Surprise 



Our I ntrndiict'ton of 192S 



A beautiful luediuin blue self of largest size and 

 great height, four feet, the entire flower slightly 

 suffused with a soft sliade of lieliotrope. An out- 

 standing feature is the intense burnt-orange beard. 

 Tiie competition in this color class is most keen, but 

 Mr. Sclireiner ranks Surprise among tlie best dozen. 

 Mrs. Pattison of Quality Gardens remarks that "it 

 did beautifully for me this year. Jt was one of, if 

 not the tallest, in my garden." 



Extra large rhizomes, $7.50 each ; three for $18.00 



Santa Barbara 



Here we have an iris which api)roaches perfec- 

 tion in the shape and size of its flowers, and in 

 addition is possibly the finest and clearest laven- 

 der blue so far introduced. The exhibition rating of 

 in is well deserved. Having been in commerce suf- 

 ficiently long to become fairly plentiful, it can now 

 be bought at the following sur])i-isingly low |)rices: 

 Each 50c; three for $1.05; ten for $2.50 



A Few Random Notes 



Although our si)ace does not ])ermit discussion 

 of all varieties listed, we cannot refrain from men- 

 tioning a few. Allies bloomed continuously in our 

 garden during ]May, -lune and July until August 12. 

 Sikh bloomed in the fall, week of November 10, a 

 dandy spike. Sass's have some fine things in the 

 list ; Baldwin is a huge flower of lavender-heliotroi)e 

 that is unique and extra good. King Tut contains 

 real red in the falls and is one of the brightest spots 

 in the garden. Rameses created a furore at the Free- 

 port show in 19:50 and was absolutely unobtainable 

 shortly after the blooming season. Midgard is al- 

 ready favorably known everywhere'. Euphony is a 

 blend of the Ophelia type, rosier in tone. The pro- 

 geny of Dominion stands in a class by itself, and 

 now that Bruno ami Cardinal are being offered at a 

 popular i)rice everyone should have them. They 

 were the best of the older Dominions and the stand- 

 ard by which the newer ones had to be judged. 

 Dauntless, the Dykes medal winner, heads the Amer- 

 ican reds. Lovely Dolly Madison is now offered 

 reasonably, and no collection is complete without it. 

 We uiulerstand that some growers boosted the price 

 of Coronation tn $5.00 wholesale last year when it 

 became scarce. Better get it early from us at lialf 

 that while our stock holds out. Melchoir was intro- 

 duced as an improved Mrs. Valerie West. It is a 



duskier, bronzier, more i)ur])le edition of it, very 

 fine. No iris competes with Madame Durrand, that 

 symphony in buff, old gold and hclioti'0])c. Xot so 

 long ago such varieties as Germaine Perthuis, Ma- 

 jestic, Duke of Bedford, Romola, Tenebrae and 

 Aphrodite were scarce and high in price. They are 

 now (piite ])lentiful, bear high ratings, and should 

 displace a lot of junky stiifl' that many growers, 

 especially nurseries, are still listing. Because of 

 heavy stocks of some things we are listing them 

 "below par" and urge your consideration of Evadne, 

 Julia Marlowe, Labor, Morning Splendor, Rosado, 

 Santa Barbara, Tropic Seas, Yoeman, and 27th of 

 April. On the other hand, stock of a few is extreme- 

 ly shy and if you wisli to be sure of Allure, Blue 

 Velvet, Coppersmith, Ion, Le Correge, Messaline, 

 Opaline, Pongee, Padre, Pink Satin, Rameses, Sun- 

 light, Wambliska, Rasakura and a few others, do 

 not delay i)lacing your order for tliese at once. 



Growers in England and France are especially 

 requested to consider the American introductions, 

 including the new Classic, ^leldoric, Klamath, Wam- 

 bliska, Rameses, Clara Noyes, Beau ISabreur, and 

 Blue Velvet. They are among the world's supreme 

 achievements in iris breeding. All foreign orders 

 are strictly cash before shipment. 



