WINE and ROSES 



ROMULUS 



MELODY LANE (Hall, '49) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



Bright glistening golden apricot. The color is most attractive, with 

 great carrying power in the garden. The flowers are ver>' large with 

 some ruffling, good form and a heav>- brilliant tangerine beard. Earlv, 

 with 36-inch stems. HM AIS, 1950: AM, 1952. See page 51. 



MILLIONAIRE (Brizendine, '58) Each $2.50 



Glamorous light golden brown self, the standards a shade lighter 

 than the falls. There is a metallic shine to the ruffled petals and this 

 gives it much more life than the usual brown or tan varieties. This 

 won special honors at the international Iris trials in Florence, Italy. 

 36 inches. HM AIS, 1958; AM, 1960. See page 18. 



MME. BUTTERFLY (Tompkins, '61) Each $10.00 



Quite striking and bizarre is this amoena pattern with pure white 

 standards and white falls which are lined with blue-violet veins in 

 a rav-like design. The beard is white and the hafts are edged with 

 gold'. 38 inches. HM AIS, 1964. 



MORNING BRIGHT (Cook, '51) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Bright cream and rose bicolor or in some lights, cream and salmon. 

 Standards cream tinted pink, falls creamy old rose : deeper rose in the 

 central portions. It is most vigorous as a plant, with robust stems and 

 flowers of extra large size. Height 40 in. HM AIS, 1952. Pictured on 

 page 46. 



MOUNTAIN MUSIC (Tompkins, '59) Each $2.50 



Huge ruffled, ver>' broad petaled flowers in a subdued shade of dusty 

 rose-violet, lighted by a bright electric blue beard. This is one of our 

 favorites of all the Tompkins varieties. 42 inches. HM AIS, 1961. 



MR. WONDERFUL (Crosby, '59) Each $2.00 



.A new pink with rich color, wide tailored flaring falls and a pink 

 beard. There is a light brushing of gold on the haft. Pink Enchant- 

 ment and Hall's Flamingo line are in the parentage. 36 inches. HM 

 AIS, 1959. 



MUTED MUSIC (Palmer, '56) Each $1 .50; 3 for $4.00 



A large, wide, thick-substanced flower of medium light blue with 

 white tipped beard. Clean and very smooth, produced on heavy 

 stems, well branched, 38 inches in height. HM AIS, 1956. 



MY HONEYCOMB (Gibson, '59) Each $2.50 



A molasses and honey blended plicata of great size and excellent 

 branching, embracing the quality of Taholah, one of its parents, in 

 a taller and flashing combination of colors. The illustration on page 

 15 shows what to expect ... a giant Firecracker, deeper, richer and 

 with twice the stem of this fine old favorite. Height 36-38 inches. 

 HM AIS, 1960. 



NEWPORT (Schreiner, '63) Each $10.00 



The bluest of blue plicatas, the snowy- ground edged a delightful 

 cerulean blue. It is brighter than Rococo and the colors are in 

 shaiper contrast. Tall, large and well branched. Early. 38 inches. 



NEW SNOW (Fay, '46) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



A white Iris which is neither a warm nor a cold white but is as white 

 as new snow. The beard is full and light yellow, adding a great deal 

 of life. This is the only color in the flower, as there are no haft vein- 

 ings or markings. Stalk is sturdy and well branched, 40 inches tall, 

 the big flowers verv much ruffled and flaring. HM AIS, 1946; AM, 

 1948. 



NOMOHR (Gibson, '55) Each $1 .50; 3 for $4.00 



An old shade of wax-yellow, described as '"bamboo-cream." This is 

 from a cross of Snow Flurry and Elmohr and the very large flowers 

 show their onco parentage. The substance is very thick and heavj', 

 the large blooms beautifully formed. HM AIS, 1956. 40 inches in 

 height. See page 11. 



"/ received the iris order in fine condition — lovely, 

 big healthy rhizomes — and I was "shocked and 

 thrilled," and, of course, very pleased that you sent 

 me such wonderful bonus plants." 



Mrs. E. E. Dicks 



Wichita, Kansas 



NORTHWESTERN (Cook, '51) Each $1 .00; 3 for $2.50 



Pure royal purple self, including the haft and beard. Flowers are 

 large, domed, and the wide falls flare gracefully. Many judges regard 

 this as the best genuine pui-ple Iris in commerce today. It is a husky 

 grower and a rapid increaser. Many blooms and wide branching. 

 HM AIS, 1951; AM, 1953. 



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