(The 100 Best Iris for 1907') 
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S INCE its inception, one of the leading features of our catalog 
has been our selection of the “Hundred Finest Iris for the Year." 
As we have mentioned in seasons past, this choice is the result 
of testing out many hundreds of varieties in our own garden, of 
visiting each year several of the largest iris plantings in America 
outside of our own, and of an extensive correspondence with lead¬ 
ing fanciers both at home and abroad. While it would be difficult, 
naturally, to eliminate all element of personal taste from such a 
selection, we believe that the respect in which this list is held 
(as evidenced by the large number of appreciative letters we 
receive) is indicative of a high degree of impartiality governing 
our choice. Also it is interesting to observe that despite the 
proverbial variation of tastes, they tend to correspond far more than 
they vary. For instance, can there be very much argument that a 
fine iris should possess a quiet haft (or at least restricted vena¬ 
tion), that it should have closed standards and broad falls, that 
colors should be pure and harmonious, texture lustrous, branching 
and carriage graceful? Probably most of the real variation in 
tastes arises from color preferences, and in this respect any fancier 
can, and will, secure for his garden more iris in the colors he prefers. 
The new and trial varieties listed on the following pages gen¬ 
erally represent iris of high quality as far as beauty goes. Probably 
about a third of them (depending on which ones give a good 
account of themselves as performers in our trial garden for two 
successive seasons) will win a place in our First Hundred. 
Iris prices depend on quantity of stock available as well as on 
the quality of a variety itself. Flower lovers who want the most 
iris value for their money should first secure the lower-priced 
varieties of the First Hundred. At the same time it should not 
be thought that all varieties in the First Hundred are of equal 
value. Many of the newer ones selling from $1.00 to $20.00 each 
are amazingly beautiful and large. As to the varieties in the 
Second Hundred, they, too, have their place. When one considers 
the thousands of iris varieties in commerce today, a variety in 
the Second Hundred even, is still very near the top. 
The following is our selection of the Hundred Finest Iris for 
1937: 
White 
Selfs 
r Crystal Beauty 
I Easter Morn 
Gudrun 
Purissima 
Snowking 
Venus de Milo 
Plicatas 
I Los Angeles 
San Francisco 
Siegfried 
Tarantella 
Theodolinda 
Amoenas 
Dorothy Dietz 
Marquita 
Shah Jehan 
Light 
Blues 
^ Blue Monarch 
Blue Triumph 
El Capitan 
•= Gloriole 
Paulette 
Sensation 
Shining Waters 
Medium 
Blues 
Aline 
Cydnus 
Indigo Bunting 
Missouri 
San Diego 
V Sierra Blue 
Violets 
r Amigo 
Black Wings 
Blue Velvet 
Brunhilde 
Mrs. J. L. Gibson 
< St. Louis 
Samba-Diouf 
Sir Michael 
Tenaya 
Valor 
Y Winneshiek 
“Reds” 
and 
Coppers 
C Burning Bronze 
Cheerio 
Dauntless 
Ella Winchester 
Ethel Peckham 
Joycette 
Junaluska 
Marco Polo 
Spokan 
V The Red Douglas 
Blue 
Blends 
( K. V. Ayres 
J Persia 
Serenite 
Mauve 
and 
Mauve 
Blends 
f Baldwin 
| Ozone 
- Pres. Pilkington 
Violet Crown 
^ Wm. Mohr 
Pink 
Blends 
r 
Amitola 
Angelus 
Noweta 
Rameses 
Light 
Pinks 
r 
. 
v 
Airy Dream 
Imperial Blush 
Pink Opal 
Pink Satin 
Trostringer 
I' At Dawning 
Medium J Frieda Mohr 
Pinks [ Mary Senni 
v Rose Dominion 
Purples 
Directeur Pinelle 
Itasca 
Legend 
Motif 
Red Dominion 
Bronze 
Purples 
f Depute Nomblot 
| Grace Sturtevant 
- JEB Stuart 
Mrs. Valery West 
V Shirvan 
Yellow 
Bicolors 
f Deseret 
El Tovar 
Henri Riviere 
King Juba 
V Vision 
Yellow 
Blends 
I Copper Lustre 
Far West 
Golden Light 
j Fiesta 
1 Jean Cayeux 
Mary Geddes 
| Naranja 
l Summer Tan 
Yellow 
Selfs 
f' Alice Harding 
California Gold 
Eclador 
Golden Treasure 
Happy Days 
Kalinga 
Lady Paramount 
Phebus 
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