HANS SASS IN HIS GARDEN 



Melchior 



In many ways this was the outstanding iris bloom- 

 ing in our gardens in 1931. The deep velvet-maroon 

 flowers left nothing tO' ask for in either size, shape, 

 or all-round iris perfection. My own color descrip- 

 tion would be "a self of velvety-garnet, willi beard 

 of bronze-yellow. " Melchior was introduced in Eng- 

 land as an improved ^Irs. Valerie West, but Avitb us 

 it is distinctly different, and we personally legai'd 

 it as one of the world's very best. 



Each $5.00; three for $13.50; ten, $40.00 



Depute Nomblot 



Tlie world's greatest iris. Blooming for the first 

 time in America during the season of 1930, it ahnost 

 bowled over all who saw it. During the past season 

 it has proven worthy of first impressions, and from 

 England and Prance, as well as from all sections of 

 this country, come songs of praise for this imposing 

 giant of the race. Standards light glowing rosy- 

 pui-[)le. overlaid bronzy-gold. Falls very wide, spread- 

 ing, purplish garnet-red, shading to ligliter rosy- 

 bronze at the edge. Deep orange beard. Over four 

 feet tall, wonderfully well branched. Depute Nom- 

 blot received a certificate of merit in 1929 at the 

 Paris show, and in 1!).'!() was awarded the Dvkes 



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Each $20.00; three for $50.00 



V ert-Galant 



Like Damon and Pythias, Vert-Galant and Depute 

 .Xomblot are usually seen together — they are "pals 

 inseparable." This one is in a distinct shade of bril- 

 liant copper-red, with cop|M'ry fawn standards. In a 

 California garden in 1930 I found one rhizome put- 

 ling forth four huge stalks. Last year it was the 

 lai'gest and most outstanding thing in Mi'. Wister's 

 Pliiladelphia garden. In the garden of Robert Hchrei- 

 ner in St. Paul it was likewise of stupendous size, its 

 s(>cond s'milar performance there. The brilliant cop- 

 per tom^ has extra good carrying quality, and the 

 four-foot spiki's dominate the garden. i\notlier Dykes 

 medal winner. 



Each $15.00; three for $40.00 



Clara Noyes 



A lovely wai'ui bleiid from Hans Sass. At the time 

 of my visit to his garden in 1930 I selected this as 

 my favorite, and was eipially impressed again last 

 season. It was the favorite of all visitors to our own 

 planting last May, and all of our available stock was 

 (juickly sold out. The coloring is a nu'dley of peach 

 and apricot tones, suggesting perhaps the rich and 

 brilliant blendings of the rose "Talisman". Sher- 

 man Duffy says of it: "Perhaps the most strikingly 

 coloi-ed of all the new irises I saw this year and one 

 that atti-aeted attention \vhei-evei- shown. A very 

 bi'illiant and beautiful iris that evei'yone Avanted at 

 sight." See reproduction on cover. 



Each $6.50; three for $15.00 



Gold Top 



Introduced by Carl Salbaeh last season. Rich old 

 gold standards, set off by falls that are i-ed violet in 

 the center and edged old gold. The style arms and 

 beard afford a further touch of gold. Blooms very 

 early and continues all through the season, the colors 

 growing richer as the season advances: 12 inches tall 

 and well branched. To me, this iris i)resented the 

 novel appearance of being fashioned out of brass, 

 because of the odd brass-yellow color effect. You 

 surely will like it. 



Each $6.00; three for $15.00 



Euphony 



The Sass Brothers have given us, of late years, a 

 series of irises of the Ophelia type, ranging in tone 

 fi'om deep yellow-browns to pale yellow-pinks. Eu- 

 phony is one of the most beautiful and distinct of all 

 this series. The standards are mustard yellow, waved 

 and fluted, stained with light brown at the tips. 

 Falls are squarely held, mustard yellow, flushed with 

 blue in the central portion and overlaid soft brown. 

 This is a lovely and bright color harmony, and the 

 great freedom of bloom of this variety makes it a 

 heavy favorite. See color r(>production on cover. 



Each $1.50; three for $3.75; ten, $10.00 



