DARK RITUAL (Hager, 72) M. 36" $10.00 



One of the new red-black Iris added to our list. Standards are de- 

 scribed as dark red and the falls a red-black. The beards are bronze- 

 yellow. Good grower and well branched. HM, 74. 



DAWN CREST (DeForesf, '60) M. 36" $2.00 

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

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

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

 the haft and are flaring. HM, '60; AM, '62. Shown on page 49. 



DEBBY RAIRDON (Kuntz, '65) EM. 34" $5.00 



Soft yellow standards, very full and waved, well held and almost 

 closed at the top. The falls are milk white but heavily banded with 

 rich yellow and the under sides are solid yellow. Lovely form, with 

 attractive ruffling. HM, '66; AM, '68. Dykes Medal, '71. See page 28. 



DEBRA SUZANNE (Knocke, '71) M. 34" $7.50 



An immense flower of pale blue with an undertone of icy gfreen 

 which gives it a distinct color. It has excellent form, very broad falls 

 and quite ruffled. HC, '70. 



DECOLLETAGE (Hager, '70) M. 30" $6.00 



.\ big ruffled, fluted plicata. Poised petals are a smooth cream, dec- 

 orated around the edges with a wide band of orchid rose. Appealing 

 and different. HM, '71. Shown on page 6. 



DEEP SPACE (Tompkins, '6IjML. 40" $1.00 



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

 the extreme. There are no veinings or haft marks. Beard is heavy and 

 rich indigo in color. A real stand-out! HM, '62. See page 50. 



DENVER DAWN (Durrance, '64) ML. 38" $3.00 



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 Iris could hardly be more aptly described. 

 The flowers are extra large and symmetrically ruffled. 

 HM, '67. See page 48. 



DESERT THISTLE (Gibson, '67 j M. 36" $1 .50 



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

 perhaps a captivating blend of lavender-rose, slightly 

 blued, would better describe it. Tall, large and excit- 

 ing, with standards and falls, finely laced. See page 46. 

 HM, '62. 



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Tiburon $10.00 



DIPLOMAT (Tompkins, '66) ML. 40" $3.00 



This is one of the finest, in every way, of all the new blues— a giant 

 flower of even, smooth tone and enamel-like finish. The shade of 

 blue is dark and glowing, intensified by a bright ultramarine blue 

 beard. Huge ruffled flowers on 40-inch stalks. Quite late. HM, '68. 

 Shown on page 45. 



DOGE OF VENICE fJ. Nelson, '65) M. 36" $2.00 

 This giant ruffled deep purple matches exactly 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 heavy 

 brown beard, which adds depth and richness. Well branched. HM, '66. 

 See page 48. 



Fairlight $10.00 



DOT & DASH (Hall, '60) EM. 33" $1 .00 



Almost solidly colored blackish violet standards and bright falls of 

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

 fined to the outer area of the falls. Flowers are waved and flaring, well 

 spaced on good branches. HM, '60; AM, '62. See page 55. 



DOVER BEACH (Nearpass, '72) EL. 40" $10.00 



White standards, sky blue falls, lemon beard. Perfect form, broad 

 and ruffled with clean hafts. Flowers are large with twelve and four- 

 teen buds to a stalk. The introducer says it is fertile both ways. 

 HC, '72; HM, '74. Shown on page 7. 



DREAM LOVER (Tams, '71) m. 38" $1 0.00 



One of the finest of the new amoenas. Huge flowers with much 

 ruffling. The closed standards are clean white with icy blue tint; dark 

 blue-purple falls; pale yellow beard tipped blue. Well branched 

 stalks with many buds. HM, 72; AM, '74. 



DREAM SPUN (Gibson, '62) ML. 38" $2.00 



A blend of pinkish amethyst on white ground. The central area and 

 the style-arms glow with a waxy, coppery tint. Beard is light yellow. 

 Both standards and falls are waved and ruffled. Shown on page 30. 

 HM. '63. 



