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”An Iris Lover’s Catalog ” 
Blue Toned Iris 
Section 2A Light Blues 
•Designates varieties judged among the “100 Best.’ 
Variety 
Andre Autissier 
Ballerine □ 
Blue Hill 
Bluet 
Buechley’s Giant 
• EL CAPITAN 
Eppo 
Marion 
Marjorie Tinley 
Mary Barnett □ 
• PACIFIC 
• PAULETTE 
Priestess 
Princess Beatrice □ 
Realm 
Santa Barbara f 
• SENSATION □ 
Simone Vaissiere 
Souv. de L. Michaud □ 
• SUMMER CLOUD 
Price 
Group Season 
Height 
Originator 
• 2-5 
3 
VL 
T 
Denis ’19 
• 15 
2. 
L 
T 
Vilm. ’zo 
•75 
X 
M 
T 
Sass ’31 
• IS 
I 
E 
M 
Sturt. ’18 
1.00 
z 
ML 
T 
Buech. ’35 
.50 
I 
M 
T 
Mohr ’z6 
• 2-5 
3 
M 
M 
G. & K. ’z7 
3.00 
3 
ML 
M 
Miller ’31 
Perry ’z3 
• 2-5 
I 
L 
T 
.zo 
X 
M 
T 
Cumb. ’z6 
.60 
I 
M 
M 
Essig ’z9 
1.50 
X 
EM 
T 
Mill. | 3 o 
Dykes T9 
•75 
3 
M 
T 
•15 
I 
E 
T 
Barr 1898 
Baker ’zo 
.50 
I 
L 
T 
• 2-5 
X 
M 
T 
Mohr ’z5 
.50 
I 
ML 
T 
Cay. Z5 
.zo 
z 
M 
T 
Millet ’zx 
• 2-5 
I 
M 
T 
Millet *Z3 
Kirk, 'zo 
1.00 z 
and Trial 
M T 
Varieties 
. $zo.oo 
Shining Waters (Essig ’33).$ 3.50 
Key to Groups for Section 2A 
Group i—Self Group 3—Palest Blues 
Group z—Bicolors 
□ Fragrant. t Tender. ft Very Tender. 
Section 2A Light Blues 
Among the earliest natural color divisions of the Iris are the lovely 
light blues—really blue-lavenders—and to this source, as a base, many 
of our newest and finest varieties trace their beginnings. From 
among hundreds of this general coloring we have selected, and offer 
for your choice and consideration what we consider to be the very 
finest blues—the best representatives of this type of coloring. The 
charm and daintiness of these soft sky-like colors have an infinite ap¬ 
peal. Their use in the garden in combination with other colors and 
types brings out hitherto unknown tones and color effects. What 
would the Iris season be without an extra fine blue Iris! 
Group 1—Selfs 
This year we offer considerably fewer light blues but our selec¬ 
tion embraces the superior types of each color, as you will see by 
looking through the list. The five representatives of this color class 
in the "100 Best” are decidedly some of the finest blues we have had. 
El Capitan, sharing the leadership with Sensation, is majestically 
formed—an upstanding soft lavender-blue. The flower is large with 
drooping falls and a fine candelabra stem. The peerlessness of El Capi¬ 
tan is equally shared by Sensation. Its form is noteworthy with flaring 
falls of stiff, leather-like substance. Its coloring is a cool, crisp, pure 
cornflower blue. As one of the triumvirate in the best light blues, we 
include Paulette, the improved Souv. de L. Michaud; a purer soft blue 
of wonderful substance and enamel-like lustre—a plant of fine habits, 
perfectly hardy and easy to grow and the flowers are large. It is from 
Millet, the same breeder who gave us Michaud—I believe it is his finest 
Iris of later vintage. 
