FASHION SHOW 



WATERMELON (Wafers, '54) 



Each $2.00 



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. See page 21. 



WAXING MOON (Fay, '57) 



Each $2.00 



Round and full petaled very light giant yellow. Standards, 

 falls and beard are all a uniform shade of soft, wax-like greenish 

 ivory-yellow. Petals are lightly ruffled. Height 3 feet. HM AIS, 

 1957; AM, 1960. 



WAYWARD WIND (Baker, '58) 



Each $4.00 



Burnished bronze, a peculiar 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 (Buttrick, '52) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Looking for a white that has distinction? This ruffled beauty has 

 chartreuse buds which unfold into gorgeous pure white flowers leav- 

 ing the unique 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 $7.50 



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

 is that of chocolate-brown on light tan, and there is a greenish midrib 

 line to add further distinction. 34-36 inches; rather late. Shown on 

 page 43. HM AIS, 1961. 



WHIR OF LACE (Schreiner, '58) Each $5.00 



"Fragile as gossamer, lacy as a bridal veil, and snowy as an angel's 

 wing"— so does the introducer describe this exquisite white. It is 

 larger and taller than Queen's Lace, clear white rather than ivorv. 

 34 inches. HM AIS, 1961. 



WHITE PALOMINO (Hall, '58) Each $2.00 



As the name would indicate, this is an exact replica of the famous 

 Palomino, which was runner-up for the Dyke^ Medal in 1957, except 

 that it is pure white. It sports the bold tangerine-red beard and cop- 

 pery overlay on the haft, and the standards blend into copper at the 

 base- This glowing, fiery central area is in startling contrast to the 

 otherwise immaculate whiteness of the entire flower. Foliage, stem, 

 size and form of flower duplicates the parent. See page 14. HM AIS, 

 1961. 



WHOLE CLOTH (Cook, '58) Each $5.00 



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 

 AIS, 1958; AM, 1960. Dykes Medal, 1962. Shown on page 41. 



WIDE WORLD (Cook, '54) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



A blue and white reverse bicolor of special interest to hybridizers. 

 Standards are pale blue deepening at the base. Falls are pure white 

 and the beard is white. Large, spreading falls, on 40-inch stems. HM 

 AIS, 1954. 



WILD GINGER (Gibson, '62) Each $12.00 



A deeply flounced and ruffled new plicata in ginger brown and creamy 

 white, the standards almost solid soft brown. Flowers measure almost 

 8 inches from tip to tip. The heavy ruffling extends far up into the 

 throat which is peppered with a warm golden brown. It inherits the 

 impressive sturdy form of Taholah— one of the parents— although it 

 is much taller and more deeply flounced and a much browner shade. 

 Petals possess a waxed or starchy quality of stiffness which adds to the 

 especially long lasting period of each blossom. Here is something which 

 has taken the fancy of everyone who has seen it! Height 35 inches. See 

 page 34. HM AIS, 1963. 



WINE AND ROSES (Hall, 1963) Each $20.00 



A break much sought after by hybridizers has been a combination of 

 clear rose-pink and deep violet purple. The older Tally-Ho was a step 

 in this direction and Pagan Princess can likewise be included. Now 

 here is the flower which brings these colors out in truly splendid 

 fashion— ruffled, flaring, clean and sharp in contrast! 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 

 —not amply displayed because of the angle of our photograph. Large 

 blooms; well branched. 35-inch stems. See page 10- 



WONDERFUL SKY (Muhlestein, '61) Each $5.00 



Very large azure blue, close to spectrum blue, with lemon beard. Mag- 

 nificent individual flowers on tall stalks, rather high branched. HM 

 AIS, 1961. 



WONDERMENT (Cook, '58) Each $3.00 



Iris breeders throughout the world have been agog over the progenitor 

 crosses in the Indiana garden of Paul Cook. This 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-vellow. Large and 

 flaring. 36 inches. HM AIS, 1958. 



ZANTHA (Fay, '47) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



A very large deep yellow self, clear and clean, with a rich yellow 

 beard and no haft markings. Perfection in form, tailored and flaring, 

 the 3-foot stems widelv branched. This iris won the President's Cup 

 in 1947. HM AIS, 1947; AM, 1952. Usually the first tall bearded Iris 

 to bloom. 



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



The only Iris with leaves striped creamy yellow and green. Excellent 

 for a foliage accent in the border and, it lends itself particularly well 

 in some types of flower arrangements. Bears lavender-blue blossoms 

 but its chief value lies in its novel foliage. 



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