MIRACLE 
IRIS 
WARNING 
Today I saw a miracle 
Over a garden wall — 
Rainbows come down to earth 
After the night's rainfall. 
Never tell me the day of miracles is past, 
For I have seen wonders enough to make my heart beat last. 
Never tell me that man has reached the end of his desire, 
God left one small blue flower 
Growing year after year; 
Man found the way to give her 
The colors I saw here. 
For I have seen flowers that glow like driftwood in a fire. 
Never tell me that God has left his gardening complete — 
You have not seen the iris they are growing down my street! 
By Lucina Acicerly for Over-the-Garden-Wall 
INTRODUCING 
JANET BUTLER 
McKee 1938. Bright and charming, Janet possesses a personality 
that wins all who see her. A most delightfully blended variegata. 
The yellow standards are bronzed with lavender; the flaring falls 
are yellow with a blending of copper and red. Maroon venations 
accent the wide yellow haft ,and there is an orange beard. The 
shape of the flower is excellent, as is the substance. The branching 
is good and the growth appears to be vigorous. Janet's corner, 
is a gay one! 35". H.M. '37. $15.00 
SNOW BELLE 
McKee 1938. This debutante reigns supreme. Visitors catch a 
glimpse of her across the room and insist upon an immediate in¬ 
troduction. None of Janet's jollity for this Belle — she is too stately 
and serene in her garments of purest white. One pictures her 
surrounded by Pale Moonlight, Shining Waters and Gloriole! For 
details of the flower: — the broad standards are well domed and 
the flaring falls are broad and rounded; the finish is smooth and 
the substance, excellent. A real white, and we think you're mighty 
lovely. Snow Belle! 38". H.M. '37. $25.00 
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Our Selected List ol Bearded Irises 
AIRY DREAM (Sturt. '29) A charming, delightful, ruffled pink 
that, unlike a dream, does not fade as you awaken to behold its 
airy stance in the garden. 36". $.50 
ALICE HARDING (Cay. '33) This medium toned primrose yellow 
self, not as large as California Gold, has excellent form. The semi- 
flaring falls are wide at the haft. The full pleasing flowers cire held 
by tall, strong, well branched stems. The thick, broad, heavy petals 
withstand rain and do not fade in the hottest sun. This iris, the best 
from France in 1933, was fittingly named for one of our most ardent 
flower lovers, Mrs. Harding. 40". Dykes' Medal, France, '33. 
A.M. '37. $3.50 
. . . Try this with Cheerio; the two for $5.50. 
AMIGO (Wmsn. '34) This strikingly colored iris brought forth 
more "Ahs" and "Ohs" from our garden visitors, than did any 
other. The cupped standards of clear pale lavender, and the flaring 
falls of intense deep pansy violet, shading lighter at the edges, make 
this the most outstanding amoena (so called). You too will agree that 
its unusual charm will make it a "favorite for years." 30". H.M. 
'36. $5.00 
. . . My Friend (Amigo) with a Sweet Alibi — the two for $6.00 
AMITOLA (H. Sass '36) A rainbow of the Indians, and it can be 
your rainbow too, to cheer you with its rose and gold and lavender 
playing thro' the falls. The flowers, of the coloring of Rameses and 
Midgard, are well carried on wiry stalks. $7.50 
ALINE (Stern '32) An iris so blue that, like the summer sky, it 
rejoices our hearts and receives our immediate welcome. The blue 
is azure in tone, with an enameled finish; the substance is heavy. 
34". $3.00 
ALTA CALIFORNIA (M.M. '31) We still hail thee as the best yel¬ 
low from the west, among the low-priced items. The exceptionally 
long stems carry medium deep yellow flowers whose falls have a 
slight brown suffusion. 46". $.50 
AMBROSIA (Sturt. '28) Still satisfies does this white bloom, all 
delicately flushed with rose, finely finished and graceful in poise. 
36 ". 3 for $.50, $.25 
ANDALUSIAN BLUE (Schr. '37) Interm. The only sky-blue 
among the Intermediates. It closely resembles Sensation 
in color, form, texture and branching. $4.00 
ANITRA (H. Sass '36) An outstanding beauty; a large pure light 
blue self, with a silky finish, domed standards and flaring falls. 
The loveliest of the celestial blues. "Has a luminous quality by 
twilight." 36". H.M. '37. $15.00 
ANNE-MARIE CAYEUX (Cay. '28) Truly French in its blending 
of colors — the lavender standards and the rose falls are toned 
down with a soupcon of grey, and have a metallic lustre. 36". $.50 
AMENTI (H. Sass '36) "Paradise in the west" is this charming 
blend that came from mixing the pleasing colors, pink and yellow, 
of Midgard and Rameses. The large, ruffled, well carried flowers 
have grayish standards and light mauve falls with a yellow beard; 
an unusual blend. 36". $5.00 
APRICOT GLOW (Wies. '36) In effect, a rosy apricot self that 
glows in the garden picture. It is "a beautiful medley of soft apricot 
and salmon with a faint rose flush on the falls, that reminds one oi 
the cheek of an apricot." The medium sized flowers have substance 
and do not burn in the hot sun. Blooms well and grows fast. 36". $2.00 
