Above: SEDUCTION 
Below: Just a gag! Carl Salbach left 
and John Carbone, orchid-grower, right, 
in a competition between iris and orchids. 
However, the beauty of the newer varie¬ 
ties have actually carried the iris a repu¬ 
tation as “outdoor orchids.” 
BRUNHILDE (Salbach 1934). Intro¬ 
duced as setting a new standard for 
iris of its type, Brunhilde has now 
definitely established itself as one of 
the top-notchers, having performed 
ideally everywhere, receiving its first 
A. I. S. award last year in such a 
burst of approval that it is undoubtedly 
headed for many further triumphs. 
This remarkable iris has “every¬ 
thing”, for it merits front rank con¬ 
sideration any way you consider it. 
In color it is rich dark blue, the only 
iris of this tone in commerce, the 
others being either lighter blue or a 
darker blue-violet. In form, it is ideal, 
despite the poor shape shown in the 
color picture, inside back cover, and 
it carries as many as twenty blooms 
and buds on a single stalk. Blooms 
unusually large, and a tall, vigorous 
grower. 
Most intense coloring (dark soft blu¬ 
ish violet by Ridgway) enhanced by 
its blue beard. Free blooming, and 
even better under artificial light than 
outdoors. Particularly welcome be¬ 
cause, in addition to its intensity, it 
is an iris with an unusually smooth 
finish. A most magnificent iris, highly 
praised wherever it has been grown, 
as is shown by the following com¬ 
ments: 
“In its own class, taking color, vigor, 
branching, form, and substance, no iris 
is a serious contender with Brunhilde.” 
—Nebraska. “Bi’unhilde, which bloomed 
in my garden, and also in the Kellogg 
garden for the first time, was par¬ 
ticularly outstanding. In fact, I con¬ 
sider Brunhilde the top-notcher in the 
dark blue violet class. Its splendid 
substance and form and intense color 
all combine to make it a very 
outstanding iris.” — Massachusetts. 
“Brunhilde was in fine form.”—Penn¬ 
sylvania. “My heart went out to Brun¬ 
hilde — entrancing color and form — 
ample height — a creature made to 
stand stress and storm as was her 
namesake.”—Nebraska. “I was very 
much impressed with Brunhilde. It is 
an iris of exceptional form, most un¬ 
usual coloring and especially fine fin¬ 
ish, and left a distinct impression on 
my mind after the iris season was 
over.”—Massachusetts. “Naranja and 
Brunhilde were among the four most 
meritorious iris of recent introduction.” 
—New Jersey. 
H. M. 
40-inch. 
Mid-season. 
$5.00 
Carl Salbach . • . 
BRUNO — Rich velvety bronze, blossoms 
fragrant, and form of bloom, as well as 
branching habit, excellent. Does par¬ 
ticularly well in California. Late. 
30-inch. 25c; 3 for 50c 
BUECHLEY’S GIANT. A simply huge 
light lavender blue bi-color that has 
been described as a glorified Lord of 
June. One of the largest iris grown, 
and considered by at least one grower 
to be his best seller. Mid-season. 
40-inch. 75c 
BURNING BRONZE (Ayres). A re¬ 
markable new dark red that is re¬ 
moved from competition with other 
reds by the intense bronze suffusion, 
which lights up the flower. Fine habit, 
and one of the best of the new ones. 
Mid-season. 36-inch. A. M., A. I. S., 
1936 $6.50 
BUTO. A very large flower of deep royal 
purple to velvety blackish violet. 
Striking in mass, being most distinct, 
and of a coloring that carries well. 
Early. 30-inch. 25c; 3 for 50c 
CALIFORNIA GOLD (Mitchell 1933). A 
true “super” iris, being the brightest 
in color of any yellow iris, having been 
nicknamed “Brazen Hussy” in view of 
its luminous, gleaming coloring. One 
of the most sensational new varieties 
ever introduced, and those who have 
grown it have been just as enthusias¬ 
tic as we who introduced it. A few of 
the comments we have heard about this 
marvelous variety include: “As out¬ 
standing as Happy Days”; “Caught 
general notice and admiration”; “Easily 
the outstanding iris in our collection”; 
“The darkest clear, tall golden yellow 
iris that I have ever seen”; and “Mar¬ 
velous—only one stalk, but everyone 
walked right to it”; “Nearly everyone 
in my garden this year agreed that 
California Gold was the most outstand¬ 
ing iris in the garden”; “I had a fine 
mass of Califoi’nia Gold . . . tall and 
superb, a deep yellow, fittingly 
named”; “California Gold ... is the 
largest deep golden yellow that has 
been shown in the East, and judging 
from its performance, it appears to be 
entirely at home in our New England 
gardens, and sets a high standard in 
the deep yellow class”; “The very best 
yellow in the garden”; “I like California 
Gold as well as anything I have seen 
in the yellows and it is truly a beau¬ 
tiful iris.” 
Color deepest yellow, a shade deep¬ 
er than even Crysoro. Form of bloom 
excellent, with very large blossoms. 
Branching good, height medium. Tex¬ 
ture good, and does not fade. Stock 
limited. H. M., A. I. S., 1936. Late 
blooming. 30-inch. $7.00 
Re Testimonials 
We do not care to embarrass our cus¬ 
tomers by using their names in connec 
tion with the testimonials we publish in 
our catalog. However, we have each 
quotation in our files, and will gladly 
give the names of the authors of each 
to anyone requesting them. 
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