"Just received the iris you sent and I'm more than 

 pleased. I have never bought from any other grower, 

 but after all why would any one need to after getting 

 such nice plants and such generous offers." 



Ralph C. Avery 



Neenah, Wise. 



GREEN QUEST (R. Brown, '60) Each $7.50 



We hear a great deal about "green Iris" these days but the term is 

 largely an exaggeration. This is as near green as any, actually bright 

 primrose yellow with a chartreuse green cast. Added to the unusual 

 color is perfection of form, large size, perfect branching. It blooms 

 rather late. Height 36 inches. HM AIS, 1962. See page 32. 



ROCOCO 



GYPSY JEWELS (Schremer, '63) Each $1 0.00 



Here is a ruby to garnet red of different tonal value from any red in 

 this catalog. Rich and jewel-like, it is emphatically not a dull red. 

 Crisply flaring, remarkable heavy substance, and a plushy sheen on 

 the falls, with no haft markings. 35 inches. HM AIS, 1964. 



GYPSY LULLABY (O. Brown, '61) Each $12.00 



Ruffled standards of butterscotch with a light violet flush ; flaring, 

 very wide falls of medium red-violet shading to the color of the 

 standards. This is distinctly different and has produced some novel 

 seedlings. 36 inches. HM AIS, 1962; AM 1964. See page 7. 



HAPPY BIRTHDAY (Hall, '52) Each $1 .00; 3 for $2.50 



Peer of all the flamingo-pinks to date. Happy Birthday is not just a 

 sumptuous flower ... it has bold foliage, big, heavy stalks, large 

 rhizomes and increases at a rapid rate. Height 3 feet. HM AIS, 

 1952; AM, 1954. One of the "5 Iris of the Year" in 1960. 



HAPPY WANDERER (Lapham, '57) Each $1 .50; 3 for $4.00 



A clear tapestry-red self with clean, smooth hafts and a dark orange 

 beard. This is the largest red Iris we have seen. Both standards and 

 falls are full, well rounded and the shade of red is vibrant and glow- 

 ing. Our illustration on page 46 is a factual likeness of this grand 

 flower. Height 36 inches. 



HARVEST SPLENDOR (Klemsorge, '56) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



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 surface glistens with myriad golden particles. A clump 

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

 eflect in the garden. 3 feet; mid-season. In color on page 47. 



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