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"An Iris Laver’s Catalog" 
Blue Toned Iris 
Section 2A Light Blues (Cont.) 
Very pure and blue in tone and darker than the preceding is 
Pacific. Its color is notably without the influence of any color but 
blue. Substance is also fine. Blue Hill is a very freshly colored light 
blue with flowers having an airy appearance. Souvenir de L. Michaud 
is an exquisite lavender-blue with a glistening gold heart and beard— 
very queenly looking when well grown. Santa Barbara —of distinctly 
flaring form and fine substance is opaque blue in tone. It is one of 
the best in warmer climes. 
Most Iris enthusiasts are familiar with the growing habits of 
Pallida or its various progeny. Princess Beatrice is the finest of this 
group, precise in form with semi-flaring falls, its texture, tone of light 
lavender-blue, and form are unusual. (Mr. Perry’s) Marjorie Tinley 
is a free-growing, profusely-blooming lavender-blue, deeper in tone 
than Princess Beatrice and of more languid form. Without a doubt 
Mary Barnett is one of the most satisfactory in this group—lavender 
with a striking orange beard, a profuse bloomer and a constant favor¬ 
ite. Realm —a very clean blue with chaste white beard, is tall and 
very distinctive. Bluet, early blooming, is one of the finest for mass¬ 
ing. Its profusion is its most gratifying feature. 
Group 2—Bi-Colors 
Foremost in this division is Summer Cloud —with its standards 
the lightest tone of very soft, cloud-blue and falls of pure sky-blue 
with a chaste lemon beard it is most aptly named. Buechley’s Giant, 
a very large blue bicolor, is destined to far surpass Lord of June and 
similar Iris. Huge in size, it is impressive and arresting. Ballerine is a 
soft pale blue-lavender with distinct frilling and fluting of the petals. 
Simone Vaissiere, a brightly contrasted bicolor of silky blue and deeper 
blue, has fine carriage and flaring falls. 
Group 3—Palest Blue 
This subdivision is most unique. All Iris here are comparatively 
new and the average Iris enthusiast may not be aware of nor realize 
what real beauty is to be found in this group. The varieties we list 
do not fade, maintaining their colors well. Priestess with drooping 
falls is a unique porcelain blue, unparalleled by any other Iris. It has 
a good stem, good habit, and size above the average. Another real 
gem is Marion, a most delicate silvery-blue. Its falls flare and are 
curved jauntily along the edges, its form being most distinctive and 
reminiscent of Cardinal. This cosmopolitan group is further enhanced 
by Eppo, a heavy textured silver or star-dust blue, with flowers the 
size of Mary Barnett, but three shades lighter in color. Andre Autissier 
is a very late blooming Iris of sky-blue with tall stems. 
White Plicatas Continued from Page 10 
Blue Chintz has medium deep markings of blue on an ivory-white 
ground. Rheinfels with very soft light lavender markings on white 
ground has a nicely formed flower with real class and appeal. True 
Charm is of very high quality. It is precisely edged a dainty blue 
and has excellent height. 
Group 2—Plicatas with Pink and Red Toned Markings 
Our red and pink plicatas constitute a most pleasing class. Sacra¬ 
mento, a very large flower, deep red violet on ivory white, has size, 
habit, and the good qualities we wish; substance is very noticeable, the 
venation most distinctive. Castor, deep in tone tho smaller, is the only 
plicata with brownish purple markings on a white ground; it is heavily 
striped and most distinctive. Beau Ideal reveals a distinct note of 
petunia-violet precisely margining a white ground. La Mierka, lighter 
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