J^m things 



for Your 1943 Garden 



fltSt, THERE ARE THE NEW 

 INTRODUCTIONS . . . 



Every dyed-in-the-wool flower grower wants to know 

 about them, even though they may not find their 

 way into your own particular garden until some 

 future date. Here they are — 



From DR. R. E. KLEINSORGE 



OREGON TRAIL Each $15.00 



A big heavy textured flower in smoothly blended shades of 

 tawney salmon. There is a rich gold beard and odd soft brown 

 areas surmounting the falls. Dr. Kleinsorge nicknamed this 

 iris "Brown Shoulders'" but the name finally chosen is in 

 honor of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the state 

 of Oregon. This distinct blend of rich colors, much deeper 

 and more vivid than such things as Sandalwood, Far West, 

 or Fiesta, ranks along with Old Parchment, Tobacco Road 

 and Aztec Copper for sheer individuality. Medium in height, 

 three feet or slightly over, with heavy stems and large flowers ; 

 very late. 



RANGER Each $10.00 



Dark but very brilliant, almost true crimson red. A decided 

 self, with long cone-shaped closed standards. Now that many 

 new near red irises are coming to us each year, we must 

 exercise caution before introducing another. We grew the 

 best reds obtainable for comparison, with the result that we 

 were convinced beyond doubt that RANGER is in a class 

 by itself. Nearest to it is Red Valor. One of the last to bloom, 

 a sure producer of flowers and lots of them, with straight 

 stems and fine branching. Very large, 36 inches tall. 



PEACH GLOW Each $10.00 



A seedling of Daybreak and another truly beautiful almost 

 true peach-pink iris. While the individual flowers are large 

 and perfectly proportioned, it is as a garden clump that this 

 lovely creation is startlingly effective. The tall wiry stems 

 bear a great number of flowers which last from early mid- 

 season to late. As colorful and luscious as a bowl of Georgia 

 peaches. 



ILLUSION Limited Stock, $10.00 each 



An Ormohr seedling, altogether different from either the 

 parent or any others in this series, but with the peculiar 

 elusive different air about it that marks these Wm. Mohr 

 hybrids. ILLUSION is delicate lilac pink in color, with tawny 

 brown overlay on the haft and a brown tipped beard having 

 a slight crest at the end. The very last iris to flower in our 

 garden, it is a mass of huge blooms of ethereal lilac pink 

 color, but slightly smaller in size than Ormohr. Well branched, 

 about 30 inches tall, with some stems slightly taller. 



MEXICO 



MEXICO Each $10.00 



Gay and brilliant, a blended bi-color of buff golden standards 

 and broad plush-like falls of glowing red brown. Now there 

 are many irises in this color combination, but this one is 

 not the ordinary variegata type that you might expect. In 

 the first place, it is a perfectly gigantic flower, with the falls 

 slightly waved at the edges. And then there is a coppery 

 orange suffusion about it that makes it appear more as a 

 blend than a definite bicolor. This is another of the very 

 latest varieties, extending the iris season after most others 

 have passed by. 



From EDGAR BECK, Chattanooga, Tenn. 

 MISS ANN Each $10.00 



In 1941 we heard about the splendid seedlings raised by Mr. 

 Beck, a Chattanooga amateur. Two of the finest ones were 

 sent to us for trial and we selected this one for introduction. 

 Most difficult to describe, it is a blend of pearly pink tones, a 

 magnificent iris with very broad falls and huge standards, 

 as nearly perfect in shape and style as one might wish for. 

 It contains the fleeting tints found in an opal, but the blos- 

 soms are of thick substance and endured the pouring rain 

 and heavy wind we experienced last season as though they 

 were fashioned out of enamel. A beautiful and thoroughly 

 fine iris. 



