AN IRIS LOVER’S CATALOG 
19 
BLUE BLENDS (2X) 
(Blues Blended with Tan, Buff, or Fawn) 
Originator 
Year 
Height 
Variety 
Price 
Performance 
Season 
Connell. 
.1931 
L 
AUBADE. 
. 1.00 
B 
E 
Cayeux. 
.1929 
T 
EVOLUTION 
.60 
AA 
M 
Cayeux. 
.1932 
M 
GENEVIEVE SEROUGE. 
. 5.00 
A 
M 
Ayres. 
.1932 
T 
K. V. AYRES 
. 5.00 
A 
ML 
Ayres. 
.1931 
T 
NINGAL . 
. 1.00 
A 
M 
Ayres. 
.1929 
T 
PERSIA 
.75 
AA 
M 
Insole. 
.1931 
M 
QUEEN OF SHEBA. 
. 1.00 
A 
EM 
Cayeux. 
.1931 
T 
SERENITE 
. 3.00 
A 
ML 
Elsewhere in 
this catalog we have 
described 
in detail valuable of all fine irises, appearing 
quite neutral 
at even 
Serenite and Persia, the two finest blends (see pages 25 and a short distance. As 
a specimen sort for the fancier, how- 
29). That fine bronze and electric blue. 
, Evolution 
, we have ever, it is both unique 
and very beautiful. Genevieve Serouge 
also mentioned. 
In Ningal, named for the Chaldean moon- is a fine honey-yellow and blue; it 
is large and 
of oddly 
goddess, we have a delicate combination of cerulean blue crinkled texture. Queen of Sheba 
and Aubade i 
represent 
and buff-cream. 
K. V. Ayres, a very large iris, 
is a true different types of blue blends, the latter having a 
touch of 
silvery grey. As 
a landscape variety it is probably the least pink in its make-up. 
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MAUVE 
AND 
MAUVE BLENBS (3A) 
Light Mauve 
Originator 
Year 
Height 
Variety 
Price 
Performance 
Season 
Cayeux. 
.1932 
M 
BEOTIE. 
. 3.00 
A 
M 
Dykes. 
.1927 
T 
CUPAVO. 
.50 
B 
M 
Cayeux. 
.1926 
M 
ERAGONARD. 
.35 
B 
M 
Sass, J. 
.1935 
T 
OZONE 
. 10.00 
A 
M 
Deep Mauve 
Sass, H. 
.1927 
M 
BALDWIN 
.25 
A 
ML 
Sass, J. 
.1932 
M 
DOUGLAS. 
. 2.00 
B 
M 
Williamson. 
.1928 
T 
RHEA. 
.25 
B 
L 
Kirkland. 
.1931 
T 
VIOLET CROWN 
.75 
A 
M 
Mohr. 
.1925 
M 
WM. MOHR 
.25 
B 
EM 
Blended Types 
Cayeux. 
.1928 
T 
ANNE MARIE CAYEUX 
. 1.00 
A 
M 
Williamson. 
.1928 
T 
DOLLY MADISON 
.20 
AA 
E 
Cayeux. 
.1931 
T 
PRES. PILKINGTON 
. 1.50 
A 
ML 
The self-colors and blends midway between blue and pink 
constitute a small but interesting class. . . . The leading 
self is the deep lilac-toned Violet Crown , a very handsome 
and unique iris which is pictured and described fully on 
page 8. We personally admire Anne Marie Cayeux, a subtle 
blend of heliotrope-pink and violet with an unusual metallic 
lustre. Dolly Madison, the popular mauve blend with tones 
of cinnamon and pink, has a companion in the larger Pres¬ 
ident Pilkington, pastel buff and heliotrope-rose. The latter 
has finely formed blooms and most delicate infusions of 
color. Ozone is a high-grade mauve of unusual charm and 
merit, unique in its solid brown haft. Bcotie, an elephant 
grey and lavender, is novel. Other interesting sorts are 
Cupavo, a mauve-lilac of striking effect; Douglas, sombre 
blue-lilac; Fragonard, a peculiar shade of old-rose and 
mauve; and Rhea, lavender-pink, a better Isoline. . . . 
Baldwin is a distinctively formed manganese violet. No iris 
could be more unusual than the giant lilac Win. Mohr, (see 
page 10.) A seedling of it which we are trying out is Mohrson, 
said to be taller, darker, and more finely branched. 
VIOLETS (2C) Continued from page IS. 
Zulu, both Dominions, are steel blue in color with darker, 
velvety falls. Zulu is one of the last to bloom. Old Souv. 
de Mine. Gaudichau is a fine violet, in commerce many years. 
Mabel Taft is a very large iris and a robust grower but not 
particularly striking in color. Katherine McFarland, while 
one of the smallest, is a real color gem, being unusually 
rich. For early bloom Buto, an indigo violet, is valuable. 
Duke of Bedford, long a famous violet, excels in branching. 
Dominion, progenitor of velvetiness, remains perhaps the 
greatest milestone in iris breeding. Germaine Perthuis, 
violet with a touch of brown is a pleasing type. For a unique 
late bloomer we recommend gun-metal blue Amneris. Of 
the varieties we have in our test plots Black Beauty's form 
appealed to us, Brunhilde seems very promising, Jolly Roger 
is a clean-cut bicolor. 
