TELL YOU ABOUT 



the J^ew things we have in 



STORE FOR YOUR 1943 GARDEN 



first, there are the flew Introductions . . . 



Every dyed-in-the-wool flower grower wants to know about them, even 

 though they may not find their way into your own particular garden until 

 some future date. Here they are — 



From DR. R. E. KLEINSORGE 



OREGON TRAIL. A big heavy textured flower in smoothly blended shades 

 of tawney- salmon. There is a rich gold beard and odd soft brown areas 

 surmounting the falls. Dr. Kleinsorge nicknamed this iris "Brown Shoulders" 

 but the name finally chosen is in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 

 founding of the state of Oregon. This distinct blend of rich colors, much 

 deeper and more vivid than such things as Sandalwood, Far West, or 

 Fiesta, ranks along with Old Parchment, Tobacco Road and Aztec Copper 

 for sheer individuality. Medium in height, three feet or slightly over, with 

 heavy stems and large flowers; very late. Each $15.00 



RANGER. Dark but very brilliant almost true crimson red. A decided self, 

 with long cone-shaped closed standards. Now that many new near red 

 irises are coming to us each year, we must exercise caution before intro- 

 ducing another. We grew the best new reds obtainable for comparison, 

 with the result that we were convinced beyond doubt that RANGER is in a 

 class by itself. Nearest to it is Red Valor. One of the last to bloom, a sure 

 producer of flowers and lots of them, with straight stems and fine branch- 

 ing. Very large, 36 inches tall. Each $10.00 



PEACH GLOW. A seedling of Daybreak and another truly beautiful almost 

 true peach-pink iris. While the individual flowers are large and perfectly 

 proportioned, it is as a garden clump that this lovely creation is startlingly 

 effective. The tall wiry stems bear a great number of flowers which last 

 from early mid-season to late. As colorful and luscious as a bowl of Georgia 

 peaches. Each $10.00 



ILLUSION. An Ormohr seedling, altogether different from either the parent 

 or any others in this series, but with the peculiar elusive different air about 

 it that marks these Wm. Mohr hybrids. ILLUSION is delicate lilac pink in 

 color, with tawny brown overlay on the haft and a brown tipped beard 

 having a slight crest at the end. The very last iris to flower in our garden, 

 it is a mass of huge blooms of ethereal lilac pink color, but slightly smaller 

 in size than Ormohr. Well branched, about 30 inches tall, with some stems 

 slightly taller. Limited stock, $10.00 each. 



MEXICO. Gay and brilliant, a blended bi-color of buff golden standards 

 and broad plush-like falls of glowing red brown. Now there are many 

 irises in this color combination, but this one is not the ordinary variegata 

 type that you might expect. In the first place, it is a perfectly gigantic 

 flower, with the falls slightly waved at the edges. And then there is a 

 coppery orange suffusion about it that makes it appear more as a blend 

 than a definite bicolor. This is another of the very latest varieties, extend- 

 ing the iris season after most others have passed by. Each $10.00 



From EDGAR BECK, Chattanooga, Tenn. 



MISS ANN. In 1941 we heard about the splendid seedlings raised by Mr. 

 Beck, a Chattanooga amateur. Two of the finest ones were sent to us for 

 trial and we selected this one for introduction. Most difficult to describe, it 

 is a blend of pearly pink tones, a magnificent iris with very broad falls and 

 huge standards, as nearly perfect in shape and style as one might wish for. 

 It contains the fleeting tints found in an opal, but the blossoms are of thick 

 substance and endured the pouring rain and heavy wind we experienced 

 last season as though they were fashioned out of enamel. A beautiful and 

 thoroughly fine iris. Each $10.00 



and then there are these Brand New Varieties, 



selected from the cream of fine irises recently offered by other introducers, 

 and which we list for the first time — 



Berkeley Gold, a gorgeous rich yellow; Capitola, a bright red violet hybrid, 

 something like Wm. Mohr; Melitza, pale flesh pink; Edward Lapham, a bril- 

 liant red, said to surpass Red Gleam; Lady Naomi, something different in 



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