THE WORLD’S 
FINEST IRIS 
The Sass Brothers are the leading 
breeders of intermediate irises in the 
world and have developed this early 
blooming class into a range of color, size 
and quality of bloom that rivals the tall 
bearded class and gives a complete garden 
of irises two weeks before the tall beard¬ 
ed class. They have also worked exten¬ 
sively and have developed quantities of 
dwarf rises of the highest quality and 
have now in process of development a 
series of fall blooming irises. 
NEW SASS IRISES 
Out of thousands of seedlings which bloom each year and 
which would be the joy and pride of any garden, the Sass 
Brothers seldom introduce more than a half dozen between 
them. 
AK-SAR-BEN (Jacob Sass, 1923)—One of the earliest and still 
one of the best plicata blends. S and F fawn and velvety brown 
on cream ground, yellow beard. 27 inches. 25c. 
ALICE HORSEFALL (H. P. Sass)—A big dark velvety red purple 
intermediate and one of the finest of this class. An orange 
beard gives a fine contrast. 30 inches. Blooms well into tall- 
bearded season. 75c. 
AL-LU-WEE (H. P. Sass, 1932)—One of the new type of tall, 
large flowered variegatas. Of Nebraska x Rameses parentage 
with fine yellow standards and red falls on 40 inch branded 
stems. $3.00. 
AMBERA (H. P. Sass, 1931 )—A topnotcher light yellow inter¬ 
mediate of great size, vigorous and free blooming. Amber 
yellow self, 30 inches. Universally admired. 50c. 
AUTUMN KING (H. P. Sass, 1924)—First of a series of 
autumn bloomers. A beautiful blue purple bicolor of fine 
size, form and substance. 25c. 
AUTUMN QUEEN (H. P. Sass, 1926)—An everblooming white 
iris of the intermediate type which has a record of blooming 
every month from June to November. White pumila x Autumn 
King. Flower of good size and quality but short stems. 25c. 
BALDWIN (H. P. Sass, 1926)—One of the best of the dark 
blue purples that belongs in every good collection. A huge 
manganese violet self with an electric sheen in the falls on 
40 inch well branched stems. 75c. 
BALROUDOUR (OP No. 32-1) (Jacob Sass, 1933)—S pallid 
soft bluish violet. F and stigmas deep olive buff darkening to 
dark olive buff towards the center with an olive yellow blotch 
on the haft and reddish brown stripes in the throat, light blue 
beard, tipped brownish yellow. An exquisite color combina¬ 
tion, reversing the usual combination of bronzy standards and 
blue toned falls. It has two flowered stems 1 2 to 15 inches 
tall. Exceptionally vigorous grower. $1.00. 
BEAU IDEAL (Jacob Sass, 1931)—One of the distinctive Sass 
plicatas, notable for the wide solid border of Chinese violet 
on white ground. A large flower of fine substance. 25c. 
BLACK DOUGLAS (Jacob Sass, 1934)—Tall bearded. Blackish 
purple self. Thirty-six inch branching stem. $20.00. 
BLACKAMOOR (Jacob Sass, 1932)—One of the finest dark 
blue purples yet introduced, the deep blue effect intensified 
by a blue beard after manner of Harmony. Almost black when 
newly opened, lightening to blackish violet of uniform color¬ 
ing. A free bloomer of great size. $4.00. 
BLUE HILL (H. P. Sass, 1931)—The bluest of the clear blue 
toned irises of a slightly deeper tone than Sensation and 
larger with perfect branching stems. A great addition to the 
blue toned irises. $ 1 . 00 . 
BLUE MONARCH (31-83) (Jacob Sass, 1933)—Deep bluish 
violet self. Large flower on 40 to 45 inch stems, low branch¬ 
ing, 8 to 1 5 buds to a stem. This is the clearest light blue 
tone we have yet seen in an iris, a superfine iris. $ 12 . 00 . 
BLUE TOPAZ (OP No. 2) (Jacob Sass, 1933)—A striking 
combination of blue, brown, and green of delicate blending. 
S and stigmas pale violet blue with darker sheen. Style 
branches the same color tinted green. F pale violet blue with 
a blotch at haft overlaid with warm blackish brown. Stripes 
of same coloring on haft. Brown beard tipped darker brown. 
Two medium sized blooms on 1 2 to 15 inch stems. $ 1 . 00 . 
BUTO (H. P. Sass, 1926)—Intensity of color makes this iris 
stand out and catch the eye in any planting. A rich dark blue 
purple bicolor with velvety nearly black falls of great size 
and a great bloomer. Makes a fine mass. Thirty inches. 25c. 
CAROLINE E. STRINCER (Jacob Sass, 1930)—In effect a 
beautiful delicate pink tinted iris, large beautifully ruffled 
with yellow at the haft and a yellow beard. 33 inches. Tro- 
stringer is identical in color but taller. 25c. 
CHALLENGER (Jacob Sass, 1930)—A huge, very dark inter¬ 
mediate of Dominion race quality. S dull dark purple. Falls 
dark blackish violet, velvety, with a contrasting white beard 
tipped orange. Falls flaring. The largest flowered interme¬ 
diate and a favorite wherever seen. 25c. 
CHESTNUT (Jacob Sass, 1930)—A new type added to our 
various plicatas, the brownest of all the plicatas. S ruffled 
cinnamon drab. F cream dotted petunia violet with brown 
stripes on the yellow haft. Handsome and unique. 25c. 
CHIEF (Jacob Sass, 1926)—A fine big blue purple interme¬ 
diate, very dark and a fine companion for the redder toned 
Challenger. 22 inches. 25c. 
CHURCHMOUSE (H. P. Sass, 1929)—A new color break 
greatly admired—a brown iris, self Hays’ Brown of Ridgway. 
Medium sized flowers on 36 inch stems. No other like it. 25c. 
CLARA NOYES (H. P. Sass, 1931)—A gorgeous blend of 
orange, yellow, and red of Talisman rose coloring. Sold out 
this year. $3.00. 
COLOSSUS (H. P. Sass, 1931 )—The biggest American iris and 
probably the largest in the world, exceeding Nene. A dark 
purple of fine quality. Has produced blooms almost ten inches 
tall. $5.00. 
CYRUS (H. P. Sass, 1931 )—A gem among yellow irises and an 
intermediate that blooms well into the tall bearded season. 
Medium sized flowers of fine form and substance on graceful 
34 inch stems, empire yellow with a much deeper splash at 
the end of the beard giving a glowing effect. The tallest in¬ 
termediate. 50c. 
DOUGLAS (Jacob Sass, 1932)—A blue violet blended bicolor 
of imposing size and height. S light lavender violet. F litho 
purple shading to light lavender-violet at the edge with brown 
shaded hafts. Flaring falls, pale yellow beard. The big blooms 
are held on 40 to 44 inch branching stems. $5.00. 
