FOUR NEW YELLOWS-1934 
The varities which I have selected as my first introductions are third 
generation yellow seedlings from Dominion, whose ability to produce yellow off¬ 
spring is traceable to the variegata blood in the old variety Black Prince, which 
in turn is reputed to be one parent of Dominion. 
They are the best| of eleven seedlings, eight of them yellow, from one seed- 
pod grown in the garden of Mr. and Mrs. George O. Brehm of Seattle who have 
been hybridizing irises for the past ten years. The mother plant is a seedling 
(Mme. Cheri x Bruno) and this in turn was pollenized again by Bruno. 
Being three-fourths Bruno parentage, it is evident that this sterling variety 
is the source of the vigor, fine form and substance of these hybrids, while the 
contribution of Mme. Cheri may be seen in the height, branching and extreme 
floriferousness of all four. 
To assist those who desire to make a discriminating selection, the following 
ing note from the originator is added: 
“Although William Carey Jones and Thomas R. Bacon are quite similar, the 
former has a slightly larger flower, having at the same time a little less reg¬ 
ularly formed stem-ana-branch system than the latter. 
“George Davidson is a rugged variety, the real yellow of the group. Es¬ 
tablished plants have 42 inch stems with four branches. I do not hesitate to 
commend this variety to those who desire to add substance, form and vigor in 
hybridizing. It is the outstanding variety in our garden, Purissima and Depute 
Nomblot excepted. 
“Joseph Le Conte is the artist’s choice, difficult to describe as to color. 
A rich suffusion overlays the throat on a deep yellow ground. 
“I have given these four seedlings the names of four of the teachers of 
my boyhood days as a grateful, if belated, acknowledgment of an everlasting 
debt these many years past due.” 
WILLIAM CAREY JONES (Brehm) 
An outstanding iris hybridizer and recognized critic writes, unsolicited: 
“We like your yellow seedling very much. With us it was an ivory yellow 
of excellent shape and substance, a very attractive flower.” Beautiful in 
mass, and combines well with other colors; vigorous grower; large flowers; 
height, 40 inches. Does not fade... $ 5.00 
THOMAS R. BACON (Brehm) 
A refined, well-rounded ivory yellow, similiar to William Carey Jones, ex¬ 
cept for a scarcely perceptible violet gray shading and flush from the tip 
of the beard. Large flowers in four tiers; vigorous grower; height, 38 
inches. Does not fade.$ 5.00 
GEORGE DAVIDSON (Brehm) 
A cool toned permanent yellow lake self of perfect Bruno form, substance 
and texture; a yellow which carries well without brassiness. Refined and 
beautiful; low branched; height, 40 inches. Exceptionally vigorous grower. 
Does not fade. $10.00 
JOSEPH LE CONTE (Brehm) 
Distinctive; indescribable without recourse to a technical palette; a fine 
flower of yellow carmine or zinc yellow (Winsor and Newton color chart), 
with a shadowing of violet gray. Height, 38 inches; vigorous grower. Does 
not fade.... . a* — ,,,, 
Stock of Above Varieties Limited 
