DECOLLETAGE (Hager, 70) M. 30" $1 0.00 



A big ruffled, fluted plicata. Poised petals are a smooth cream, dec- 

 orated around the edges with a wide band of orchid rose. Appealing 

 and different. HM, '71. 



DUSKY DANCER (Luihn, '67) ML. 36" $1 0.00 



Very dark, w-ell formed velvety, black-violet self including the beard. 

 AVide petals, domed standards, with flaring swirling falls. Excellent 

 substance and well branched stalks. HM, '68. Illustrated on page 2. 



DEEP SPACE (Tompkins, '67jML. 40" $1.00 



Richest indigo blue, a gigantic flower, broad petaled and smooth in 

 the extreme. There are no veinings or haft marks. Beard is heavy and 

 rich indigo in color. A real stand out! HM, '62. See page 52. 



DENVER DAWN (Durrance, '64) ML. 38" $3.00 



Colorado is noted for its clear blue skies. Before the sun peeks o\er 

 the horizon this azure hue is flushed with rose and mauve and the 

 tints in this Iris could hardly be more aptly described. The flowers are 

 extra large and symmetrically ruffled. HM, '67. See page 32. 



DUTCH CHOCOLATE (Schreiner, '70) EM. 35" $10.00 



This Iris is a subtle blending of rich and intense deep chocolate and 

 red brown with a hint of sultry, still deeper, chocolate. Blooms are 

 flaring, color is sunfast, substance heavy. 



EDENITEfP/ough,'59jEM. 35" $2.00 



'Sooty" black with a deep red undertone; a seedling of Sable Night. 

 The uniform blackness of this flower immediately attracts all who 

 see it in the garden. Domed standards and flaring falls. Blooms rather 

 early. HM, '59: AM, '61. 



DENVER MINT (Knopf, '63) EM. 38" $1 .50 



Deep Dresden yellow, creamy toward the center, the large flowers 

 fluted and ruffled and of leather-like texture. This is one of the most 

 popular of the newer yellows. HM, '65; AM, '67. 



DESERT THISTLE (Gibson, '61) tA. 26" $1 .50 



This one is not pink but is a glowing, rosy mauve, or perhaps a cap- 

 tivating blend of lavender-rose, slightly blued, would better describe 

 it. Tall, large and exciting, with wide standards and falls, finely 

 laced. See page 49. HM, '62. 



DIPLOMAT (Tompkins, '66) ML. 40" $4.00 



This is one of the finest, in every way, of all the new blues— a giant 

 flower of even, smooth tone and enamel-like finish. The shade of 

 blue is dark and glowing, intensified by a bright ultramarine blue 

 beard. Huge rufiled flowers on 40-inch stalks. Quite late. HM. '68. 

 Shown on page 21. 



DOGE OF VENICE (J. Nelson, '65) M. 36" $2.00 

 This giant ruffled deep purple matches exactly the shade designated 

 as "Doge Purple" in the Wilson color chart. There is no other color 

 nor markings in the broad petaled flowers, except for the heavy 

 brown beard, which adds depth and richness. Well branched. HM, '66. 

 See page 45. 



DOT & DASH (Hall, '60) EM. 33" $1 ,00 



.\lmost solidly colored blackish violet standards and bright falls of 

 pure white with blackish margins. Most of the peppery effect is con- 

 fined to the outer area of the falls. Flowers are waved and flaring, well 

 spaced on good branches. HM, '60; AM, '62. See page 50. 



DOTTED SWISS (Sass, '56) EM. 36" $1 .00 



The ground color is sparkling white and the dots and slitchings arc 

 decidedly blue, the very large flowers elegantly ruffled. It truly lives 

 up to its name. Very well branched, blooms early. HM, '56; AM, '58. 



DREAM SPUN (Gibson, '62) ML. 38" $2,00 



A blend of pinkish amethyst on white ground. The central area and 

 the style-arms glow with a waxy, coppery tint. Beard is light yellow. 

 Both standards and falls are waxed and ruffled. Shown on page ,^R. 

 HM, '63. 



DRESS SUIT (Spence, '68) M. 36" $3.00 

 This newcomer in darks has standards of silky, dec]) bluish violet 

 and rich, blue-black falls as lustrous as the coat of a seal. Well 

 rounded in form, with many flowers per stem. Self colored beard. 

 Shown on page 17. 



ELEANOR'S PRIDE (Watkins, '56) M. 38" $1.00 

 Majestic and beautifully branched, this powder-blue Iris has quality 

 in ever)' detail. A self of soft even tone, the full white beard pro- 

 viding added attractiveness. Falls are wide and flaring, the whole 

 flower nicelv ruffled. HM, '56; .'^M, '58. Dvkes Medal in '61. 



ELEGANT FARMER (Gaulter, '68) ML. 36" $3.50 



Appropriately nicknamed "The Moose" by its breeder . . . gigantic in 

 size, a soft tan with a bluish blaze on the falls. The heavy orange 

 beard ends with a thin, white dart. Sculptured in form, the standards 

 upright and closed, the falls gracefully flaring and waved at the 

 margins. If you like them big, but not coarse, trv this one. Well 

 branched. 



Wandering Rainbow $5.00 



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