AN IRIS LOVER’S CATALOG 
23 
YELLOW im OLOICS («A) 
Originator 
Year 
Height 
Variety 
Price 
Performance 
Season 
Sass, H. 
.1932 
T 
AL-LU-WE. 
. 1.00 
A 
L 
Nicholls. 
.1932 
M 
AUREX □. 
. 1.00 
B 
M 
Sturtevant. 
.1927 
T 
CAMELIARD. 
.25 
B 
ML 
Cayeux. 
.1928 
M 
CLAUDE AUREAU. 
. 1.00 
B 
ML 
Kleinsorge. 
.1932 
M 
CROWN PRINCE. 
. 1.50 
C 
M 
Williamson. 
.1930 
M 
DECENNIAL □. 
.50 
A 
M 
Sass, H. 
.1931 
T 
EL TOVAR 
. 10.00 
B 
L 
Millet. 
.1927 
T 
HENRI RIVIERE 
.40 
A+ 
L 
Sass, H. 
.1931 
T 
KING JUBA. 
.00 
A+ 
M 
Murrell. 
.1932 
T 
LADY MORVYTH. 
. 3.50 
B 
E 
Hall. 
.1925 
L 
LODESTAR. 
.50 
AA 
M 
Morrison. 
.1930 
T 
PICADOR 
. 2.00 
A+ 
ML 
Cayeux. 
.1932 
T 
VISION. 
. 10.00 
B 
M 
Mirador 
Trial Variety 
$7.50 
Surely among the leaders in this group is burnished- 
yellow and velvety-red King Juba —■ a variegata several 
times as large as any in existence a few years ago. Another 
giant is Cayeux’s Vision: yellow and garnet-brown in vivid 
contrast. Outstanding among the blended types is EL Tovar, 
with yellow standards, and falls of deepest maroon-brown. 
So heavy as to look positively dusty in certain lights is its 
lustrous black-silk surface-sheen. Uniquely rich, too, is the 
tarnished gold and carmine-brown combination of Picador. 
In the pastel types we have Henri Riviere, a comely sort of 
soft lemon-yellow and subdued-lilac coloring. Further des¬ 
criptions of these will be found on page 3. 
Two iris so near “Hundred Best” quality that it’s hard 
to leave them out are Crown Prince, burnished orange and 
velvety red-brown, and Claude Aureau, a novel sort with 
fawn-yellow standards and falls of bordeaux-wine. Along 
with Beowulf, Shirvan, Serenite, and Winneshiek, it is one 
of the very few iris whose falls are broadly margined the 
same color as the standards — a re-echoing of color that 
produces a very intriguing effect. . . . Other noteworthy 
variegatas are Aurex: yellow and rich brown-purple; Came- 
liard, a past favorite: amber and dusky purple with an odd 
metallic undertone; Lady Morvyth, a Romola seedling, 
graceful, finely branched, floriferous, yellow and red-brown 
in color; Al-lu-we, a pleasingly soft variety of unique form; 
and Lodestar, small, sharp, intense. Differing in its color 
contrast from all the preceding is Decennial, empire yellow 
and rich electric blue-purple. 
YELLOW BLENDS (OX) 
Buff and Tan Tones 
Originator 
Year 
Height 
Variety 
Price 
Performance 
Season 
Ayres. 
.1934 
T 
BYZANTIUM. 
. 10.00 
B 
M 
Sass, H.. 
.1929 
M 
EUPHONY. 
.25 
AA 
M 
Sass, H. 
.1933 
M 
GOLDEN LIGHT. 
. 5.00 
A+ 
L 
Cayeux. 
.1931 
M 
JEAN CAYEUX 
. 5.00 
B+ 
L 
Cayeux. 
.1925 
M 
OPHELIA. 
.25 
A 
M 
Kirkland. 
.1935 
L 
SUMMER TAN. 
. 10.00 
B 
E 
Ayres. 
.1934 
T 
TINT O’TAN 
. 12.50 
B 
ML 
Williamson. 
.1929 
T 
TUSCANY GOLD. 
Apricot and Salmon Tones 
.35 
B 
M 
Sass, H. 
Nicholls. 
.1931 
M 
CLARA NOYES. 
.50 
A+ 
M 
.1934 
M 
CROWN JEWEL. 
. (i.OO 
A 
M 
Mead. 
.1928 
M 
KING MIDAS. 
.50 
A+ 
E 
Washington. 
.1931 
T 
MARY GEDDES 
. 2.25 
AA 
ML 
Sass, H. 
.1930 
M 
QUIVERA. 
.25 
A+ 
M 
Mohr-Mitchell. 
.1933 
T 
SUNOL. 
. 4.00 
A- 
M 
Sturtevant. 
.1930 
T 
VISHNU. 
.75 
B 
ML 
Trial Varieties 
Naranja.$22.50 Plurabelle.$7.50 
Although yellow is the secondary color in blends gener¬ 
ally, it sometimes becomes dominant, producing a distinc¬ 
tive color-group notable for its rich, bizarre effects. Already 
of wide repute is beautifully-formed Jean Cayeux, a flower 
of dull golden champagne and chamois. View it in the 
strongly-slanting sunlight of early morn or sunset if you 
want to catch the incandescence that makes it truly thrill¬ 
ing. A similar golden tan, flushed with tints of amber and 
bronze, the whole dusted with an old-gold sheen, is Dr. 
Ayres’ Tint O'Tan. Byzantium, from the same originator, 
has a blue blaze on the falls to give it light. . . . Euphony, 
mustard yellow and buff, has the heaviest ruffling of any 
iris and about the heaviest substance. Other diminutive 
gems are fawn and lilac Ophelia, and Tuscany Gold, a smooth 
blend of old-gold and tan. Quite differently colored is 
Golden Light: rich cinnamon, metallic bronze, and rose. 
Heralds, we believe, of important developments to come, 
are: Mary Geddes, ochraceous salmon with deeper red over¬ 
lay and venations on the falls; King Midas, a glorious 
golden-buff and rosy-brown with rounded blooms (produc¬ 
ing in a garden clump a very distinctive color note); and 
Vishnu, a variant in cinnamon-pink with heavier colored 
falls. 
Sunol, globular golden-bronze flushed lavender, stands 
alone in color. Clara Noyes, apricot and luscious orange, 
is deeply veined, especially on the falls. Similar, but more 
deeply colored, is Crown Jewel, which verges on burnt 
orange. An exquisite buff, pink, yellow, and orange flower 
is Quivera. On test for growth and plant behaviour are 
Naranja, an orange yellow, Summer Tan, a petite warm- 
toned jewel, and Plurabelle, which awaits definite placement 
as to color. 
