New Introductions and Specialties 



Meldoric 



Raised by 

 DR. W. MeL. AYRES 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Dr. Ayres regards this as his most outstanding 

 production to date. He was one of the ver,y first to 

 use Dominion for breeding purposes in this coun- 

 try, and has turned out some noble work, his Persia 

 and Indian Chief being highly regarded both here 

 and abroad. During the two seasons past Meldoric 

 has ])roven the sensation of the Ayres garden, and 

 upon the occasion of my visit there in May I was 

 so struck with its gorgeousness that I agreed to pur- 

 chase the entire stock and offer it for introduction. 

 A plant sent to England for trial bloomed last 

 season and evoked high praise from those who 

 chanced to see it. 



Meldoric combines tlie richness of Dominion with 

 the size and majesty of ]\Iesopotamica, without the 

 tenderness of the latter strain. The flowers are 

 blue-black in effect, colossal in size, with broad flar- 

 ing falls and huge standards of darkest hue. Com- 

 pared with Blue Velvet it is less blue and more 

 l)uri)le, and much darker in tone. The name is 

 derived from a contraction of the names of the 

 ])arentage (Mesopotamica x Eldorado) x Dominion. 

 Dr. Waller of Columbus suggested that "Luxor" 

 would be a fitting title for such a super iris. 



"i saw Meldoric and it seemed a very handsome 

 thing to me. The very large, rich, dark flowers have 

 more substance than any Dominion I have seen, and 

 it has a strong stem, good foliage, and looks like a 

 good grower. I admired it very much." 



ETHEL AN8()N S. PECKHAM, 



New Roclielle, N. Y. 

 Each $30.00 ; three for $75.00 



Wambliska 



The huge white self, raised by Jacob Sass of 

 Omaha, Nebraska. This was the most sensational 

 iris of 1930, and is being proclaimed by all who 

 have seen it as the greatest hardy wliite in the 

 world. Few irises in existence are larger in size, 

 and it flowers abundantly on four-foot sturdy stems. 

 A faint blue flush at tlie base of the standards gives 

 it a cool appearance, rather than the warm ett'ect 

 of creamy wliites like Purissima, ^lichelline Cliar- 

 riere, etc. It is certain to enjoy world-wide popu- 

 larity, because of the tenderness of our present 

 super whites in many sections. 



Very few rhizomes for sale, each $20.00 



Clara Noyes 



A lovely warm blend from Hans Sass. At the 

 time of my visit to his garden last spring I selected 

 this as my favorite. It was then growing as Num- 

 ber 23-29. The coloring is a medley of peach and 

 a]irieot tones, much more intense and redder than 

 Alidgard. The stalks measure about three feet, are 

 perfectly branched, and llie blooms are medium to 

 large in size. It should attain as much favorable 

 popularity as Midgard. Mrs. F. P]. Keller of St. 

 Joseph, Missouri, also selected it as her favorite, 

 and I have had equally enthusiastic reports from 

 others who chanced to see it in bloom. 



Rhizomes $10.00 each. It is a rapid increaser. 



Pluie d'Or 



A beautiful iris, on slender, j)erfectly branched 

 stalks well over tliree feet tall. Fine rounded flow- 

 ers of solid golden yellow, with deep yellow beard. 

 Winner of the Dykes medal in France, it lias ]iroven 

 the outstanding variety of this color both in Europe 

 and America. Wherever 1 went last spring 1 found 

 hybridizers at work with crosses from this variety, 

 an indication of tlie regard in which it is held by 

 our foremost introducers. 



Each $12.50 ; three for $30.00 ; ten for $90.00 

 Large stock permits tJiis very low price. 



Mrs. Valerie West 



Of the long line of Dominion seedlings put out 

 by Mr. Bliss, he considers this his crowning achieve- 

 ment. It combines tlie rich colorings of Bruno and 

 Cardinal into a flower of greater size on a taller 

 stem, widely branched, and produces its enormous 

 blossoms in great profusion. Heretofore the price 

 of this has been almost prohibitive for widespread 

 distribution, but our stock has increased so that we 

 are able to ott'er it at the following unprecedented 

 low price. 



Each $10.00; three for $24.00; ten for $75.00 



Beau Sabreur 



A ricli variegata introduced last season by tJie 

 Loiigfield Iris Farm. It is the best of tliis class 

 with which we have come in contact, big deep yel- 

 low standards and extra heavy velvety falls show- 

 ing plainly the Dominion ancestry. This we consider 

 Williamson's finest production of 1930. It is a very 

 vigorous grower, our own stock averaging an in- 

 crease of five to one in a single year. 



Each $6.50 ; three for $15.00 ; ten for $45.00 



