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of perfumed flowers from late July to early September. 
Most often the blossoms are translucent lavender, but may 
range from creamy white to violet purple, with markings 
of mahogany, buff or copper. Quickest and easiest of Irises 
from seed. Illustrated page 44. Pke. 1b5c; 1% oz. 80c. 
(Plants each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.00). 
DOUGLASIANA—styt(2)18. Undulate blossoms in rare 
color tones, from creamy flushings, through mauve, lilac, 
lavender, deep blue and violet. Illustrated page 2, Pkt. 
15c; 3 pkts. 40c. (PURE WHITE VARIETY same price). 
DWARF HYBRIDS—Kkt(1-2)10. Crosses of Pumila and 
Chamaeiris. Flowers are of full ‘‘German” Iris size and 
form, but come earlier, and plants are very much shorter, 
averaging perhaps 8 inches over all, but varying in this as 
in color from variety to variety. Yellows, blues, smokies, 
white, purple, all are there. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, mixed, 3 
for 70c; 10 for $2.00. Or order as OFFER 88A35, and we 
will send four sorts under name, each different, for $1.00.) 
ENSATA—dkt(2)25. Sword Iris. Great fountains of foli- 
age set off the many attractive blossoms that may be lilac, 
pure white, or lavender with sharp veinings of violet. The 
most drought-resistant of Irises. Pkt. 15c; YR oz. 85c. 
(Plants, mixed, each 35c; 3 for $1.00. Or order as OFFER 
89A35 for one plant of four fine, named, labeled En- 
satas, including rare white, for $1.50.) 
FORRESTI—kt(2)25. Called the Yellow Sibirica, but actu- 
ally it is a rare Chinese species with flowers that vary 
from tawny primrose to lemon. Pkt. 25c. 
FONTANESI—yt(1)16. A pretty bulb-Iris from Morocco, 
with slender stems that bear flowers of clear blue, banded 
yellow. Pkt. 25c. 
FULVA—(2)27. Copper Iris. Airy flowers in a shade be- 
tween new copper and bronze. Illustrated page 14. Plants 
only, divisions, each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
GLADWYN-—styt(2)18. The tawny blue or brown-toned 
yellow flowers are followed by pods that split to show bril- 
liantly scarlet seeds. Sometimes used in winter bouquets, 
as the straw-flowers are. Iris foetidissima. The crushed 
foliage has odor of roast beef. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. 
GIANT HYBRIDS—tThese are the large-flowered, named 
“bearded” or ‘‘German” Irises of our gardens. Our seed 
has been saved from a fine collection, and seedlings should 
show remarkable range of variable color richness, all the 
bright self hues, with pastel harmonies in fawn, lilac, 
bronze tawnies, rose tones, copper and wine shadings. Pkt. 
15c; ry oz. 30c; ¥% oz. 50c. (Plants, fine mixture, 5 for 
90c; 10 for $1.75; 25 for $4.00; 100 for $15.00.) 
GIANT HYBRID NAMED—From our rather extensive col- 
lection of fine named sorts, we have made up two special 
plant offers. OFFER 90A35—One each of 10 separate sorts, 
each with name, for $2.50. OFFER 91A35—One plant each 
of 25 distinct sorts, with names, for $7.00. 
GRACILEPES—(2)9. Daintiest of Irises, rare-wrought in 
crinkly silkiness, sprays of sky blue, orange marked. Of 
full hardiness but needs cool root run so mulch about it 
with straw lawn clippings or leaves. Has also been grown 
as an unusual pot plant. Available spring only, small] 
single-crown divisions, at each 75¢c; 8 for $2.10. 
GRAMINEA—(2)10. Desirable low species with narrow, 
polished leaves, the flowers particularly bright with falls 
of blue and standards of red-mauve. Fragrance of ripe 
plums. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 35c. (Plants, each 45c). 
HISTRIOIDES—yt(1)7. Dainty bulb-Iris of early spring, 
delicately perfumed. Flowers of deep purple, marked white 
and gold. Pkt. 20c; 7 oz. 35c; 1% oz. 60c. 
INNOMINATA—kt(2)10. Rare and lovely Iris with un- 
dulate blossoms that are usually soft golden apricot, a sun- 
set tone, but sometimes clear lilac-lavender. Pkt. 20c. 
KAEMPFERI IMPERIAL—Splendid blend of Japan Irises. 
Gorgeous colorings, white, gold-banded, turquoise, azure, 
purples, crimsons often netted or splashed. Sometim-s 
double. kt(2)36. Pkt. 20c; + oz. 40c. (Plants superb 
mixed, 3 for 90c; 10 for $2.75. Or order as OFFER 92A35 
and we will send six fine sorts, with names, for $2.25). 
KASHMERIANA—kKt(2)25. Bearded Iris from Himalayan 
valleys. Large, rather fragrant flowers, usually creamy 
white, but sometimes blue-lavender. Pkt. 20c. 
MELLITA—Delight Iris. Very early, very dwarf. Some- 
times blooms again in October. Two forms. VARIETY “A” 
—Pale creamy yellow with mulberry stains. VARIETY “B” 
—Violet, suffused mahogany. Plants, either variety, each 
40c. 
