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. Catalogue of autumn bulbs : 1898. Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. 34 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—BULBS FOR AUTUMN GERMAN GERMAN IRIS. .. Reticulata. A lovely variety. Color, violet blue, lower petals of a darker shade, with gold and "white stripes and veins, spotted with black. Very sweet-scented. 20c. each, § per doz. Histrio. Charming new species, bright blue, blotched yellow, and very early. 20c. each, $ per doz. Peacock. [Paronia.) Pur
. Catalogue of autumn bulbs : 1898. Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. 34 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—BULBS FOR AUTUMN GERMAN GERMAN IRIS. .. Reticulata. A lovely variety. Color, violet blue, lower petals of a darker shade, with gold and "white stripes and veins, spotted with black. Very sweet-scented. 20c. each, § per doz. Histrio. Charming new species, bright blue, blotched yellow, and very early. 20c. each, $ per doz. Peacock. [Paronia.) Pure white, with a bright blue spot on each petal. Fine for pots or garden culture. 1 foot. (See cut.) 5c. each, 50c. per doz. English, (Anglica.) Large, hand- some flowers,withrich purple, blue and lilac colors predominating. Grows IS to 20 inches high. Per- fectly hardy. Mixed varieties. 3 for 10c, 25c. per doz., $ per 100. Plorentina. Very beautiful, pure violet slightly shaded with blue and with a yellow beard, deliciously violet-scented. The orris root of commerce is produced from this plant. 10c. each, $ per doz. | Iris Germanica.) This variety is the true "Fleur-de-Lis," the national flower of France. They are perfectly hardy, thrive and bloom luxuriantly,particularly if plenti- fully supplied with water or if planted in moist situations, as on the banks' of ponds, etc. Plants well established produce from 50 to 100 spikes of bloom, deliciously fragrant and fine for cutting. In beauty the flowers rival the finest Orchids, colors ranging through richest yellows, intense purples, delicate blues, soft mauves, beauti- ful claret reds, white, primroses and bronzes of every imaginable shade. (See cut.) Ready in Xorember. Fulda. Standards, soft lav- ender; falls, light and dark blue, veined and feathered. Honorable. Standards, bright golden yellow; falls, finely feathered and veined yellow and maroon. Queen of the Gypsies. Standards, smoked pearl
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