"My Iris arrived and I planted them 

 the same day. I am so pleased with 

 their quality, size, condition and 

 time of arrival I just want to say a 

 sincere Thank You." 



Mrs. Reva Dickey 

 Jefferson. Iowa 



Starburst $10.00 



"Iris received in perfect condition and 

 they were such large rhizomes and 

 healthy looking. Thank you very 

 much. It's a pleasure to deal with 

 your company." 



Viola Gregg, LeSueur, Minn. 



WENATCHEE VALLEY fNoyd, '65) ML. 34" Each $15.00 



Frilled lacev pink standards, edged tan; wide, flaring falls of creamv 

 white edged with pinkish tan. With its very red beard it is one of the 

 most beautiful and novel of all recent introductions. HM AIS, 1966. 

 Picture on page 44. 



WHITE TAFFETA (Rudolph, '66) ML. 35" Each $12.00 



Quite different from other excellent white Iris in this catalog. The 

 huge flowers are as white as freshly laundered linen but the beard 

 is pale lemon. Both standards and falls are broad and fluted at the 

 margins, creating a billowy effect. HM .\IS, 1967. 



WHOLE CLOTH (Cook, '58) EM. 36" Each $1.50 



This is the first of the series of new style amoenas from the garden 

 of Paul Cook. Standards are pure white, the falls soft medium blue 

 and the beard is practically white. Petals are broad and flaring. 

 HM .\I,S. 1958: .AM, 1960. Dvkes Medal, 1962. Shown on page 3). 



WILD APACHE (Gibson, '65) M. 35" Each $5.00 



So \i\id and li\el\ that the name is truly in keeping with this sen- 

 sational new plicata. The color is cinnamon-violet on white, the 

 standards almost solidly colored cinnamon-\ iolet. Beard is orange- 

 bronze. An exceptionally large flower, with perfect balance and ideal 

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

 ing. HM AIS. 1966. See page 26. 



WILD GINGER (Gibson, '62) M. 36" Each $2.00 



A deeply flounced and ruffled new plicata in ginger grown and 

 creamy white, the standards almost solid soft brown. Flowers mea- 

 sure almost 8 inches 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 quality of stiffness which adds to 

 the especially long lasting period of each blos,s<)m. See page 24, HM 

 AIS, 1963; AM, 1965. 



WINE AND ROSES (Hall, '63) M. 34" Each $3.00 



.\ break much sought after by hybridzers has been a combination 

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

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

 flaring, clean and sharp in coirtrasti The edging of rose-pink around 

 the velvety falls exactly matches the standards. There is a warm glow 

 at the heart of the flower and the beard is red-orange. Large blooms; 

 well branched. HM AIS, 1964; AM. 1966. See page 33. 



WINTER OLYMPICS CO. Brown, '63) EM. 38" Each $4.00 



Domed standards and extra wide falls with 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. Dvkes Medal, 1967. 



YELLOW GOLD (Noyd, '66) ML. 34" Each $7.50 



Flaring bright buttercup yellow self, with a heavy deep yellow beard. 

 There is a flash of white on the falls just below the beard. Midseason 

 lo late, ^\"ell branched. 



YES SIR (Noyd, '65) VL. 35" Each $5.00 



A deep yellow-orange .self, probably the most intense shade of yellow 

 of any in this catalog. Wry close to orange, it carries no apricot tone 

 and this makes it especially distinct. \'ery large, tall, late. HM AIS. 

 1966. 



ZEBRA (Pallida variegata) M. 30" Each $1 .00; 3 for $2.50 



I he oiih Iris willi le.ivcs striped creamy yellow and green, F.xcellenl 

 for a foliage accent in the l)order and it lend silself particularly well 

 in .some types of flower arrangemenls. Bears la\ cnder-bliie blossoms 

 but its chief value lies in its no\ el foliage. 



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