MILLIKEN IRIS GARDENS 
WISTARIA (Lothrop) 
This iris has attracted a 
great deal of attention 
in our exhibition garden 
because of the large hor¬ 
izontal falls which are 
2 V 2 by 3 inches and be¬ 
cause of its unique 
beard. The flower is al¬ 
most a self, being a 
rather bluish lavender in 
color. 
The beard has the ap¬ 
pearance of being close¬ 
ly sheared and is of a 
bluish color closely 
matching that of the 
flower itself. The stems 
are of medium height, 
showing the large flower 
off to good advantage. 
3 for $10.00; each $3.50 
W. R. DYKES (Dykes) 
The masterpiece of the late W. R. Dykes 
and a truly outstanding iris. It is a golden 
yellow self of great size and heavy sub¬ 
stance. The standards are dome shaped, 
being tall and beautifully frilled. The falls 
are crinkled, giving added richness to the 
flower. In some seasons purple flecks ap¬ 
pear on the falls. The beard is brilliant 
orange. This iris is in great demand by all 
breeders who are work¬ 
ing for yellows. The pol¬ 
len is fertile. 40 inches. 
3 for $5.00; each $2.00 
YOSEMITE FALLS (Essig) 
A huge bi-color with ex¬ 
ceedingly long drooping 
falls; hence the name. 
The standards are light 
bluish velvet; the falls a 
hyacinth violet, and the 
beard a cadmium yel¬ 
low. Well branched and 
perfectly hardy. 3V2 feet 
$ 2.00 
YVES LASSAILLY (Cayeux) 
This is a charming grey 
white flower with a suf¬ 
fusion of soft sky blue in 
the center. The blossoms 
have an air of refine¬ 
ment about them that is enhanced by their 
beautiful semi-flaring form and smooth 
even texture. 3V 2 ft_ 3 for $2.50; each $1.00 
ZAHAROON (Dykes) 
An exquisite, opalescent blend of amber, 
fawn and pale violet with a suffusion of 
light rose. Regarded by many iris experts 
as one of the finest varieties in commerce. 
Vigorous plants___ $2.00 
Outstanding 
Varieties 
Collection 
Any FIVE, your choice, 
$500 
Blue Gown 
Carnelian 
Clara Noyes 
Evolution 
Henri Riviere 
Hollywood 
Pale Moonlight 
Persia 
Red Flare 
Sitka 
Spurias 
(We ship these in the fall only. We can move them locally at other times of year) 
The Iris in this group should be grown much more extensively than they are at the pres¬ 
ent time. The flowers last for a long time and the buds keep opening after cutting. In shape 
the flowers are almost identical with the Dutch and Spanish Iris and are as easy to handle 
without injury. The flower stalks, however, are from 4 to 6 feet high. The foliage is swordlike, 
but dies down during the winter. The plants are very effective in the border where they make 
large clumps. 
height of 64 inches. The flowers are larger 
than those of any other spuria, the falls 
being 4 inches long by 2 inches wide and 
the standards 3V2 inches tall by D /4 in¬ 
ches wide. Because of its outstanding 
superiority, this variety was awarded Hon¬ 
orable Mention by the A. I. S. 
$2.00 each; 3 for $5.00 
OCHROLEUCA 
White with a yellow patch on the falls 
Tall and effective. 5 ft. 3 for 75c; 10 for $2.25 
OCHROLEUCA SULPHUREA 
Similar to the preceding but cream instead 
of white. Very beautiful. 5 ft. 
3 for $1.25; 10 for $4.00 
SHELFORD GIANT 
Very large creamy flowers with an orange 
spot on the falls. A superior variety. 
3 for $2.00; 10 for $6.00 
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AUREA 
A tall deep yellow. In California it is at 
the peak of its blooming period the last 
part of April or early in May. We recom¬ 
mend planting groups of six or twelve 
rhizomes. Somewhat later than Ochroleuca. 
5 ft._ 3 for $2.00; 10 for $6.00 
GOLD NUGGET (Dean, 1931) 
This new hybrid is a large flowered soft 
yellow spuria, deeper than Monnieri but 
softer than Aurea. We think it will become 
a standard variety_ 3 for $2.00; each 75c 
MONSPUR 
A tall, light bluish purple. 4 ft. 
3 for $2.00; 10 for $6.00 
MT. WHITNEY (Milliken, 1933) 
An extremely vigorous spuria resembling 
Ochroleuca in color and growing to a 
