. Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 196111IIH WADR[[R 4'HILADtLPHIA-PA WJ HAKDY mmmi MHIS JAPAISESE IRIS aris Kiempferii). '1 liese niagnirtcenl Iris are among the most beautiful of our sunimer-flovvering plants, and are becoming more popular each season. They commence blooming aboul the middle of June, and continue for five or six veeks. Many of these flowers measure from iO lo 12 inches in diameter, and rival the orchids in tlieir rich Color


. Dreer's 1838 1908 garden book. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 196111IIH WADR[[R 4'HILADtLPHIA-PA WJ HAKDY mmmi MHIS JAPAISESE IRIS aris Kiempferii). '1 liese niagnirtcenl Iris are among the most beautiful of our sunimer-flovvering plants, and are becoming more popular each season. They commence blooming aboul the middle of June, and continue for five or six veeks. Many of these flowers measure from iO lo 12 inches in diameter, and rival the orchids in tlieir rich Colorings. While this Iris succeeds in almost any soil and condition, it delights in a rich, deep, moist position. (/f â wo2ild take a page or more to acctirately describe these beautiful Iris. Below lue merely give the genei al color effect. Order by name or untuber.) \^'ERING JAPANESE IRIS. These produce very large artistic flowers, with three petals. No. 1. IsO-nO-nami. .Silvery-white, veined throughout witl. violet : early. No. 11. tianO'°no=nishiki. Violet-purple, veined with white. No. 12. Shippo. Light lilac, veined with pur]ile. No. 14. Shishi - Ikari. White ground, densely veined darlc purple. No. 15. Qekka = no = namf. A very early pure white. No. 16. Kumoma-nO-SOra. Silvery white, suf- fu-sed throughout with soft light blue; the largest three-Detaled vnriety in cultivation. No. 55. Shuchiukwa. Crimson-purple, with wlnte veins au'l large white halo. No. 75. Otome. A rich shade of violet-purple, sometimes marked with white. No 76. Mine=no=yuki. White, veined and dotted bright purple. No. 96. Tebotan. Violet blue, with prominent white veins. Price, 25 cts. each ; $2 50 per doz.; $15 00 jier 100. Set of ten, $2 00. DOUBLE-FEOWERING JAPANESE IRIS. Under this head we offer ten of the very choicest sorts, having flowers with six large Javanese Iris. A fine spotted sort. No. 68. No. 69. No. 72. No. 91. No. 95. Fuji-mine. White-veined and traced with blue.


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