SPURIA IRIS 
The Spurias, sometimes. called “But- 
terfly Iris”, resemble the Dutch irises 
which are extensively used by florists, 
but the flowers are large, and numerous 
blossoms, are borne on the three to four 
foot stalks, making a very showy display 
in the garden, and are superb as cut 
flowers, as they are not as fragile as the 
bearded iris and keep for days. The 
color range is wide, ranging from near 
white and creamy-yellow to a deep gold- 
en yellow, and from lovely old-gold 
shades down to a deep golden brown. 
There are lavender-blues and true blués 
and a mixed planting is indeed a very 
beautiful sight. 'The browns are quite 
new and unusually interesting. 
Spurias require very little care, and 
can be left in a permanent location, so 
should be given room in which to grow. 
They thrive in full sun or partial shade, 
and do best if kept well watered in the 
early spring and throughout the bloom- 
ing season. 
Keep very moist until established. 
Perfectly hardy, they are very worth- 
while additions to an garden. Spurias 
bloom at the same times as the late flow- 
ering bearded iris. 
Spurias wll be shipped only in, the 
fall at the proper planting -time. In 
planting them be sure to cover rhizomes 
three to four inches. 
AZURE DAWN (Nies)—A _ blue-laven- 
der Spuria of uniform coloring, except 
for a plae yellow patch on the falls. 
The smoothness of the coloring is par- 
ticularly pleasing. 41% ft. __Each $0.75 
BRONZSPUR (Nies)—A combination of 
sepia, old gold, and yellow, giving us a 
flower unusual and especially beautiful 
as a cut flower whose beauty is en- 
hanced by artificial light. 6 ft.Each $0.75 
CHEROKEE CHIEF (Nies)—A velvety, 
deep brown iris with rich yellow signal 
patch on the flaring falls; which intn- 
sifies the rich brown color. Large flow- 
ers Onetallestemish ve sae ees Each $3.00 
DR. ANNIE BESANT—A very large and 
tall variety. Flowers are cream with a 
lovely gold splotch on falls. Used ex- 
tensively in florist’s arrangements. 60 
LTT opts es er Cee See Each $1.00 
DUTCH DEFIANCE (Nies) A.M., 1949— 
A very large, bold, hardy blue flower 
that has attracted much favorable atien- 
tion. Splendid in form , finish and sub- 
stance, its charm is enhanced by a yel- 
low signal patch on the frilled fails. 
ip al Oo ee Pe AR ee, PPS Tha Ee Each $1.50 
FIFTH SYMPHONY (Nies)—A very dec- 
orative spuria of deep yellow veined 
with a golden brown throughout, creat- 
ing an almost orange effect. Fine for 
flower arrangements. __--~- Each $1.00 
GOLD NUGGET (Milliken) — A free 
flowering bright yellow which has be- 
come very popular. The flower stalks 
have three to four clusters of buds and 
flowers, each cluster containing two or 
threertiowersso4cit..- Each $0.75 
MICHIGAN STATE (Nies) — A huge 
bronze flower of a beautiful round form. 
A loose veining over both stanlards and 
falls produce the light bronze effect. 
A 0FINCHESS cat ed. ae eer Each $0.75 
MONNIERE—A soft yellow. The flow- 
ers have rather broad petals and are of 
smooth texture. Fine for cutting. 3 ft. 
Each $0.75 
MT. WILSON (Milliken)—A blue Spur- 
ia which make an excellent variety to 
plant with some of the yellows, such as 
Monnieri or Gold Nugget. 3 ft. Ea. $0.75 
PASTORAL (Nies)—A corsage flower. 
The flaring falls are orange yellow, 
edged with pale lavender while the er- 
ect standards are yellow changing to 
lavender. The light lavender styles with 
their deep lavender crests add a finish- 
MNS ULOUCH wwoeINChes wees ae Each $1.50 
RUSSET FLAME (Nies) H.M., 1950—A 
vigorous, free flowering Spuria of rich 
russet coloring which makes it especial- 
ly useful as a cut flower. The under- 
color is deep yellow, the falls as being 
heavily bordered with dark brown while 
the standards are washed to a brownish 
yellow. Heavy substance and good keep- 
ing quality make it valuable to florists 
and home gardeners. Vigorous grower 
ANCUeINCreaseLa os amt ieee ae Each $1.90 
SAUGATUCK (Nies) — A symphony of 
color. The standards are lavender shad- 
ing to yellow at the base; the falls yel- 
low, veined with bronze and broadly 
bordered with lavender. 4 ft. __Ea. $0.75 
SUNNY DAY (Sass) — An excellent 
bright yellow which is very popular. 
3 ER ee eit *___ Each $0.75 
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