NEW TYPE OF IRISES 
These are hybrids between Lhe Oncocyclus hybrids and 
Dwarf Bearded hybrids. There are five in the series co 
far. more are coming on. This is a particular difficult 
cross, owing to the sterility existing so often between 
these two types. They range in height from six to six¬ 
teen inches and bloom with the Dwarf Bearded and 
early intermediates. 
Combining the unusual coloring of the huge Oncocyc¬ 
lus and the characteristic signal patch on the falls with 
Pumila hybrid coloring has produced color combinations 
unlike any previous known in thoroughly hardy, vigor¬ 
ous growing irises. These new iris are ironic and need 
no further winter protection. The foliage is persistent 
all season, remaining fresh and green from early spring 
until hard freezing. The colors are of an opalescent 
quality which it is impossible to convey adequately by 
description. The following are offered: 
IIAI iltOUIK) l T It (OP .No. 32-1) (Jacob Sass, 1933) 
S Pallid soft bluish violet. F. and stigmas deep olive 
buff darkening to dark olive buff toward 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 combination, reversing the unusual 
combination of bronzy standards and blue toned falls. 
It has two flowered stems 12 to 15 inches tall. Excep¬ 
tionally vigorous grower.$1.00 
BLUE TOPAZ (OP No. 2) (Jacob Sass, 1933 )—A 
striking combination of blue, brown, and green of deli¬ 
cate 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 half overlaid 
with warm blackish brown. Stripes of same coloring on 
haft. Brown beard tipped darker brown. Two medium 
sized blooms on 12 to 15-inch stems. $1 .<K> 
GRAY CLOUli (OP No. 32-2) (Jacob Sass, 1933) — 
This is a subtle blend of blue, gray, red, green, and 
brown. S, pale campanula blue with brownish red 
stripes at the base and a brown purple sheen through 
the center of the flower. F and stigmas dawn gray with 
brown purple stripes on the haft merging into a brown 
purple blotch at the end of the beard. Green stripes 
extend from the blotch to the edge of the falls. Beard 
white tipped with brown and yellow. Two medium 
sized blooms on foot high stems. $4.00 
STORMY DAWN (OP No. 31-1) (Jacob Sass, 1933)- 
Violet, blue, red-brown, green, and yellow mingle in the 
coloring of a storm cloud with the sun breaking through 
it at dawn which suggested the name. S pallid soft 
blue violet darker at base with a reddish brown sheen. 
F and stigmas pale neropalin blue with brown stripes on 
the haft, forming a blotch one-half by three-quarters of 
an inch at the end of the beard. The falls have an over¬ 
lay of yellowish green with green stripes from the blotch 
to the edge of the falls, which flare. Gray beard tipped 
brown and yellow. Medium to large flowers on 6 to 10- 
inch stems . $ 6.00 
YELVO (OP No. 1) (Jacob Sass, 1933)—The darkest 
and richest of this class. S, pleroma violet darkening 
to Haenmtoxylin violet at midrib. Stigmas pleroma vio¬ 
let veined Haematoxylin violet. F, velvety dark Madder 
violet overlaid red, margin of falls, pleroma violet. 
Snail black blotch at the end of the bronzy brown beard. 
One to two flowers on 6 to 8-inch stems. Stock 
limited 
$7.50 
