Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 *44 DREER'S SELECT LIST. JAPANESE IRIS. Gekka=no-nami. (Waves on flowering variety, coining into bloom fully a week earlier than any other sort; it has three very large silvery-white petals, with golden-rayed centre. Gei=sho=i. Ground color white, showing transparently through the reddish-purple marbling and deep purple veins. Rich golden-yellow star-like centre, which is surrounded by a deep purple halo, standards deep purple. lso=no=nami. Ground color of the three larger petals silvery- white, delicately veined and trac
Dreer's garden calendar : 1899 . dreersgardencale1899henr Year: 1899 *44 DREER'S SELECT LIST. JAPANESE IRIS. Gekka=no-nami. (Waves on flowering variety, coining into bloom fully a week earlier than any other sort; it has three very large silvery-white petals, with golden-rayed centre. Gei=sho=i. Ground color white, showing transparently through the reddish-purple marbling and deep purple veins. Rich golden-yellow star-like centre, which is surrounded by a deep purple halo, standards deep purple. lso=no=nami. Ground color of the three larger petals silvery- white, delicately veined and traced throughout with violet, with golden-rayed centre, the three minor petals deep purple, edged with white, while the standards are violet, edged with white, tli2 whole forming a beautiful combination Kumoma=no=SOra. {Sky Amidst the Cloud.} One of the most delicately handsome varieties. The flower consists of three very large broad petals, the ground color being a pure silvery- white, suffused in the most delicate manner with soft light sky- blue, yellow-rayed centre. Kyodaisan. Three large light-blue petals, lightly veined with deep lilac, the golden-yellow centre being surrounded with a halo of same color. KoSU!=no=irO. Six large petals, ground color violet, veined with white, yellow-rayed star-shaped centre, standards white, tipped with violet. Mana=dsuru. {C rich dark purple. ShishMkari. Three grayish white petals, veined throughout with purple, golden-yellow centre. Shuchiukwa. Three large petals of rich magenta lilac, freely veined and marbled with while : the golden centre is surrounded by a large white halo ; standards white, marked with lilac. Setljo=no=hova. . golderi-starr) centre : very choice. Price: 25c. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. The Set of 20 Varieties; for $ EXTRA CHOICE MIXED VARIETIES, 15 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100.
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