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Title: Bulbs & seeds : autumn 1909
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: D.M. Ferry & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : D.M. Ferry & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Hispanica (Spanish Iris)—Dwarf and well adapted forpot culture. The flowers are of various shades of violet,yellow, blue and white. Mixed sorts, 2 cents each;15 cents per dozen; 85 cents per ico, postpaid. _ Germanica (German Iris)—This is the Fleur de Lis the national flower of France. Broad, graceful petalsin exquisite shades of color are borne well above dark green foliage onstout, erect and branching stalks, generally comes into bloom in Mayor June. 2 cents each; 20 cents per dozen, postpaid. Kaempferi (Japan Iris)—Distinct from all others, and never fails toexcite admiration. Flowers often ten inches across, a marvelous blend-ing of rich and rare shades of violet, blue, crimson, white and yel-low, rarely seen except in most costly orchids. Very hardy andof easy culture, do best in damp soil and should be freely watered in dryweather. If left undisturbed will flower each year in greater profusion.Mixed sorts, 5 cents each; 35 cents per dozen; ;2.oo per 100, postpaid. FREESIA

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