THE WORLD’S FINEST IRISES 


JAPANESE IRIS 
After gathering Japanese Iris from all sources over a period of 
many years, accumulating several hundred varieties for testing and 
comparison, I decided to select a Master List and to propagate these 
in quantities, eliminating all the rest. I do not announce this as my 
final Master List, because I have some very fine importations from 
Japan that will be included in this list as soon as they are available 
in sufficient quantities to offer them for sale at a favorable price, and 
a few of those included in the present list will no doubt be dropped at 
that time. The varieties retained by me from my original collection 
are, of course, considered by me the finest originated to date; there 
are giant singles and doubles, self colors, mottled, striped and blended 
effects; subtle soft tints and gorgeously brilliant colorings in a most 
comprehensive range. 
There is nothing more showy than the Japanese Iris, and as they 
bloom after the others are through flowering, they prolong the Iris 
season. ie gt 
Japanese Iris should be planted in spring, or if not planted at that 
time the work should be deferred until August or September, or they 
can be set out later, as long as the ground is not frozen, but in case of 
late planting they should be given a slight covering the first winter. 
AIRSHIP. This is a very large flowered single variety that has at- 
tracted a great deal of attention. The standards are soft plum 
color and the falls deep bluish lavender. $5.00 each 
AMETHYST. This is a large single flower, with petals of a silky 
texture and in a very dainty light amethyst coloring. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75, 6 for $6.00, 100 for $75.00 
ARCTURUS. An exceedingly fine single white, with small rich 
purple standards. The white styles are diffused with delicate 
purple and there is a bright yellow blotch. 
$2.00 each; 3 for $5.50, 6 for $10.00 
AZURE. Gigantic double flowers, with exquisite wavy petals of azure 
blue coloring, with a darker halo around the yellow blotch at 
the base of the petals. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75, 6 for $6.00, 100 for $75.00 
BANDAI-SAN. A large fine single flower with white falls delicately 
veined purple; very small purple standards edged white. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75, 6 for $6.00 
BETTY F. HOLMES. This new giant white variety now offered for 
the first time is a great improvement on Gold Bound, being 
about twice as large, Gold Bound being the most popular white 
to date. Betty F. Holmes has much better foliage and the blotch 
is lemon yellow instead of orange yellow as in Gold Bound. 
$2.00 each; 3 for $5.50, 6 for $10.00 
BLUE BIRD. A very handsome, large flowered single deep blue. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75, 6 for $6.00, 100 for $75.00 
BLUE DANUBE. Double. A very fine large, deep indigo blue, with 
violet shading and a bright yellow blotch at the centre. One of 
the largest and tallest and finest in my collection. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75, 6 for $6.00, 100 for $75.00 
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