The World’s Finest Tall Bearded Iris 
Hybridizers, both here and abroad, have for many years been vying to outdo each other in the production of new 
qualities in this group of Iris. No other branch of the Iris family has received so much attention. The result is that we 
now have creations that eclipse the wildest imagination of a few years ago, rivaling the extravagant loveliness of the 
wings of a butterfly and reproducing the marvelous colorings of the rarest jewels. You may now enjoy the sparkling 
beauty of precious gems in your garden, as well as in your jewel box. Ruby, Sapphire, Pearl, Garnet, Amethyst, 
Topaz and others are included. Then we have the newer metallic colors, flowers which seem to have been poured 
from molten silver, or fashioned out of pure gold, while others give us the ruddy glow of copper or gleams of bronze. 
Some seem to be dusted with gold-dust, or covered with frost. Even the Black Iris has made its appearance, not a real 
dead black of course, but appearing so at a distance of a new feet, much the same as the black tulip. In no other 
flower has the magic of the hybridizer’s skill produced such an amazing array of colors as in the Iris. From pure snow 
white, to soft flesh and soft pink and blue on through the scale to the deepest and richest shades, nothing is omitted, 
and one begins to wonder what can now be added. Even the orchid cannot approach the magnificence of the mod¬ 
ern Iris. 
But we have not only been given new and entrancing colors and blends, but also gigantic size and height, in silky 
and plush-like textures, and the most exquisite fragrance, for the fragrance of every other flower has been captured 
by the Iris. 
Every variety listed here is an aristocrat of the Iris family, deserving a place in a collection of “The World’s Finest 
Irises.’’ Some of them are inexpensive because the supply of them permits a low price, but all are of outstanding 
beauty. Therefore, if you wish to make a selection of inexpensive varieties from this catalogue you may do so with 
the assurance that you are getting superb and unusual varieties. 
The varieties that are enclosed in a black border are all winners of the Dykes Memorial Medal. This 
medal can be awarded to ONLY ONE IRIS EACH YEAR in America. The care with which it is 
awarded gives assurance that the winner of this medal is the outstanding Iris of the year. The American 
Iris Society has a jury of Iris connoisseurs, located all over the United States, to judge, evaluate, rate 
and criticize each new arrival. This jury of accredited judges for 1935 consists of 149 members. Any 
Iris that runs the gauntlet of this group and is awarded the Dykes Medal is in a class which leaves no 
room for argument as to its superior quality. Similar Awards are made annually in England and France 
with equal care, the Dykes Medal being an Award of the Iris Society of England. 
Tall Bearded Iris may be planted any time when the ground is not frozen, the months of June, July and August being 
best. They are hardy anywhere. CULTURAL DIRECTIONS WILL ACCOMPANY ALL SHIPMENTS. 
Prices Are For One Plant. 
S—means Standards or upper petals. F—means Falls, or lower petals. 
Abora —36 in. Fine new pansy-violet bi-color. Honor¬ 
able Mention American Iris Society. 1.75 
Airy Dream —42 in. A magnificent new pink toned 
variety, with large flowers of 
perfect form. 1.50 
Akbar —40 in. English Chal¬ 
lenge Cup and Medal winner. 
Large velvety deep violet 1.50 
Alan Hoyt —42 in. Magnificent 
new color break; brown and 
buff bi-color. Gigantic flow¬ 
er. 75 
Alcazar —42 in. FRAGRANT. 
Soft violet and rich crimson 
purple. 25 
Alcina —36 in. Connell’s mag¬ 
nificent new bluish-yellow 
blend. 1.00 
Aliquippa —34 in. A very fine, 
large, rugged, medium ton¬ 
ed yellow with an exquisite 
fragrance. Awarded the 
American Iris Society Silver 
Medal. 25 
Allure— 40 in. WINNER OF 
ENGLISH SILVER MEDAL. 
Exquisite soft yellow, flushed 
pink. 60 
Al-Lu-Wee —40 in. A fine new 
Sass “Variegata,’’ with bright 
yellow standards and red 
falls. 3.00 
Alta California —48 in. The tallest and one of the finest 
new yellow Irises. Clear deep yellow, with the falls 
faintly bronzed, which adds to its attractiveness. Perfect 
form and texture. See color illustration page 12 3.00 
Althea —30 in. New English mauve and purple bi-color, 
early flowering. 1.00 
Ambassadeur —42 in. Deep rich blend. Winner of Am¬ 
erican Iris Society Popularity 
Contest. 25 
Amber— 36 in. Fine deep yel¬ 
low. Given an English Award 
of Merit.15 
Ambera —30 in. VERY EARLY. 
EXQUISITELY FRAGRANT. 
Sass’ new large uniform canary 
yellow. The largest and finest 
of the early yellows. . . .75 
Amber Wave —38 in. A mag¬ 
nificent flower of luminous 
amber, suffused olive bronze. 
Winner of English Award.1 .75 
Ambrosia —36 in. Satiny white, 
flushed soft pink. Exquisitely 
beautiful. 75 
Amerind —44 in. A most unusual 
metallic-bronze. A very fine 
large flower. 35 
Ammon —46 in. EARLY sky- 
blue, with a pink flush to the 
falls. Large flower of perfect 
form. 50 
Andrew Jackson —36 in. A mag¬ 
nificent new, rich red-violet 
bi-color. 50 
Anndelia —32 in. Magnificent new type “plicata.” 
S—ruffled lilac,- F—white, bordered rose-purple .75 
Anne Marie Cayeux —36 in. One of the best light 
blends. A French introduction, given an Award of 
Magnifica 
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