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"An Iris Lover’s Catalog” 
193 5 Introductions 
Our offering this year include some of the most distinctive Iris 
with which I became acquainted last season. I must say a word for 
the offerings of last year. Tint O’Tan, according to a Louisville 
fancier who wrote us, is one of Dr. Ayres most distinctive Iris. We 
quite agree. Its color is bright and to our knowledge quite unlike any 
other Iris. St. Louis proved its fine dependability and is really a fine 
Iris. We were also much pleased with Indigo Bunting. 
Ballet Girl could be described briefly as a dainty, soft pink of 
Santa Barbara form. The coloring is daintiness itself. The two new 
plicatas we offer this year, Electra and Tarantella, we feel, have a de¬ 
cided worth. For the person looking for a real plicata we wish them 
to especially consider Tarantella. 
We have adopted the policy of pricing new Iris reasonably in¬ 
stead of offering them at higher prices, as has been the custom. We 
feel it is more fair to propagate our stock sufficiently and thus make 
available these very choice introductions at moderate cost. 
BALLET GIRL (H. P. Sass-Schreiner ’3 5) 
Of softest blush pink, pure and daintily colored, the form of the 
flower is very distinct, having addressed standards with large rounded 
flaring falls. The size is decidedly above the average in the pink 
class. Its daintiness and grace are indeed suggestive of a dancing girl. 
The stem is of medium height and the flowers are of very good sub¬ 
stance. This is a clear, exquisite pink with a most charming person¬ 
ality. Stock limited ------- $15.00 
ELECTRA (J. Sass-Schreiner ’3 5) 
Has large flowers of excellent substance, addressed standards and 
semi-flaring falls. The standards are plicated with a blue margin and 
dotted: the falls are also pronouncedly veined with markings chang¬ 
ing to gold along the beard; this coupled with a prominent gold beard 
mark it as a very unique plicata. The growth is fine, perfectly hardy 
and as large as other good plicatas ----- $10.00 
TARANTELLA (H. P. Sass-Schreiner ’3 5) 
This is the first tall, good pink plicata with fine, good-sized 
flowers on tall, well branched stem. The form is addressed standards 
with semi-dropping falls; the beard is white and light lemon. This 
is the first plicata of size that has dainty, definite pink markings on 
both the standards and falls. The stippling and dotting is about /z 
to 54 inches and the stipplings most definite and trim. The style 
arms are pink ribbed and the plant has fine growing habits. Stock 
limited - -- -- -- -- $15.00 
Other Worthy Seedlings 
Just as Lucrezia Bori is the result of our efforts in crossing 
various strains to produce more desirable qualities of color, size and 
plant habit, many thousands of other seedlings are being grown in our 
gardens with the same objective in mind. This year some especially 
fine seedlings by other hybridizers, and many of our own as well, are 
showing exceptional promise and we hope may be properly evaluated 
this year, the eccentric weather of last year having made previous 
rating impossible. The impartial and disinterested judgment of other 
authorities are invariably sought to substantiate our evaluation before 
offering any of our productions for sale, as we wish to make doubly 
sure they are superlative values and fully worthy our recommenda¬ 
tion. 
Any one having the opportunity and wishing to see these seedlings 
in bloom in our gardens, is welcome and will have a rare treat in store 
for them. 
