MALAY (Kleinsorge, 1952) Each $10.00 



Rich and brilliant ginger-brown self, the flat spreading falls harking 

 back to Tobacco Road. This Iris has lots of fire and a clump gives a 

 vivid brown garden effect whereas most browns have little landscape 

 value. 30 inches tall, good size and free blooming. 



MAJENICA (Cook, 1941) Each 50c; 3 for $1.25 



Distinct new pinkish blend with a tinge of salmon. This is a pleasing 

 flower in every way with wide-petaled standards and falls; full, rounded 

 and huge in size. Less pink and more orange than Eros, but a somewhat 

 similar color effect. Height 3 feet. HM AIS, 1943. 



MARATHON (Whiting, 1948) Each $1.50 



Rich and smooth blending of apricot, buff and rufus orange — a glowing 

 color in the garden. It is of moderate height and size, wide form and 

 heavy substance. The vigorous free blooming plants make it a garden 

 show piece. 



MARION VAUGHN (Smith, 1947) Each $4.00 



Standards of softl lemon ice, frosted. The falls, including the beard, are 

 of the same color with a white flush below the beard. Both standards and 

 falls are delightfully ruffled or fluted. A slight greenish cast gives it an 

 especially fresh, cool and crisp appearance. Medium height. 



MARQUITA (Cayeux, 1931) Each 50c ; 3 for $1.25 



A well named Iris in brilliant ivory-yellow, with orchraceous maroon 

 veinings on the falls. Glorious ivory standards, deepening to sulphur at 

 the base. Falls same color, but entirely lined maroon. Never enough stock 

 to go around. AM AIS. 1936. 



MASTER CHARLES (Williamson, 1943) 



Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



Rich and glowing mulberry-purple, with definite charm and flare to the 

 form. Standars are true purple, with blackish sheen blending to brown 

 at the base. Falls the same color blended brown at the haft. Beard mul- 

 berry-purple tipped brown. Brilliant and distinctive, it is undoubtedly 

 one of the finest of Longfield introductions. HM AIS, 1944; AM, 1946. 



MATTERHORN (J. Sass, 1938) Each 50c ; 3 for $1.25 



Pure white; large but delicate in appearance. Even the beard is while. 

 Three feet in height, with slender well branched stems and many flow- 

 ers widely spaced. Unmatched for purity of color and will please any- 

 one who is looking for the best white at a reasonable price. HM AIS. 

 1938; AM, 1940. 



MELITZA (Nesmith, 1940) Each 50c; 3 for $1.25 



Pale ivory-flesh, particularly affective in dull weather. Much of the un- 

 usual color effectl of this Iris is derived from the fiery tangerine-orange 

 beard. No Iris that we have ever grown has increased so rapidly and it 

 is at its best on a two-year clump. Height 36 to 40 inches. Shown in 

 color on page 31. HM AIS, 1940; AM. 1942. 



MELODIST (Deforest, 1946) Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00 



A henna-brown blend on gold ground. The salmon and rose tones of 

 Salar blended with the golden brown of Tobbaco Road, its parents. 38 

 inches. HM AIS, 1947. 



MELODY LANE (Hail, 1949) Each $5.00 



Bright glistening golden apricot, although it came from two flamingo- 

 pink seedlings. The color is most attractive and new, with great carry- 

 ing power in the garden. Many of these new shades crop out in the off- 

 spring from pink parents. The flowers are very large with some ruffling, 

 good form and a heavy brilliant tangerine beard. Early, with 36-inch 

 stems. HM AIS, 1950; AM. 1952. 



MELLOWGLOW (Whiting, 1942) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



Deep peach or apricot, with a flush of pink. A highly ruffled and per- 

 fectly formed Iris, with very broad and rounded standards and falls. The 

 beard is extra heavy and extends far down the fall. HM AIS, 1942. 



MEXICO (Kleinsorge, 1943) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



Gay and brilliant, a blended bicolor of buff golden standards and broad 

 plush-like falls of glowing red-brown, bordered and blended golden buff. 

 A perfectly gigantic flower, with the falls slightly crinkled and waved 

 al the edges. A blend rather than a variegata. Very late. HM AIS, 1944. 

 Picture on ^age 21. 



MIDWEST GEM (H. Sass, 1937) Each 50c ; 3 for $1.25 



Bright golden apricot, more buff than yellow, with a faintl cast of pink 

 nvcr the falls. Immense in stalk and flower, it is particularly attractive 

 because of the odd crimped petals. HM AIS, 1937. 



