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The iris following are tall bearded iris, practically 
all of the “pogon” type. The exceptions are the hy¬ 
brids, William Mohr, Mohrson, Ibpall, etc., which are 
only part “pogon”. Other types of iris are listed else¬ 
where in the catalog. 
The color range of the bearded iris is unbelievably 
large, as the introductions of recent years have given 
many new shades. However, there are no pure salmon 
pinks, and the “reds” are on the violet and brown 
shades, rather than flame or scarlet. The blues range 
from the palest tones, to the deep rich velvety tones, 
and the yellows are available in practically all of the 
possible variations. There are no pure oranges, al¬ 
though a very few varieties have an orange cast. 
A bicolor is an iris that has standards of one shade 
and falls of another, usually considerably darker. A 
blend, as the name indicates, is a suffusion of several 
colors. A plicata is a light colored iris, the edges of 
which are flushed, lined or dotted with color. A self 
carries the same shade throughout the whole flower. 
A variegata has yellow standards and reddish brown 
falls. 
The standards are the three upstanding petals; the 
falls the three lower petals. Names in parenthesis fol¬ 
lowing the iris are those of the originators. 
IRIS AWARDS: Heading the list is the W. R. 
Dykes Medal. In France and England, the Iris Socie¬ 
ties give this award yearly to the finest new iris. In 
America, no iris is eligible until it has first been given 
an Award of Merit (Abbrev. A. M.). The A. M., in 
turn must be preceded by Honorable Mention (abbrev. 
H. M.). Occasionally in England, and quite often in 
America, when no eligible iris was adjudged worthy, 
the Dykes Medal awards have been passed. 
The following abbreviations used in noting awards 
refer to different societies: A. I. S., American Iris So¬ 
ciety; B. I. S., British Iris Society; M. H. S., Massachu¬ 
setts Horticultural Society; R. H. S., Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society, England; S. N. H. F., Societe Nationale 
d’Horticulture de France. 
The prices in this catalog cancel all previous quota¬ 
tions. 
Cultural Directions included with every order. 
COLOR CLASSES 
Many iris whose colorings border between two 
different classes all but defy classification. We have 
placed each one in a definite color group, however. 
In explanation, we note that all the pinks, blues 
and reds contain some violet, but their range is far 
greater than is generally realized. The classes: 
LILAC TO RED VIOLET: Alcazar, Allegria, Avon¬ 
dale, Coppersmith, Dilkush, Esplendido, German 
Perthuis, Grace Mohr, Jean Aicard (bi-color), Lab¬ 
or, Lady Lilford, Louis Bel, Magnifica (bi-color), 
Pioneer, San Rafael, and William Mohr. 
PINK TO ROSE: China Rose, Coralie, Day Dream, 
Dogrose, Eros, Evolution, Frieda Mohr, Frivolite, 
Georgia, Mme. Bouscant, Pink Jewel, Pink Satin, 
Rose iviitchell, Rosultra. 
PLICATAS: Alameda, Cydalise, Los Angeles, Or- 
loff (see brown), Pink Jadu, Sacramento, San Fran¬ 
cisco, Seduction, Spring Cloud, True Delight. 
VARIEGATAS AND NEAR-VARIEGATAS: Berke¬ 
ley Festival, Casque d’Or, City of Lincoln, Claude 
Aureau, Cortez, Fro, Iris King, King Juba, Lode¬ 
star, Marquita, Neon, Portola, President Leburn, 
Rialgar (yellow in eiTect). 
LILAC TO BLUE TONED BLENDS: Anna Marie 
Cayeux, Berkeley Elegance, Dolly Madison, Ele¬ 
gante, Mme. Durrand, Persia, President Pilkington, 
Rosy Asia. 
PEARLY OR BUFF-PINK BLENDS: Berkeley 
Belle, Boulderado, Mary Geddes, Midwest Gem, 
Ophelia, Querida, Rameses. 
YELLOW TO BUFF TONED BLENDS: Berkeley 
Evening, Berkeley Queen, Far West, Golden Light, 
Gold Top, Midgard, Moonglo, Plurabelle, Sandal¬ 
wood, Sunol, Talisman. 
YELLOWS: Alta California, Berkeley Nugget, Cali¬ 
fornia Gold, Chromylla, Coronation, Crysoro, 
Desert Gold, Fortuna, Gaynelle, Golden Bear, 
Golden Bow, Happy Days, Helios, Mirasol, Moon¬ 
beam, Naranja, Pluie d’Or, Primrose, Rayo de Sol, 
Sound Money, W. R. Dykes. 
LIGHT BLUES: Ann Page, Blue Banner, Blue 
Triumph, Eleanor Blue, Gloriole, Leonato, Pale 
Moonlight, Peacemaker, Shining Waters, Souvenier 
de Loetitia Michaud, Summer Cloud, Zua. 
MEDIUM BLUES: Blue and Gold, Dr. Chobaut, 
Elizabeth Huntington, J. J. Dean (bi-color), Ly- 
caena, Missouri, Pacific, Santa Barbara, Santa 
Clara, Sensation, Sierra Blue, Sir Michael (bi¬ 
color), Surprise. 
DEEP BLUE: Brunhilde. 
DEEP VELVETY BLUE-VIOLET: Black Wings, 
Blue Velvet, Buto, Creolle Belle, Duke of Bedford, 
Jumbo, Louis Bel, Mata Hari, Meldoric, Mme. 
Serouge, Mohrson, San Diego, Sir Knight, Souv. de 
Mme. Gaudichau, Tioga, Valor, Winnishiek. 
L.4VENDER BLUES: Berkeley Dawn, Buechley’s 
Giant, El Capitan, Hidalgo, Jacquelline Guillot, 
Nereus, San Gabriel. 
WHITES AND CREAMS: Berkeley Ace, Berkeley 
Cream, Bridal Veil, Easter Morn, Kalinga, Lady 
Paramount, Michelline Charriare, Moonlight, Na- 
tividad, Purissima, Shasta, Silent Waterfall, Snow 
King, Snow Maiden, Wm. Carey Jones, Yellow 
Pearl. 
WINE OR VIOLET REDS: Cardinal, Dark Horse, 
Ibpall, Irma Pollock, Joycette, Labor, Legend, Lord 
Lambourne, Magenta, Melchior, Modoc, Monterey, 
Morning Splendor, Numa Roumestan, Padre, 
Prof. S. B. Mitchell, San Luis Rey, Seminole, Sikh, 
Tenaya, Tipo Red, Uncle Remus. 
REDS: Berkeley Fire, Burning Bronze , Cheerio, 
Dark Knight, Dauntless, Depute Nomblot, Firefall, 
Indian Chief, King Tut, Ouray, Red Radiance, Red 
Dominion, Red Wing, Rob Roy, Ronda, Rubeo, 
Taos, The Red Douglas, Tiger-Tiger. 
BLENDS — Lighthouse, Junaluska. 
BRONZE, TAN AND COPPER: Ambassadeur, 
Aviator Nungessor, Berkeley Bronze, Berkeley 
Copper, Bronze Beacon, Bruno, Copper Lustre, 
Gloaming, Grace Sturtevant, Inginieur Winn- 
singer, Jean Cayeux, Jeb Stuart, King Midas, Le 
Correge, Mrs. Valerie West, Radiant, Spokan, 
Suntan, Vert-Galant, Ukiah, War Eagle. 
BLENDS — Clara Noyes, Copper Piece (violet), 
Natoma (cinnamon), and Summer Tan (olive). 
BROWN: Orloff (plicata). 
Our exclusive 1937 introductions (pages 4 and 5) 
not included above. 
