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AN ANNUAL EVENT tied in with the appearance 

 of our catalog has been the presentation of new- 

 things from the seedling beds of Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge. 

 As the originator of Ormohr, Daybreak, Brjce Canyon, 

 Arctic, Ranger, Grand Canyon, Chamois, Old Parchment, 

 Tobacco Road, General Patton, Treasure Island, Prince 

 of Orange, Cascade Splendor, and numerous others, 

 his reputation is widely and favorably known. His 

 three new ones described below are of the same 

 high degree of excellence. 



A NEW PINK IRIS, originated by David F. Hall of 

 Wilmette, Illinois, is herewith offered, also for the 

 first time. 



PINK SENSATION 



PRETTY QUADROON (Kleinsorge, 1948) Each $20.00 

 Smooth, metallic, light copper-brown 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. 



PINK SENSATION (David Hall, 1948) Each $20.00 

 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 in- 

 fluence 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 SEN- 

 SATION 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. 



SUNSET BLAZE (Kleinsorge, 1948) Each $20.00 



A tall and huge golden flame-salmon blend, almost 

 a red, but with so much of the gold influence in it 

 that it is not really a red Iris. You have seen the sun 

 look much like this just before it sinks over the horizon. 

 Both standards and falls are extra large and the haft 

 and beard ore bright golden yellow. A most impres- 

 sive flower, blooming very early on widely branched 

 stalks reaching 42 inches. 



VOODOO (Kleinsorge, 1948) Each $15.00 



A very dark combination of rich chocolate-brown 

 standards and blackish red-brown falls, the entire flow- 

 er crimped and ruffled at the edges. The broad falls 

 are held stiffly horizontal and the wide standards 

 appear close together and erect, but closed at the top. 

 Average size, medium height. A very rich piece of 

 color and an abundant bloomer. It is a sister seedling 

 of Pretty Ouadroon. 



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