ACTION FRONT (Cook, 1942) Each ^1.00 



A huge flower of glowing deep coppery red, with extra broad falls and 

 solidly colored haft. Beard is brilliant yellow. A grand grower, with 

 strong stalks and heavy foliage. Height 3 feet. 



ADMIRAL NIMITZ (Graves, 1948) Each ^5.00 



A spectacular new white from a famous introducer. The crisp, firm 

 flowers, with closely domed standards and semi-flaring falls are large 

 and very white, surmounted by a thick brilliant gold beard. This 

 combination suggests a naval officer in white with rich gold shoulder 

 ornaments. Fine spacing of flowers, a husky grower, 36 to 42 inches 

 in height. HM AIS, 1948. 



Solid Gold 



ALASTOR (Spender 1940) Each 60c; 3 for ^1.50 



One of the very few exceptional Irises originated in England just prior 

 to the outbreak of the war. This is a beautiful flower in deep pink 

 tones, vivid and alive, with golden center and a golden hazel-brown 

 haft. AM AIS, 1941. 



ALPINE GLOW (Kleinsorge, 1945) Each ^1.50 



Large flower of subdued rose tones, bordering on lilac or pale violet. 

 It has a slaty overcast, suggesting the soft colors of mountciin valleys 

 at sundown. The beard is gold and there is some brown shading on 

 the haft. A sturdy and well branched stalk 40 inches tall holds the 

 self-colored blossoms well aloft. Petals are crimped like an Oriental 

 Poppy. HM AIS, 1946. Shown on page 19. 



ALLINE ROGERS (Kleinsorge, 1950) Each ^10.00 



The form of this flower resembles Cascade Splendor, one of its parents, 

 but the color inclines more to pink or rose, with just a suggestion of 

 ashes of roses in its cast. There is considerable gold in the blending 

 of color, especially near the haft. Style arms and beard are both 

 golden yellow. Falls are wide and quite flat, standards upright and 

 closed, the entire flower heavily ruflled. 34 inches tall. Having been 

 admired by the wife of the President of the American Iris Society at 

 the annua] meeting in 1949 this Iris was named in her honor. 



AMANDINE (Douglas, 1946) Each ^5.00 



Large flaring cream self, slightly flushed with lemon. The wide flaring 

 falls are slightly raffled and the standards are nicely domed. Height 

 3 ft. Winner of the President's Cup at the A.I.S. meeting in Nashville 

 in 1948. HM, AIS, 1946; AM, 1948. 



AMBER GEM (Salhach, 1946) Each ^3.00 



Blended shades of bright chestnut and gold, an extra large and full 

 flower with great color appeal. Standards are rich golden brown 

 shading to gold at the base. Golden style arms. Large, broad falls of 

 bright chestnut-brown with prominent veining of deeper brown. 

 Blooms are beautifully poised on well branched 36-inch stems. Very 

 distinct. HM AIS, 1947. 



AMIGO (Williamson, 1934) Each 50c; 3 for ^1.25 



This richly colored Iris suggests purple Pansies, with its velvety 

 texture and sharp contrasting shades of blue and violet. It is one of 

 the most popular varieties of all time and in 1945 was given a special 

 award by the English Iris Society. Standards are clear light violet- 

 blue; falls intense violet-purple edged the color of the standards. 

 34 inches tall, a fine grower and good reliable bloomer. HM AIS, 

 1936; AM, 1938. Turn to page 32. 



ANGELUS (Egelherg, 1937) Each 50c; 3 for ^1.25 



In color a bright light pink, with slight 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. 



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