MING YELLOW (Gluizbeck, 1938) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



A yellow without a fault; clear, rich, smooth without venation, big and 

 slightly waved. Lighter in tone than Golden Majesty and much earlier. 

 Wide petals, very bright yellow beard. HM AIS, 1938; AM, 1941. Very 

 few plants this season. 



MINNIE COLQUITT (H. Sass, 1942) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Massive white plicata, entirely different) from all others. It has a broad 

 band of wine-purple stitching at the edges of the enormous flaring falls, 

 and this same color is repeated in the standards. The whole flower is 

 slightly ruffled. A thoroughly fine Iris in every way, and a husky grower. 

 HM AIS, 1943; AM, 1945. See page 45. 



MINUET (Kleinsorge, 1949) Each $3.50 



A heavily ruffled and fluted blend, predominantly old gold in color but 

 with falls of delicate lavender-blue bordered with old gold. The finely 

 netted haft is soft brown, the beard very rich orange. Parentage is 

 Chamois x Cascade Splendor and the form of Minuet very closely re- 

 sembles this latter parent. 40 inches tall, medium branching. See page 45. 



MISS CALIFORNIA (Salhach, 1936) .Each 50c ; 3 for $1.25 



Gigantic lilac-pink; one of the most satisfactory varieties we have ever 

 grown. It makes great fans of purple-tinted foliage, produces a wealth 

 of 4-foot stalks of great pink-toned blooms that last over a very long 

 period. Does equally well in all parts of the country. HM AIS, 1938. 

 Shown on page 35. 



MISTY GOLD (Schreiner, 1943) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



A lovely gold-spangled, lemon-colored Iris, lemon toned and gold braided. 

 Petals are ruffled and fluted, lacy and brilliant. Three feet tall ; slender, 

 well branched stems. An unusual and beautiful flower. HM AIS, 1945. 

 See page 26. 



MOLTEN (Graig, 1950) Each $7.00 



A big rich self of light burnt sienna, rose and golden ochre, with a small 

 violet blaze. Its parentage, Prairie Sunset and Sultan's Robe, gives a 

 hint of the magnificent tones inherent in this flower. 34 inches. 



MOONLIGHT SONATA (Stevens, 1946) Each $5.00 



A remarkable yellow, first because it is a soft luminous yellow to sul- 

 phur tone, unlike such things as Elsa Sass or Moonlight Madonna. It 

 seems to have more green in it, even though the introducer calls it a clear 

 "lime" yellow without green ! Petals are finely notched at the edges and 

 the beard is the same color as the rest of the flower. Very distinct and 

 good. Height just under three feet. 



MORNING BRIGHT (Cook, 7957J Each $10.00 



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 inches. HM AIS, 1952. 



MOROCCO ROSE (Loomis, 1937) Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 



A very large rose-pink self with yellow glow at the heart and brownish 

 cast about the haft. Still ranks among the best pinks and pleases all who 

 buy it. Unlike many Iris in this color class, Morocco Rose is a truly big 

 flower. Always in heavy demand. See page 30. 



MT. MCKINLEY (Schreiner, 1947) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



Derived from Amigo crossed with Wabash, about midway between these 

 two color tones. Early blooming and tall, the standards opening pale blue 

 and fading to cool white. Falls are deep purple edged with pale blue and 

 with a brownish haft devoid of veinings. Better and lower branched than 

 the famous Wabash. 



MULBERRY ROSE (Schreiner, 1941) Each 75c ; 3 for $2.00 



Aptly described by the name, this new Iris is actually something new and 

 different in coloring. Very tall stems hold the self-colored blooms well 

 aloft, and the branching is good. Most unusual in color, it might be term- 

 ed a deep pinkish mulberry, strongly shaded brown. The heavy bronze 

 beard is an added asset. HM AIS, 1943; AM, 1944. Shown on page 30. 



NANKEEN (Whiting, 1947) Each $2.00 



Clear, cool Chinese yellow enlivened by soft rays of chrome-yellow 

 smoothly spread over the whole flower. Massive in size but well pro- 

 portioned and carried on tall well branched stalks. Stays fresh and 

 attractive in all kinds of weather. A radiant Iris for garden effect and 

 will attract much comment when exhibited. 



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