HE ^rst duty of any garden flower 

 is to supply color and lots of it — 

 and to the degree a plant 

 does this one job it is either a striking 

 success or a flat failure. 

 Consider, then, how well the genus 

 Iris fulfills this requirement. Do 

 you want a bold splash of color that 

 can be seen a block away? Or a 

 refined pastel effect that will look 

 positively ethereal on a misty morning? 

 You can have either — or both, 

 with Iris. 



In planning any kind of color 



effect in the garden one needs a 



flower that is big-hearted, 



lavish with its blooms, easy to care for, 



adaptable to a wide range of 



climate and soil. It cant be too 



expensive, and it must increase three 



or four fold each year, so the color 



mass you can get from very few 



plants will be great enough in 



a year or two to be completely 



satisfying. Feiv garden flowers will 



meet these stiff requirements, 



but the Iris certainly will, with good 



measure and running over. 



Franklin Cook 



PINK SENSATION (David Hall, 1948) Each ^12.00 



From the garden of the world's foremost breeder of pink Irises we 

 selected this new creation when it first flowered in the spring of 

 1946. That same year it was seen and admired by many Iris critics, 

 including Mr. Harry Randall, president of the Iris Society of England, 

 who gave it special mention in his review of American Iris visits. 

 True delicate light pink, without any influence of lilac or salmon 

 tones, and sporting the famous tangerine or orange-red beard, it is 

 just the kind of pink Iris you have been wanting. PINK SENSATION 

 is a large flower, full and rounded in form, with laciniated petal 

 edges. Extremely early — one of the very first of the tall bearded to 

 come into flower. Height about 33 inches. Shovm on page 41. HM 

 AIS, 1950. 



PINNACLE (Stevens, 1949) Each ^12.00 



With standards of clear sparkling white and well formed broad feills 

 of clean primrose-yellow this is really something new in Iris. Bred in 

 New Zealand; it is a good grower vnth perfect branching on three- 

 foot stems. Very much in demand and will sell out early. HM AIS, 

 1949. 



PRAIRIE SUNSET (H. Sass, 1939) Each ^1.00; 3 for ^2.50 



All that has been said about this gorgeous Sass creation is true, but 

 it simply has to be seen to be realized. The blendings of peach, 

 apricot, rose, copper and gold are so well done that one is at a loss 

 to describe it adequately. The picture on page 27 is fairly accurate, 

 however, and leaves but little to the imagination. A fine big flower 

 that will give you a thrill every time you look at it. HM AIS, 1937; 

 AM, 1941; Dykes Medal, 1943. 



PRETTY QUADROON (Kleinsorge, 1948) Each ^12.00 

 Smooth, metallic, light copper-brovra or pale tan, with a hint of 

 lavender and gold as an undertone. The flowers are of faultless form 

 — wide hafts, spreading falls and large, closed standards. The beard 

 is brown. It is a color most difficult to describe but it has much more 

 life and attraction than these coppery tans usually provide. The one 

 seed pod from whence it came (Mexico x Tobacco Road) produced 

 at least six of these interesting blends and we selected this and 

 VOODOO as the best and most novel in color. Height 33 to 36 inches. 

 It is shown on page 35. HM AIS, 1948; AM, 1950. 



POT O' GOLD (Grant, 1941) Each ^1.00; 3 for ^2.50 



The most brilliant intense yellow Iris we grow. About the size of 

 Golden Hind and much like it in form and size, but even deeper and 

 richer in color. Some of our visitors select it over all other yellows. 

 Medium size, three feet tall. 



PRINCE OF ORANGE (Kleinsorge, 1940) 



Each 40c; 3 for ^1.00 



A seedling of Far West and Naranja. Solid golden orange, one of the 

 richest things in the garden picture. Flowers of medium size, very 

 flaring in form, widely spaced along the branching stems. HM AIS, 

 1942; AM, 1944. 



[40] 



