HANS SASS IN IILS (iAKDEN 



Melchior 



In many ways this was the outstanding iris liloom- 

 ing in our gardens in 1931. The deep velvet-iiiaroon 

 flowers left nothing to ask for in either size, shape, 

 or all-round iris perfection. My own color descrip- 

 tion would he "a self of velvety-garnet, with beard 

 of l)ronze-yellow. " Melchior was introduced in Eng- 

 land as an improved Mrs. Valerie West, but with us 

 it is distinctly different, and we personally regard 

 it as one of the world's very best. 



Each $5.00 



Gold Top 



Introduced by Carl Salhach last season. Rich old 

 gold standards, set off by falls that are red violet in 

 the center and edged old gold. The style arms and 

 beard afford a further touch of gold. Blooms very 

 early and continues all through the season, the colors 

 growing richer as the season advances ; 42 inches tall 

 and well branched. To me, this iris presented the 

 novel apjiea ranee of ])eing fashioned out of brass, 

 because of llic ndd brass-yellnw (•nb)r effect. You 

 surely will like it. 



Each $7.50 



Depute Nomblot 



The world's greatest iris, lilooming for the first 

 time in America during the season of 1930, it almost 

 bowled over all who saw it. During the past season 

 it has proven worthy of first impressions, and from 

 England and France, as well as from all sections of 

 this country, come songs of praise for this imposing 

 giant of the i-ace. Standards light glowing rosy- 

 pur|)h', ()\ ci laid bi'onzy-gold. Falls very wide, spread- 

 ing, pur|)lish gai'net-red, shading to lighter rosy- 

 bronze at the edge. Deep oi'ange heard. Over four 

 feet tall, wonderfully well branched. Depute Nom- 

 blot received a c(M'tificate of merit in 1929 at the 

 Paris show, and in 1930 was awarded the Dykes 

 medal. 



Each $20.00 



Vert-Galant 



hike Damon and Pythias, Vert-Oalant and Depute 

 Nomblot are usually seen together — they are "pals 

 inseparable." This one is in a distinct shade of bril- 

 liant copper-red, with <'Oi)pei'y fawn standards. In a 

 Califoi'nia garden in 1930 I found one rhizonie put- 

 ting forth four huge stalks. Last year it was the 

 largest and most outstanding thing in Mr. Wister's 

 Philadelphia garden. In the garden of Robert Schrei- 

 ner in St. Paul it was likewise of stupendous size, its 

 second similar performance there. Tlie brilliant cop- 

 per tone has extra good carrying (jnality, and the 

 four-foot spikes dominate the garden. Another Dykes 

 medal winner. 



Each $18.00 



Clara Noyes 



A lovely warm blend from Hans Sass. At the time 

 of my visit to his garden in 1930 I selected this as 

 my favorite, and was equally impressed again last 

 season. It was the favorite of all visitors to our own 

 planting last May, and all of our available stock was 

 quickly sold out. The coloring is a medley of peach 

 and apricot tones, suggesting perhaps the rich and 

 lirilliant blendings of the rose "Talisman". Sher- 

 man Duffy says of it: "Perhaps the most strikingly 

 colored of all the new irises I saw this year and one 

 that attracted attention wherever shown. A very 

 brilliant and beautiful iris tluit everyone wanted at 

 sight." See reproduction on cover. 



11. y\. A IS 1931. Each $7.50 



Euphony^ 



The Sass Brothers have given us, of late years, a 

 series of irises of llie Ophelia type, ranging in tone 

 from deep yellow-browns to pale yellow-pinks. Eu- 

 phony is one of the most beautiful and distinct of all 

 this series. The standards are mustard yellow, waved 

 and fluted, stained with light brown at the tips. 

 Falls are squarely held, mustard yellow, flushed with 

 blue in the central portion and overlaid soft brown. 

 This is a lovely and bright color harmony, and the 

 great freedom of bloom of this variety makes it a 

 hea\y favorite. See color reproduction on cover. 



Each $1.00 



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