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"An Iris Lover’s Catalog” 
Medium Blue Toned Iris 
Section 2B Medium Blues 
•Designates varieties judged among the “100 Best.” 
Variety 
Price 
Group 
Season 
Height 
Originator 
• ALINEn 
$7.50 
I 
ML 
T 
Stern. ’31 
Blue Banner 
•35 
z 
M 
T 
Kirk. T9 
Blue & Gold 
•75 
I 
E 
T 
Essig '31 
• BLUE MONARCH 
5.00 
I 
L 
T 
Sass-J. '31 
Bonnie Blue 
• 2-5 
I 
VE 
M 
Sturt. ’z8 
California Blue □ t 
• 2-5 
I 
M 
T 
Essig T9 
• CYDNUS 
1.00 
z 
M 
M 
Wallace ’Z9 
Yeld *Z4 
G. & K. *Z5 
Cay. ’30 
Duchess Sarah 
• 5 ° 
1 
M 
T 
Forsette 
•25 
I 
M 
T 
Fortunio 
z.oo 
X 
M 
T 
Henchman 
•75 
1 
M 
T 
Sturt. '31 
• INDIGO BUNTING 
7.50 
I 
M 
T 
Ayres ’34 
Grinter ’33 
Ayres T9 
• MISSOURI 
5.00 
X 
ML 
T 
• PERSIA 
1.00 
z 
M 
T 
Wedgewood .15 1 ML T 
New and Trial Varieties 
Dykes T3 
Eleanor Blue (Salbach ’33)... 
Sierra Blue (Essig ’31). 
.$ 3 - 5 ° 
Key to Groups for Section 2B 
Group i—Selfs Group z—Bicolors 
□ Fragrant. t Tender. f f Very Tender. 
Section 2B Medium Blue 
Some very fine new Iris have been added to our medium blue sec¬ 
tion. Such recent introductions as Missouri, Indigo Bunting, Blue 
Monarch, and Persia representing a listing of real aristocrats. It is 
readily apparent that in this group we have a wide diversification of 
colors ranging from blue seifs, such as Indigo Bunting and Blue 
Monarch, to such fine bicolors as Missouri, Cydnus, or the blended 
Persia. 
Group 1—Medium Blue Selfs 
Indigo Bunting, a bright, silvery, medium blue, possesses pleasing 
falls of a modified flare, a mellow brown haft and an inconspicuous 
beard. In tone it is an unusually pure blue, being, by actual compar¬ 
ison, one of the bluest of Iris. The color is crisp and cool and with its 
fine branching stem it is most appealing in the garden. A larger 
flowered Iris is Blue Monarch with upright standards and drooping 
falls, a very clear medium blue tone, good growing habits and very 
tall and well branched stems. And we must not fail to mention 
Aline. Bluer than Wedgewood, pure in tone, it has a beautiful finish 
and refinement which mark it as a distinctive Iris personality. 
Two representatives from Prof. Essig’s garden are California Blue 
and Blue & Gold, medium blues with large flowers and well branched 
stems. The latter is slightly deeper with a very bright gold beard. 
Chaste Wedgewood is a fine pure medium blue with a white beard. 
Forsette is a tone lighter and another satisfying blue. Both of the last 
mentioned are fine for massing. Among the early bloomers we have 
Bonnie Blue, a rich medium blue with an inconspicuous beard—dis¬ 
tinctive and decidedly worthwhile. 
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