(Ule These 7l eiv Plicatas 
Just as “blends” represent a type of coloring pe¬ 
culiar to the iris, so, too, do the plicatas. In no 
other flower do white blooms have such curious 
marginings of blue, rose, or lavender “stitched”, 
stippled, or suffused along the edge. The effect is 
quaint and sometimes startling. In addition to their 
novel coloring, several of the finer plicatas rival 
even the leading whites in exquisiteness. 
Outstanding as one of the finest of all Iris is Los 
Angeles , a tall, large-flowered plicata which has 
proved a rugged grower and free bloomer in most 
parts of the States. The lustrous snowy whiteness 
of this classic beauty is enhanced by a slight pen¬ 
ciling of fresh light blue along the haft and at the 
base of the standards. So lamp-like is the center- 
glow, due to the rich golden beard, that one uncon¬ 
sciously seeks to look into the center of the flower. 
Due to its tall stiff stems and the extra-heavy sub¬ 
stance of the blooms, Los Angeles stands wind and 
rain admirably. 
A sister seedling of Los Angeles is San Francisco, 
the recipient of the Dykes Medal for 1927. Per¬ 
sonally we believe its sister seedling, Los Angeles, 
would have been a more discerning selection. San 
Francisco is veined blue-lavender on both the stand¬ 
ards and the falls. . . . Still a larger variety, with 
more generous stippling of a beautiful light blue 
tone is Theodolinda. In moist years it is surely one 
of the finest; in a dry season it is likely to be a bit 
loose in flower. In color it is probably the most 
delightful of the plicatas. 
Electra, a Nebraska origination, is a hardy, early 
sort of attractive rounded form. This iris has a 
haft veined brown-gold with blue stitching uni¬ 
formly distributed throughout the rest of the flower. 
. . . Seduction is a new plicata from France, which 
we hope to see bloom this year. 
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LOS ANGELES 
