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Red and Copper Iris 
Section 5 A Red and Copper Tones (Cont.) 
Of all the giant sized Iris War Eagle is as large as any and it has 
a genuine color appeal as well; thus it stands above other Iris which 
can claim size alone. It is fine medium shade of red with a suggestion 
of coppery-bronze; the combination of size and good color make it 
most worthy. 
I regret that Ruheo is not a free blooming type in our section 
of the country. In bloom it ranks with the best, being a fine red with 
a maroon cast, of rounded form and with a very fine stem. People 
farther south ought to find this Iris most satisfactory. Red Radiance 
has a color appeal one cannot resist. It is distinctly red with a warm 
brown undertone. Hernani is not large but I believe its tone is the 
finest yet produced. Donna Sol is a lively cherry red. 
Group 2—“Red” 
In this group are the derivatives from the purple side; this is 
merely a convenient division indicative of relative color tones and as 
a classification is of course essentially arbitrary. 
Joycette, our leading representative, is an imposing Iris—in form 
and substance of bloom and habit of stem it is most satisfactory. Its 
color is a very rich wine-red, the general effect being unusually red. 
Dauntless, winner of the Dykes Medal, is the best Iris of the year 1929. 
A fine very near-red. The falls are velvety and seem richly darker; 
one of the best approaches to red in Iris. Indian Chief, a bicolor and 
one of our best reds, has stands of a pinkish red with deeper falls. It 
has a velvety texture, good stems, and fine branching. Jerry, a wine- 
red self, is a very fine Iris, giving in the sunlight a deep ruby effect; 
it is of good plant habit and retains its color well. Senlac is a finely 
branched, deep ruby-garnet—a self-colored velvety flower. 
Group 3—Copper-Reds 
The copper and chestnut-red Iris are rich, warm, elegant types. 
Their glowing colorings are recent acquisitions in the Iris world. The 
leader in this group and a most startlingly-colored Iris is Spokan, a 
brilliant, lustrous, rich copper and bronze with medium sized blooms. 
The color is flashy; it has more charm than King Tut and the flower 
is much larger. It has the brightness of a warm golden underglow 
throughout the entire flower. It is the finest copper or "Indian”- 
colored Iris we have. Mr. Bliss’s Grace Sturtevant, one of the richest 
and most gorgeous Iris we have, is a rich, velvety, glowing chestnut- 
brown, its colors being enhanced by its fine golden beard—really 
an excellent Iris and deservedly popular. Another warm, glowing red 
that holds itself proudly is King Tut, a flashing red-brown chestnut, 
a bright color that catches the eye immediately. 
Tiger-Tiger is a very rich coppery-red with tarnished old bronze 
stands, even and clear, and with falls a rich, solid mahogany-brown, 
unveined and of Dominion velvetyness; the gold beard adds life to 
this very fine Iris. Hearthstone Copper is very blazing in its colorings: 
bright copper-buff standards and rich, bright copper-red falls are most 
intense and colorful. A free-blooming rich, red-copper is Numa 
Roumestan, a deep self which gives a very red color effect. Copper¬ 
smith, a soft carmine with deeper falls, presents a light coppery and 
buff tone and is a very free grower. 
Scattered throughout the Sass Iris are specimens with a distinct 
tendency to ruffling. Such a flower is Golden Helmet which is heavily 
ruffled and of heavy substance—having a brilliantly colored chestnut 
stand and rich deep velvety red falls—a marked bicolor; a jaunty and 
appealing Iris with a striking personality. 
