ST. LOUIS Each $1.00 



Glossy velvety purple, with harmonious beard and 

 mellow, pleasing haft. Of fine oval form, it is a self 

 in color, with an abundance of flowers and excellent 

 stems. Introduced by Robert Schreiner in 1934, it 

 is numbered in his selection of "100 Super Iris". 

 SUNMIST Each $2.00 



An immensely popular new thing from Col. 

 Nicholls, a sort of cream and yellow blended bicolor. 

 Standards are glittering pure white, falls creamy 

 white with deeper central portion and golden beard. 

 Tall, with slender stems and good branching habit. 

 SUNOL Each $1.00 



A golden tan self, with pale lavender cast on the 

 falls. Introduced in California, it seems to do well 

 everywhere, and is one of the favorite tan blends. 

 Of ideal form, well branched, about three feet tall. 

 SURPRISE Each 35c; 3 for $1.00 



Monster blue, flushed heliotrope, on stems up to 

 four feet in height. The intense orange beard is a 

 salient feature. This is our own introduction, and we 

 are proud of the fact that it has been well received 

 in all sections of the country. Bold foliage, almost 

 evergreen. 



SWEET ALIBI Each $2.50 



Heavily textured cream self, with flaring falls. 

 There is a slight greenish cast over the bloom, intensi- 

 fied near the central portion, making it quite distinct 

 from Kalinga, that other popular cream colored iris. 

 Height 40 inches. 



TALISMAN Each 20c; 3 for 50c 



To those who know the Talisman rose, it need 

 only be suggested that this iris is worthy of the 

 name. The whole flower is a rich golden yellow suf- 

 fused with peach-pink, more deeply in the falls than 

 in the standards. There is an electric blue flush down 

 the center of the falls, and the haft is reticulated 

 bronze. Three feet tall; deliciously scented. From 

 the Orpington Nurseries in England. 

 TAPESTRY Each 40c; 3 for $1.00 



A subtle blend of monster size, smoky mulberry 

 in general color effect, with the center of the fall 

 intensely colored, passing out to the smoky tones of 

 the standards. This variety calls to mind Dr. Ayres' 

 famous "Persia", but the dominant note is dull red 

 instead of dull blue. TAPESTRY is a favorite of Mrs. 

 Ayres, who admired it especially as a cut flower in 

 the house. Shown in color on page 23. 

 TARANTELLA Each $5.00 



A new pink stitched plicata, taller and larger than 

 older varieties of that type. Ground color is snow 

 white, neatly marked with pinkish lines about the 

 edges of both standards and falls. Slightly ruffled. 

 THE BLACK DOUGLAS Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00 



Large blackish purple of uniform shade. Different 

 in its "black" effect as compared to Black Wings in 

 that it is on the red-purple side instead of being blue- 

 purple, as in the case of the latter. Medium height, 

 fine form and very velvety surface. 

 THEODOLINDA Each 60c 



A gigantic plicata comparable to the famous pair 

 from California — San Francisco and Los Angeles. 

 However, this new seedling is a product from the 

 gardens of Dr. Ayres of Cincinnati, and is therefore 

 perfectly hardy anywhere. 



THE RED DOUGLAS Each $25.00 



Possibly more glamour was attached to the intro- 

 duction of this variety than any iris in recent years. 

 Seen in only about a half-dozen gardens last year, it 

 drew the attention of all present. Simply colossal in 

 size, as smooth and heavy as a piece of richest plush. 

 It is a deep rosy-wine-red, solid at the haft with a 

 brownish cast near the center, beard rich orange. We 

 are fortunate to have a very fine lot of rhizomes. 



TIGER-TIGER Each 40c; 3 for $1.00 



A red iris with tan standards, the falls appearing 

 more nearly true red 'than any other iris we have 

 seen. A heavy blooming Wareham seedling with 

 very large well formed blossoms. It bears our sincere 

 recommendation. 



TOKAY Each 25c; 3 for 50c 



Very gay blend of salmon and apricot. Although 

 of only medium size, it makes up for this in an abun- 

 dant display of blossoms and an exciting color effect 

 on the landscape. To really bring out its possibilities, 

 we suggest that you plant it with azure blue. 



TRAIL'S END Each $1.50 



With standards of dull yellow overlaid soft orange- 

 red, and falls of orange-red embellished with a 

 golden beard, the introducer tells us that this brilliant 

 iris calls to mind the berry of the bittersweet, after it 

 has been touched by frost! The imagination needs 

 but little prodding to envision the landscape value 

 of such a flower. Of medium size, but on 38-inch 

 stalks, well branched. A great favorite at the Free- 

 port Iris Show. H. M. AIS 1933. 



TREASURE ISLAND Each $10.00; 3 for $25.00 



The new yellow featured on our cover this year, 

 introduced last season, and which enjoyed the great- 

 est sale of any new iris we have ever placed on the 

 market. 



A truly gigantic flower of briaht, clear, rich yel- 

 low. Tall stems, not a trace of Dykes blood in its 

 parentage, hardiness beyond question. Treasure 

 Island is the nearest to ideal of any of the new yel- 

 lows we have seen, because there is neither the tell- 

 tale purple flecking which eventually crops out in 

 those of the Dykes strain, nor the oftimes tender con- 

 stitution accompanying them. Still other fine new 

 golden hued introductions possess a suffusion of olive 

 on the haft, but not so with this one. The illustration 

 on the cover is an exact reproduction in every detail 

 except size, which is reduced to fit the page. 



TUSCANY GOLD Each 25c 



An odd shade of old gold, purely a self, with very 

 flaring falls and heavy texture. Planted with the 

 bronzes and blues, it created much comment in our 

 garden last spring. Our stock is limited. 



VALOR Each 40c; 3 for $1.00 



This remarkable flower was one of the sensations 

 in the East last season, and every critic who saw it 

 flower was enthusiastic over it. Col. Nicholls, of 

 Ithaca, N. Y., the introducer, thinks it his highest 

 achievement thus far. In general effect Valor is a 

 deep blackish blue violet bicolor, similar in some 

 respects to Sir Michael, but a larger flower and with 

 domed standards. One of the tallest of all varieties; 

 very fragrant. H. M. AIS 1932. 



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