Seminole. An old-timer, but still one of 
the showiest of the wine-reds. Described 
as bright red purple with orange beard. 
Late. 24-inch. 20c; 3 for 40c 
Senorita (Mitchell). The color scheme is 
pastel shades and pale lavender over¬ 
laid luminous yellow. Falls lilac paling 
toward the edges. The primrose style- 
arms and warm veining of the haft 
make a charming flower for garden or 
house. Fine in mass. Mid-season. 46-in. 
20c; 3 for 40c 
Sensation (Cayeux ). A beautiful self-col¬ 
ored aniline-blue of great poise and ele¬ 
gance. The substance is heavy, the 
standards beautifully arched, the falls 
flaring and the stems tall and sturdy. 
Fragrant. Late. 36-inch. 75c; 3 for $2 
Shasta (Mitchell). Entirely distinct from 
the immaculate Purissima, this splendid 
white, which is hardy everywhere, still 
ranks as one of the very best whites. 
It is most floriferous, its stalks are 
high, but well branched, and it is a 
rapid increaser—a combination which 
establishes it as unexcelled when 
planted in large clumps and beds—for 
it makes a solid mass of white when 
in bloom. Certainly well worthy of be¬ 
ing named for California’s great snow¬ 
capped mountain. Mid-season. 36-inch. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
Shining Waters. To our minds this iris is 
the very finest of Professor Essig’s 
many striking blue iris Aptly described 
by one of the A. I. S. judges as: “The 
outstanding pale blue, a lovely color 
not too pale to have character, with 
beautiful texture, splendid substance, 
and a great tall stem, well branched.” 
Tall and stately, Shining Waters carries 
twelve or more buds to each of its well 
branched stalks. Color clear campanula 
blue, but perhaps more accurately de¬ 
scribed by the introducer, who muses, 
“A reflection of the clear blue western 
skies in still, shining waters.” An iris 
of great poise. Mid-season. 48-inch. 
$2.00; 3 for $5.00 
Sierra Blue. Professor Essig’s outstanding 
variety which won the American Dykes 
Medal Award at the close of last sea¬ 
son—being the fifth iris to receive this 
distinction. Very refined, and rated as 
so signally outstanding largely because 
of its smooth finish and graceful form. 
Color—soft, clear blue, showing no 
veining. Stock has always been scarce, 
and in view of the Dykes Award, sub¬ 
ject to a stronger demand than ever. 
Early. 42-inch. $3.00; 3 for $7.50 
Silent Waterfall (Essig 1936). A finely 
formed, bold, two-toned white. See new 
introductions, page three. 
Sikh. A rich bronzy purple blend. Flaring 
velvety falls with bronzy purple reticu¬ 
lations, orange beard, heavy substance. 
Floriferous. Mid-season. 33-inch. 
35C; 3 for 75C 
Sir Michael. Described by one prominent 
grower as “Unquestionably the finest 
blue bi-color in the world,” an opinion 
shared by most critics. Very handsome, 
medium tall, with large blossoms, and 
raised from the ranks by a rich golden 
beard which adds a striking note of 
contrast, which, at the same time, gives 
the flower a carrying quality seldom 
found in blue iris. The standards are 
clear blue, and the falls are a bright, 
live shade of violet blue. Much more 
attractive than the color cut, which is 
dull in comparison to the flower. Very 
late. 38-inch. 50c; 3 for $1.25 
Snow Maiden. A striking pure white in¬ 
termediate which we introduced to 
America last year. Being bred in Can¬ 
ada, it is naturally a good doer in even 
the severest climates. Pure white in 
color, on ten-inch stems, its extreme 
floriferousness results in a solid mass 
of bloom—resembling a drift of new 
snow. As striking a border planting as 
can be imagined. One of the very 
earliest. 75C; 3 for $2.00 
Carl Salbach 
Finest Iris 
Souv. deLoetitia Michaud. Very large 
flowers of fine texture. The color is 
lobelia blue, shading lighter at the 
edges. Fragrant. Mid-season. 40-inch. 
35c; 3 for 75C 
Souv. deMme. Gaudichau. Dark, rich vel¬ 
vety blue purple bi-color of fine shape, 
finish and substance. Fragrant. Early. 
36-inch. 20c; 3 for 40c 
Spokan. A giant red-brown blend with yel¬ 
low haft and prominent orange beard. 
Standards brown, overlaid reddish 
brown ; falls oxblood red, overlaid black¬ 
ish brown. Mid-season. 36-inch. $10.00 
Spring Cloud (Jory-Salbach 1935). “A 
worthy companion to Los Angeles and 
San Francisco,” which has been de¬ 
scribed by one of the Nation’s most 
capable iris critics as “Stately and in¬ 
dispensable.” Just as large and just as 
distinct as the original Mitchell giant 
plicatas, this fine variety, under the 
hands of other introducers might easily 
have commanded a price as high as 
$20.00. Introduced at one quarter that 
sum, and now lower still. 
Standards heavily suffused blue on 
white, with falls clean white, except for 
a few inconspicuous blue markings. 
Hardy everywhere. Mid-season. 48-inch. 
$3.50 
Stylosa. (See page 28). 
Summer Cloud. Largest of the iris of this 
type, having standards very light blue, 
with falls deeper blue. Very well pro¬ 
portioned. A production of Dr. Kirk¬ 
land, the originator of Copper Lustre 
and Black Wings. Mid-season. 27-inch. 
50c; 3 for $1.25 
Sunol (Mitchell). A very popular yellow 
blend, apparently in even greater favor 
in the Eastern portions of the United 
States than in California, where it was 
originated. “A real ‘must-have’ blend” 
according to one of our East Coast cus¬ 
tomers, and another says “Of the 
blends, I like Sunol as well as any.” 
From the Mid-West, “Sunol was my 
pride and joy. A grand stalk 32-inch. 
Straight, well branched, strong, and a 
beautiful bronzy blend that stays in 
bloom well and stands rain and wind.” 
In color, faintly reminiscent of the 
older Ochracea, as it is iridescent golden 
bronze with a flush of lavender in the 
center of the falls. In form of bloom, 
Sunol is a model for any iris of equal 
height-—for the stalks are low and ideal¬ 
ly branched in the candelabrum type 
that has been typical of the Mohr, Mit¬ 
chell, and Salbach iris we have intro¬ 
duced. Each stalk carries eight to nine 
of the beautiful flowers. First award, 
California Spring Garden Show, 1932. 
(Given only on rating of 90 or over). 
Mid-season. 37-inch. $4.00 
Suntan (Mitchell 1935). One of the very 
finest garden clumps imaginable— 
perhaps the finest of all recent intro¬ 
ductions for that purpose. 
Standards deep glistening gold, and 
beard of orange. Falls rich brown. The 
combination of bright yellow standards 
and bronze falls gives the flower the at¬ 
tractiveness of a beautifully tanned 
bathing girl. Mid-season. 27-inch. $6.00 
Surprise. A very tall blue, flushed helio¬ 
trope. Of good garden value due to its 
extreme height. Mid-season. 48-inch. 
20c; 3 for 40o 
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