Top: A bloom of HAPPY 
DAYS, with inset showing 
a plant in the gardens of one 
of our New York customers. 
Below: 
PRESIDENT PILKINGTON 
BERKELEY ACE. (Morning Splendor X 
seedling). A pure, tall white of per¬ 
fect form, having gold haft reticula¬ 
tions and beard. The blooms slightly 
resemble Shasta, but the form of 
flower and branching is much better. 
Mid-season. 40-inch. Not sold separ¬ 
ately. See “Berkeley Group,” below. 
BERKELEY BELLE. A fine opalescent 
blend which was bred from two Mitchell 
seedlings. Standards irridescent, frosty 
light golden bronze. Falls lavender, al¬ 
most lilac, with bronze yellow haft and 
falls edged irridescent yellow. An 
early bloomer, and of splendid habit. 
44-inch. Sold in “Berkeley Group,” 
below, or separately at $3.00 
BERKELEY BRONZE (Bruno X Do¬ 
minion X seedling). A decided im¬ 
provement over Grace Sturtevant, hav¬ 
ing generally better form, taller, and 
with a much smoother finish. Stand¬ 
ards coppery bronze, falls deep mahog¬ 
any. Strong yellow beard with no 
white haft markings. 40-inch. Sold 
in “Berkeley Group,” below, or separ¬ 
ately at $2.50 
BERKELEY COPPER (Alta California X 
King Midas). A flower which is very 
warm in color, yet rich and bright at 
the same time. Standards richest 
glowing, burnished bronze. Falls cop¬ 
pery red. Good sized bloom. Late. 
36-inch. Not sold separately. See 
“Berkeley Group,” below. 
BERKELEY CREAM (Gold Top X seed¬ 
ling). A clear cream or light yellow 
self of Santa Barbara flaring falls and 
size. Excellent substance, and a free 
bloomer. Most effective in the garden. 
Late blooming. 36-in. Sold in “Be’ ke- 
ley Group,” below or separately at $3.00 
BERKELEY DAWN (Purissima X De¬ 
pute Nomblot). Retains the height 
and fine branching qualities of Puris¬ 
sima with the big bold blooms of De¬ 
pute Nomblot. Standards smoky lav¬ 
ender, falls lavender with brown flush 
at haft. Beard yellow. A strikingly 
bold and vigorous variety, perfectly 
branched. Late bloomer. 50-inch. Not 
sold separately. See “Berkeley Group.” 
below. 
BERKELEY ELEGANCE (Anna-Marie 
Cayeux X Alta California). Deep 
Chinese violet to mauve, slightly lighter 
than Anna-Marie Cayeux. Taller and 
better branched than the latter. Late 
bloomer. 44-inch. Not sold separate¬ 
ly. See “Berkeley Group,” below. 
BERKELEY EVENING (President Pilk- 
ington X Alta California). A tall, 
well-branched gold-white blend with 
Alta California form, height, and 
branching. Standards amber yellow, 
falls white with gold beard and haft 
edging. 46-inch. Not sold separately. 
See “Berkeley Group,” below. 
Carl Salbach ... 
BERKELEY FESTIVAL. A distinct and 
very bright variegata. Standards deep 
bright yellow; falls bright red-violet 
with gold edgings and gold beard. Not 
sold separately. See “Berkeley Group,” 
below. 
BERKELEY FIRE (Dominion X seed¬ 
ling). Standards fiery coppery red, the 
brightest we have ever seen on any 
iris. Beard gold, falls maroon, almost 
black. Had this been a perfectly 
formed flower, it could have been in¬ 
troduced at $25.00 each, but kept in 
the “Berkeley Group” because the 
flower form is rough. 36-inch. Not 
sold separately. See “Berkeley Group,” 
below. 
BERKELEY NUGGET (Alta California 
X King Midas). A large flower re¬ 
sembling Alta California in form, but 
colored a brighter yellow. This one 
was well worth introduction in 1935 
and again in 1936 at $10.00 each, but 
was withheld because we felt that such 
champions as California Gold, Happy 
Days, and Naranja should have the 
spotlight alone. Sold in “Berkeley 
Group,” or separately at $2.50 
BERKELEY QUEEN (Anna - Marie 
Cayeux X Alta California). A strik¬ 
ing blend. Pale pearly lilac, flushed 
yellow at mid-rib and haft. Does not 
fade. Well branched. Many capable 
critics urged us to put this in our 
“1936 introductions,” but after long 
consideration, we placed it here. Late. 
48-inch. Not sold separately. See 
“Berkeley Group,” below. 
BERKELEY GROUP—One rhizome each, 
all twelve “Berkeley” iris listed above, 
sold as a complete unit, the “Berkeley 
Group,” for $15.00. This remarkable 
“buy” comes to you through a peculiar 
“quirk” of psychology. We find that 
too many introductions, no matter how 
good, tend to limit, rather than increase 
our sales income. Some of our finest 
iris, such as Eleanor Blue (introduced 
at $7.50), Pink Jewel and China Rose 
and Peacemaker (introduced at $3.00), 
gave us a very poor financial return the 
first seasons after their introduction. 
We therefore combined twelve really 
outstanding iris which we introduced 
last season as a group, rather than sell 
them singly. This set, above, is, with¬ 
out question, the greatest “buy” ever 
offered in new iris. Four of the varie¬ 
ties included were actually given the 
most serious consideration for intro¬ 
duction at $10.00 each, and the other 
eight were, at one time or another, on 
our tentative introductory list at either 
$7.50 or $5.00 each. One rhizome each, 
all twelve, sold as a complete unit, the 
“Berkeley Group” $15.00 
“From now on I devote my time to 
Iris, which bloom before the hot weather 
starts, and no garden work to do during 
July and August.” —Nebraska. 
Speaking of Summer Tan: “Intriguing, 
a lively color at a distance, a lovely soft 
brown, and bright and attractive in sun¬ 
light.” Illinois, in A. I. S. Bulletin. 
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