Irises 
Evansia 
Crested Iris 
Evansia section includes some of the 
choicest and most orchid-like flowers to 
be found anywhere. It is the only group 
that is adapted for culture in the shade, 
and includes some of the smallest and the 
tallest members of the genus. They should 
be planted where the ground can be kept 
moist on the surface at all times, and will 
thrive if a mulch of leafmould is kept on 
the surface. Tectorum will stand consider- 
able more sun than the other members of 
the group. Delivery throughout the year. 
CRISTATA. Dainty, soft amethyst-blue 
with a touch of gold. Beautifully fringed 
and crested. Useful for the rock garden, 
in front of the flower border or as ground 
cover. Fragrant. 4 inches. 25c. 
DARJEELING (Giridlian, 1944). A seed- 
ling of Nada, and similar to it in habit of 
growth and cultural requirements. The 
flowers are purest white, much larger and 
very frilled. The blades of the falls are 
frilled to form a funnel with a hole in the 
en ehcn If you like Nada you will love this. 
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FAIRYLAND (Stevens, 1936). A WATTII 
and UWODU cross that is quite distinct. 
Color very pale lavender with spots and 
dots of deeper lavender with brown and 
a yellow crest. Dark green foliage and 
compact growth. 24 inches. 75c. 
JAPONICA. Orchid-like flowers of a uni- 
form shade of lavender on 2-foot stems. 
The flowers are large and closely set on 
the stout and well branched stem. Blooms 
February-April. 24 inches. 50c. 
TECTORUM. The roof Iris of Japan. 
Deep lilac-blue with darker markings and 
ivory crest. Will grow well in full sun and 
1s very bardy. Flowers are large and the 
Plant prolific. 15 inches. 50c. 
UWODU. This is quite a distinct form of 
Japonica. It grows only 12 inches high, the 
foliage is bright and shiny green and the 
flowers are very light lilac with violet 
spots and bright yellow crest. It is reputed 
to be hardier. 35c. 
WATTII. An amazing Iris from the south- 
ern slopes of the Himalaya Mountains, 
with a habit of growth more resembling a 
dwarf bamboo than Iris. The fan of leaves 
is perched on top of 2 to 4-foot stem. The 
flowers are white with orange crest borne 
on graceful, wiry panicles. Ideal for plant- 
ing behind the lower growing varieties in 
this section. 75c. 
Spuria 
Butterfly Iris 
Spurias are among the easiest to grow 
and after planting require very little care, 
although they will resnond to careful cul- 
tivation and fertilization. They should be 
planted in September and kept fairly moist 
at all times, although they will do fairly 
well under dry conditions. 
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AUREA. Tall dark yellow. Has long, nar- 
row falls. 5 feet. 35c. 
AZURE DAWN (Nies, 1943). A very 
graceful Spuria of unusually smooth color 
and texture. Flowers well formed, of an 
even lavender-blue throughout except for 
the small lemon colored signal blotch in 
the falls. 415 feet. $4.00. 
BRONZSPUR (Nies, 1941). This flower 
has color never before obtained in the 
Spurias. It is a harmony in shades of 
brown and yellow, giving the general ef- 
fect of Old Gold in the garden. As a cut 
flower it is brilliantly beautiful under ar- 
tificial light. Following is a detailed de- 
scription: S. cupped Isabella color chang- 
ing to deep yellow at the base. F. Flaring, 
oval, Primuline Yellow heavily veined Se- 
bia: widely margined Isabella color. Style 
branches Amber Yellow. Crests same color 
as the Standards. Buds Wax Yellow and 
Sepia. Stem tall and stately, attaining a 
height of nearly 6 feet under ideal condi- 
tions, producing 6 to 8 flowers in succes- 
sion. $2.50. 
MONNIERI. Handsome, rich golden yel- 
low, similar to AUREA, but with wide 
falls and lighter color. 48 inches. 50c. 
OCHROLEUCA. The butterfly Iris. Large 
ivory-white flowers. with intense vellow 
blotch on the falls. Makes a very effective 
clump in the garden. Excellent for cut- 
ting. 48 inches. 35c. 
SAUGATUCK (Nies, 1941). A softly col- 
ored Lavender flower that is in a class by 
itself. The flower is very large, well formed 
and should become very popular for use 
in corsage making and cut-flower trade. 
S. cupped, fluted and ruffled; Dark Laven- 
der changing to Wax Yellow at the base. 
F. flaring, ruffled, perfectly round, Wax 
Yellow heavily veined Light Brown with 
a wide margin of Lavender. Style branches 
Cream color. Crests Lavender. Habit of the 
plant and the number of flowers same as 
for BRONZSPUR. $3.00. 
SULPHURIA. Similar to MONNIERI, but 
of a sulphur yellow. 48 inches. 50c. 
SUNNY DAY. The largest flowered, deep 
yellow falls, standards lighter. Profuse 
bloomer. 50 in. 75c. 
Unguicularis 
Winter Blooming Iris 
These are highly adaptable and will grow 
in any kind of soil and exposure except in 
dense shade or too much moisture. They 
should be protected by a heavy mulch in 
cold sections. Planting should be done be- 
fore the first of February and kept moist 
untill well established. To prevent flowers 
hiding among the foliage plant them where 
they can be thoroughly dried out during 
the Summer. This will cause the foliage 
to wilt and lie flat on the ground, allow- 
ing the flowers to make a mass of color 
in the center of the plant, or cut the 
foliage 8 inches above the ground in Sep- 
tember. Delivery June to January. 
