sheen and silvery stripe. 6 petals. 
Bride. Red-violet, heavily veined white; 
white stigmas. 3 large petals. 
Child’s Beauty. White, heavily veined 
blue; purple stigmas. 3 large petals. 
Distinction. Light lavender petals and 
stigmas. Very good. 6 petals. 
Eleanor Parry. Rich, vinous purple. 
6 petals. 
Gold Bound. Large, pure white, most 
conspicuous gold streak. 6 petals. 
Mahogany. Deep, velvety mahogany- 
red; stigmas plum color. 6 petals. 
Mount Hood. True blue with white 
stigmas. 6 petals. 
Ondine. White, blue shading toward 
the center; white stigmas. 3 large 
petals, 

)“The Hardy Garden Orchid” 
Orion. Red-violet, veined white; white 
stigmas. 6 large petals. 
Othello. Lavender-blue, pronounced 
white vemning; white stigmas. 6 petals. 
Pink Progress. Pinkish lavender: over- 
laid with silver sheen. 3 large petals. 
Porcelain Sceptic. Red-violet veined 
and overlaid white; white stigmas. 
3 petals. 
Princess Clothilde. Porcelain-blue on 
an ash-gray background. 6 petals. 
Pyramid. Violet-blue, center of petals 
veined white. 6 petals. 
Rosanne. Light purple with heavy 
purple veins; stigmas dark plum color. 
Excellent. 6 petals. 
Snowbound. A glorious pure white. 
3 petals. 
Toledo. White with very light blue 
veins; stigmas light blue. 3 petals. 
PRICES 
40 cts. each 
3 of 1 variety for $1.00 10 of 1 variety for $3.00 
INTRODUCTORY IRIS OFFERS 
20 1 each of 20 choicest varieties described on this $ 4 85. 
page, labeled, for . i a, 
(Practically half-priced) 
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1 plants, varieties of your selection, in any com- $ Q: 50 
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