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CARL SALBACH 
Numa Roumestan ( Cayeux). A very warm 
rich coppery red iris with orange beard. 
Strong erect growing plant with flowers of 
good substance. Late flowering. Fragrant. 
36".40c; 3 for $1.00 
Ochracea (listed also as Sunset) (Denis). The 
standards are like cloth of gold, the falls 
the same but suffused blue violet. A strong 
grower, free flowering, very late and scented. 
.25c; 3 for 50c 
Ochroleuca. Beardless. Spuria type. A tall 
variety with long slender foliage. The blooms 
are creamy white with golden yellow center. 
Should be planted in the fall. Early deliv¬ 
eries will be made only at the customer’s 
risk. For cultural directions, see Monnieri. 
.20c; 3 for 40c 
Ophelia ( Cayeux). A charming blend of pastel 
tints—old gold, pink and pale blue. A fine 
flower in the garden and excellent for table 
bouquets.50c; 3 for $1.25 
Oruga (Mohr-Mitchell). Large pale lavender, 
well domed and possessing a prominent fuzzy 
beard of bright orange.20c; 3 for 40c 
Pacific (Essig 1929). This fine big iris com¬ 
bines all the qualities of clear clean color, 
substance, carriage, vigor and garden effect. 
It blooms very early and continues for a long 
time. The color is light bluish violet. Falls 
flaring, stems straight and slender. 
.60c; 3 for $1.50 
Padre (Mohr-Mitchell 1930). This dignified 
iris is tall, well branched, vigorous of growth 
and remarkable for its long period of bloom. 
The dominating color is the rosy purple of 
the silky falls flushed bright blue. As many 
as ten blooms to a spike.35c; 3 for 70c 
Peerless (Dykes). Reddish violet, with gold 
beard so brilliant that it lights up the whole 
flower. Well branched stems, a strong grow¬ 
er, and free flowering. 36".35c; 3 for 70c 
Peacemaker (Mitchell 1934). A stylish porce¬ 
lain colored iris with a pale lavender blue 
flush in center of falls. Very refined. Excel¬ 
lent as an aid in garden blending, because its 
pale shades make it a colorful substitute for 
white. Tall, well branched, with large blos¬ 
soms. Blooms in mid-season. 42". 
.$1.50; 3 for $4.00 
Perry’s Blue. Sibirica. Beautiful flowers of 
bright lavender blue with white markings on 
the falls, which are almost horizontal. Par¬ 
ticularly adapted to planting in the pool 
border and exquisite for cutting. Award of 
Merit, R. H. S.40c; 3 for $1.00 
Persia (Ayres). A flower of pearly character, 
and very attractive to iris lovers. Falls a 
blend of bluish lavender, standards irides¬ 
cent steel blue. Brown haft and yellow beard, 
smooth finish.$1.00; 3 for $2.50 
Pink Jadu (Sturtevant). One of the most deli¬ 
cate iris. A plicata having a suffusion of lav¬ 
ender pink that makes this the pinkest plicata 
in the garden. Medium size. Small roots. 
.75c; 3 for $2.00 
Pink Jewel (Salbach 1933). A very “warm” 
pink that has been unusually popular in the 
garden. Color pinkish lilac, with falls over¬ 
laid a glowing tourmaline pink. Increases 
rapidly and splendid for massing. One of 
the most popular smaller iris we know, and 
splendid when shown under electric light. 
.60c; 3 for $1.50 
Pink Satin (Sass 1930). The great appeal of 
this flower is the fine satiny finish. One of 
the most delicate of all the “pink” iris. Well 
branched and most attractive.$1.50 
Pioneer (Bliss). A fine rich red purple with a 
bluish sheen. Large flowers well placed on 
branching spikes. 36".25c; 3 for 50c 
Pluie d’Or (Cayeux 1928). A tall, pure, rich 
yellow with glistening golden buds and strik¬ 
ing yellow beard. The widely and symmetri¬ 
cally branched stems carry an abundance of 
canary-colored flowers. Cert, of Merit, S. N. 
H. F. and the W. R. Dykes Medal in 1928, 
for the finest new iris of the year. 36". 
.50c; 3 for $1.25 
Plurabelle ( Cayeux 1933 ). A most distinct and 
effective French iris, being offered in Amer¬ 
ica for the first time this year. Standards of 
golden yellow, and falls a blending of gold 
and pinkish mauve. Somewhat on the order 
of Day Dream, but on slender graceful stalks. 
. $ 10.00 
Prairie Gold (Sass 1926). A deep golden yel¬ 
low self. Medium large blooms on branching 
34" stems.25c; 3 for 50c 
President Lebrun (Cayeux 1933). This fine, 
bright iris was named in honor of the Presi¬ 
dent of France, at his wish while visiting the 
Cayeux gardens in Paris. Standards of cop¬ 
pery gold, and falls a blend of garnet and 
reddish copper shades. A near-variegata 
with bright rich coloring. $15.00 
President Pilkington ( Cayeux ). This fine new 
blend, although generally compared to Dolly 
Madison, is totally distinct. Large, of bold 
form, well-branched, many buds to stalk, and 
medium tall. Standards vinaceous buff un¬ 
derlaid old gold, with falls of soft violet 
faintly edged silvery brown. 
The elegant dignity of this iris gives it a 
charm that is difficult to describe_$3.00 
Primrose (Sturtevant). Clear primrose yellow. 
Long blooming. Fine for mass effect. 30". 
.25c; 3 for 50c 
Princess Beatrice. Clear lavender blue. Good 
size and form. 15c; 3 for 30c 
