Pluie D'Or— 41 in. WINNER OF THE DYKES 
MEMORIAL MEDAL, HIGHEST INTERNA¬ 
TIONAL HONORS, for the finest, largest, 
I lest deep yellow up to the time of its'in¬ 
duction, which was 1928. Sold for $35. 
n first introduced. Now a large stock per¬ 
mits a very low price.20 
President Lebrun— 36 in. GIVEN A CERTIFICATE OF 
MERIT AND WITH THE TWO OTHER FINE VARIE¬ 
TIES PROF. S. B. MITCHELL AND SEDUCTION, 
WERE AWARDED A SPECIAL PRIZE BY THE IRIS 
COMMISSION OF FRANCE FOR THE BEST THREE 
NEW IRISES. This magnificent new Iris was dedi¬ 
cated to the French President by his personal re¬ 
quest. S—bright metallic golden-copper; F—a warm 
blend of garnet and reddish-copper—very velvety 
and vivid in the sunlight. 10.00 
President Pillcington —46 in. GIVEN AN AWARD OF 
MERIT BY THE FRENCH NATIONAL HORTICUL¬ 
TURAL SOCIETY. A 1933 introduction of the 
famous French concern of Cayeux. A magnificent 
Iris of outstanding colors. Flowers large and per¬ 
fectly formed. S—soft buff, with a faint blue suf¬ 
fusion; F—lavender blue, with a buff suffusion.. .35 
Priestess— 36 in. FRAGRANT. A fine soft blue, fad¬ 
ing to blue-white, with large flowers, having a dis¬ 
tinct slivery sheen and somewhat flaring falls. Pro¬ 
fuse bloomer.50 
Princess Beatrice —46 in. FRAGRANT. One of the 
ten highest rated varieties in the American Iris 
Society 1928 Symposium. An entrancing shade of 
soft lavender-blue. 10 
Prof. S. B. Mitchell —42 in. AWARDED A CERTIFI¬ 
CATE OF MERIT IN FRANCE AND, WITH PRESI¬ 
DENT LEBRUN AND SEDUCTION, WINNER OF 
SPECIAL PRIZE OFFERED BY THE IRIS COMMIS¬ 
SION OF FRANCE FOR THE BEST THREE NEW 
IRISES. Enormous flowers of deepest purplish-red 
tones; the falls deeper and intensely velvety. 6.00 
Purissima —48 in. EARLY. Pure snow white of perfect 
form and substance. Stood several days of 100 
degree temperature without the slightest effect, when 
most other Iris wilted. Considered by many Iris 
Specialists to be the most perfect white Iris. A fine 
stock of it in extra fine plants permits a very low 
price this year. 20 
Queen Anne —36 in. EARLY. An exquisitely beautiful 
Iris entirely in a class by itself, as there is no other 
Iris like it. The dome-shaped standards are beauti¬ 
fully creped; cream colored, with a faint bronze 
overcast. The flaring falls are of the same color, 
prominently veined pansy-violet, with old-gold vein- 
ing at the throat to the tip of the beard. One of 
my own introduction.35 
Quivera— 32 in. HONORABLE MENTION AMERICAN 
IRIS SOCIETY. A fascinating blend of subtle pastel 
colors impossible to describe, the general effect 
being a medley of pink, apricot and yellow. 20 
Rae—36 in. GIVEN HONORABLE MENTION BY THE 
AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY. S—bright luminous yel¬ 
low; F—flaring, soft yellow, with intense orange beard. 
A fine new introduction.50 
Santa Barbara (See page 16) 
Pale Moonlight —4 ft. A magnificent new soft sky blue, 
of gigantic size, the color being uniform throughout. 
As many as six huge flowers open at one time. See 
color Illustration page 12 . 1.00 
Parthenon —40 in. A huge handsome white, with softest 
possible gold tint throughout and soft yellow styles 
and beard. An aristocratic beauty. 2.50 
Paulette —54 in. The tallest and one of the largest and 
finest light blue bi-colors I have ever seen. A very 
beautiful flower with flaring falls, quite unlike all 
other blue toned varieties. Originally sold for $35.00 
for a single plant. Now that if can be had for the 
first time at such a modest price, no Iris garden 
should be without this striking beauty.35 
Peaches —32 in. EARLY. FRAGRANT. A lovely new 
Sass coppery brown and lilac blend. Very much like 
Clara Noyes, but more colorful and more shapely. 
One of the outstanding Iris of the year.35 
Persia —46 in. FRAGRANT. Massive blooms in a 
unique blending of deep colors, reminding one of 
the colors in a Persian Rug, hence the name. The 
flower has a glistening silky texture and is one of 
the finest Iris we have. A fine large stock of extra 
large rhizomes makes a low price possible for the 
first time this season. Sold for $35. a few years 
ago .35 
Phebus —40 in. GIVEN AN AWARD OF MERIT IN 
FRANCE. A fine, new, tall, clear lemon yellow, of 
perfect form, produced profusely on nicely branching 
stems .25 
Phosphor —40 in. FRAGRANT. A great advance in 
form and substance over most soft yellows. The flar¬ 
ing falls are flushed with a delicate purple 
haze .35 
Pink Lotus —36 in. A lovely new soft, clear, pure rose 
pink self. Selected by the Iris Society of England 
for trial at Wisley. Large flowers of fine form. 1.50 
Pink Satin— 46 in. HONORABLE MENTION AMERI¬ 
CAN IRIS SOCIETY. Next to Imperial Blush, this is 
the tallest, largest, smoothest and finest soft pink 
toned Iris introduced to date. It is entirely different 
Tall Bearded Iris • Continued 
in all respects from Imperial Blush and now that it 
can be had at a moderate price it should be in 
every Iris collection. It sold quite recently for as 
high as $40.75 
Pioneer —42 in. An extremely effective red-purple; 
brilliant ruby-red when the sun shines through it. 
Sold for $35. for a single plant a few years ago. .10 
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