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SWEET ALIBI (White '35) Men, here's a Sweet Ahbi for coming 
late to meals! Linger a while at Sweet Alibi's side, as tho' you were 
Sir Knight, and take in all the charm, grace, and beauty of this 
perfect girl! The wide rounded petals of fine proportion are a spark¬ 
ling deep cream with a hint of deeper yellow at the center of the 
flower. 36". H.M. '36. $2.50 
. . . With Sir Knight, $5.00. Also lovely with Amigo — $6.00. 
SYLVIA LENT (Shull '33) Sylvia, lend us all of your yellow and 
white beauty to bring out the blues in our gardens! The standards 
are a pale maize yellow;.the flaring falls are white, trimmed with 
yellow. 36". $.75 
TALISMAN (Murr. '30) Golden apricot effect, blended of yellow 
and pink with a flush of metallic blue. 32". 3 for $.50, $.25 
TAPESTRY (Ayres '31) Try this piece of tapestry in your outdoor 
living room. The large blooms of blended mulberry, deep red and 
dusty rose, are well displayed on strong stalks. A yellow planted 
near would complete an artistic picture. 40". 3 lor $.75, $.35 
TARANTELLA (H. Sass '35) The first of the real large pink plica- 
tas. The long ruffled flowers are beautifully and daintily marked 
with pure pink, and are carried on tall well branched stems. $3.00 
TENAYA (Essig '33) Tenaya won the Silver Medal for being the 
best stcilk in the Rockefeller Center Iris Show in 1937. The tones are 
dark indigo and blackish velvety purple. 36". H.M. '36. $1.00 
THE BLACK DOUGLAS (I. Sass '34) The nearest to a black iris 
in the garden. The superb blooms axe a rich deep pansy violet, with 
a black sheen, produced by the velvety texture on the falls. 36". $2.25 
THEODOLINDA (Ayres '32) A larger plicata than Los Angeles. 
You must picture Theodolinda in a broad brimmed garden hat, flap¬ 
ping in the breeze! The extra large blooms are of white satin, very 
definitely marked with a buttonhole edging of lavender on the stand¬ 
ards. 42". $1.00 
THEODORE (Hard.) Thee we adore, and so will you! A large rich 
blue bicolor, carried on tall, excellently branched stalks. 42". $.50 
THISTLEDOWN (Sturt. '33) Large, floriferous and fast-growing. 
Carried in by the breeze — light, airy, charmingly dainty in its 
palest pink coloring — such is Thistledown! Needless to say, we like 
it Use it with blends, with light blues and with yellows. 36". $.65 
TIGER-TIGER (Ware. '32) This tan and red Tiger medces a brilliant 
clump of unusual coloring in the garden. The large blooms have 
dull gold standards and bright bronze-red falls. 36". $.75 
TlMAGAMl (Kirk. '35) The eeuliest of Dr. Kirkland's coppers to 
bloom. This one is simileir to Aztec, with its golden-tan standards, 
rose flushed, and red shaded falls. There's copper through the cen¬ 
ter of the flower. 36". $3.00 
TINT O' TAN (Ayres '33) A golden tan self, warm and brilliant. 
The large attractively formed flowers have semi-flaring falls flushes 
with amber emd bronze. There are unusually long lacerated crests 
making an interesting profile. 40". $2.00 
TOSCANA (Count. '32) A deeper, richer, much improved Vesper 
Gold — a very interesting arty gold. It has good form, grace of car¬ 
riage, substance, vigor and floriferousness. 36". 3 for $1.00, $.50 
TRAIL'S END (Wmsn. '34) Unique orange-red tones that come 
from blending the soft citron-yellow of the standards, overlaid with 
soft orange-red, with the deep orange-red fedls, that have a yellow 
reverse. The flower glints with a copperish tone in the sun. A strong 
grower and a good bloomer. 38". H.M. '36. $1.75 
TREASURE ISLAND (Klein. '37) 
Treasure Island is new to our stock 
No, the price will not cause a shock! 
The color is the purest gold 
Of any iris we've ever sold; 
Well worth guarding with key and lock. $10.00 
UKIAH (Essig '34) This California Indian has a different hue from 
those of Dr. Kirkland's. He's dark, in deep tones of red and brown 
without copper. The standards are a deep bronzy plum, with a dark 
wire edge; the large falls are all of rich, velvety mahogany, with an 
old gold beard. The stalk and growth are superb. 36". H.M. '35. $1.75 
VALOR (Nich. '32) What, a garden without Valor? It should not be. 
Valorous in color — a rich deep violet; valorous in growth — ex¬ 
ceedingly rapid; valorous in time — almost the last iris to bloom. A 
dark rich velvety blue-violet bicolor vdth a yellow beard. The flower 
is large, beautifully built with semi-flaring falls, and is on very t€dl 
stalks. 52". A.M. '36. 3 for $.75, $.35 
VARESE (Wmsn. '35) See the garnets sparkle when you look 
through this iris towards the sun! The most brilliant red-purple, of 
great substance and carrying power. 37". $2.50 
VENUS DE MILO (Ayres '31) A Beauty, not only in name, but also 
in clear, purest white color, form and grace. The smooth finished 
flower has a tall and vigorous stalk. 38". 3 for $1.25, $.50 
VIOLET CROWN (Kirk. '31) Tops of the large violet seifs! Worthy 
of a crown in any language! One of the finest irises we grow. The 
most attractive huge medium-toned violet flower imaginable, of per¬ 
fect form and excellent substance. 40". $.50 
VISION (Cay. '32) Bright clear yellow standards contrast pleasingly 
vnth the deep red-brown falls. 36". $2.25 
WABASH (Wmsn. '36) Wash Dorothy Dietz to brighten her color, 
give her a new form (perfection) and we have this new sensational 
amoena, Wabash. The cupped standards are white; the slightly 
flaring falls are deep violet with a definite white margin. 39". $8.00 
WARBLER (Wman. '35) Table Iris. You wiU like this Uttle yeUow 
warbler. A clean light yellow, vigorous and prolific. 25". $.35 
WAR EAGLE (J. Sass '33) War-like in color — rich glowing deep 
red tones; eagle-like in flight — beautiful in form and 40" up; giant¬ 
like in size — one of the largest irises in existence,7". This iris is 
soaring to lofty praises from us all. H.M. '33. $4.00 
WASATCH (Thor. '35) Watch this huge plicata grow in popularity! 
All pure glistening white for the ground work, with attractive blue 
marHngs. 40". H.M. '36. $4.00 
WATERFALL (Shull '33) A cool refreshing iris of pearly tones, of 
exceptionally smooth finish and fine form. 40". $1.00 
WAVERLY (Wms. '36) Charm! Charm that halts your progress in 
the garden; charm that persuades you to go back again and again; 
charm that you finally decide you cannot live without! A chickory- 
blue self with broad domed standards and almost horizontal falls 
that have a slightly deeper flush. Just another blue iris? Not at all — 
this one charms you into loving it immediately. 37". $7.50 
WESTWAYS (White '36) Table Iris. An adorable little light wistaria 
violet iris with a bright wistaria blue patch in the center of the fall, 
and an orange-gold beard. 18". $ 1.00 
WILLIAM MOHR (M.M. '25) All visitors exclaim over this large, 
exquisitely colored, all be-ruffled iris of soft grey-lavender, all 
flushed with violet. Wants the dryest, hottest spot in your g£u:den. 
28". $.35 
