ULTRAPOISE (Noyd, '62) Each $12.50 



Here is something really new and different in yellow. Described as 

 straw yellow with a flush of pink in the standards, the very bright 

 reddish tangerine beard glows like fire. 34 inches tall and perfectly 

 branched. HM AIS, 1963; AM, 1965. 



ULTRA VIOLET (Buss, '55) Each $2.00 



Serenely beautiful deep violet self of large proportions with domed 

 standards and flaring tails. The beard is violet too, and there is no 

 thinning out of the color at the center. Broad petaled and perfectly 

 supported on sturdy, well branched stalks. 36 inches. 



UTAH CREAM (Muhlesiein, '54) Each $1.25; 3 for $3.00 



As luscious as it sounds, dehghtfuUy formed, flarmg, waved, heavy 

 in texture. Cream is the one color which will combine with and 

 bind together eveiy other hue— reds, blues, yellows, pinks and the 

 greens of the grass and fohage. This one flowers late on 36-inch 

 stems. HM AIS, 1954. 



UTAH VALLEY (Muhlestein, '59) Each $2.50 



A crisp, rufiled, bright violet with a large, round, white patch in 

 the center of each fall. Shoulder high stems bring the flowers al- 

 most up to eye level! HM AIS, 1959; AM, 1961. 



VALIMAR (Hamblen, '58) Each $1.50 



Derived from Palomino, its a smooth apricot-pink with a wide 

 nasturtium-red beard. Judges raved over this at the 1958 American 

 Iris Society Convention in New York, and so wiU you! HM AIS, 

 1958; AM, 1960. See page 59. One oi the "5 Iris of die Year" for 

 1965. 



VANITY FAIR (Hall, '51) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Clear medium tiue pink, very smooth and tailored in appearance. 

 An ideal flamingo-pmk Iris, with lots of color, stems at least three 

 feet in height, beautiful form and a very fiery tangerine beard. It 

 is very late. HM AIS, 1952. 



VELVET BRASS (Tompkins, '65) Each $15.00 



Blended tan-gold-brown self, with some hints of French lilac in 

 the standards and around the edges of the falls. A novel color 

 pattern. 38 inches. 



VELVET ROBE (Schreiner, '60) Each $3.00 



Well named, a deep but glowing shade of plushy crimson red with 

 golden beard. The haft is solidly colored and petals are lightly 

 ruffled. This is our choice of the Schreiner reds to date. HM AIS, 

 1960. See page 30. 



VIOLET HARMONY (Lowry, '52) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Light violet in color, witli a lighter patch in the center ol the 

 falis. Very large, of elegant form, and mcely rutiled. Winner of 

 the President's Cup in 1953; Dykes Medal, 1957. 



VIOLET HILLS (DeForest, '56) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Here is the last word in deep tiTie violet color! The 7-inch flowers 

 shine like taffeta, even on a ramy day, and they will take rain, 

 wind, or sun. Standards, falls and beard are a uniform rich violet- 

 purple, the beard is lightly tipped blue. 38 inches. HM AIS, 1956; 

 AM, 1958. Winner of die President's Cup 1960. See page 40. 



WANDERING RAINBOW (Tompkins, '65) Each $25.00 



A shimmering blend of rose, brown, gold and electric blue. This 

 combination of tints is found also in Martel and Royal Tapestry, 

 yet the thi-ee are distinct from each other. This one has extra 

 heavy stalks with good branching and reaches 39 inches. Very late. 

 HM AIS, 1966. 



WATERMELON (Wafers, '54) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



A blending of greenish light lemon and deep watermelon-pink . . . 

 a cut watermelon not quite ripe. Extra large, with ruffled petals 

 and very heavy substance. HM AIS, 1954. 



WAYWARD WIND (Baker, '58) Each $1.50 



Burnished bronze, a pecuhar greenish shade of tan or brown. Even 

 the beard is in harmony. This Iris has rather flat, flaring falls, with 

 some ruffling and the large blooms are produced in profusion. 

 Height 3 feet. HM AIS, 1958; AM, 1961. 



WEDDING BOUQUET (Buffrick, '52) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



This ruffled beauty has chartreuse buds which unfold into gor- 

 geous pure white flowers leaving the imique color of the buds on 

 the under side of the petals. This gives the entire blossom a hint 

 of cool greenish ivory. 35 inches. HM AIS, 1952; AM, 1956. 



WENATCHEE KID (Noyd, '58) Each $5.00 



Large tan, with most striking haft markings of burnt sienna. The 

 effect is that of chocolate-brown on hght tan, and there is a 

 greenish midrib line to add further distinction. 34-36 inches; 

 jather late. Shown on page 35. HM AIS, 1961. 



JUNGLE FIRES 



WHOLE CLOTH (Cook, '58) Each $2.50 



This is the first of die series of new style amoenas from the gar- 

 den of Paul Cook. Standards are pure white, the falls sott medium 

 blue and the beard is practically white. Petals are broad and flar- 

 ing. HM AIS, 1958; AM, 1960. Dykes Medal, 1962. Shown on 

 page 22. 



WILD APACHE (Gibson, '65) Each $12.00 



So vivid and hvely that tlie name is truly in keeping widi this 

 sensational new phcata. The color is ciimamon-vioiet on white, the 

 standards almost sohdly colored cirmamoii-vioiet. Beard is orange- 

 bronze. An exceptionally large flower, with perfect balance and 

 ideal ruffling, very broad in all its parts. Heavy stems, extra good 

 branching, 35 inches tall. HM AIS, 1966. See page 34. 



WILD GINGER (Gibson, '62) Each $5.00 



A deeply flounced and ruffled new pUcata in g.nger brown and 

 creamy white, the standards ahiiost sohd sott brown. Flowers 

 measure almost 8 inch from tip to tip. The heavy ruffling extends 

 far up into the throat which is peppered with a warm golden 

 brown. Petals possess a waxed or starchy quahty of stiffness which 

 adds to the especiaUy long lasting period of each blossom. Height 

 35 inches. See page 37. HM AIS, 1963; AM, 1965. 



WINE AND ROSES (Hail, '63) Each $7.50 



A break much sought after by hybridizers has been a combination 

 of clear rose-pink and deep violet purple. Now here is the ffower 

 which brings these colors out in truly splendid fashion— ruffled, 

 flaring, clean and sharp in contiast! The edging of rose-pink 

 around the velvety falls exacdy matches die standards. There is a 

 warm glow at the heart of the ffower and the beard is red-orange. 

 Large blooms; well branched. 35-inch steins. HM AIS, 1964; AM 

 1966. See page 12. 



WINTER OLYMPICS CO. Brown, '63) Each $12.00 



Domed standards and extra wide falls widi elegant ruffling are 

 features of this sensational new white Iris. It was the leader in the 

 "Judges' Choice" in 1964 and was likewise first among those 

 which won the HM Award of the AIS in 1965; AM, 1966. 



WONDERMENT (Cook, '58) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



Ttiis is one of his series with white standards and blue falls, in this 

 case a stain of blue rather than a solid color or pattern. The 

 beard is chrome-yellow. Large and flaring. 36 inches. HM AIS, 

 1958. 



ZEBRA (Pallida variegafa) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



The only Iris with leaves sbiped creamy yellow and green. Excel- 

 lent for a fohage accent in the border and it lends itself par- 

 ticularly well in some types of ffower arrangements. Bears laven- 

 der-blue blossoms but its chief value lies in its novel foliage. 



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