Even more enthusiastic than we ourselves, our customers tell you that our Iris are "taking the country by storm." All quotations given 
below are in the exact words originally used, and although names are omitted, come from many 
of the best posted Iris authorities in the world. 
ALTA CALIFORNIA 
"It is one of, if not the most striking mass 
in the whole field of iris.” — California. 
"Alta California, next to California Gold, 
is the best yellow I have seen.” — East Coast. 
"Alta California is a stately beautiful yel¬ 
low.” — California. 
"Alta California has made splendid growth, 
is a good bloomer, and is very satisfactory.” — New England. 
"This iris seems to have taken the country by storm.” — 
New England. 
A fine tall yellow iris. Grows tall and is well branched.” — 
California. 
"Alta California bloomed beautifully and showed big in¬ 
crease.” — California. 
BRUNHILDE 
"My heart went out to Brunhilde — en¬ 
trancing color and form — ample height — a 
creature made to stand stress and storm as was 
her namesake.” — Mid-West. 
"Markedly better than any other iris in the 
same class that I have ever seen.” — California. 
"Brunhilde was fine, a great goddess.” — 
Mid-West. 
CALIFORNIA GOLD 
"California Gold was marvelous — only 
one stalk, but everyone walked right to it!” — 
New England. 
"Two super irises in my opinion: Happy 
Days and California Gold. These spectacular 
yellows certainly leave little to be desired in this 
color classification. The brilliance, size, and 
height of California Gold, and the all-around 
perfection of Happy Days are almost Utopian.” — California. 
"California Gold was one of the very loveliest yellow iris 
in my garden.” — East Coast. 
- "A real yellow iris. Deeper yellow than Happy Days and 
has been well classified as a brass yellow. In my opinion, this 
iris is as outstanding as Happy Days. I think it a very fine 
iris.”— California. 
"It is by far the darkest clear golden yellow tall bearded iris 
that I have ever seen.” — East Coast. 
"California Gold . . . caught general notice and admira¬ 
tion.” — Oregon. 
"Easily the outstanding iris in our collection. Brilliance of 
color and duration of bloom surpasses anything with which I 
am familiar.” — California. 
"Nearly everyone in my garden this year agreed that Cali¬ 
fornia Gold was the most outstanding iris in my garden.’ 
£*s/ Coast. 
DARK KNIGHT 
"A dream of dusky smoothness and love¬ 
liness.” — Mid-West. 
"It stands out because it is so definitely a 
dark iris, yet remains bright and showy.” — 
California. 
"Also very fine, and I appreciated it espe¬ 
cially because it bloomed later than the other 
iris.” — East Coast. 
ELEANOR BLUE 
"Of exquisite finish and a blue which is 
distinct and charming.” — California. 
"I particularly like Eleanor Blue. . . . El¬ 
eanor Blue, likewise not expensive when intro¬ 
duced, is most unusual, and is admired generally 
by visitors.” — East Coast. 
"Eleanor Blue was charming.”— Mid-West. 
It is an iris that you will like better each time you look 
at it.” — California. 
"Eleanor Blue was very fine.” — New England. 
"Eleanor Blue . . . created much favorable comment. It is 
a beautiful iris.” — New England. 
HAPPY DAYS 
"Happy Days its first year gives us a big clump, and sent 
up one early stalk of full height carrying seven blossoms, several 
open at one time.” — Oregon. 
"You may be interested to know that Happy Days is a star 
performer and is now in beautiful bloom, as large as El Capi¬ 
tal!.” — Central States. 
NATIVIDAD 
"I consider Natividad one of my out¬ 
standing irises in point of length of bloom, 
branching habit, and increase, not to mention 
its color value in the iris garden. Without ques¬ 
tion, it has always been one of the most ad¬ 
mired of some two hundred and fifty varieties 
which I have in my garden. Its special feature, 
I feel, is the warm yellow glow at the base of the 
standards which brightens the creaminess of 
the flower. I have often remarked to garden visitors that Na¬ 
tividad, as well as Purissima, are almost a necessity in group 
plantings as well as specimens by themselves. Both of these irises 
'wear well’.” — California. 
"This year Natividad was my delight.” — Oregon. 
"Natividad was wonderful.” — New England. 
"Natividad was beautiful this year.” — Italy. 
"I don’t think I had a much better iris in the garden than 
Natividad. It is magnificent, and I am surprised that I haven’t 
heard more about how good it is. — East Coast. 
"It was more admired than any variety in my garden. 
