ORANGE PARADE (Hamblen, '61) Each $7.50 



A vivid and moderately laced and ruffled orange bi-tone, between 

 Marigold and Spanish orange. A startling and rich orange effect. 

 Wide, flaring falls and closed standards. Fairly early. 38 inches. 

 HM AIS, 1962; AM, 1964. 



ORELIO (DeForesf, '47) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



Deep crimson-brown, more red than brown. It is large, tall and 

 well branched. HM AIS. 1948. Shown on page 49. 



PACIFIC PANORAMA (Sexton, '60) Each $5.00 



A spectacular sea-blue self of great-size and imposing carriage. 

 The ruffled flowers are produced on 40-inch, well branched stems. 

 Beard is vellow tipped white. HM AIS, 1961; AM, 1963. Dykes 

 Medal 1965. Shown on front cover. 



PALOMINO (Hall, '52) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



The falls are pale ivory with an amber-copper shoulder and thin 

 band all the way around. Beard is like a bonfire. For size, form, 

 substance, branching and truly marvelous color, this in indeed su- 

 preme. Height 3 ft. HM AIS, 1952; AM, 1954. See page 45. 



DREAM SPUN 



Each $15.00 



markings and of 



PARISIAN BLUE (Schreiner, '65) 



Bright and uniform azure blue without haft 

 serenely fashioned form. With petals of great width and 40-inch 

 stems ideally branched, we think it probably the best of all the 

 Schreiner blues. Medium late. HM AIS, 1966. 



PARTY PINK (Crosby, '59) Each $1.50 



Here is a variation in the constantly growing assemblage of what 

 was a lean and seemingly overlooked color class. Without the 

 yellow-salmon influence of most kinds this one inclines to the or- 

 chid side and the prominent beard is in harmony but of deeper 

 tone. 38-40 inches tall, large and loaded with flowers. 



PATHFINDER (Wh\r,ng, '48) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



A big, broad petaled, pearly rose-pink with very heavy substance. 

 Actually a blend, rather than a pink, with some coppery suff^usion 

 about the haft and stvle arms. The beard is yellow. Height 36 

 inches. HM AIS, 1948. See page 55. 



PATIENCE (Schortman, '55) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



A rare shade of rich magenta or light red-violet, standards and 

 falls uniform in color, the beard cream tipped yellow. Wide petaled 

 and verv large in size. 40 inches. HM AIS, 1956; AM, 1958. One 

 of the "Five Iris of the Year" for 1963. 



PATRICIAN (H. Hall, '53) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Standards are pure white, lightly flushed yellow at the base. The 

 falls are wide and flaring, also white, but with a heavy overlay of 

 gold entirely covering the hafts. Exceptionally large, evenly bal- 

 anced. HM AIS, 1953; AM, 1958; President's Cup, 1958. 36 inches. 



PAY DAY (Tompkins, '62) Each $4.00 



One of the most brilliant of all yellows; large, nicely formed, very 

 heavily ruffled and fluted. Blooms early through late mid-season on 

 well branched stems. Parentage is Fusilier x Allaglow. HM AIS, 

 1965. 



PIERRE MENARD (Fought, '48) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



Finest of the medium toned blues; a hyacinth-blue, with some fine 

 netting in slightly deeper shade. Beard is canary-yellow. Very 

 flaring in form, large, with broad segments, 36 to 40 inches tall. 

 A very late Iris. HM AIS, 1948; AM, 1950. See page 45. 



PINK CHEEKS (Randolph, '57) Each $2.00 



An odd shade of greenish yellow with very distinctive flush of 

 pink on the hafts and a pinkish glow in the standards. Beard is 

 reddish orange. Attractive and colorful. 38 inches. HM AIS, 1962. 



PINK CHIMES (Hall, '57) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



This might be termed a "refined" Pink Sensation. The rich pink 

 falls carry a smooth overlay of gold near the base of the stand- 

 ards. There is no veining and the beard is fiery tangerine. Prolific 

 in grovi^th and very free blooming with large flowers. 34 inches. 

 HM AIS, 1957. One of the "Five Iris of the Year" for 1963. See 

 page 43. 



PINK FULFILLMENT (Muhlestein, '54) Each $1.50 



Large, wide flaring, medium deep pink with a lighter pink area on 

 the falls. It is taller than June Meredith but is in the same unique 

 shade or hue of pink. HM AIS, 1954; AM, 1956; President's Cup, 

 1954. 



SPARKLING CHAMPAGNE 



PINK MAGIC (Hall, '61) Each $2.50 



This is a very large apple-i)l<)ssom 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 perfectly held. Stout stems, 34 inches 

 in height. HM AIS, 1964. 



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



True delicate 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 early — one of the very first of the tall bearded to come 

 into flower. Height about 33 inches. HM AIS, 1950; AM. 19.52. 

 See page 49. 



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