PLUIE D'OR (Golden Rain) ^^h'r^e^'o'r soc 



A beautiful iris, on slender, perfectly branched 

 stems well over three feet tall. Fine rounded flowers 

 of solid golden yellow, with deep yellow beard. Win- 

 ner of the Dykes medal in France, it has proven an 

 outstandinfj variety of this color both in Europe and 

 America, reliable as to hardiness, rapid of increase, 

 and very free flowering". 



PRESIDENT PILKINCTON 'j'i^Vl^lil-n.so 



A very lovely pastel blend, which at one time 

 bore the appropriate name of "Apparition". Wlien 

 i\rr. Mead saw it blooming in France, lie described 

 the color as "a lavender-blue elephant tone", suf- 

 fused with bronze. A huge flower, the stalks splen- 

 didly branched to 4 feet tall. 



Standards are pale buff, with faint bluish and 

 slightly rosy ca.st. Falls, wide and flaring lavender- 

 blue with buffy yellow suffusion paling at the mar- 

 gins. Beai'd golden yellow. See page 2'i. 



PURISSIMA EACH 40e; THREE FOR $1.00 



If you live in the Pacific Northwe-st, in California 

 or in the South, by all means add this glorious white 

 to your collection ! Nothing that grows can compare 

 with it when flowered under congenial conditions. 

 Growers in colder and wetter sections of the coun- 

 try can also succeed with it, but it must have win- 

 ter protection except in warm climates. A normally 

 flowered stalk of Purissima is a never-to-be-forgot- 

 ten sight. 



RAMESES EACH SOc; THREE FOR $1.00 



A .sym|)hony in rose, pink and buff, shading to 

 yellow near the edges, and with a yellow glow at the 

 heart. Heavy apricot beard. Tliis fine hardy iris was 

 originated in Nebraska by the Sass Brothers, and wa.s 

 so universally outstanding that it received the Dykes 

 ]Medal in 1!)32. The big flowers are very freely jiro- 

 duced. late, on 3(i-inch stalks. See page 25. 



RED DOMINION EACH $1.50, THREE FOR $3.75 



Luxurious red velvet, the shade of a glass of fine 

 wine with the light through it. The opening buds are 

 a'niost black, and the full blown flowers possess a 

 de])th and richness unequalled in any other red iris. 

 One of Dr. Ayres' masterpieces. ■ 



RED ORCHID EACH $1.00; THREE FOR $2.50 



A beautiful violet carmine intermediate, with 

 dark yellow beard. A real novelty in the early flow- 

 ering group, 28 inches tall. Seldom offered. 



RED ROBE EACH $2.00; THREE FOR $5.00 



An enormous bloom of ])erfect shai)e and habit. 

 Standards deep i)etunia-violet, domed. Falls deej) red- 

 violet, uniformly colored to the edge. Yellow beard. 

 The flower is of s]>lendid rounded sha])e, a brilliant, 

 glowing iris that lights up in the garden like a huue 

 rul)y. H. ^l. ATS 1932. 



REDWING EACH 30c 



One of the Sass varieties in bright reddish-brown. 

 A perfectly formed flower of splendid size, three feet 

 in height, of unquestioned hardiness and reliability. 



RHEA EACH 40c 



Something of the coloring found in the old Iso- 

 line, but a flower of highest merit and stateliness. 

 Tawny light violet, overlaid buff. This seedling from 

 the Longfield Iris Farm has never been accorded the 

 popularity it deserves. 



RHEINGAUPERLE EACH 35c; THREE FOR $1.00 



A pink of the utmost beauty and distinction. To 

 see it is to want it. Petals are edged with silver. 



RHEINTOCHTER EACH SOc 



There is a dearth of irises with white standards 

 and blue falls, but this ranks at the very top. The 

 falls are edged witli white, lending a gay note. This 

 is the tallest as well as the largest in this color group, 

 and in addition is a vigorous grower. 



RUBEO EACH $1.50 



An outstanding red from California, of huge size, 

 excellent branching habit, and four feet in height. 

 Standards are deep glistening rose, falls deep 

 maroon of heavy velvety texture. The finest red 

 among Mohr-Mitchell introductions. 



SACHEM EACH $1.00 



A glorified King Tut, grown by Dr. Loomis. Glori- 

 ous in richest tones of red-brown, of heavy velvety 

 texture. Falls are especially brilliant. 



SACRAMENTO EACH 60c; THREE FOR $1.50 



A plicata of the San Francisco type, but with 

 reddish brown dots and reticulations instead of the 

 u.sual blue or lavender. Ground color is a creamy 

 white. A very tall variety, the large flowers being 

 l)roduced on well branched stems. Is is probably 

 even more dependable in unfavorable climates than 

 are many of the other California productions. 



SANDIA EACH $4.00 



l>right deep pink blend, unusual with a smoky 

 veil. An Ohio iris critic, nationally known and whose 

 oi)inion everyone respects, wrote us that it was one 

 of the three or iowr finest things he saw in 1935. The 

 blooms are large, and the stems grow to 40 inches in 

 height. 



SAN DIEGO EACH 40e 



^lonster blue, a seedling of ^Ime. Gaudichau. with 

 the i\Iesopotamica qualities of height and large size. 

 The color is a uniform shade of deep blue, with rich 

 yellow beard. 



SAN FRANCISCO EACH 35c; THREE FOR 85c 



A four-foot white with penciled edge of lavender 

 blui". Has been awarded the Dykes ]\Iedal of the 

 American Iris Society, and still stands at the head of 

 all ])lieatas, unsuri)assed in size and grandeur. Plen- 

 tiful stock now permits us to offer it at a most attrac- 

 tive ])rice. Shown on ]nige 28. 



SAN LOUIS REY EACH 25c 



On the order of Opera, but twice the size, and 

 borne on beautifully branched stalks over three feet 



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