Smart Barbara $7.50 



LILAC CHAMPAGNE (Hamblen, '65) EM. 38" $3.00 



This is a new color pattern in bi-colors. Standards are light yellow, 

 as are the style-arms, and the wide falls are solid violet-blue with 

 a bit of soft yellow on the haft. The beard is yellow. Well branched. 

 HM, '66; AM, '68. See back cover. 



LORNA LYNN (Plough, '6 1 ; ML. 35" $1 .00 



This is a luscious blend of salmon, pink and apricot. The large flowers 

 are flaring and there is a yellow flush below the bright Saturn-red 

 beard. Very long blooming season. HM '63. 



LOVELY LETTY (Hall, '60) EM. $1 .00 



Bright violet-blue with \ery brilliant tangerine beard, 30-32 inches 

 tall, with many flowers. Very flaring falls, standing almost horizontal 

 —a fine feature for an Iris of medium height. Self colored except for 

 the fiery beard. HM, '61. See page 54. 



LOVE WITH LACE (Plough, '7 1 ) ML. 36" $22.50 



Delicate light pink self, with ruffled, closed and lacy standards. Falls 

 are ruffled, fluted and heavily laced. Style arms wide and beard 

 carrot red with pink tip. Large flowers well branched and very 

 appealing. 



LUNAR FIRE (Hall, '63) M. 36" $2.00 

 Featured in color on page 42 ... a big, spreading, lace-edged flower 

 of golden amber hues, the sharply contrasting beard a blazing tan- 

 gerine red. In addition to form and size it has petals of extra heavy 

 thickness and very stout well branched stems. HM, '64. 



LUSTY SONG (Gibson, '66) ML. 36" $2.50 



A unique shade of Burgundy on white, the falls very squarely held, 

 thick in substance, with just a narrow band of bright Burgundy. The 

 conical standards are almost solidlv colored Burgundy, matching the 

 band on the falls. Large, ideally branched. Shown on page 40. 



LILAC FESTIVAL (Plough, '59) EM. 33" $2.00 



A classic, lightly ruffled, wide petaled, light orchid self including the 

 beard which is almost white. The entire flower has a silvery appear- 

 ance. Truly a masterpiece in delicacy of tone, form antl size. HM, '[>9; 

 AM, '63. Picture page 53. 



LILAC MIST (Luihn, '69) EM. 36" $8.00 



A classically formed iris with a dream like soft lilac lavender color. 

 A self with white beard tipped cream. Beautifully formed, broad 

 petaled, lightly fluted blooms are displayed on strong, well branched 

 stalks. HM. '70. See page 29. 



LYNN HALL (Hall, '57) M. 36" $1 .50 



Invariably draws a crowd of admirers. A very deep and uniform shade 

 of luscious pink. It flowers freely, is beautifully branched and grows 

 and increases vigorously. HM, '57; AM, '59. See page 54. 



Merry Madcap $7.50 



LITTLE DOLLY (Hall, '61) tA. 20" $2.00 



An intensely colored, medium size, brilliant true pink. Slender of 

 stem, reaching a heiglit of about 20 inches, it is loaded with flowers 

 and lasts and lasts. This has found enthusiastic acceptance in Median 

 Iris circles. HM, '62. See page 53. 



LIME FIZZ (Schreiner, '69) E. 35" $10.00 



That light greenish yellow that always has everyone drooling and 

 here presented at its very best. Wide petaled flowers have lots of 

 lace all around the edges and plenty of style, too. HM, '70; AM, '72. 



LORNA LEE (Gibson, '66) EM. 40" $3.50 



A true pink, well branched and with so many (lowers per stem that it 

 blooms for almost three weeks. Blossoms are very large, the falls 

 wide and horizontally held, with tangerine beard. Grand champion 

 and winner of the I'remio Firenze Medal in Italy in 1965. Shown 

 on page 45. HM, '67. 



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