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Over-the-Garden-Wall 
MIDWEST GEM (H. Sass '37) A daintily colored gem from Mr. 
Sass' Midwest garden. Details are lacking; we know the 
light buff-pink flowers have domed standards and flaring 
falls. 36". H.M. '37. $20.00 
MINISTRE FERNAND DAVID (Cay. '30) A nice rosy red-purple 
blend with the falls of a velvety texture, making them deeper toned. 
38". $.50 
MIRADOR (Nich. '34) Variegata lovers, behold this iris, which is 
large, tall and really brilliant! The arched, domed, bright yellow 
standards and the falls of dahlia-carmine overlaid with blue, with 
no light edges, are of excellent substance. 46". $1.75 
MISSOURI (Grint. '33) The Winner of the Dykes' Medal in 1937. 
this should sell Missouri to you — need we say more? A clear rich 
shade of medium blue that we all adore. The form, substance and 
proportion are superlatively fine. The semi-flaring falls are flushed 
a deeper tone than the standards, and are set off by a gold beard. 
44". $3.00 
. . . "Missouri appealed to me as being one of the best looking 
iris I have ever seen." 
MME de BEAUMARCHAIS (Mil. '32) Here's a deep rich crimson 
that is particularly fine, with brown on the haft, and rose shading on 
the falls. Large flowers on a fine stalk. 38". $1.00 
MOHRSON (White '35) The Son of William Mohr is much taller, 
darker, and sturdier. The deep violet standards are varnished and 
crinkled and ruffled; the drooping falls are violet, closely covered 
with dark violet veins. 40". A.M. '37. $3.50 
MONADNOCK (Salb. '37) Just as Mt. Monadnock rises above the 
surrounding country, so does this vivid rose-red iris dom- 
inate the iris garden, even from a great distance. A gigantic 
flower, whose intense color carries unbelievably far. The 
flaring falls have a yellow beard; the branching is adequate. 
Late. 44". $15.00 
MOONGLO (Wmsn. '35) Moonglo(w) captivates us, young and old. 
The standards are soft gold and the flaring falls are flushed with 
lavender and edged with gold. This gorgeous blend has substance 
par excellence. 32". $3.00 
MOON MAGIC (Shull '31) All the moon's magic, gathered into one 
iris! It is a smooth, luminous light yellow self with flaring falls and 
heavy substance. 36". $.50 
MORNING STAR (Win. '34) "Sweet shade of butter yellow" the 
whole day long. The rapid growth and free flowering habit makes 
this particularly desirable for garden massing. 32". 3 lor $1.00/ $.50 
MOROCCO ROSE (Loom. '37) A fresh, delicate, glowing rich pink, 
with a yellow flush throughout the center, including the 
beard. The large flowers (5J^'') are pinker than At Dawning, 
and are more nearly self-colored. We predict that Morocco 
Rose will not fade out of the garden picture. 38". H.M. '37. 
$15.00 
MOTIF (Sturt. '31) The Moti(ve) of this iris is deep pansy violet, a 
self, and is excellent for dark effect. 32" 3 for $1.00/ $.50 
MOUNT WASHINGTON (Essig '37) Tall, huge, a pure warm 
yellow with a golden beard and gold haft markings on the 
semi-flaring falls. The form is between that of Purissima and 
Easter Morn, and is bigger and taller than the latter. 50". 
$ 20.00 
MOUNTAIN SNOW (Kell. '37) Snow on the mountain top, just 
before sunrise! A glistening white that carries, in its faint blueness, 
a memory of the night just past; a white, touched at the heart with 
the pearly tint of the coming sun. This is the tall white that delights 
all our visitors. The broad standards are large and ruffled; the almost 
horizontal falls are broad both in haft and blade. The substance is 
excellent, one bloom lasting thro' four days of hot sun. 42". H.M. '36. 
$ 20.00 
. . . Others say; — "This variety impressed me as being the 
best of the large flowering whites I saw last season; excel¬ 
lent form and branching." Mass. "Certainly one of the 
best of the new whites and perhaps the best for eastern 
gardens. It has size, height, branching, poise and clean 
garden effect." Pa. 
MOUNTAIN MIST (And. '31) Right — a pale mauve grey, un¬ 
usual and delicately colored. Large ideal blooms that come late. 
40". $.50 
MOZAMBIQUE (Mead-Ried. '34) You can't help seeing this Mo¬ 
zambique, be it far or near. The rounded petals of this red-violet- 
purple iris are large and of fine form. The flowers are produced on 
tall stately stalks from strong-growing plants. 37". $1.25 
MRS. HERBERT HOOVER (Home. '30) A near-pink blend of old 
rose, spangled with gold and ribbed with turquoise. The ruffled 
flower is prolific. 36". 3 for $1.00/ $.50 
MRS. J. L. GIBSON (Gib. '30) Hats off, gentlemen, to this rich, 
tall, velvety deep violet-blue, almost inky black self. The full flowers 
are large, of fine form, have broad crepy standards and slightly 
flaring broad falls, wide at the haft. If we had more stock of it, we 
would rave on! 38' '. $3.00 
MRS. SILAS WATERS (Ayres '37) A lovely large pale yellow 
self. The standards are arched and the falls are flaring, with 
yellow halt markings and a dull gold beard. The flower is 
6 }^” long, and the petals are 2J/^'' wide. Many flowers on 
widely branched stems. 36". $7.50 
MUSSOLINI Salute this giant deep blue-purple iris, with long 
drooping falls, heavily veined with white at the haft. $5.00 
NANCY RUFF (Kin. '35) "Is the purple of sweet violets and the 
size of Frieda Mohr." 32". $.50 
NARAIN (Shub. '36) Narain, the Water Sprite, is the shimmering 
blue of the ocean, with a creamy seafoam throat and a deep sea-blue 
beard, yellow tipped. The flowers, large, flaring and broad petalled, 
are a refreshing blue. 38". $5.00 
NARANJA (Mitch. '35) "Startlingly orange in effect, the most strik¬ 
ing color break in years." "The most popular iris in the garden." So 
wrote two observers. Slightly ruffled standards of a glowing orange, 
and similar fedls with wide bronze-flushed edges; this vigorous, free- 
flowering iris has mairvelous blooms on very fine stalks. 40". 
A.M. '37. $10.00 
NARONDA (Hedl '34) Dressed in the deepest blue satin — an ab¬ 
solute self. The good sized blooms on slender stems have a pale yel¬ 
low to white beard. The plant is free-flowering and vigorous. $2.00 
NATOMA (Salb. '35) Bronze and old rose blend charmingly in the 
falls; and pinkish-cinnamon colors the standards. "A blend of such 
soft warm tones that it attracts our attention." 36' '. $2.00 
NENE (Cay. '28) A short name, but a gigantic iris, measuring 
nearly 9" from the tip of the lilac standards to the end of the long 
reddish-purple falls; and the stems are comparatively tall. 48". $.50 
NEON (Salb. '34) A New Englander says: — "One of the most 
brilliant irises in my garden. It stood 48", gleaming above all the 
rest, exciting much comment from all visitors." The standards are 
bronzy gold; the falls are velvety red with glowing gold beard and 
haft. The flowers are of great size and of fine form, carried on strong 
stems. 48". H.M. '36. $2.00 
