AN IRIS LOVER’S CATALOG 
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MIRA DOR (Nicholls 1934) M. 38". 
The tallest variegata: standards bright yellow; falls 
solid dahlia-carmine. $5.00 
MISSOURI (Grinter 1933) M. 37". 
We have always regarded this variety (pictured on page 
8) as one of the classics of irisdom. The giant blooms of 
faultless form and heavy enameled texture are a clear rich 
shade of medium blue. In every way a splendid iris. $5.00 
MME. MAURICE LASSAILLY (Cayeux 1935) M. 37". 
The Dykes-Medal Winner in France in 1935. It is des¬ 
cribed as "a very free-flowering variety, very striking in 
the group. Standards are flax blue; the falls violet edged 
lavender. Stems three feet.'’ Doubtless one of the finest 
of recent acquisitions. $25.00 
MME. LOUISE AUREAU (Cayeux 1934) ML. 36". 
When we first bloomed this splendid new plicata, we were 
agreeably surprised at its novel coloring. The markings, 
which are not blue or lavender, but a fresh rosy heliotrope, 
are delicately stitched on a translucent background of sil¬ 
very white. A very exquisite new plicata and one that is 
distinctly different from any other. The Dykes Medal 
winner in France in 1934. $20.00 
MONOMOY (McKee 1936) ML. 36". 
A handsome dark blue-purple bicolor with domed stand¬ 
ards and flaring falls. Somewhat similar to Royal Beauty. 
$7.00 
MOHRSON (White 1935) ML. 35". 
A seedling of Wm. Mohr. About the same in size and 
texture, it is, however, taller and darker with veining less 
conspicuous. $5.00 
MORNING GLORY (Kirkland 1929) M. 37" 
An especially clean-cut lavender and purple bicolor with 
a handsome beard. A very cheerful iris personality. 35c 
MOTIF (Sturtevant 1931) EM. 38". 
Rich, glossy pansy-purple; self-colored, and an easy 
grower. This is one of the most handsome of all dark 
irises. Height, habits and branching are faultless. A noble 
garden subject. 50c 
MOUNT CLOUD (Millikan 1936) EM. 37". 
A tall stately blue-white with a finish of satin. The form 
is ideal, standards being rigid and falls broadly rounded. 
Candelabrum branching and a poiseful carriage complete 
the specifications of this distinguished new production. 
$7.50 
MOZAMBIQUE (Mead 1934) M. 37". 
A resplendent red-purple with large, well-formed blooms 
borne on tall, stalwart stems. $3.00 
MRS. J. L. GIBSON (Gibson 1930) ML. 38". 
In blue, the scarcest of all colors in the floral world, the 
iris is singularly blest. In that glorious pageant of deep 
blues and violets, which the iris can alone display, our 
favorite is that royal beauty, Mrs. J. L. Gibson. Rich, 
velvety, tall, of copious substance, regal form, and excellent 
carriage, it is unquestionably one of the finest of all modern 
iris. Very nearly a self, with inky-black, crepy standards, 
lustrous and silky, — and glossy, slightly flaring falls of 
fine breadth, it typifies the best of the great Dominion 
heritage. Your collection will not be complete without this 
notable new iris. (Mrs. J. L. Gibson is pictured on page 9. 
Because of the effect of violet on the photographic plate, 
the falls show a veining that does not exist for the human 
eye, to which they appear an even, velvety, deep blue- 
violet.) $5.00 
MRS. VALERY WEST (Bliss 1925) M. 36". 
This variety represents the high point of iris development 
up to 1930 (at which time it sold for $20.00 per root). 
Even today it is an outstanding iris. The standards are 
bronzy-purple; the falls like red-brown plush. A noble and 
symmetrical flower. 30c 
NARANJA (Mitchell 1935) M. 36". 
A new departure in color ; a yellow with a distinct orangy 
overcast on the falls The orange note is subdued rather 
than vivid and the blooms are a bit too broad amidships 
to represent the acme of grace and symmetry, but because 
of the unusual advance in color represented by this va¬ 
riety, it is one of the most talked-of of recent introductions. 
We anticipate that Naranja will become a very popular 
iris. $15.00 
NATAL (Pilkington 1935) ML. 36". 
From one of England’s leading iris fanciers comes this 
unusual novelty in old-ivory tinged cool Chartreuse green. 
Named after the “green” colony of the Empire, this iris 
won much favorable comment at the Chelsea show in Eng¬ 
land. The color, despite the rather forbidding inference 
educible from a word-picture, is very attractive, being pure 
and translucent. Natal is the product of a cross of Depute 
Nomblot and Purissima , and inherits the courtly form 
characteristic of both its parents. $20.00 
NEBRASKA (H. Sass 1928) L. 36" 
pA ruffled deep yellow with ruddy veinings, distinct in its 
up-reaching oval form. A late bloomer of rugged consti¬ 
tution. 25c 
NENE (Cayeux 1928) M. 36". 
A gargantuan lilac-purple bicolor. Rather undistin¬ 
guished as to form. 75c 
NEON (Salbach 1934) M. 39". 
An old-gold and coppery-red bicolor which is outstanding 
for brilliance in dry sections but with us does not equal 
such sorts as Spokan and Golden Helmet. $4.00 
NINGAL (Ayres 1931) M. 37". 
Named for the Chaldean moon-goddess, this combina¬ 
tion of cerulean blue and buffy-cream is one of our most 
subtle, liquescent blends. A specimen type for the con¬ 
noisseur. 50c 
NORDIC (Kirkland 1934) M. 40". 
A soft-toned variegata with golden-tan standards and 
violet falls. Tall and pleasing. $1.50 
NOWETA (H. Sass 1932) M. 33". 
Nearly all our pink irises have an orchid tone. Here is 
one that is definitely a creamy-pink. Seen in the mass 
this sprightly, frilly flower is warm and melting, striking 
a color note that is delightfully different. Unquestionably 
our pinkest iris. (Pictured on page 12). 75c 
OPHELIA (Cayeux 1925) M. 32". 
A fawn-lilac blend of unassuming charm. 25c 
ORIANA (H. Sass 1933) EM. 34". 
Broad-petaled pure white of unquestioned hardiness. A 
superior sort that is quietly making its way. $1.50 
OSCEOLA (Wiesner 1937) M. 36". 
An unusual feature of this flower is its crepy, crinkly 
texture. In color it is a soft blue with a very warm throat. 
Fresh-toned, and a free bloomer. $3.00 
OX HEART (Nicholls 1934) M. 36". 
A red-purple bicolor verging on a strawberry tone. Novel 
in form because of the extremely rounded falls. $2.00 
