SENSATION (Cayeux) 
Magnificent clear blue flowers of flaring form and fine substance 
on tall, powerful stems. 4 feet. 35c/ 3 for 75c 
SHINING WATERS (Essig) 
A reflection of the clear blue western skies in still, shining waters. 
The best of the many smooth, clear blues obtained after years of 
progressive breeding along a particular line. The self color is about 
midway between the shades of the darker Sierra Blue and the 
lighter Pale Moonlight, yet it is really not a competitor of either. 
The firm, wax-like texture and perfect finish, symmetry, and poise of 
the falls and standards are enhanced by a bright orange beard. The 
flowering stalks are straight, three to four-branched and from four to 
five feet tall. It combines a smoothness and finish that is unsurpassed, 
with the size and poise of Easter Morn. See illustration page 11. 
$1.50; 3 for $3.50 
SIERRA BLUE (Essig) 
The 1935 winner of the coveted Dykes Gold Medal, the highest 
award that can be given to an iris. The large, well-tailored flowers 
are borne on tall well-branched stalks. In color it is the blended 
blue which one sees when looking at distant mountains. The smooth 
petals are overlaid with a metallic sheen. The clearness of color, 
the smoothness of texture, and the grace and poise with which the 
flowers carry themselves, combine to make Sierra Blue the Dykes 
Medal iris that it is. 
We are the original introducers of this iris, and are prepared to 
send you extra large, vigorous plants of superior quality. See illus¬ 
tration page 8. $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
SIR MICHAEL (Yeld) 
The falls are a rich velvety red-purple with copper overtone and 
with brilliant copper-brown edging at the base. Beard orange-gold 
to tip. Standards luminous blue-lavender with copper suffusion at 
the base. Very floriferous, makes a magnificent clump. 3 feet. 
35c; 3 for 75c 
SITKA (Essig) 
A huge clear white of splendid form and substance. It is a prolific 
bloomer and is hardy throughout the country. This variety will be 
a welcome addition to your collection as it has a long blooming 
period and is later than the other large flowered whites. 4 feet. 
75c; 3 for $2.00 
SWEET ALIBI (C. G. White) 
Here is an alibi for lingering long in your garden. This is a "fool¬ 
proof” iris. From all parts of the country come enthusiastic comments 
on its remarkably broad petals, its heavy substance, its freedom of 
bloom and, most of all, admiration for its enormous, sparkling, deep 
cream flowers. $3.50; 3 for $7.50 
TARANTELLA (Sass) 
A "pink plicata” with long hanging falls and wavy standards. 
The flowers are larger than other varieties of this type and are 
carried on tall well-branched stems. A profuse bloomer. $7.50 
TENAYA (Essig) 
Mrs. Hires writes as follows regarding this iris: "In Tenaya 
we find the ultimate goal for rich dark beauty. It is a smoothly 
finished red-purple self of fine form,- a brown-gold beard gives a 
glow to the velvet that begins in the haft and spreads widely across 
the blade.” 3^2 feet. $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
THEME (Lothrop) 
The large flaring blooms are bronze tan flushed and veined with 
violet and changing to a deep grey, tinted and veined with purple. 
Tall and well branched. 3T£ feet. 75c; 3 for $2.00 
LOS ANGELES 
THE BLACK DOUGLAS (Sass) 
In a mass this attracts a great deal of attention. It is a dark rich 
purple with a dark beard. The texture is fine and the falls very 
velvety. $5.00 
THEODOLINDA (Ayres) 
One of the new large hardy plicatas. The wide falls are particularly 
beautiful. The penciling is in a very blue shade of lavender. $1.50 
UKIAH (Essig) 
This fine dark iris in deep tones of red and brown has falls of the 
richest velvety texture seen in any flower, and standards somewhat 
paler, that resemble washed silk. The beard and center are of old 
gold. It blooms in mid-season and is vigorous and hardy. Ukiah is 
tne name of a California tribe of Indians. 3 feet. $3.50; 3 for $7.50 
VALOR (Nicholls) 
Large flowers of perfect shape gracefully borne on tall beautifully 
branched stalks. The standards are deep violet; falls velvety blackish 
violet, shading to deep raisin purple at the edge,- beard a bright 
yellow. An outstanding variety that will at once command attention. 
3 H feet. 60c; 3 for $1.50 
VENUS DE MILO (Ayres) 
A superb large flowered clear white with a warm cream tone and 
a yellow beard. The blossoms have a smooth finished texture with 
an enchanting sparkle and sheen. The falls flare gracefully and give 
the flowers a charm and poise of the true thoroughbred. 3% feet. 
75c; 3 for $2.00 
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