AN IRIS LOVER’S CATALOG 
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Explanation of Classification System 
On the following pages we have assembled our iris offerings grouped as to color, with complete data about each variety. We feel 
that such a comprehensive presentation of each color section, affording as it does a complete picture of each color group, facilitates 
comparisons as to height, blooming season, habits, price, tenderness, etc., and as a result simplifies for every iris lover the selection 
of what he wants in whites, light blues, pinks, purples, yellows, etc. 
The following explanation covers the symbols used in these tables. Thus, under the column labelled "season” the letters "VE" 
indicate very early blooming; "E", early; “M”, midseason; "ML", midseason-late; and "VL", very late. In the "height" column, 
"T”, indicates tall varieties (36" or over); “M”, medium (30" to 36"); "L”, low-growing (under 30 inches). Of course soils and 
seasons account for considerable variation in height. In the performance column, which represents an innovation of interest to land¬ 
scapers, we have indicated the blooming habits of each variety. Thus, "AA”, denotes very prolific blooming; “A", good blooming; 
“B”, average bloom; "C", moderate to shy bloom. Very new iris are usually given a tentative rating of "B", which will often be 
raised upon further trial. The symbol "f" indicates tenderness in northern latitudes; “ft”, marked tenderness. A small square (□) 
indicates marked fragrance. (Practically all iris are somewhat fragrant.) 
WHITE IRIS 
Pure White Selfs 
Originator 
Year 
Height Variety 
Price 
Performance 
Season 
Murrell. 
.1930 
M 
COLUMBINE. 
. . $ .35 
AA 
M 
Sass, J. 
.1935 
T 
CRYSTAL BEAUTY 
. . 3.00 
A 
EM 
Sass, H. 
.1933 
M 
ORIANA. 
. . 1.50 
A 
EM 
Mohr-Mitchell. . . . 
.1927 
T 
PURISSIMAf . 
.35 
B 
M 
Mohr-Mitchell. 
.1927 
T 
SHASTAf. 
.25 
A 
EM 
Sass, H. 
.1935 
T 
SNOWKING 
. . 15.00 
A 
L 
Sturtevant. 
.1926 
T 
SNOWHITE □. 
.20 
A 
M 
Ayres. 
.1931 
T 
VENUS DE MILO 
.75 
AA 
ML 
Pure White With Gold and Yellow Hafts 
Essig. 
.1931 
T 
EASTER MORN ff 
.75 
B 
E 
Dykes, K. 
.1931 
M 
GUDRUN 
. . 2.00 
A 
EM 
Dykes, K. 
.1929 
T 
JOYANCE. 
1.00 
B 
M 
Connell. 
.1934 
T 
PARTHENON. 
1.50 
AA 
M 
Nicholls. 
.1928 
M 
WHITE & GOLD 
.25 
AA 
M 
Whites With Soft Blue Influence 
Goos & Koenemann.1927 
L 
LENZSCHNEE. 
.20 
AA 
M 
Sass, J. 
.1930 
M 
WAMBLISKA. 
.50 
A 
EM 
Cayeux. 
.1928 
T 
YVES LASSAILLY. 
.25 
B 
L 
Trial Varieties 
Cincinnati. 
.$7.50 
Perhaps the most 
: noteworthy develop 
mentin 
this color section has been the offering in recent years of hardy whites such as 
Crystal 
Beauty, Snowking, Parthenon, and Oriana of the flower excellence formerly found only in the tender sorts. Gudrun is excellent 
and in 
heavy demand; for a 
moderate-priced sort 
Venus de Milo leads. In making your selection be sure 
to have one 
of the gold-throated va- 
rieties and one of the cool blue-whites, which are especially adaptable for planting with blues. 
WHITE PLICATAS 
Originator 
White 
Year 
Plicatas With Blue and Lavender-Blue Markings 
Height Variety 
Price 
Performance 
Season 
Sass, J. 
.1935 
T 
ELECTRA. 
3.50 
AA 
E 
Mohr-Mitchell. . . . 
.1927 
T 
LOS ANGELES □ . 
.35 
A 
M 
Bliss. 
.1921 
M 
PRINCESS OSRA. 
.25 
A 
EM 
Mohr-Mitchell. . . . 
1927 
T 
SAN FRANCISCO | 
.35 
B 
ML 
Cayeux. 
.1933 
M 
SEDUCTION. 
5.00 
A 
M 
Ayres. 
.1932 
T 
THEODOLINDA 
1.00 
A 
ML 
Sturtevant. 
1920 
T 
TRUE CHARM. 
.20 
AA 
M 
Millet. 
White Plicatas 
With Pink and Red-toned Markings 
11 ELI AN E. 
1.00 
B 
L 
Sass, J. 
.1925 
L 
KING KARL□. 
.20 
A 
EM 
Mohr-Mitchell. . . . 
.1929 
T 
SACRAMENTO. 
.35 
A 
ML 
Sass, H. 
.1936 
T 
SIEGFRIED 
30.00 
A 
L 
Sass, II. 
T 
TARANTELLA 
7.50 
A 
L 
Sturtevant. 
.1924 
T 
TRUE DELIGHT □. 
.25 
B 
M 
Claribel. 
Madame Louise 
Aureau . . . 
Trial Varieties 
$10.00 Maid of Astolat. 
. . 20.00 Wasatch. 
. .$10.00 
6.50 
We have been trying to limit our offering of plicatas to a selection of strongly distinctive types and feel that in blue-marked Theo- 
dolinda, lavender-etched Los Angeles , profusely colored San Francisco, pink Tarantella, rose Mme. Louise Aureau, and the new yellow Sii- 
fried, we have a group of super-plicatas which exhibit a range of coloring hitherto unprecedented in this color group. Really fine is 
dainty Seduction, while Claribel and Wasatch seem most promising. The uniquely beautiful Maid of Astolat is pictured on page 5- 
