The Worlds 



Shipshape $10.00 



want to say thank you for my last box of Iris. I have ordered 

 rom other Iris dealers hut have never gotten such nice rhizomes." 



Mrs. R. Carter, N.C. 



Orchid Frost $15.00 



AFRICAN QUEEN (J. Nelson, 70) ML 38" $10.00 



A subtle shade of dark brown, darker at the haft and toward the 

 edges; standards and falls of similar color. Beard is dark yellow. Big 

 flowers on perfect stems, all petals nicely ruffled. See page 20. 



AFTER ALL (Dave Hall, '67) L. 30" $1 0.00 



The heavily fringed and flounced petals of this deep, ivory-cream Iris 

 suggests some of the intricate lace-like work of Oriental artisans. Very 

 large, with flaring falls and thick substance. Illustrated on page 14. 



AFTER DARK (Schreiner, '63) E. 40" $1 .50 



Deepest, velvety, rich violet-blue. The big, slightly ruffled 

 flowers are produced on four-branched stems reaching to 

 44 inches in height. Early. HM, '64. 



ALASKAN CROWN (J. Nelson, '66) M. 36" $3.00 



Broad of petal, in both standards and falls, pure white 

 with heavy lace and "crimpings" of yellow all about the 

 edges. Hafts deep yellow with reddish-orange beards. 

 Height, branching, size and substance are all excellent. 

 HM, '67. Shown on page 30. 



ALLEGIANCE (Cook, '58) $1 .00 



The giant flowers are of deepest navy blue, overlaid with velvet, 

 the standards are silky and lustrous. The beards are medium blue 

 tipped lemon-chrome. Color is even and solid clear into the throat. 

 40 inches; late. HM AIS. 1968; AM, 1960; Dykes Medal. 1964. Shown 

 on page 52. 



AMETHYST FLAME (Schreiner, '58) ML. 38" $1 .00 



Immense in size and elegant in form, a curiously tinted blend of 

 lavender or light violet and rosy heliotrope, nicely ruffled. HM, '58; 

 AM, '60. Dykes Medal, '63. See page 54. 



AMIGO'S GUITAR (Plough, '64) EM. 36" $3.50 



Standards are dark Butterscotch with a violet mid-rib, the wide falls 

 blue-violet, lightly tinted rose, ruffled and fluted. This is similar in 

 pattern to Gypsy Lullaby— but the colors are more subdued. HM, '65; 

 AM, '67. See page 30. 



ANGEL BRIGHT (Rees, '66) ML 36" $5.00 



A creamy combination of sparkling white and vivid chrome yellow. 

 Standards are domed and the falls are broad, with a heavy pattern 

 of gold on the haft and a matching rich golden beard. Well branched, 

 large flowers. HM, '68. 



APPLE VALLEY (Deforest, '58) EM. 36" $1 .50 



Almost white, flushed pink, with deeper pink cast about the hafts, 

 The pink-tinted beard intensifies the pinkish glow of an otherwise 

 almost white, very beautiful and different flower. Very large, with 

 broad petals and tall stalks. HM, '60. See page 54. 



APRICOT BLAZE (Gibson, 71) M. 34" $12.50 



A tangerine bearded plicata of giant size and perfect proportions. The 

 beautifully formed standards are solid coppery-apricot or pale amber, 

 without markings, and they are folded and closed at the 

 top. Falls are ivory in the central area, with shoulder mark- 

 ings of amber, shading out to amber at the margins. Sec 

 page 7. 



APRIL MELODY (Gibson, '67) ML. 36" $3.50 



This is a pretty close approach to being a pink plicata . . . 

 the ground color light, almost white, pinkish lavender and 

 the markings a bright and intense shade of lavender-rose. 

 In 1965 this was awarded the cup for best seedling at the regional 

 A.I.S. meeting. As noted in the picture, the flowers are a bit lacy and 

 especially well proportioned. Large and long lasting. HM, '68. See 

 page 25. 



