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Iris Catalogs; 1871-1880

Irises Listed for sale in 1871.....(nursery)

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Bulbous Irises
English Irises
  • 'Coelestina', rich celestial blue 2 6 ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Crown Princess', bright blue 2 6....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Euterpe', dark blue '. 2 6 ,,,, (Barr, page 18}
  • 'Peacock', red-violet, mottled velvety-violet......(Barr, page 18).
  • 'Princess of Wales', beautifully mottled porcelain ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Purity', pure -while ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Purple King', rich dark purple .... (Barr, page 18)
  • 'Queen Victoria', white, mottled lilac....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Themistocles', mottled. light blue
  • 'Viola', purple, shaded violet .
Collection of 25 named sorts, (names not printed in catalog) listed by R. Cumming Inc.

Spanish Irises
  • 'Adonis', pearl ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Aurora', sulphur ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Brutus', porcelain ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Ceres', light brown ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Dido', creamy white ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Eros', dark brown ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Hebe', pure white ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Hector', deep yellow ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Ida', citron yellow ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Nestor', rich purple ....(Barr, page 18)

Juno Irises
  • Persica, while, blue, purple, and yellow, and fragrant as a violet, in bloom out of doors in April, and under glass, several in a pot, can be forced for early flowering, 6 in ....(Barr, page 19)

Bulbous species
  • Reticulata, brilliant deep blue and golden yellow, 9 in ....(Barr, page 19)

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Beardless Irises
Japanese Irises (as Iris kaempferi) ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Alexander Von Humboldt', double white, striped yellow....(Barr, page 19)
  • 'Alexander Van Siebold', double, velvety violet, blue shaded ....(Barr, page 19)
  • 'Ernest Moritz Arndt', single velvety purple ....(Barr, page 19)
  • 'Souvenir', double light rose, variegated dark rose ....(Barr, page 19)
  • 'Madame La Greele D’Hanis', single white and lilac....(Barr, page 19)
  • 'Nippon', single white ....(Barr, page 19)

Beardless species
  • Longipetala, flaked pale purple, 3 ft
  • Sibirica, bright blue and while netted, 3 ft
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Crested Irises
Crested species
  • Cristata, rich amethyst-blue, spotted deep blue, striped orange, a in each ....(Barr, page 19)
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Bearded Irises
Dwarf Irises
  • 'Atroccerulea', deep blue ....(Barr, page 18)
  • 'Coerulescens', rich clear blue ....(Barr, page 18)
  • Nudicaulis, violet and white (new), 1 ft

Tall Bearded Irises
  • Germaicas collection of 50 varieties available....(Barr, page 19)
  • De Berghii, golden yellow and bronzy purple, 2 ft ....(Barr, page 19)
  • Fol. variegatis, leaves variegated, green and white, very effective during the winter months....(Barr, page 19)
  • Pallida, pale lavender blue, 2 ft ....(Barr, page 19)
  • Queen of the May, light soft mauve, 2 ft Aril species

Bearded species

For more information on historic Irises visit the Historic Iris Preservation Society at http://www.historiciris.org/

-- BobPries - 2017-03-11
Topic revision: r4 - 13 Mar 2017, BobPries
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