. Dreer's autumn catalogue 1931. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 36 IRIS GERMAN ICA Twelve Select Exhibition Varieties The following varieties are the most magnificent newer acquisitions obtained up to the present time. Their colorings and form are superb, they represent the giants of the family both in size of individual flowers and habit of growth. Ambassadeur. One of the finest. The stout stems bear flowers of largest size, magnificent form and unique coloring. Standards
. Dreer's autumn catalogue 1931. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 36 IRIS GERMAN ICA Twelve Select Exhibition Varieties The following varieties are the most magnificent newer acquisitions obtained up to the present time. Their colorings and form are superb, they represent the giants of the family both in size of individual flowers and habit of growth. Ambassadeur. One of the finest. The stout stems bear flowers of largest size, magnificent form and unique coloring. Standards deep lavender suffused with bronze, falls maroon with purplish cast. 2k ft. Ann Page. A superb tall growing variety. 4 feet high with masses of clear lavender, blue flowers, with large well rounded petals. Citronella. A most handsome rugged brilliant, free flowering, late yellow, with falls beautifully veined and mottled Vandyke red. 3 ft. Ideal. A very free and effective blue Iris with medium sized flowers, falls rich bright purplish blue; standards ageratum blue. 2\ ft. Imperator. A fine large red toned Iris that makes a striking garden effect, falls maroon crimson; standards bronzy violet red; tall, free and effective. 3| ft. Lent A. Williamson. Exceptionally large flowers on tall strong stems. Standards bright lobelia-blue, shot fawn at the edge, falls rich velvety purple suffused blue at the edge, bright golden-yellow beard. 2J ft. Lord of June. One of the best, massive flowers of perfect form. Standards pale lavender-blue, falls deep aniline-blue. 3 ft. Mme. Suzanne Austessier. Individual flowers of heavy texture and spikes of enormous size; falls reddish-purple; standards light violet blue; very free. 4 Queen Caterina. This superb variety is one of the handsomest of all Iris; a giant in size of flowers as well as in habit of growth; attaining a height of fully four feet. The color is an exquisite shade of pure lavender- blue; the color being uniform in both standar
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