MERRY MADCAP 



GRAPE FESTIVAL (Gaulter, 1969) Each $25.00 



An Iris of stupendous proportions — one of the largest 

 we have ever seen — in a shade resembHng Concord grape 

 juice. There is some bronze shading on the haft which is 

 ht up with an almost white beard. Just a hint of bronze 

 adorns the lace-edged falls. Height over three feet. Mid- 

 season. No. 66-101. Shown on page 3. 



SMART BARBARA (Gibson, 1969) Each $20.00 



Spreading falls of reddish tan on a cream ground with 

 solidly colored standards of bright tan-red. The allover 

 effect of the big flowers is brilliant rose with a tan cast, 

 quite apart from others from this introducer. Our pic- 

 ture on the cover is a little too red and lacks the tan in- 

 fluence which marks this excellent novelty. Huge flowers 

 on 34-36 inch stems. No. 31-3PC. 



MERRY MADCAP (Gibson, 1969) Each $20.00 



Bright mahogany-red-brown, very uniform in color, with 

 the center of the falis a warm, creamy hue. Petals are 

 decidely ruffled, very wide and full, the edges of the falls 

 seemingly folded as if designed of drapery fabric. Very 

 large flowers on 34- to 36-inch stems. Nicely branched. 

 Illustrated on this page. No. 55-2PA. 



NATCHEZ TRACE (Wills, 1969) Each $20.00 



This rich, velvety red-brown comes from Jesse Wills, 

 of Nashville, Tennessee, a past President of The Ameri- 

 can Iris Society. He has been breeding a red line of Iris 

 for many years and has several excellent previous intro- 

 ductions in tones of red and rose. This one has rose-red 

 standards, conical in form and closed at the top; falls 

 of rich crimson-brown velvet with smooth, unmarked 

 hafts adorned with a heavy bronze-orange beard. Flow- 

 ers are very large, the stalks well branched and it blooms 

 midseason to late. 34 to 36 inches. See page 2. 



CITRINE CHARM (Gibson, 1969) Each $20.00 



A fringed and lacey pale lemon-ivory flower of very large 

 size and with wide petals of thick texture. "Citrine" is 

 a variety of quartz bearing this name, in color tones vary- 

 ing from pale yellow to lemon to elusive light green. Mr. 

 Gibson is a "rock hound" and the source of the name is 

 thus apparent and appropriate. Stalks are stout and well 

 balanced, height about three feet. Midseason. No. 170- 

 4B. Shown on the cover. 



OUT YONDER (Wickersham, 1 969) Each $20.00 



We like this best of all we have seen of this type . . . pale 

 blue — almost white — standards and solid indigo blue 

 falls with a slight violet cast. A bit of this deeper color 

 extends part way upward along the mid-ribs of the 

 standards. Beard is white, tipped pale yellow. Perfect 

 form, with domed standards and wide, flaring, wavy 

 falls. Fairly late, lots of large flowers on 36-inch stems, 

 well"branched. Shown on the cover. 



TOP BILLING (Nelson, 1969) Each $25.00 



A startling new white with "house-afire" red beard. 

 Borne on heavy, stalwart stems reaching up to four feet 

 in height, the very large, ideally formed flowers have the 

 finish of white porcelain and are of extra thick substance. 

 The beard is heavy and almost blood red. This is doubt- 

 less the greatest attention getter in the Nelson garden 

 which contains a vast number of the best and newest 

 things in Irisdom. No. 65-16-1. Shown on page 2. 



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