NEW IRIS FOR 1934 
Each year we select a few outstanding new seedings from the many thou¬ 
sands grown by prominent Iris breeders of the West. The following varieties 
represent the cream of the new creations. We offer them with the assurance that 
each one is a distinct and outstanding addition to the varieties already in 
commerce. 
LADY PARAMOUNT 
The Sensational New Yellow 
(White, 1934) 
This is the yellow Iris that we have all been 
waiting for. It has height, size, substance, form 
and color. Indeed, everyone who has seen it 
in bloom has acclaimed it as the greatest ad¬ 
vance in years. To quote from a recent article 
by Prof. E. O. Essig, originator of Easter Morn, 
'T had heard about this fine new yellow Iris, 
a hybrid of Aurifero and W. R. Dykes, and had 
tried to picture it in my own mind. And there 
it stood, a good four and one-half feet high, 
perfect in size, form and texture, brilliant in 
soft primrose yellow, a really magnificent 
flower in any color and more superb because 
of its clear yellow tones and firm silken 
texture." 
We have watched this Iris in the originator's 
garden for two seasons and consider it a 
privilege to be given its introduction. We will 
send out only first class vigorous rhizomes but 
because of the rather limited stock and the 
assurance of a big demand, no shipments of 
this variety will be made before luly 1 . 
Technical description: Standards empire yel¬ 
low to massicot yellow (Ridgway); falls wax 
yellow to barium yellow, 2 x 21/2 inches; haft 
IV2 inches wide; beard heavy orange to tip. 
Height, 44 inches. Stalk twice branched, the 
first below the center. H. M. A. I. S. stock 
limited __-.- —- $25.00 
BROWN BETTY 
A Striking New Blend 
(White, 1934) 
Here is an Iris that stands out in the garden 
instantly as being something "different". Imag¬ 
ine a blending of the warm shades of Mikado 
Brown, Prussian Red, and Argyle Purple. You 
will be fascinated by a combination of colors 
rarely seen in any flower. 
The color is most unusual and difficult to 
describe. Anyone would call it "brown". Ac¬ 
cording to Ridgway's color chart the standards 
are a changeable silk of Livid Brown with 
Argyle Purple. The centers of the falls are 
Perilla Purple over Prussian Red (which is a 
brown) blending to Mikado Brown. The vein- 
ing in the haft is Antique Brown over Empire 
Yellow. The broad Cadmium beard hardly ex¬ 
tends beyond the haft and is not noticeable 
when the falls have assumed their horizontal 
position. 
The slender well branched stems are 43 
inches tall. All petals measure T^h by 21/2 
inches which gives pleasing proportion of 
standards and falls and of the flower in rela¬ 
tion to the stem. The flowers are beautifully 
poised. It is interesting to note that when 
newly opened the falls droop, and as the 
flower matures they become horizontal. 
Give this startling new creation a place in 
your own garden and it will surely win your 
lasting admiration___ $15.00 
URIAH 
A True Thoroughbred 
(Essig, 1934) 
A very fine dark Iris from Modoc and Mrs. 
Valery West extraction and combining the rich 
red and brown tones of both parents. The falls 
are of the richest velvety texture seen in any 
flov\Aer and the standards, somewhat paler, re¬ 
semble washed silk. The beard and center 
are of old gold. The stems are three feet tall 
and well branched. The plants are vigorous. 
It blooms in mid-season and has attracted un¬ 
usual interest during the five years' trial. 
Ukiah is a California Indian name_ $ 20.00 
WESTLANDER 
A Beautiful New Bicolor 
(Essig, 1934) 
A striking blue-purple bicolor and one of 
the unusual color combinations among Iris. 
The falls are stiff and flaring velvety hyacinth- 
violet (Ridgway) paling on the margins. 
Beard a brilliant cadmium yellow. Standards 
are clear pale lavender-violet. There is no 
flaw of any kind in the quality and tones of 
the color combinations and the garden effect 
is most delightful. The stems are nearly three 
feet and well branched. A vigorous grower. 
$5.00 
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