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WENATCHEE KID 



LATE DATE fErnsf, '67 j Each $10.00 



Illustrated on page 25 . . . and comes honestly by the name, since 

 it is at its peak of bloom after almost all others have practically 

 finished. Standards and falls are both white in the central areas 

 and shade gradually to a uniform, bright violet-blue at the outer 

 edges. Beard is white but glows slightly orange within the flower. 

 This is a bi-tone blend and not in any sense a plicata. 36 inches tall, 

 with good placement. 



LAURIE CGau/fer, '66; Each $15.00 



Heavilv laced lilac-rose-pink with a tangerine beard. The falls ha\e 

 extra wide hafts and are of thick porcelain-like substance. General 

 color effect is a sort of "ashes of roses" but much brighter than 

 that term would indicate. Parentage is Claudia Rene and Glittering 

 Amber. HM AIS, 1967. 



LAVANESQUE (Schreiner, '53) Each $1 .00; 3 for $2.50 



Color is an even shade of delicate orchid-pink, the very broad 

 petals nicely ruffled, the beard and hafts rich gold. This is a ver\' 

 full-bodied flower in all its parts . . . possibly the very finest of all 

 the orchid or lilac-purple. 40 inches tall. HM AIS, 1955; AM, 1959. 



LEDA KNIGHT (Hinkle, '65) Each $7.50 



Here is something new in the "bass viol" category of colors . . . 

 ranging from deepest red-violet to sooty black. The extra broad 

 petals are sleek and silky, elegantly ruffled. Beard is deep blue- 

 violet lighdy tipped orange-brown. 34 inches. HM AIS, 1966. 



LICORICE STICK (Schreiner, '61) Each $2.00 



A blue-black of exceptional size with 40-inch stems. A nugget of 

 color richness in the Iris colorama. Even the beard is deep indigo. 

 Although intensely dark, a velvetv sheen imparts brightness to this 

 unusuallv fine new black. HM AIS, 1962; AM, 1964. 



LIGHTUP (Plough, '63) Each $5.00 



Standards are Indian >ellow with pink infusion in center. Falls are 

 a novel blend of pink and lemon, lighter in the center and shaded 

 to buttercup yellow at the margins. The beard is deep Saturn red, 

 heavy and wide. Well branched; 36 inches. HM AIS, 1964. 



LIKE MAGIC (Carlson, '66) Each $15.00 



Large yellow buds open into warm, widely flaring white flowers 

 with an outpouring of yellow in the center, down over the hafts 

 and up into the center of the standards. Medium late. 37 inches. 



LILAC CHAMPAGNE (Hamblin, '65) Each $10.00 



This is a new color pattern in bi-colors. Standards are light yellow, 

 as are the style-arms, and the wide falls are solid violet-blue with 

 a bit of soft yellow on the haft. The beard is yellow. Stems are 

 38 inches in height and well branched. Early midseason. HM AIS, 

 1966; AM, 1968. 



LILAC FESTIVAL (Plough, '59) Each $2.00 



A classic, lightly ruffled, wide petaled, light orchid self including 

 the beard which is almost white. The entire flower has a silvery ap- 

 pearance. Truly a masterpiece in delicacy of tone, form and size. 

 33 inches. HM AIS, 1959; AM, 1963. Picture on page 30. 



LINGERING SUNSET (Tompkins, '65) Each $5.00 



A large blend of orange, apricot and rose. Strong, zig-zag type 

 stalks with wide branches show oft the huge, flaring flowers per- 

 fectly-. 38 inches. Midseason. 



LITTLE DOLLY (Hall, '61) Each $2.00 



An intensely colored, medium size, brilfiant true pink. Slender of 

 stem, reaching a height of about 20 inches, it is loaded with flowers 

 and lasts and lasts. This has found enthusiastic acceptance in 

 Median Iris circles. HM AIS, 1962. See page 50. 



LITTLE GREMLIN (Hall, '62) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



Something entireh' diflerent, a perky little almost black-and-white 

 fellow on 10 to 12-inch stems. The falls are stiff and almost hori- 

 zontal, white except for a short band of sofid blackish violet on 

 the outer edge and extending about the length of the soft brownish 

 beard. Standards and st\le-arms are almost solid deep blackish vio- 

 let, lightly flaked white'. AM AIS, 1966. 



LORNA LEE (Gibson, '66) Each $10.00 



A true pink, produced on heavy stalks reaching up to four feet, 

 well branched and with so many flowers per stem that it blooms 

 for almost three weeks. Blossoms are very large, the falls wide and 

 horizontally held, with tangerine beard. Grand champion and win- 

 ner of the Premio Firenze Medal in Italy in 1965. Shown on 

 page 32. HM AIS, 1967. 



LORNA LYNN (Plough, '61) Each $2.00 



This is a luscious blend of salmon, pink and apricot. The large 

 flowers are flaring and there is a Nellow flush below the bright 

 Saturn-red beard. \'erv long blooming season. 35 inches. HM AIS, 

 1963. 



LOVELY LETTY (Hall, '60) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Bright violet-blue with \ery brilliant tangerine beard, 30-32 inches 

 tall, with many flowers. N'ery flaring falls, standing almost horizontal 

 —a fine feature for an Iris of medium height. Self colored except for 

 the fier> beard, HM AIS, 1961, See page 45. 



LOVELY LIGHT (Tompkins, '64) Each $7.50 



Richest orange-apricot in color and one of the very best of the new 

 ones in this popular color group. The smooth and handsomeU fash- 

 ioned big blossoms are solidlv colored and the beard is bright tan- 

 gerine. .36 inches; late. A winner at Florence, Italy in 1965. HM 

 MS, 1965. 



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