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MUSSELMANICA—yt(2)36. An exceptionally fine, and 
rather distinct, Iris of the Spuria section. Big flowers of 
bright sky blue. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each A0c). 
OCHROLEUCA GIGANTEA—yt(2)60. 
banded Iris. Flowers of large size and splendid lasting 
qualities. Stems to five feet. Makes big clumps. Blooms 
just after Giant Bearded are over. Two color forms, snowy 
white with yellow splash on falls (Speciosa), and soft 
yellow with golden orange blotch (Monnieri). These forms 
appear interchangeably from seed. Pkt. 15c; %& oz. 35c. 
(Plants, MONNIERI, pure yellow, each 40c; 3 for $1.10 ; 
10 for $3.25. SPECIOSA, gold-banded white, each 50c.) 
PSEUDACORUS — mtkt(2)35. Showy, easy, adaptable. 
MANDSHURICA—Flowers rich, burnished yellow. Pkt. 
1l5c; ¥% oz. 30c. (Plants, each 30c: 3 for 85c). CREAM 
PRIMROSE—The name describes the delicate colorings of 
the flower. Plants only, each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
RETICULATA—yt(1)8. An enchanting little purple-and- 
gold bulb Iris, violet-fragrant, that blooms in late March 
to early April. Pkt. 20c; 34 oz. 40c. 
SIBIRIENT HYBRIDS—A dependable Iris group, with de- 
lightfully varied blossom colorings; white, azure suffusions, 
light and dark blues, indigo, violet, exquisite amethyst, 
with tawny shadings and odd veinings. They cut well. The 
group is basically Sibirica, but includes strains of related 
species ,as of Sanguinea, Delavayi, Wilsoni, Hamagatasumi, 
Clarkei, and the like. Pkt. 15¢c; 1% oz. 30c: % oz. 50c. 
(Plants collection OFFER 94A55, one each of Snow Queen, 
Purple Velvet, and Dawn Blue, three sorts for $1.00.) 
SINTENISI—kt(2)15. Flowers of deep violet, sharply, vivid- 
ly, splashed and lined over white. Pkt. 15c; zs oz. 25c. 
(Plants, each 40c; 8 for $1.10). 
TECTORUM—The charming Roof Iris, illustrated page 
31. Loose sprays of large blue flowers, undulate, and with 
white crests. Plants each 45c; 3 for $1.20. 
TECTORUM WHITE — Big, wavy flowers of diaphanous 
snowy whiteness gold on blade. Plants, each 50c. 
TENAX—kt(2)15. Delightfully variable. Graceful flowers 
from white, through mauve, to claret and purple, with ap- 
proaches to pink. Pkt. 15c. 
TINGITANIA—yt(2)20. One of the larger and finer bulb 
Irises, big flowers of bright blue-purple with center ridges 
of orange yellow. From Tangiers. Pkt. 25c. 
TRIPETALA—A handsome, late-blooming species, coming 
as the Japanese Irises end. Big, flattened blossoms, with 
horizontal falls and only vestigal standards. Rich, deep 
velvet purple. Every garden needs this splendid, distinctive 
Iris. Plants, each 40c; 3 for $1.10; 10 for $3.30. 
TUBEROSA-—-y(1)16. If you class this as an Iris at all, 
and not as a Hermodactylus, then surely it is the strangest 
of Irises, with its flowers like some strange ornate serpent- 
head from a Mayan carving, the standards of a lurid jade- 
green, falls velvety black. Illustrated page 31. Pkt. 25c. 
VERNA—(1-2)8. Dainty dwarf Iris of early spring, blos- 
soms of deep blue, gold-marked, and with fragrance of 
violets. Plants, each 45c; 8 for $1.20. 
VERSICOLOR—mtkt(2)30. A showy and easy Iris, fully 
adaptable to either dry or wet soils. TYPICA—Royal blue- 
violet with creamy markings. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. (Plants, 
each 30c; 3 for 85c.) KERMESINA—Big flowers of glowing 
claret red. Pkt. 15c; 7s oz. 25c. (Plants each 35c; 3 for 
$1.00.) ROSEA—24 inches. Lovely blossoms of mauve rose. 
Plants only, each 40c. 
VINICOLOR — (2)30. An unusual and attractive Delta 
species with flowers of a unique wine or grape-stain tone. 
Full hardiness. Plants, each 45c; 8 for $1.20. 
OFFER 95A55—One pkt. each of the 31 Irises here offered 
in seed form, for $4.75. 
OFFER 96A35—One plant each, with names, of the 22 
species Irises here offered in plant form, for $8.00. This 
does not include Irises listed under Dwarf Hybrids, Giant 
Hybrids, Kaempferi, Ensata, or Sibirient. 
Includes the Gold- 
IRIS AVALON BLEND 
Here there is at least a little of every Iris that we have 
in seed form, those in this catalog, and the others in the 
Treasure Chest, of course not in equal amounts, for some 
kinds are too scarce and rare for that. Nevertheless we 
doubt that any other Iris blend, anywhere, any time, has 
equaled this in quality. It is your opportunity to secure 
fine Irises. 7g oz. 20c; 1% oz. 80c; % oz. 50c; 1 oz. $1.65. 
