VIOLET HILLS 



CHINQUAPIN 



TECHNY CHIMES (Bro. Charles, '55) Each $1.50 



A gorgeous light yellow with very deep red-orange beard. This is 

 certainly a striking Iris and the branching is a soecial feature. 

 HM AIS, 1955; AM, 1957; tied for Dykes Medal in 1960. 36 

 inches. See page 21. 



TEMPLE BELLS (Hall, '52) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



A sort of apricot-yellow with no peachy undertone. The blooms 

 are extra large, the falls flaring way out and drooping gracefully 

 with a slight ruffle. Heavv red-orange beard. 36 inches, well 

 branched. HM AIS, 1952. Shown on page 49. 



THOTMES III (Kleinsorge, '50) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Medium light in tone, a smooth self of glistening golden tan with 

 a light bronze beard. It is a gigantic Iris with extra broad falls and 

 heavy texture. 40 inches tall. HM AIS, 1951; AM, 1953. See 

 page 44. 



THUNDER ROAD (Tompkins, '64) Each $10.00 



Another in the giant violet-blue class. This is a blend of violet- 

 blue, rose-violet and purple with a chocolate haft and a vivid 

 electric blue, purple tipped, beard. Very late. 44 inches. 



TOAST AN' HONEY (Kleinsorge, '58) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



General color is rich light golden brown, like butter and honey, 

 and the falls are shaded toast-brown, especially on the edges and 

 near the hafts. It is of stocky build, well branched, with very large 

 blooms produced on 36-inch stems. HM AIS, 1955. 



TOLL GATE (Cook, '59) Each $2.00 



From the same line of breeding as Whole Cloth. Standards are 

 palest blue— almost white— the falls dark violet with a long yellow 

 beard extending across the lighter haft. Very tall, with many 

 flowers per stem: widely spaced, it should be very valuable to 

 hybridizers. HM AIS, 1959; AM, 1962. Well illustrated on page 58. 



TOMECO (Suiter, '60) Each $3.50 



Smoothly burnished oxblood red self without haft markings. Tail- 

 ored in appearance, the big rounded standards domed and closed 

 and the broad falls semiflaring. Bronze yellow beard. Well 

 branched and sun resistant. 36 inches. HM AIS, 1962. Cook-Lap- 

 ham Award for best Red Iris in 1965. 



TOP DOLLAR (Tompkins, '61) Each $7.50 



A truly exciting new yellow. Huge flowers with extremely broad 

 petals, perfectly domed standards and flaring falls. Extra heavy 

 substance and a sleek glistening unmarked finish. Midseason. 40 

 inches. HM AIS, 1964. 



TOP FAVORITE (Schreiner, '57) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Colossal orchid-pink. The beard is white and there is a soft overlay 

 of amber-buff at the center of the flowers. Color is clear and bright 

 and the blossoms are ideally formed, flaring and ruffled at the outer 

 edges. It is tall, strong and branched to perfection. HM AIS, 1957. 



TOP FLIGHT (Hall, '53) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



A more deepK' colored Temple Bells, more apricot than yellow. 

 Standards and falls are practically the same shade but the beard is 

 fiery orange-red and very thick and heavy. Height 34 inches. HM 

 AIS, 1953; AM, 1955. See page 55. 



TORCHBEARER (Nelson, '63) Each $7.50 



Reddish brown with dark red-brown or chocolate-like thumb prints 

 on the hafts. Beard is bright orange. This combination results in a 

 rather startling effect and is sure to attract a lot of attention. Flar- 

 ing falls and good branching. 36 inches. HM AIS, 1964. 



TRANQUILITY (Fay, '54) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



This very large milk-white flower is carried on perfectly branched, 

 strong stems 38 inches tall. The haft is wide and clean and the 

 beard is white. Some iudges regard it as the best of all whites. 

 HM AIS, 1950; AM 1953. 



TRIM (McKee, '56) Each $1.50 



A wonderful new red with an underlay of bronze. The blooms are 

 large and broad in all their parts, the stalks husk\' and well 

 branched. Very late; 40 inches. Plant Pat. No. 1592. HM, 1956. 



TRUDY (Tompkins, '64) Each $15.00 



Here is a color break in the amoena class. The standards are pure 

 white shading to gold at the base. Falls are brownish with old gold 

 beard. A breeder's Iris that is certainly different. Very late. 36 

 inches. 



TRULY YOURS (Fay, '49) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



The heart of this spectacular creation is bright yellow, shading off 

 to almost white at the top of the standards and the bottom of the 

 falls. The entire flower is niffled and edged in lace. Unopened 

 buds are yellow, because the under sides of the falls are yellow al- 

 though faced white on top. Gigantic in size, 38 inches tall; very 

 late. HM AIS, 1949; AM, 1951; Dykes Medal, 1953. Shown on 

 page 47. 



TWILIGHT ZONE (Tompkins, '63) Each $5.00 



A blend of blue, rose and violet with undertones of copj)ery cocoa. 

 A thick beard of smoky red-purole dominates the center of the 

 massive blooms. A beautiful novelt\' in subtle tones. 44-inch stalks, 

 well balanced. 



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