Carl Salbach 
Talisman. One of the finest small iris 
grown. A blend of apricot, yellow, and 
pinkish shades that is most unusual. 
Standards yellow with rosy pink vein- 
ing at tips. Falls rosy lavender pink 
with yellow reticulations. Golden haft. 
Mid-season. 18-inch. 50c; 3 for $1.25 
Taos (Mitchell 1935). “As colorful as an 
Indian blanket.” A rich, ruddy blend 
of yellow and coppery red, giving an 
effect of russet red. Standards a pink¬ 
ish bronze suffusion, with yellow beard, 
and falls of Corinthian red. 
Withdrawn for the season, to permit 
us to increase stock. 
Tenaya. Larger, taller and better branched 
than the colorful Modoc, we regard 
Tenaya as one of Prof. Essig’s finest 
introductions. Has the same glowing 
velvety blackish red-purple as Modoc, 
but with the better qualities mentioned 
above. Mid-season. 30-inch. 
$2.00; 3 for $5.00 
Tiger-Tiger. A fine red iris from the 
Wareham collection. Very bright, and 
of good size and habit. Distinct from 
Dauntless, Rubeo, and the other reds. 
Brown standards, velvet red falls. Late. 
24-inch. $2.00 
Tioga (Salbach 1931). This fine deep 
velvety blue and violet bicolor has re¬ 
ceived much praise, both in our own and 
other gardens. A tall, well branched iris 
that is most regal in appearance. The 
large broad falls are horizontal and 
both falls and standards are well pro¬ 
portioned. Heavy substance and smooth 
texture, and delightfully fragrant. 
Blooms over a long period. Mid-season. 
40-inch. 60c; 3 for $1.50 
Tipo Red. Most unusual in color, this va¬ 
riety has never been formally intro¬ 
duced because its medium sized blooms 
and stalk would not command much 
attention in the race for giant varieties. 
Its most unusual color, glowing rose-red 
is far more intense than that of any 
variety we know. 
After “sitting on the fence” unde¬ 
cided about what to do with this vividly 
colored iris, we tested it by placing it 
in our show garden. The result was so 
many requests for the iris that we sold 
a great many plants in the garden un¬ 
der the designation “Red-toned seed¬ 
lings.” Most floriferous, but in such de¬ 
mand during the blooming season that 
the stock may not last out the season. 
Well and low branched. Early mid¬ 
season. 36-inch. 50c; 3 for $1.25 
Tokay. A slender but charming little iris. 
Pale flesh pink and yellow, blended. If 
Tokay were larger and had better sub¬ 
stance, it would sell for ten or twenty 
times the price. Stock limited. Mid¬ 
season. 24-inch. 75c 
True Delight. A slender, stylish iris. A 
lovely plicata, white with rose colored 
veinations and style arms. Mid-season. 
36-inch. 25c; 3 for 50c 
Ukiah. A tall reddish brown iris bred by 
Prof. Essig from Mrs. Valerie West. 
Well named for a tribe of California 
Indians, as its rich tones remind one 
of the ruddy brown face of an original 
American native. Beard and center of 
gold. Vigorous and hardy. Mid-season. 
38-inch. $7.50 
SANTA CLARA 
Uncle Remus. One of the earlier Essig 
originations. Deep mulberry purple self 
of splendid form and texture. The beard 
is cadmium yellow with purple under¬ 
tone. The stems are stiff, the foliage 
clean and vigorous. Mid-season. 33-inch. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
Valencia. A beautiful, small burnt orange- 
buff self. Still the most orange iris we 
know. Low growing. Late. 16-inch. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
Valor. Considered Col. Nicholl’s best. 
Deep blackish blue violet bicolor. Tall 
and handsome. Mid-season. 
$1.50; 3 for $4.00 
Vert-Galant. Coppery red, shading to gar¬ 
net, with yellow throat, reticulated 
brown. The oval flower has a fine, 
smooth finish. The plants are tall and 
husky. Awarded Dykes Medal in Fi ance, 
1929. Mid-season. 40-inch. 
75c; 3 for $2.00 
Wambliska. Large, perfectly formed pure 
white with a bluish sheen at the cen¬ 
ter. Pale yellow beard with a few yel¬ 
low stripes at the haft. Crinkled. Mid¬ 
season. 36-inch. $1.00 
War Eagle. Big and bold, this deep glow¬ 
ing red-toned iris has won distinction 
as one of the largest grown, its blooms 
measuring 7 inches in height. Distinct 
from the other reds—a majestic variety, 
which the Sass Brothers consider to be 
one of their very finest productions. 
38-inch. $15.00 
Finest Iris 
William Mohr. Most orchid like of all 
iris, this unusual hybrid is the most 
distinct variety grown. Only Grace 
Mohr (unavailable this season) and 
Mohrson, both introduced last year, are 
at all similar, and they were achieved 
only after years of effort. The foliage 
and leaves of William Mohr are always 
small, but the blooms are simply im¬ 
mense. Well portrayed by the color 
picture, page twenty. More beauti¬ 
ful than Susiana, the Mourning iris, 
and has proved itself hardy in Eastern 
gardens. The ground color is pale lilac, 
standards flushed darker, the whole 
flower beautifully veined manganese 
violet. Substance and shape of the very 
best, a very large flower; actual meas¬ 
urements showing standards SV^-in. by 
2%-in. and falls 3-in. by 2-in. Stems 
strong and rigid, 20-in. to 24-in., usual¬ 
ly four flowers on each. Splendid in 
mass and a rapid increaser. Practically 
the only iris which can be grown in 
window or other boxes or pots. Award 
of Merit, R. H. S. Rhizomes naturally 
small. Early. 40c; 3 for $1.00 
W. R. Dykes. This remarkable English 
novelty which is one of the parents of 
Happy Days (Mitchell 1934) is one of 
the finest for breeders, and itself gives 
immense, large yellow blooms. A mark¬ 
edly large percentage of Dykes seed¬ 
lings produce flowers as large, or even 
larger than Dykes itself. Long broad 
falls, sometimes flecked with purple. 
Early mid-season. 24-inch. $1.50 
Yellow Moon. An amber yellow that forms 
a luminous mass planting, and is good 
for small bouquets or gardens. Early. 
24-inch. 25c; 3 for 50c 
Yellow Pearl (Salbach). A big luminous 
pale primrose yellow of nicely rounded 
form and heavy texture. Broad domed 
standards, wide falls set off by gold 
markings at the haft, amber style arms. 
The foliage is long and slender, stalks 
tall and well branched and the plant 
very free blooming. Late 44-inch. 
50c; 3 for $1.25 
Yolande. Splendid velvety pansy blue. 
Very large beautifully formed flowers 
of heavy substance. Plants well branch¬ 
ed and free blooming. Excellent in 
mass. Late. 40-inch. 20c; 3 for 40c 
Zua. Most unusual, this pale porcelain 
blue iris, so light in color it approaches 
white, is most enchanting. The petals 
are crinkled like crepe paper. Not well 
known because it blooms before the 
bulk of the iris flower, but delightful. 
Would be most bewitching in a rockery. 
Very early. 14-inch. 35c 
Zulu. Dark, rich velvety blue. Large and 
fragrant. Mid-season. 26-inch. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
Zwannenburg. Standards grey, falls rich 
old gold, flushed bronze and flaked ma¬ 
roon. Very early, blooming with the 
later daffodils, and most unusual in 
bouquets, particularly when used with 
King Alfred daffodil. 22-inch. 
20c; 3 for 40c 
See pages five and twenty-five for 
special iris collections. 
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