New Faces 
in the Iris Family 
Many pleasant surprises await the 1934 visitors 
to the garden. Following are a few of the new var¬ 
ieties expected to bloom this year. 
First will be mentioned GOLDILOCKS (Wav- 
man). A dulled tone of yellow sure to become a gen¬ 
eral favorite. Long blooming season combined with 
fine garden habits, making an especially beautiful 
clump. RED ROBE (Nichols). One of the real top- 
notch reds. Probably the best iris yet introduced by 
Mr. Nichols. RED DOMINION (Ayers) is worthy 
of all the favorable comment received the past two 
seasons. Much more red than Cardinal, and having 
the same velvety flaring falls so typical of the Dom¬ 
inion strain. DAZZLER (Williamson) is an improv¬ 
ed Seminole. ROB ROY (Kirkland) compares well 
with the best reds. It seems we never have too many 
of these in the garden. MOON MAGIC (Shull) is a 
fine large flower, well proportioned. An alluring 
creamy color too light to be called yellow, yet dis¬ 
tinctly not white. All of the Shull irises are quite 
hardy to cold, and adapt themselves readily to our 
tempermental climatic conditions. N A N O 0 K 
(Ayers) is a fine warm white of proven quality 
in the east. How I hope it will enjoy our local clim¬ 
ate that we may add variety in this color class. ZA- 
IIAROON (Dykes). While not as new as the others 
mentioned, this very fine blend has been so popu¬ 
lar that stock is still scarce and high priced. Not 
considered as rugged as one might hope. Two new 
Loomis irises should bloom, as plants made good 
growth. CHROMYLLA, a truly fine medium yel¬ 
low. Has size, shape and a clear rich color. 
SPRING MAID while a quality iris, tall pink, is 
much too high in price compared with other good 
pink varieties such as Frieda Mohr, Rhem^auperle.. 
or Rosado. KLAMATH (Kleinsorge). A dark pur¬ 
ple with a bronze blend at throat, is outstanding for 
its size. Good form and substance. I hope to fill a 
real need for a good tall blue with BLUE BONNET 
(Egelberg). As this variety appears to have good 
rugged growing habits it surely will have a great 
future. 
Jacob Sass Irises. These are the pride of the gar¬ 
den. All being thoroughly acclimated to this sec¬ 
tion of the country, we take no chances of failure 
when selecting from this fine list. I predict he will 
be winner of the much coveted Dykes Medal within 
the next two years. GOLDEN HELMET, the most 
brilliant variegata yet introduced. The rich red of 
the falls remains outstanding well into heavy dusk 
of late evem'ne. Flowers carried wed above the fol¬ 
iage on sturdy stems. QUIVERA, one of those 
blends popular with every one and imnossible to 
describe with any degree of accuracy. Lets call it a 
