ANGELUS (Egelberg, 1937) Each 50c ; 3 for $1.25 



In color a bright light pink, with slightly lavender iridescence just 

 below the lemon beard. Throughout the center there is a delicate in- 

 fusion of lemon-yellow. Large, husky stems, 3 feet tall. Very late. 

 HM AIS, 1942. 



ANITRA (H. Sass, 1936) Each 50c ; 3 for $1.25 



A silvery sky-blue, pure in color, of great size and beautiful form. Par- 

 ticularly effective and strikingly blue in late afternoon and early evening. 

 Midseason; average height. See page 35. 



ANNA WILLIAMSON (Cook, 1946) Each $1.50 



A lovely bright bicolor pink, the standards lighter than the falls. The 

 pink tone is on the rosy side, with an underlying yellow suffusion. Large 

 flower, broad petals and ideal form, 3 feet tall. HM AIS, 1946. 



ARGUS PHEASANT (Deforest, 1948) Each $7.00 



A smooth soft brown self which has become justly famous in the short 

 space of three seasons only. It thrilled visitors at American Iris Society 

 conventions in both Nashville and Portland, and ranks with Pretty 

 Quadroon as the two finest and most beautiful light brown Irises of the 

 day. Huge flowers with broad flaring falls and wide standards; orange- 

 brown beard. 38 inches tall. HM AIS, 1948; AM, 1950; Dykes Medal, 

 1952. Shown on page 6. 



AUBURN (Kleinsorge, 1945) Each $2.50 



This is certainly a new color in Iris — at least we have never seen any- 

 thing like it. The name Auburn was selected because it seems especially 

 suited to the flower. Both standards and falls are a coppery henna-brown, 

 with an undertone of gold, and the falls have a brilliant patch of blue in 

 the center at the tip of the beard. This is a remarkably vivid Iris which 

 glows when seen a block distant. Very early, with 36-inch stems. HM 

 AIS, 1946. See page 15. 



AZURE SKIES (Pattison, 1943) Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 



Originally called "Summer Skies" by Mrs. Pattison, the originator, this 

 is a self of pale azure-blue with firm domed standards and flaring, al- 

 most horizontal falls. The flowers are beautifully ruffled and have wide 

 hafts, surmounted by a white beard. Declared by many to be the most 

 lovely of all light blue Iris to date. 36 inches. AM AIS, 1945. 



BAGDAD i Whiting, 1946) Each $1.50 



A deep, strong yellow, overlaid with a metallic finish of burnished brass. 

 Of pleasingly flaring form, very heavy in substance. This is a strong 

 grower, nicely branched, hardy and increases rapidly. A real "brass- 

 yellow." 



BALLERINA (Hall, 1951) Each $10.00 



A very large, ruffled, wide petaled flamingo-pink self with deep orange 

 beard. It is a medium to light tone of pink . . . not pale but having 

 plenty of color, a shade lighter than Cherie. Petals are thick and lustrous, 

 the form ideal. Husky stems 3 feet tall, with excellent branching. Hit 

 Parade is one parent, Cherie a grandparent. (Seedling No. 48-15). HM 

 AIS, 1951. Shown on page 8. 



BALLET DANCER (Kleinsorge, 1949) Each $3.50 



Resembling the swirling skirt in a "pirouette" this distinctive apricot- 

 tan is another Cascade Splendor seedling and a sister of Minuet. Stand- 

 ards are large, full and closed. The falls are almost horizontal, very 

 broad, waved and crimped at the rim. Form is only one special attri- 

 bute . . . the coloring is delightful — a huffy golden apricot self which 

 carries well. 38 inches, large and well branched. HM AIS, 1949; AM, 

 1952. Illustrated on page 14. 



BALMUNG (H. Sass, 1939) Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 



Just about the finest, in our opinion, of all the Sass series of yellow 

 plicatas. The ground color is a definite yellow and the markings are 

 peppered on in cinnamon-brown. Much larger than others of this series, 

 with tall stems and good habit. HM AIS, 1940; AM, 1942. 



BELLERIVE (Benson, 1950) Each $4.00 



A deep cream flower which won the President's Cup at the 

 A.I.S. convention in St. Louis in 1952. Thickly textured, well Jk 

 formed, and with slightly ruffled petals. It is a heavy producer 5[[ 

 of large blossoms on 36- to 40-inch stems. 



BERKELEY GOLD (Salbach, 1942) Each 60c; 3 for $1 .50 



This fine yellow continues to hold a place near the top in the list of 100 

 best Iris. Absolutely perfect in form, on stems that average 3 feet and 

 over, well branched and with flowers of very rich solid yellow, it is re- 

 garded by many judges as the world's best yellow Iris. HM AIS. 1944: 

 AM, 1946. 



BERMUDA SAND (Hall, 1939) Each 75c ; 3 for $2.00 



A glorfied and gigantic Jean Cayeux, both standards and falls heavily 

 ruffled. Deeper in color than Jean Cayeux, a light coffee-tan with a glint 

 of gold. Freshly opened blooms are reddish gold. Strong growing with 

 broad foliage and sturdy bloom stalks. 



BIG TIME (Lapham, 1951) Each $15.00 



A whopping new red of lustrous finish from America's best known breed- 

 er of red Irises. Standards are bronzy red, falls rosy red with blackish 

 overlay. Hafts are suffused with brown and the heavy beard is reddish 

 yellow. Height three feet. Really outstanding! 



BLACK DIAMOND (Schreiner, 1951) Each $10.00 



Related to Flack Forest, it is almost twice as large as that famous sooty 

 candidate for the "blackest" Iris. The falls are wide and full, the finish 

 like black silk. The entire flower — standards, falls and beard — is a 

 monotone of ebony-blue-black. 33 inches tall. HM AIS, 1952. 



BLACK FOREST (Schreiner, 1945) Each $1.25; 3 for $3.00 



"Black as pitch" says the introducer. A rich, silky, ebony-blue-black, the 

 effect of which is intensified by a very solid haft and a blackish blue 

 beard. Medium in height, with flaring falls. HM AIS, 1946; AM, 1948. 

 Shown on page 27. 