Cutting it as I could in every particular, it rated high in the 
90’s.” — East Coast. 
"It sent up a fine blooming stalk with two new puppies be¬ 
sides. When the flower bloomed in all its glory it was by far 
the richest and proudest in the garden ... a pure yellow. A 
sight to behold.” — Washington (State). 
"This flower marks one of the great steps in iris achieve¬ 
ment.” — California. 
"Happy Days, which I got from you last year, bloomed on 
a 38 inch stalk and had none of the flecks of one of its parents. 
I was thoroly delighted with it.” —New England. 
"Happy Days comes between California Gold and Lady 
Paramount in the color range. The striking thing about Happy 
Days is the huge flowers, which will compare with El Capitan. 
You can see the influence of W. R. Dykes in the flower, but 
not any of the so-called objectionable features, such as specking— 
a quality that I do not dislike in Dykes. The finest yellow iris 
of the deeper tints I have seen today is the way I would describe 
Happy Days. . . . Happy Days and California Gold to me show 
the greatest single advancement in the search for good tall 
yellows.” — East Coast. 
"We think Happy Days very lovely and it bloomed beau¬ 
tifully.” — California. 
"Fine color and substance. Early and prolific.”— California, 
"Natividad combines purity, gracefulness, and brightness in 
a manner that I have never seen in any other iris.” — California. 
NEON 
"I saw it in fine form . . . and liked it. I 
f rated it . . . 'A’.” — New England. 
"An outstanding, colorful iris. I have 
seen many seedlings of similar color, but none I 
thought as good.” — California. 
"Neon was wonderful and everyone ad- 
n > mired it.” — New England. 
"Neon ... to my opinion is the most outstanding of the 
newer iris.” — California. 
"Neon, a well named iris, is a real 'find’. On tall, weil 
branched stalks laden with blossoms, the bright red falls and 
glowing bronze standards combine to form a most outstanding 
and admired iris.” — California. 
"Neon was the center of the stage this year. ... It was 
wonderful.” — New England. 
"Neon, a glowing accent to any garden—tall, well branched, 
and enduring in storm and wind . . . and with its unquestioned 
hardiness an acquisition for California.” — Mid-West. 
PINK JEWEL 
"Your Pink Jewel was the best pink in the 
garden -—■ many blooms, length of blooming 
season, and comes up smiling after a shower. 
Strong stems. I have Dog Rose, Pink Satin, 
Imperial Blush, Pink Opal, Mrs. Marion Cran, 
Frieda Mohr, Ethelwynn Dubuar, and Trost- 
ringer, so I’ve had a good chance to watch the 
blooming habits of them all. The blooms on 
my Pink Jewel were large size.” — Mid-West. 
Note: Pink Jewel was introduced at $2.50 each. 
"Pink Jewel was fine in our warm climate and kept its color 
until the last flower had gone. I liked it so well I bought 
more.” — California. 
"Makes a charming clump.” — New England. 
"Pink Jewel ... is quite the prettiest of its colour I have 
seen, and so free flowering.” — Italy. 
"Bronze Beacon and Pink Jewel are very beautiful and 
delightful.” — Germany. 
"I hesitate to call any iris 'pink’ with no qualifying re¬ 
marks, but this one comes mighty close, particularly under arti¬ 
ficial light.” — California. - 
Note: Pink Jewel is sold out for the season. 
RUBEO 
"Rubeo is my favorite of all irises. It is 
a prolific bloomer, multiplies rapidly, had mag¬ 
nificent color and texture and most vigorous 
stems. No other red can touch it.”— California. 
"The best red bloom in my garden as 
yet.” — East Coast. 
"Rubeo and Bronze Beacon had many 
very tall stalks of bright warm colored 
blossoms.” — Oregon. 
' I particularly liked . . . Rubeo. Ronda and Rubeo from 
the West Coast are two of the best I have had in this color.” — 
East Coast. 
"Rubeo . . . was wonderful.” — New England. 
SUNOL 
"Sunol was my pride and joy. A grand 
stalk 32 inches. Straight, well branched, strong 
and a beautiful bronzy blend that stays in 
bloom well and stands rain and wind.” — Mid- 
West. 
"Sunol was a tall mass of blossoms and I 
wondered constantly why you gave it lower 
rank.” — Oregon. 
"Sunol bloomed a few days before California Gold and I was 
thoroly delighted with it. . . . Of the blends, I like Sunol as well 
as any.” — East Coast. 
"Sunol was outstanding as I saw it this season for the first 
time — a real 'must-have’ blend.” — East Coast. 
