PINK MAGIC (Hall, '61) Each $2.00 



This is a \'ery large apple-blossom or blush-pink shading to a cop- 

 pery pink tinge at the outer margins of both standards and falls. 

 It is an Iris with superb form, the standards full and slightly 

 crinkled, the falls wide and perfecdv held. Stout stems, 34 inches 

 in height. HM AIS, 1964. 



PINK SENSATION (David Hall, '48) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



True dehcate light pink, without any influence or lilac or salmon 

 tones, and sporting the famous tangerine or orange-red beard. A 

 large flower, full and rounded in form, with laciniated petal edges. 

 Extremely earlv — one of the very first of the tall bearded to come 

 into flower. Height about 33 inches. HM AIS, 1950; AM, 1952. 

 See page 43. 



PINNACLE (Sievens, '49) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



Standards of clear sparkling white and well formed broad falls of 

 clean primrose-yellow. Bred in New Zealand; it is a good grower 

 with perfect branching on 3-foot stems. HM AIS, 1949; AM, 

 1951. Illustrated on page 53. 



PINWHEEL (Schreiner, '62) Each $2.50 



Ruby-burgundy on cream, the standards solid burgundy and the 

 starchy, flaring falls cream striated with radiating lines, hence the 

 "pinwheel" effect. Crisp and Hvely — and different ! 34 inches. 

 HM AIS, 1963. 



POINT LACE (Gibson, '60) Each $2.00 



Here is a big, clean, ivor}'-cream-pink flower with tangerine beard. 

 As the name implies, the entire blossom is fringed with lace at the 

 edges — both standards and falls. Even the stvde arms carry this 

 ornamentation. Stalks are rigid and reach a height of 36 inches. 

 HM AIS, 1961. 



POMPANO PEACH (Schreiner, '63) Each $5.00 



This new peach-apricot blend is especially noteworthy on account 

 of its luscious luminescent quality and lacquered sheen. Large, 

 well formed and frilled, on 36 inch stems. Rather early. HM 

 AIS, 1964. 



PORT WINE (Sass, '50) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Deep wine-red standards shot with white, the falls broad and 

 rounded with an almost solid border of wine-purple. The color is 

 sharp and vivid. Height 3 feet. HM AIS, 1950; AM, 1953. See 

 page 43. 



PRETENDER (Cook, '51) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



Standards are soft yellow, falls solid velvety blue-purple with nar- 

 row lighter margin. Genuinely different ! 35 inches tall with large 

 flowers. HM AIS, 1952; AM, 1955. Shown on page 39. 



PRETTY CAROL (Hamblen, '59) Each $2.00 



Lovely rich orchid self with a lighter area in the center of the falls, 

 highlighted by a complementar\' tangerine beard. The large flowers 

 are broad and fuUv formed, stalks heavy and well branched, reach- 

 ing 3 feet or more. One of the very best. HM AIS, 1959; AM, 1961. 



PRETTYFIELD (Cook, '59) Each $1.50 



Clean white standards; white falls delicately blended or flushed 

 clear blue around the outer margins. The beard is bright yellow. 

 This may sound like the famihar blue plicata pattern but it is a 

 decidedly different type. Large flower; 36-inch stems. HM AIS, 

 1959. 



PRETTY QUADROON (Kleinsorge, '48) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



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

 lavender and gold. The flowers are of faultless form — wide hafts, 

 spreading falls and large, closed standards. The beard is brown. 

 Height 33 to 36 inches. HM AIS, 1948; AM, 1950. See page 36. 



PRIMROSE PATH (Framke, '63) Each $5.00 



Perfection in this cool, creamv, greenish yellow or primrose ^■ellow 

 class. Large, velvet>- and perfect in form. A real beauty- and one 

 which, once seen, is not soon forgotten. Very long blooming sea- 

 son. 39 inches. 



PRINCE INDIGO (Schreiner, '64) Each $10.00 



Of richest pansy-violet hue, uniform in standards, falls and beard, 

 with velvetv-like pile on the falls and silken finish in the standards, 

 here is truly an Iris supreme ! 38 inches tall, generous in size, 

 ideally branched. Late. HM AIS, 1965; AM, 1967. See page 29. 



QUEEN'S TASTE (Douqlas, '52) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Lavender-pink standards with a strong mid-rib. The falls are a 

 blended rose to violet-red, the entire flower full and verv large in 

 size. HM AIS, 1953; AM, 1955. Shown on page 41. 



RADIANT APOGEE (Gibson, '66) Each $1 5.00 



It would be difficult to conjure up a more colorful or "attention 

 getting" Iris than this. While a member of the pHcata fine, of 

 course, it is devoid of much in the way of dots and stitches pecu- 

 liar to its kinfolk. Standards are solid, bright deep yellow, vwth no 

 markings. Falls are clear white in the center, banded deep gold 

 with some brownish markings high on the haft. Beard is deep 

 orange. Ruffled and well branched. 36 inches. Shown on page 29. 

