FOUR NEW YELLOWS—1934 
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The varieties which I have selected as my first introductions are third generation 
yellow seedlings from Dominion, whose ability to produce yellow off-spring is traceable 
to the variegata blood in the old variety Black Prince, which in turn is reputed to be 
one parent of Dominion. 
They are the best of eleven seedlings, eight of them yellow, from one seedpod grown 
in the garden of Mr. and Mrs. George O. Brehm of Seattle who have been hybridizing 
irises for the past ten years. The mother plant is a seedling (Mme. Cheri x Bruno) and 
this in turn was pollenized again by Bruno. 
Being three-fourths Bruno parentage, it is evident that this sterling variety is the 
source of the vigor, fine form and substance of these hybrids, while the contribution 
of Mme. Cheri may be seen in the height, branching and extreme floriferousness of all 
four. 
We are convinced that George Davidson will stand comparison with any of the 
new yellows so far produced and to give it a wide distribution we are placing same 
in our Prize Collection No. 8. 
To assist those who desire to make a discriminating selection, the following note 
from the originator is added: 
“Although William Carey Jones and Thomas R. Bacon are quite similar, the former 
has a slightly larger flower, having at the same time a little less regularly formed stem- 
and-branch system than thelatter. 
“George Davidson is a rugged variety, the real yellow of the group. Established 
plants have 42-inch stems with four branches. I do not hesitate to commend this variety 
to those who desire to add substance, form and vigor in hybridizing. It is the outstand¬ 
ing variety in our garden, Purissima and Depute Nomblot excepted. 
“Joseph Le Conte is the artist’s choice, difficult to describe as to color. A rich suf¬ 
fusion overlays the throat on a deep yellow ground. 
“I have given these four seedlings the names of four of the teachers of my boy¬ 
hood days as a grateful, if belated, acknowledgment of an everlasting debt these many 
years past due.” 
WILLIAM CAREY JONES (Brehm) 
An outstanding iris hybridizer and recognized critic writes, unsolicited: “We like 
your yellow seedling very much. With us it was an ivory yellow of excellent shape 
and substance, a very attractive flower.” Beautiful in mass, and combines well 
with other colors; vigorous grower; large flowers; height, 40 inches. Does not 
fade .$ 3 50 
THOMAS R. BACON (Brehm) 
A refined, well-rounded ivory yellow, similar to William Carey Jones, except for a 
scarcely perceptible violet gray shading and flush from the tip of the beard. Large 
flowers in four tiers; vigorous grower; height, 38 inches. Does not fade.$ 3.50 
GEORGE DAVIDSON (Brehm) 
A cool toned permanent yellow lake self of perfect Bruno form, substance and tex¬ 
ture; a yellow which carries well without brassiness. Refined and beautiful; low 
branched; height, 40 inches. Exceptionally vigorous grower. Does not fade....$ 7.50 
JOSEPH LE CONTE (Brehm) 
Distinctive; indescribable without recourse to a technical palette; a fine flower of 
yellow carmine or zinc yellow (Winsor and Newton color chart), with a shadowing 
of violet gray. Height, 38 inches; vigorous grower. Does not fade.$ 3.50 
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