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An Irit Lover’t Catalog” 
Light Blue Toned Lavender 
Section lA (Cont.) 
Mention should also be made of the California varieties. Santa 
Barbara, a rather opaque blue grey tone, of fine form, substance, and 
carriage. Hidalgo is a very large, broad lavender-blue. Realm with 
glowing beards on a bright, clear blue, very intense; a little darker 
than most in this class—a gay color. Jacqueline Guillot is a bit short, 
but a glistening blue satin tone with an attractive white beard gives 
a charming, delicate note. Marjorie Tinley is perhaps one of the finest 
of the old pallida types or its relatives. If you like the pallida strain 
you will be delighted with this Iris. Harpallion is preferred by some. 
In our experience Marjorie Tinley is a much better garden performer, 
with more vigor and hardiness. Bluet, one of the earliest is still one of 
the best in the very blue tones. Corrida, very good material for mass¬ 
ing and landscape work, is a little deeper blue than Celeste. 
Group 2—Bi-colors 
Included in our Super Class we find we have two representatives 
in this color group— Ballerine a large Iris, wavy edges, of fine car¬ 
riage and habit. Naturally in this group the amount of contrast 
between the falls and standards will not be as pronounced as it is 
in the darker color classes. Summer Clottd, a cool, clear, crisp light 
blue stands with deeper falls and a pleasing lemon beard. 
Simon Vassiere is noted for contrast in tones and silky quality, a 
flower of fine carriage and beauty. Two other very popular bi-colors 
are Halo and Lord of June. The first is better substanced though not 
as bright as the latter. Lord of June is known for its extreme floppi¬ 
ness. Summer Cloud appears to be taking its place nicely. Ann Page, 
an old favorite, will always be remembered. A good specimen of fine 
textured lavender with a hazel haft, ideal branching and form. Capella, 
a refined bluer Asia, no yellow in the standards, very good, a soft, 
lovely color. Sirhis, a dove grey fawn violet, ageratum blue bi-color, 
similar but darker, and larger than Emir. Lady of ]une a fitting com¬ 
panion to Lord of June; more dainty and charming in all its parts; a 
pleasing gold haft and beard. 
Group 3—Blended Types 
These Iris, technically called blends, are blues with an infusion 
of yellow, yet in effect in the garden they are blue. This blending 
may be in many forms such as: suffusions, golden hafts, or in any of 
the other myraid ways in which Iris carry their colors; mere words are 
too limited to describe their beauty or explain their true charm. 
Candlelight is a very dainty expression of floral beauty. Its 
golden glowing heart shows out through pale lavender with a suf¬ 
fusion of pink which is very soft and pleasing. Asia is an Iris that 
is boimd to please. It is giving Candlelight a run for first honors. 
Asia is a very pleasing flower with a fine hazel haft on its clear blue 
field. Desert Dawn, coming from Candlelight, looks as if it would 
supercede its parent. Its yellow note throughout is charmingly in¬ 
tensified. Aurifero with bronzed hafts and a glowing beard of 
fine clear blue makes an exceptional variety. The following varieties 
are a bit more quiet and delicate— Elaine & Kalif faintly suffused with 
golden brown, very evenly toned. Mme. Laredo is unheralded. Each 
year it has proven itself finer; very crisp colorings with larger flowers 
than the average in this group. 
