OUR OWN ORIGINATIONS 
AFTER a dozen years of cross-hybridizing, during which time we made hundreds of crosses 
/ \ and grew thousands of new seedlings, we placed three originations on the market in 1935 — 
National Prosperity, Wonderchild, and Wine Glory. In 1936, we added a trio of worthy new 
sorts to our offerings—Porcelain Beauty, Prince Amba, and Michelangelo. This year, we are 
proud to be able to introduce three new originations of outstanding merit — Pearl Lustre, 
Beauty’s Shrine, and Rain of Fire. 
Not one of these nine introductions can be classed as “just another Iris” — for every one is 
distinct, either in color, size, or floriferousness while a number are distinct in all three attributes. 
BEAUTY’S SHRINE (Shasta x Nene) 34". A pure 
snow white self, including style arms. The short 
orange beard is not noticeable. The large flowers 
are composed of petals 2 1 / 2 ” wide x 3%" long which 
are of good substance. The plants are vigorous and 
bloom during mid-season. $10.00 
MICHELANGELO (Jean Cayeux x Tuscany Gold) 
43". Petals of a distinctly new shade never be¬ 
fore found or even approached in Iris flowers. The 
large blossoms are a dark vinaceous grey through¬ 
out, including S., F., style arms, and beard. Best 
described as a dark dove grey. Color must be seen 
to be fully appreciated. It inherits this unique color 
hue from parents, each of which is an odd shade. 
Michelangelo is much darker than either parent, 
and shows no blue, purple, or red in its petals. Its 
coloring makes it stand out in any group of vari¬ 
eties with which it is planted. The most distinctive 
Iris flower we ever have seen—and all American 
Iris Society judges who have seen it agree. $25.00 
NATIONAL PROSPERITY 40". We turned a corner 
in our garden during blooming season and our 
depression left us as we came across this wonderful 
blue variety. Why not plant it in your garden and 
enjoy Prosperity with us? Here is how it appears: 
S. deep blue, ruffled slightly at edges; F. deep blue, 
tinged violet, slightly lighter at edges. The color 
is accentuated by gold beard. Flowers large. $5.00 
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PORCELAIN BEAUTY 36". We can recommend this 
one very highly because of its distinctive coloring 
—a blend of white, cream, and yellow which re¬ 
sembles old porcelain. While there are more than 
enough white and light yellow Iris now available, 
there is no variety of a color shade similar to Por¬ 
celain Beauty—it stands alone. Stalks are well- 
branched, and flowers are large. $5.00 
PRINCE AMBA (Mary Geddes x Helios) 40". Similar 
to Helios but larger, taller, more floriferous, and 
stronger stalked; also the penciling is much lighter 
and is brown instead of rose in shade. S. pure lemon 
yellow; F. lemon yellow with just the faintest lin¬ 
ing of brown. Style arms lemon yellow. Extra 
large flowers on well-branched, stiff cane-like 
stalks. Unusually late to bloom. $25.00 
PEARL LUSTRE (Shasta x Nene) 38". This in¬ 
troduction has all the attributes which one desires 
to find combined in one variety—tall, strong and 
well-branched stalks; many large, well-formed 
flowers of good texture and attractive coloring; 
and delightful fragrance. The blossom is blush yel¬ 
low throughout, being much lighter in shade than 
Lady Paramount. The six to eight buds are never 
bunched, but'placed at just the right intervals; the 
petals are 3" wide x 4" long with falls semi-flaring 
and displaying an orange beard. Blossoms are ex¬ 
tremely fragrant and last much longer than the or¬ 
dinary sorts. Plants are vigorous and bloom in 
mid-season. $25.00 
RAIN OF FIRE (Erin x Evolution) 36". A fine bi¬ 
color with S. yellow-gold, tinged with red, and F. 
bright red, with lighter edge and veining 011 gold 
ground at haft. Beard is narrow and of golden 
color. Petals 2" wide x 3" long, are of good sub¬ 
stance. There are seven to eight buds to a stalk. 
Plants increase with unusual rapidity and throw 
up far more bloom stalks than the average sort. 
This variety starts blooming in early mid-season 
and continues over a long period. $10.00 
WINE GLORY 38". We have never grown an Iris in 
our commercial gardens which equals Wine Glory 
in the length of blooming season. Last year, it was 
one of the first to start blooming, and still bore 
blossoms when most of the other later flowering 
varieties had long since passed. The color of the 
flower is difficult to describe as it is neither a 
brilliant red, a purple, or even a red-purple blend. 
It is a combination of red, purple, violet, and some 
other shades which produce the same effect as 
when a glass of red wine is held between the eye 
and the light. An established plant bears more 
bloom stalks than any other variety we ever have 
had the pleasure of growing. $5.00 
WONDERCHILD 37". The huge flowers of deepest 
midnight blue are placed close together and make 
each stalk a gigantic bouquet. The color is similar 
to that of Valor, Winneshiek, and Sir Knight, but 
the plants are much more vigorous and multiply 
more rapidly. This is one of the best dark sorts 
now available. $5.00 
ONE EACH of our nine new introductions, valued at 
$115, for $85.00 
NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS, BEAVERTON, OREGON 
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