NEW FOREIGN IRISES 



First Time Offered in America 



Tlu' lialt'-do/cn foreign novelties listed below have 

 never been for sale by any American grower, and 

 we are proud to be the first to list them. While oui' 

 catalogue contains many other iiierilorious introduc- 

 tions from French and P]nglish growers, notably such 

 things as Dei)ute Noiublot, Vert-Cialant, I'^rivolite, 

 and Seidac, these varieties were of course available 

 from a few sources last season. 



The following six ii'ises are growing undei' Fed- 

 eral import permit, and sales are subject to release 

 about the first of Julv. 



amber wave ' 



Phebus 



A new yellow from Cayeux. T^nlike Pluie d'Or, 

 this iris is a uniform shade of lemon yellow, al)SO- 

 lulely pure. Fine rounded flower of good size, over 

 thi'ee feet tall. The lemon coloi- introduces a new 

 tone in iris of this class. Phebus was the high spot 

 in French introductions in 1930, and was priced at 

 one thousand francs. It is a very rapid increaser. 



Each $15.00; three for $40.00 



Amber Wave 



The A. I. S. bulletins have for two years carried 

 the endorsements of Americans wlro chanced to see 

 this novelty flowering in England. It is a luminous 

 aml)er yellow self, suffused and shot with olive 

 bronze. The falls have a lovely faint velvety violet 

 blue flush at the haft, which is heavily reticulated. 

 The whole flower is pei fectly projiortioned and well 

 balanced, with very hroad standards and falls, which 

 characteristic it owes to one of the parents, Mrs. 

 Valerie West. Height 3 feet. Very late. Amber AVave 

 is another iris which received a silvei- medal award 

 at the London show last year. 



Each $12.00 ; three for $30.00 



DOGROSE 



A very beautiful, superb iris, with very 



large, oval shaped flowei's in a nnifiMMii shade of soft 

 pink, with deep gold beai-d. The stalks are almost 

 shoidder high, and in the English trial grounds at 

 Wisley it proved a sensation. American visitors at 

 the English shows were struck with its beauty. Dog- 

 rose was awarded the silver medal at the ijondon 

 show when exhibited as a seedling in 1!)2!). Vei'y 

 limited stock. jj^^j^ ^^2.00 



Carfax 



This striking iris, pi'oduced on stems that branch 

 four-way, six to eight in nundier, is hei'alded in Eng- 

 land as an advance in iris breeding comjiarable to 

 the introduction of Dominion. The blooms are huge, 

 splendidly formed, and in color are a rich auricula 

 red purple. The beard is inconspicuous, there being 

 nothing to detract from the intense richness of the 

 velvety falls. Ileigbt close to 4 feet. Cai'fax is an- 

 other silver medal winnei-. 



Each $12.00; three for $30.00 



Columbine 



Introduced as a white Aphi-odite, one of the 

 l)arents. As clean and clear as a crystal, with lovely 

 form, slender l)raiudiing stems, this free flowering 

 white is distinct from all other white irises, and as a 

 result it was awarded the silver medal at the English 

 Iris Society's exhibit in London in 1930. Columbine 

 is a very fast multiplier, our own stock increasing 

 about fifteen to one in two years. 



Each $6.50, three for $15.00 



Hassan 



This is a seedling of Zulu crossed with Moonlight, 

 carrying the Dominion foi-m and substance of the 

 fornu'r and the general color tone of the latter. The 

 standards are a glistening sulphury yellow, the falls 

 (piite sinnlar, overlaid and suffused smoky violet 

 with heavy greenish gold reticulations on white at 

 the haft. ( 'ei'tificate of inei-it at the London show in 



Each $6.50 ; three for $15.00 



SPECIAL GROUP OFFER ^ne each of the above six new foreign novelties 



vifhich aggregate a value of $64.00 for $50.00 



