WINE AND ROSES 



DENVER DAWN 



DAWN CREST (Deforest, '60) Each $4.50 



Considered bv the late Fred DeForest as one of his all time finest 

 productions. Standards are bright orange-pink, three inches wide, 

 and ruffled. Falls, yellowish ivorv, measure a good three inches at 

 the haft and are flaring. HM AIS, 1960; AM 1962. See page 8. 



DEEP SPACE (Tompkins, '61) Each $3.50 



Richest indigo blue, a gigantic flower, broad petaled and smooth in 

 the extreme. There are no veinings or haft marks. Beard is heav>' 

 and rich indigo in color. 40-inch stems and hea\-\ foliage. A real 

 stand-out! HM AIS, 1962. See page 31. 



DEMETRIA (Hinkle, '58) Each $1.00 



Big and beautiful medium blue, slightl>- ruffled, with a hint of lav- 

 ender in the falls. The Hinkle blues — Helen Novak, Symphony, 

 and Demetria — occupy a special niche in the world of topnotch Iris 

 in shades of blue. 36 inches. HM AIS, 1958; AM, 1960. See page 48. 



DENVER DAWN (Durrance, '64) Each $7.50 



Colorado is noted for its clear blue skies. Before the sun peeks over 

 the horizon this azure hue is flushed with rose and mauve and the 

 tints in this new Iris could hardly be more aptly described. The 

 flowers are extra large and handsome, symmetrically ruffled, and 

 borne on 36 to 40-inch stems carrv'ing manv branches. Mid-season 

 to late. Shown on Page 12. 



DESERT GLOW (E. Smith, '63) Each $2.50 



A rosy, bronzy brown self descended from Gracie Pfost and Water- 

 melon. The Targe, frilled blooms are heavy in texture and both 

 standards and falls are ver^- broad. Bright orange beard. 36-40 

 inches. 



DESERT THISTLE (Gibson, '61) Each $3.50 



This one is not pink but is a glowing, rosy mauve, or perhaps a cap- 

 tivating blend of lavender-rose, slightly blued, would better de- 

 scribe it. Tall, large and exciting, with wide standards and falls, 

 finely laced. See page 10. HM AIS, 1962. 



DIVINE BLUE (Waters, '59) Each $2.50 



As blue as they come, with porcelain texture and extremely broad 

 form. The shade of blue approaches azure — not pale but a very 

 definite and vivid sk\- blue. Beard is light \ellow. 36 inches. HM 

 AIS, 1959. 



DOCTOR K. (Tell, '60) Each $3.50 



Truly brown in all its parts, with a silken sheen which does not 

 fade. Hafts are smooth and unmarked and the falls flare jauntily. 

 Named for Dr. Kleinsorge who pioneered the brown line in Iris 

 breeding. 36 inches. HM AIS, 1961. 



DOGE OF VENICE (J. Nelson, '65) Each $15.00 



This giant ruffled deep purple matches exactK' the shade designated 

 as "Doge Purple" in the Wilson color chart. There is no other color 

 nor markings in the broad petaled flowers, except for the heav\- 

 brown beard, which adds depth and richness. 36 inches and well 

 branched. HM AIS, 1966. See inside front cover. 



DOT & DASH (Hall, '60) Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00 



.almost solidly colored blackish \iolet standards and bright falls of 

 pure white with blackish margins. Most of the peppery effect is 

 confined to the outer area of the falls. The beards are inconspicu- 

 o\is. Flowers are waved and flaring, well spaced on good branches, 

 and are produced in great profusion. 33-36 inches. HM AIS, 1960; 

 AM, 1962. See page .56. 



DOTTED SWISS (Sass, '56) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



The ground color is sparkling white and the dots and stitchings are 

 decidedK- blue, the %erv large flowers elegantly mffled. It truly 

 lives up to its name. Over three feet tall, verv well branched, 

 blooms earh . HM AIS, 1956; AM, 1958. See page 49. 



DREAM MAIDEN (E. Smith, '63) Each $10.00 



An exquisitely lieautiful and large flower in shades of creamy buff^, 

 blue-white and gold. Petal edges and stsle-arms are heavily laced. 

 The general color effect is deep cream or ivor\'. Stout stalks with 

 good Ijranching. 34-36 inches. HM AIS, 1965. 



DREAM SPUN (Gibson, '62) Each $3.00 



A blend of pinkish amethvst on white ground, actualK- a plicata, 

 of course, hut with a less definite pattern than is usualK' associated 

 with the term. The central area and the st\ le-anns glow with a 

 wax\-, copper\- tint. Beard is light \ ellow. Both standards and falls 

 are abundantK- ample in width, the fomier erect hut nearly closed, 

 waved and ruffled, the latter semi-flaring and likewise heavily mf- 

 fled. Height 40 inches. Shown on page 27. HM AIS, 1963. 



DEEP BLACK (Cook, '55) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



This is the blackest and the "slickest" deep hued Iris we have seen. 

 In the garden of the originator, where thousands of so-called black 

 seedlings have come into being, this was our choice. Height 34-36 

 inches. HM AIS, 1955; A.M. 1957. Shown on page 58. 



EDENITE (Plough, '59) Each $5.00 



"Sooty" black with a deep red imdertone; a seedling of Sable Night. 

 The uniform blackness of this flower immediately attracts all who 

 see it in the garden. Domed standards and flaring falls. Blooms 

 rather early. ,30 inches. HM AIS, 1959; AM, 1961. 



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