 HM AIS, 1967. 



RAINBOW GOLD (Plough, '60) Each $4.00 



Intense buttercup vellow, heavily laced and crimped at the mar- 

 gins, with an almost red beard. One of the very best and most 

 popular of recent introductions. Large flowers on 34-inch stalks. 

 HM, AIS, 1960; AM, 1962. See page 30. 



RASPBERRY RIBBON (Schreiner, '51) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



The standards are almost completely raspberry-red, the falls gleam- 

 ing white in the center of a surrounding band matching the stand- 

 ards. Beard is orange. HM AIS, 1951; AM, 1955. 



REAL DELIGHT (Waters, '60) Each $2.50 



A huge and gorgeous blend of blush pink and deep apricot. Petals 

 are broad and thick in texture, the falls flaring and supporting a 

 heavy, bright red-orange beard. There is a greenish chartreuse 

 glow within the flowers. SVii feet. HM AIS, 1960. Shown on 

 page 30. 



REHOBETH (DeForest, '53) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



Palest sk\'-blue — almost the lightest shade of blue imaginable ! Of 

 such perfect form and thick texture that it appears to be wrought 

 from porcelain. The blooms measure seven inches and over. HM 

 AIS, 1954; AM, 1956. Premio Firenze Award in Italy, 1957. 



RIBBON ROUND (Torripkins, '63) Each $7.50 



Snow white and sharply contrasting blue, surely the most exciting 

 plicata of this type to date. Huge in size, moderately ruffled and 

 ideally branched on stems up to 48 inches in height. It is one of 

 the first to come into flower and continues right through the sea- 

 son. HM AIS, 1964; AM, 1966. Shown on back cover. 



RIPPLING WATERS (Fay, '61) Each $5.00 



Pale bluish-orchid, a shade difficult to describe but it certainly is 

 not in any sense pink. The very bright tangerine beard, on a 

 creamy ground, creates a dramatic and unusual effect. Big blos- 

 soms, flaring falls, with ripples, ruffles and frills. 36 inches. HM 

 AIS, 1962; AM, 1964. Dykes Medal, 1966. Shown on page 7. 



ROBERT J. GRAVES (K. Smith, '58) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



A gigantic late white with yellow beard. It is flawless in form with 

 big closed standards and broad falls of enamel-hke finish. Three to 

 four-foot stems are ramrod straight and the branching is perfect. 



ROCKET RUST (Gibson, '63) Each $3.50 



Falls are bright rusty copper smoothlv blended on a creamy ground, 

 the standards sofidly colored rust>' copper. Lighter, brighter and 

 much larger than Chinquapin but with some of the same hues and 

 tints found in that fine new plicata. Petals are thick, broad and 

 lighdv ruffled. Height 36 inches. HM AIS, 1964. Shown on page 23. 



ROCOCO (Schreiner, '60) Each $2.50 



Ruffled and fluted, giant plicata of bright blue on clean white, the 

 blue pattern especially wide and heavy in the folds of the stand- 

 ards. The falls are pure white in the center, with a quite distinct 

 band of blue encircling a full half inch of the pleated and ruffled 

 border. Beard is deep vellow. Earlv; 40 inches. Patent No. 2077. 

 HM AIS, 1960; AM, 1962. See page 12. 



ROMANESQUE (Hall, '60) Each $2.50 



A vers- large, deep mulberrv flower, near the color of Elmohr but a 

 bit more "rosy." The beard is not heav\- but is quite reddish. Ruf- 

 fled and waved, with very broad standards and falls. Stalks are tall 

 and stiff, the branching very good. HM AIS, 1961. See page 16. 



ROSE AMETHYST (Kleinsorge, '57) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



A plum-colored Iris with rosv glow and soft brown hafts. Unique 

 in color, the flowers large and perfectly formed; we are quite sure 

 that vou will find it a lovely garden subject and one that will 

 attract immediate attention in any collection of the very finest. 

 Height 3 feet or over. 



ROSECREST (Hall, '63) Each $3.00 



Surely a completely new color combination — soft flesh pink shad- 

 ing to bright rose-peach along the margins of both the standards 

 and falls. Flowers are produced in profusion and are fluted and 

 ruffled. Good size, spreading falls, 3-foot stems. HM AIS, 1965. 



ROSEDALE mall, '52) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



Much ruffled salmon-pink blend, the falls held squarely horizontal. 

 A two-year clump is a mass of bloom. It is very late, about 30 

 inches in height, ideal for the front of the border. HM AIS, 1954. 



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