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DANCING RILL (Schreiner, '64) M. 36" $2.00 

 A subtle blend of rose and sunburst gold with an over-all sparkle of 

 gold dust. Standards almost solid rose, crimped and fluted; falls 

 golden, shading to rose at the margins. Yellow beard and style-arms. 

 Flaring form. 



DANDELION DAYS (Tompkins, 70) EL. 36" $10.00 



Vivid deep orange self. Large flaring flowers with many ruffles. Heavy 

 substance. Mr. Tompkins says this is from pink breeding. 



DARK FURY (Luihn, '62) EM. 36" $1 .00 



Sultry blue-black self with self beard. Great width and ruffling, 

 coupled with flaring falls and closed standards, set Dark Fury apart 

 in its color class. It is a vigorous grower with fine foliage. HM, '63; 

 AM, '65. See page 51. 



DARK RITUAL (Hager, 72) M. 36" $15.00 



One of the new red-black Iris added to our list. Standards are de- 

 scribed as dark red and the falls a red-black. The beards are bronze- 

 yellow. Good grower and well branched. 



DAVE'S ORCHID (Hall, '60) EM. 36" $1 .00 



The color is orchid-rose with bluish overlay on the falls. Hafts are 

 marked with amber, and the lacy edges are trimmed with a narrow 

 band of this amber-copper tint. Base of standards and style-arms are 

 flushed amber. Beard is bright tangerine. HM, '61. 



DAWN CREST (DeForest, '60) M. 36" $2.00 



Considered by the late Fred DeForest as one of his all time finest 

 productions. Standards are bright orange-pink, three inches wide, 

 and ruffled. Falls, yellowish ivory, measure a good three inches at 

 the haft and are flaring. HM, '60; AM, '62. Shown on page 39. 



DEBBY RAIRDON (Kuntz, '65) EM. 34" $5.00 



Soft yellow standards, very full and waved, well held and almost 

 closed at the top. The falls are milk white but heavily banded with 

 rich yellow and the under sides are solid yellow. Lovely form, with 

 attractive ruffling. HM, '66; AM, '68. Dykes Medal, 71. See page 23. 



DEBRA SUZANNE (Knocke, 71) M. 34" $8.00 



An immense flower of pale blue with an undertone of icy green 

 which gives it a distinct color. It has excellent form, very broad falls 

 and quite ruffled. HC, '70. 



DECOLLETAGE (Hager, 70) M. 30" $7.50 



A big ruffled, fluted plicata. Poised petals are a smooth cream, dec- 

 orated around the edges with a wide band of orchid rose. Appealing 

 and different. HM, 71. 



DEEP SPACE (Tompkins, '61) ML 40" $1.00 



Richest indigo blue, a gigantic flower, broad petaled and smooth in 

 the extreme. There are no veinings or haft marks. Beard is heavy and 

 rich indigo in color. A real stand-out! HM, '62. See page 55. 



DENVER DAWN (Durrance, '64) ML. 38" $3.00 



Colorado is noted for its clear blue skies. Before the sun peeks over 

 the horizon this azure hue is flushed with rose and mauve and the 

 tints in this Iris could hardly be more aptly described. The flowers are 

 extra large and symmetrically ruffled. HM, '67. See page 48. Rare W 



DENVER MINT (Knopf, '63) EM. 38" $1 .50 



Deep Dresden yellow, creamy toward the center, the large flowers 

 fluted and ruffled and of leather-like texture. This is one of the most 

 popular of the newer yellows. HM, '65; AM, '67. " 



DESERT THISTLE (Gibson, '61) M. 36" $1.50 



This one is not pink but is a glowing, rosy mauve, or perhaps a cap- 

 tivating blend of lavender-rose, slightly blued, would better describe 

 it. Tall, large and exciting, with wide standards and falls, finely 

 laced. See page 45. HM, '62. 



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