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This year we are listing four varieties of Ameri¬ 
can origin which were rated by judges attending 
the show and annual meeting of the American 
Iris Society held in Freeport in June, 1933. The 
judges who rated these varieties represented 
territory covering the greater part of the United 
States; a number of them prominent officials of 
the A. I. S. and for that reason we believe their 
ratings will be of interest to our readers. 
CHEERIO (Ayres 1934) M. 40". “A flame in the 
garden” was the description given this dazzling 
new offering by a well known judge, last season. 
S. dull gold with bright red flush; F. a glowing 
velvety red and brilliant yellow beard. The flowers 
are well formed and perfectly proportioned and 
hold their color well. The plant is strong and vig¬ 
orous and dominates the garden when in bloom. 
Thirteen judges voting gave it an average of 88. 
$25.00 
BLUE TRIUMPH (Grinter 1934) M. 42". A Sen¬ 
sation seedling formerly known as No. 25. De¬ 
clared by several judges to be the “perfect light 
blue.” The flowers are large, graceful and flaring, 
with thick substance and very glossy texture, of 
a clear, pure light blue. The very tall stalk is 
symmetrically branched and carries from 12 to 
15 flowers and it blooms over a long period. In 
our opinion Blue Triumph more nearly approaches 
perfection, in each detail, than any iris we have 
listed. Twelve judges rated it 93. its highest rat¬ 
ing was 98. H. M. A. I. S. 1933. $25.00 
BURNING BRONZE (Ayres 1934) M. 40". This 
was the outstanding single stalk of bloom in the 
garden. A cool and stately dark red self of ex¬ 
cellent form. The graceful stalk is well branched 
and the flowers well placed. Dark reds are apt to 
give a somber garden effect, but an intense bronze 
suffusion throughout the entire flower gives this 
a color value, rarely vital and alive. Fourteen 
judges gave it an average of 90. 
H. M. A. I. S. 1933. $25.00 
TRAIL’S END (Williamson 1934) M. 38". Select¬ 
ed by us when we visited the garden of this noted 
hybridizer, the year before his death. It has been 
described as an improvement on other blends, but 
we think it is distinct and resembles no other that 
we have seen. The standards are dull yellow over¬ 
laid soft orange red and the falls remind one of 
the berry of the bittersweet after it has been 
touched by the frost. It is of medium size but 
attracts instant attention because of its fine color¬ 
ing. Twelve judges gave it 88. 
H. M. A. I. S. 1933. $20.00 
DIRECTOR PINELLE (Cayeux 1932) M. 42". A 
magnificent dark bronze red purple. S. clear cop¬ 
pery wine red. F. semi-flaring, velvety garnet red, 
with an almost black luster. The stalks are very 
tall and strong and finely branched. A strikingly 
handsome iris. 
Certificate of Merit, Paris Show, 1932. $25.00 
EC LA DOR (Cayeux 1932) L 40". Probably the 
finest large, dark yellow iris. S. butter yellow, 
broad and slightly ruffled. F. semi-flaring and of 
the shade color, but with a lustrous velvety finish 
we have never before seen in a yellow iris. The 
throat is slightly veined brown and the beard 
orange yellow. A truly beautiful flower. 
Certificate of Merit, S. N. H. F. 1932. 
Dykes Medal 1932. $25.00 
GENEVIEVE SEROUGE (Cayeux 1933) M. 42". 
A lovely blending of soft pastel shades difficult to 
describe. S. tawny yellow, flushed pale blue. F. 
soft lilac blended with flax blue, edged sulphur. 
The flower is very large and slightly frilled and 
the stalks are very tall and well branched. A 
medley in soft tones of great charm. 
Special Award, Paris Iris Com. 1932. $20.00 
GLORIOLE (Gage 1933) M. 42". A pale blue self, 
overlaid glistening white. The flowers are very 
large with slightly flaring falls and domed stan¬ 
dards and the heavy substance and fine texture 
enables them to withstand wind, rain and heat. 
The stalks are well branched with many blooms 
which last a long time. The plant is strong and 
increases rapidly. H. M. A. I. S. 1933. $25.00 
GOLDEN LIGHT (H. P. Sass 1933) M. 40". A 
vivid cinnamon colored blossom flushed deep yel¬ 
low at the center. It is a Euphony seedling and 
has inherited the characteristic form and is ruffled 
like its parent, but it is much taller and better 
branched. A striking flower. $12.00 
IMPERIAL BLUSH (H. P. Sass 1933) M. 44". 
A very large fragrant blush pink self. The plant 
is very vigorous with tall strong stalks which 
carry the many large flowers well. $7.50 
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