the Perennial 

 Supreme 



Color? Why, these new kinds offer the most 

 exciting color range of any flower that grows. 

 There are luscious pinks, great blooms of solid 

 golden yellow, Jersey creams, blues of the sky 

 and of deep waters, soft tans and chocolate- 

 browns, henna-reds and richest burgundies — 

 and there are whites as clean as freshly fallen 

 snow, sparkling coppers and melting shades of 

 apricot. Some come in marbled patterns, 

 others are delicately stitched or sanded. Some 

 are ruffled, others are smartly tailored. Many 

 are gigantic in size — 7 inches in diameter! 

 There are tall ones, short ones, and a host of 

 average height. You can have them early, 

 mid-season and late . . . and at a price to suit 

 the beginner with a modest purse or the 

 connoisseur with unlimited means. Yes, the 

 Iris is truly the perennial supreme . . . and 

 so easy to grow! 



Rondetta $25.00 



NEW INTRODUCTIONS FOR 1974 



HIS LORDSHIP (Gaulter, '74) M. 36" $25.00 



A most regal impression, indeed, is created by a healthy 

 robust 2-year clump of His Lordship! The sturdy, broad 

 foliage supports tall, well-branched stalks, topped by dig- 

 nified, heavy deep purple self-toned blossoms with velvety 

 dark blue-purple beards. The falls on this variety are 

 widely flaring and the standards closed and only slightly 

 ruffled. It reaches peak bloom in mid-season and would be 

 a royal addition to any garden. Seedling #69-75 



IMPALA (Gaulter, '74) ML. 34" $20.00 



Let us introduce a new flower with yellow standards fold- 

 ing into conically-rounded top! It is a deeper yellow in the 

 haft with purple markings radiating from the deep yellow 

 throat. The white falls have a yellow tip at the center edge. 

 Blossoms on this lovely Iris are on 34-inch, well branched 

 stalks and are of extra heavy substance. Claudia Rene and 

 Claudia Rene seedlings are in its parentage. 



RONDETTA (Gaulter, '74) M. 36" $25.00 



Here is the new introduction with the "hourglass-shaped" 

 blossom! The standards are a sunny-orchid coloring, while 

 the falls are a pale orchid in the center, shading to a deeper 

 orchid-rose at the edges. Rondetta's tangerine beard ap- 

 pears to be of a pink-orange cast. The top of the flower is 

 very upright with crinkled edges and in midseason there 

 are 36-inch tall stalks displaying four or more blooms to 

 a stem. Heritage of this one is from Grape Festival, San 

 Leandro, Arctic Flame, Frost and Flame and Rippling 

 Waters. Seedling #68-375 



VERMONT (Gaulter, '74) M. 38" $25.00 



Snowy winters in Vermont have nothing on the pure white 

 of this ruffled beauty! Well branched stalks blooming in 

 midseason reach a good 38 inches. This is a white self from 

 High Sierra. A good new one to spot between colors to 

 bring distinction to each hue in its own right. Sdlg. #68-70 



His Lordship $25.00 



