MARY SENNI Each 50c 



Huge mauve blend, a sort of ashes of roses com- 

 bination, with golden beard to relieve the sombre- 

 ness. Produced by the great Frenchman, Millet, this 

 iris was named for the foremost iris critic in Italy. We 

 do not have any other iris near this color in our en- 

 tire collection, and stock is offered by very few 

 growers. 



MEHAMA Each $1.00; 3 for $2.00 



A blend of pink and yellow, with an underlying 

 cast of pale blue. A self in effect, although the stand- 

 ards are slightly lighter and reflect the glints of dust- 

 like golden particles. A ver/ large iris, quite early, 

 on stems from 30 to 36 inches tall. With the sun on 

 it, or through it, Mehama is one of the most enchant- 

 ing things in the garden. 



MELCHIOR Each 20c; 3 for 50c 



The deep velvet-maroon flowers leave nothing 

 to ask for in either size, shape, or all-round iris per- 

 fection. My own color description would be "a self 

 of velvety-garnet, with beard of bronze-yellow." 

 Melchior was introduced in England as an imoroved 

 Mrs. Valerie West, but with us it is distinctly dif- 

 ferent, and we personally regard it as one of the 

 world's very best. 



MELDORIC Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Huge blue-black self, one of the richest and most 

 striking irises ever introduced. First offered for sale 

 in 1930 it has been so in demand that there has never 

 been enough stock to fill the orders for it. Neither a 

 rapid increaser nor a free flowerer, it rewards the 

 owner with spil^es of bloom that are well worth wait- 

 ing for. If this iris were as consistent a performer as 

 some varieties if would almost certainly have been a 

 Dykes Medal winner. 



MIDGARD 



Each 20c; 3 for 50c 



When th:s lovely beauty was first shown, it cre- 

 ated a furore, because the yellow-pink blended flow- 

 ers introduced a new color note, and the ruffled 

 petals were an added touch of distinction. It has 

 proven to be one of the most reliable varieties for 

 severe climates, besides being a very free bloomer 

 and rapid multiplier. No iris since the introduction of 

 Morning Splendor has been so universally popular. 

 Especially lovely under artificial light, and unsur- 

 passed for massed planting on the landscape. See 

 page 38. 



MIDWEST GEM Each $20.00 



One of the very best new Sass varieties, a beauti- 

 ful self of pale apricot yellow, lightly flushed pink. In 

 habit of growth it is immense, and the flowers are 

 perfectly balanced in form. Height well over 3 feet. 



MISS CALIFORNIA Each $15.00 



Gigantic lilac pink, with the growing habits of 

 Dauntless, one of the parents. While not the "pink- 

 est" iris, the shade of this one is quite distinct and it 

 surely has every attribute that one could wish for in 

 a perfect flower. It was one of the high spots in the 

 Salboch display garden last spring. Midseason, 48 

 inches. 



MISSOURI Each $3.50 



Clear, clean blue, of sensational size. There has 

 never been sufficient stock to supply the demand for 

 this iris, declared by some observers to be the last 

 word in its color. Very few plants. Dykes Medal 1937. 



MODISTE Each $10.00 



Huge creamy mauve, hit of last year's Chicago 

 show. One of the four iris awarded "Highly Com- 

 mended" by the American Iris Society last year. See 

 page 7. 



MOHRSON Each $3.50 



Seedling of the famous iris Wm. Mohr. For almost 

 a decade hybridizers have been trying to secure 

 seedlings from this strange and enchanting flower, 

 and at last we are able to offer two. Mohrson is much 

 taller than its parent, of a deep violet color, very 

 heavily veined still darker. H. M. AIS 1935. 



MONADNOCK Each $15.00 



We saw this iris put out its first bloom stalk in the 

 Salbach garden in 1936, and immediately looked for- 

 ward to its eventual introduction. A flower of tre- 

 mendous size, solid bright rose-red in color, a seed- 

 ling of Marquita. Quite late, over 40 inches tall. 



MOONGLO Each $2.50 



Very lovely and unusual blend of heavy sub- 

 stance. Standards are pale yellow, falls the same 

 flushed Chinese violet. One admirer says "the 

 golden glow of the moon all tangled up with the 

 rosy clouds of sunset." Large flowers, ivory-like tex- 

 ture. A new Longfield novelty highly recommended. 



MOROCCO ROSE Each $15.00 



Very large rose-pink self, soft yellow glow at the 

 heart. A seedling produced by Dr. Loomis of Colorado 

 Springs and placed on the market by Quality Gar- 

 dens of Freeport, Illinois, where it was a great favor- 

 ite of the many iris judges converging there for the 

 annual iris show. Our stock is very limited 



MOUNTAIN SNOW Each $20.00 



Outstanding new white giant from New England, 

 introduced by the Kelloggs last season. Awarded an 

 H. M. by the iris society in 1936 as a seedling, we 

 were much taken with it when we viewed it last spring 

 in its home garden. The form is perfect, with very 

 broad falls and extra heavy substance. A cool white, 

 as the name implies, with a very faint suggestion of 

 blue shadow on the falls. 



MOUNTAIN SUNSET Each 85c; 3 for $2.00 



An indescribable medley of fawn and old gold, 

 equally suffused in the standards, and the falls en- 

 tirely overlaid with varying shades of violet. Novel 

 in shape as well as in color; a blend of pastel tints 

 that invites close inspection. Very late, medium in 

 size, thirty inches tall. See page 27. 



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