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DAWN CREST 



ACCENT (Buss, '53) Each $1 .00; 3 for $2.50 



Large, tall and vigorous variegata. The clean yellow standards con- 

 trast most agreeably with the rose-red falls. Its bright color and huge 

 size resulted in its having been selected as one of the five "Iris of the 

 Year" for 1958. 36 inches. 



AFTER DARK (Schreiner, '63) Each $1 0.00 



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

 produced on four-branched stems reaching to 44 inches in height. 

 Says the introducer, "like the basso-profundo notes of the bass viol 

 in Mozart's Linz S>Tnphony." Early. HM AIS, 1964. 



AGATINE (Schreiner, '59) Each $2.00 



A supremely smooth, trimly tailored, velvety red. It is one of the 

 earliest reds to bloom, with Pacemaker and Argus Pheasant in its 

 breeding background. 34 inches. 



AHOY (Tompkins, '57) Each $1 .00; 3 for $2.50 



Best described as a rosy toned cherry-red with a faint undertone of 

 blue that adds to its brilliance and carrying power. Flowers are large, 

 heavily substanced and have lovely flaring form. 36-inch, well 

 branched stems. Medium late. 



ALALOA (Gibson, '59) Each $1 .50 



Lemon-yellow with a lighter area in the center of the falls. Alaloa 

 ("Little Song") is a huge blossom, very wide and full, the standards 

 broad, domed and glistening. Falls flare and possess a heavy enamel- 

 like texture. It is a flower for foreground planting since its height is 

 only about two feet. HM AIS, 1961. See page 44. 



AL BORAK (De Forest, '52) Each $1 .00; 3 for $2.50 



A very large brown and copper-russet flower, having wide spreading 

 falls with extremely wide hafts. .A light brown garden effect in an 

 Iris which many judges regard as absolutely perfect in form. Three 

 feet in height, finely branched. HM AIS, 1953. 



ALICE LEMEN (Plough, '57) 



Each $3.00 



The giant flowers arc heavily laced and fringed, on very tall stems. 

 Falls are white, shaded Empire yellow at the haft; standards are solid 

 Empire yellow and the beard is also yellow. HM AIS, 1960. 



ALLAGLOW (Tompkins, '58) Each $3.00 



A gigantic Iris of bright sunburst-gold, blended bittersweet-orange, 

 with an all-over flush of clear copper-yellow. The whole flower has a 

 glistening gold dusted finish and a tiny dash of orchid at the tip of 

 the chrome beard. Verv broad petaled, with flaring, ruffled falls and 

 wide domed standards.' Late : 38 inches. HM AIS,^1958: AM. 1960. 



ALLEGIANCE (Cook, '58) 



Each $3.50 



This is certainly a masteipiece, from an Iris breeder whose skill has 

 produced a long line of Iris of distinction and highest quality. The 

 giant flowers are of deepest na\'>" 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, 1958 ; AM, 1960. Shown on page 9. 



ALPENROSE (Schreiner, '59) Each $3.00 



Silvery, iridescent lavender-rose — a sort of ashes-of-roses tone — with 

 a dusty beard in perfect harmony. Stems reach 38 inches and the 

 broad falls flare gracefully. .\ quiet, restful and serene hue in a large 

 and well formed Iris. HM AIS, 1961. 



ALPINE BLUE (Schreiner, '62) Each $7.50 



Pale, yet intensely blue coloring with precisely sculptured classical 

 form. A sheen of silvery dust makes the perfectly formed large 

 blooms sparkle as if drenched with morning dew. Three flowers 

 open at once on 36-inch stems. 



AMETHYST FLAME (Schreiner, '58) Each $3.00 



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

 lavender or light violet and rosy heliotrope. The "shoulders" of the 

 falls carrv an overlay of chestnut and the beard is almost white. 

 Nicely ruffled, 38 inches tall, medium late. HM AIS, 1958: AM, 

 1960. Dykes Medal, 1963. Plant Patent No. 1793. See page 26. 



ANNETTE (Hall, '55) Each $1 .00; 3 for $2.50 



.\ tawny deep rose with widely flaring, almost flat falls. The entire 

 flower carries a coppery cast but the center is all aglow with the 

 brilliant red beards. Quite different from other Hall thincrs. 34 inches 

 tall. HM AIS, 1956. See page 25. 



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