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ROYAL IRIS GARDENS 
1934 
NUMBER 3250. 15". (Reichenbachii X Tag Lost). Early blooming Dwarf. 
A deep, lustrous, indigo-purple throughout, standards, styles, falls, and crests. 
Dark beard. Widely branched from near ground, with small blooms in perfect 
proportion to its height. Good substance, free blooming, and fragrant. A 
beautiful little miniature Iris. The name of this and the following will be given 
buyers as soon as approved. $1.00 
NUMBER 8170. 26". (Midgard X Elsinore). A shorter and smaller Elsinore 
of far more intensity of coloring, giving an orangey tone. The crimson suffusion 
and edging of the S. and Falls is much more intense, and the center is a clearer 
yellow. A fast grower and very floriferous. Although small, a very distinct 
and beautiful Iris that everyone finds very charming. Next to Crown Jewel in 
popularity. $3.00 
NUMBER 10351. 45". (Candlelight X Tall, tetraploid yellow seedling). A 
medium sized, clear, glistening cream with bright yellow beard and yellow shad¬ 
ing at haft. Several blooms open at once on short but well spaced branches. A 
beautiful Iris with the fragrance of the sweet locust. $2.00 
NUMBER 11772. 34". ([Ocliracea X Gold Imperial] X Tag Lost). Brilliant 
clear yellow of medium depth, sanded with sparkling gold. Of good size, flares 
widely, and has character. Good substance, fine shape, and well branched. A 
really excellent yellow of medium height that gives a volume of bloom. $2.00 
Prior Nicholls Introductions 
The earlier introductions that Colonel Nicholls put out are withstanding well 
the test of time, most of them still being the best of their color range, notably 
Valor, Aurex, Red Robe, Crysoro, Gleam, Spark, Boadicea, Solitaire, Tokay, and 
Sea Dawn. Their clarity and novelty of colors, coupled with fine growing quali¬ 
ties, is fast gaining them much popularity, and will keep them outstanding for 
a long time to come. 
AUREX (Nich. 1932). 38". A very large, tall, brilliant Variegata of Ambassa- 
deur size, height, and general shape of bloom, but with broader segments, and 
good branching, which its parent Ambassadeur lacks. S. bright clear yellow, 
medium deep, nicely domed and firmly held; the Falls are velvety blackish crim¬ 
son purple, with a narrow, sharply defined edging of buff, and a brilliant yellow 
beard. The whole flower has fine lasting substance, and finished form. Aurex 
is definitely superior to Beau Sabreur, Decennial, and King Juba, and is without 
doubt finer than Claude Aurean or any of the other recently introduced varie- 
gatas. Fragrant, and a strong grower. $4.00 
AUTAUGA (Collected by A. H. Nicholls, Alabama, 1930). 30". Native Beard¬ 
less. A very bright and carrying rose pink. Very floriferous and a mass of pink 
that is very beautiful in contrast with its deep green foliage. It is a form of Iris 
Carolina, and is perfectly hardy, growing strongly and blooming freely. It was 
greatly admired by all who saw it blooming last season. Stock quite 
limited. $1.50 
BOADICEA (Nich. 1931). 38". A beautiful blend of soft yellow flushed light 
clear pink in both Falls and Standards, with a flush of bright sky blue at center 
of Falls. A good grower, very floriferous, bearing a mass of delightfully ruffled 
