. Autumn bulbs : 1894. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 30 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW IBIS PEACOCK (PAV0NIA Bakeri. A new and perhaps the roost beautiful Iris of the reticula- ta type, the flowers are deliciously sky-blue, falls white, spotted and blotched with violet-blue. It is perfectly hardy and one of the earliest of spring flowers, blooming in the open ground in February. For pot culture it is very desirable, as it can be had in flower in midwinter, its
. Autumn bulbs : 1894. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 30 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW IBIS PEACOCK (PAV0NIA Bakeri. A new and perhaps the roost beautiful Iris of the reticula- ta type, the flowers are deliciously sky-blue, falls white, spotted and blotched with violet-blue. It is perfectly hardy and one of the earliest of spring flowers, blooming in the open ground in February. For pot culture it is very desirable, as it can be had in flower in midwinter, its orchid-like flowers forming striking objects for greenhouse or window decoration. 15c. each, $ doz. (Anglica.) Large, hand- some flowers, with rich purple, blue and lilac colors predomi- nating ; grows 18 to 20 inches high. Perfectly hardy. Mixed varieties. (See cut.) 3 for 10c, 25c. doz., $ 100; by mail, $ 100. Poetidissima folia variegata. (Variegated Gladwin.) A very or- namental variety for pot culture and very desirable for open ground, of easy cultivation in almost any situation, but prefers a moist one; the flowers of bluish lilac are fol- lowed by large, thrice-divided seed pods, showing the large, orange- colored seeds and are very orna- mental ; the foliage is also beauti- fully variegated with ivory-white, making the plant at all times very decorative, (See cut.) 20c. each, $ doz. i Il^IS.—Continued. ata. (Scorpion Iris.) This is a gem. The plant only grows about a foot high. The flowers are very large, measuring i to 6 inches across, of a delicate lilac-blue, with showy blotches of bright- est yellow, spotted with a darker shade, the whole forming one of the richest combinations of color imaginable. One of the features of this rare plant is that its flowers are produced when our gardens are practically flowerless, commencing to bloom in Octoberand producing a second crop of flowers in December if the weather be not too severe. It is of th
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