HEARTBEAT (Lapham, '58) 



Each $10.00 



Among the vast number of pink Iris now in commerce, 

 this is real unique. Not only is the "La France" shade 

 quite apart from others, but the heavy pink beard ex- 

 tending far do(vn on the falls is unlike any Iris we 

 know. Rare breeding opportunitv here! 36 inches; quite 

 late. HM .VIS, 1958. 



HELEN COLLINGWOOD (K. Smith, '49) Each $1.00 



.\ very brilliant Iris in the neglecta class. Standards are 

 light la\ender, the falls briglit violet-purple ... a de- 

 cided contrast. Stalks are 40 inches tall, sturdy and 

 vigorous. HM AIS, 1950; AM, 1952. Shown on page .31. 



HELEN NOVAK (Hinkle, '58) 



Each $10.00 



A ruined medium blue of intense color, lovely billowy 

 fullness of form and delightful ruffling. The beard is 

 tipped blue. Great size and 38-inch, nicely branched 

 stalks are additional complements. It is free flowering 

 and a fast increascr. HM AIS. 1958. 



HENNA STITCHES (Gibson, 1961) Each $17.50 



Well ilhistratetl on page 61, a \ ery bright combination 

 of frosty white and gleaming henna-copper. The petals 

 are gracefully floimced and ruffled. A feature which en- 

 livens this new plicata is the metallic gleam of the 

 reddish copper margins and style-arms. Beard is dusty 

 old gold, lightly tipped magenta. Hafts and base of 

 standards are blended gold. Here is :i dazzling beauty 

 with fragrant, spicy odor. 36 inches. 



HER LADYSHIP (Palmer, '56) 



Each $3.00 



If \ou admire blue Iris \ou will fall in love wilb this 

 \ery large medium blue, remindful of a regal lady with 

 fidl, semiflaring skirts. Standards arc conical and firmly 

 closed. 36 inches and over in height. HM AIS, 1956. 



HIGH BARBAREE (Tompkins, '58) 



Each $7.50 



Tor many years diet Tompkins has \vorked with his 

 own strain of reds, hoping to come up with some- 

 thing which would top anything ever produced in 

 this color section. In the new High Barbaree he feels 

 that he has attained that goal. Clean, glossy and rich, 

 it is between currant-red and carmine, on 40-inch 

 stalks. The heavy beard is lemon. HM AIS. 1958. 



HINDU BELLE (Kleinsorge, '60) Each $8.00 



The general color is burnished bronzy-tan, with 

 a flush of \ iolet-bliie on the falls. Petals are crisp 

 and flaring, the standards erect and closed. This is a 

 heavy producer of flowers and makes a solid clump of 

 color in the ffarden. Height 34-36 inches. 



HUNTSMAN (Sass, '55) 



Each $3.00 



BALLERINA 



This blackish red-brown is seldom seen and is but little 

 known. The rufllcd owers are large and rounded in 

 form, self colored, the beard deep bronze. There are no 

 markings on the falls. Medium height, to 30 inches. 

 HM Al's. 1955. 



HARBOR BLUE (Schreiner, '54) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



This new blue, of startling size, has been winning fame both in this 

 country and abroad. The great flowers are borne on husky stalks 

 reaching almost four feet and they hold up in all kinds of weather. 

 HM AIS, 1955; AM, 1957. 



HAWAIIAN BREEZE (Hall, 1961) Each $15.00 



.V delicately colored flower that is neither pink nor mauve, but is 

 from pink breeding and could be called a pink blend. It is so dif- 

 ferent from others of this series, so enchanting in its pastel shadings 

 and s;) excitingly luiique with its decidedly pink beard! Large, ivell 

 foimed and nicely branched. 3 feet. See page 52. 



HARVEST SPLENDOR (Kleinsorge, '56) Each $1 .00; 3 for $2.50 

 A smooth blend of gold and apricot, the standards solid apricot 

 faintly tinted rose, the falls bright old gold shading to apricot near 

 the margins. Beard is orange-yellow. The flowers are well tailored, 

 just slightly waved at the edges of the falls. Substance is thick and 

 the petal siuface glistens w-ith myriad golden particles. .\ clump 

 produces lots of blooms thus making it an ideal varietv for mass 

 effect in ihe garden. 3 feet; iiii<!sc:isoii. In color on page 28. 



ICE CARNIVAL (Watkins, '54) Each $2.50 



Standards are pale azure-blue, the falls white. .\ frilled and ruffled 

 flow'er of great charm and tmusual color combination, derived from 

 the lovely blue Jane Phillips, 38 inches. HM AIS, 1954. 



ILLUSTRIOUS (Hall, '53) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Our latest blue Iris, coming into flower with such late varieties as 

 Extravaganza and Garden Glory. Blossoms are of very large size, uni- 

 form rich deep blue— almost indigo— and a clump is a \\'onderful 

 sight. The smooth haft is brownish and the beard is inconspicuous. 

 W'idclx branched, three feet tall. 



IMMORTAL HOUR (Fothergill, '59) Each $10.00 



Here is a grand and new white from England, about as near perfec- 

 tion as any Iris could be. Form and balance leave nothing to be de- 

 sired and the strong stalks are well branched with many buds. A 

 winner of manv British awards, it was featured on the cover of the 

 nciv \IS book. "Garden Irises."' 



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