An Announcement to 



Iris Lovers 



During the past two successive years. Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge of 

 Silverton has had bloom in his garcien a number of iris seedlings 

 resulting from Ambassaduer crossed with Titan. Two years 

 ago when they showed first bloom everyone who saw them was 

 astounded at their quality. The Kleinsorge garden contains 

 none but the cream of the world's finest irises, and blooming 

 among the best Dominion Seedlings, the most outstanding of 

 French, English and American recent introductions, the newcom- 

 ers seemed in some respects superior to all others. This year 

 three were set apart as having the most merit, and we have the 

 pleasure of introducing what to our mind was the finest of all. 



•KLAMATH" 



With that gorgeousness of texture usually associated with Do- 

 minion and its progeny, with a bronze-brown overcast which 

 makes for a rare and antique effect, and with size, form and finish 

 to satisfy the most exacting. KLAMATH stands out as one iris 

 in a thousand. It is not a brilliant iris, but rather it possesses 

 those subtle and subdued tones peculiar to a rich Oriental rug, a 

 fine old piece of carved furniture, or a bit of antique bronze. In 

 size it matches Cardinal or Bruno, but is taller and better branched 

 than either. The color is very much apart from that of any other 

 Dominion, not as red as Mrs. Valery West, not as brown as 

 Grace Sturtevant. darker and more purple than Cardinal, much 

 bronzier and a much finer iris than Tenebrae. The center of the 

 flower is almost solid bronze-brown, edges of the falls match the 

 standards exactly. Beard is burnt orange, tipped with brown. 

 As the photograph shows, the shape is perfect, with heavy mid- 

 ribs in the standards which make for great resistance to sun. wind 

 or rain. Heighth 36 to 40 inches. 



This iris will be offered for sale during 1930, and fanciers who 

 want only the best, and who find satisfaction in being among the 

 first to grow the new things of merit, will do well to get in touch 



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