Neptune. S. pale blue; F. purple blue. Fine. 5c 
Numa Roiimestan. 36" Intensely red. Frilled 
petals. 25c. 
Opera, S. pansy violet; F. violet purple. 15c. 
Pacific. 36". Gigantic deep blue. A magnifi¬ 
cent early iris. 35c. 
Pale Moonlight. Very pale blue. 75c. 
Parc de Neuilly. Late plum purple. 5c. 
Persia. 36". Very large, refined, bluish lav¬ 
ender and steel blue. 40c. 
Pres, Pilkington. 40". S, vinaceous buff over 
old gold; F. soft violet edged silvery brown. 
40c. 
Prospero. S. lavender; F. red purple. 15c 
Purissima. 44". The most perfect white. 
Gigantic flowers. 25c. 
Queen Caterina. 38". Extra fine, fragrant 
blight lavender. 10c. 
Queen of May. Earliest pink. 10c. 
Querida. 42". Blended pastel tints, mauve to 
white. Fragrant. 25c. 
Raffet. Late, very dark blue. 10c. 
Rangoon. Large late violet. 5c. 
Rhein Nixe. S. white; F. violet blue, white 
border. 10c. 
Rhoda. Pink. 10c. 
Rialagar. 22". Deep buttercup yellow and 
bronze. Very showy. 25c. 
Ring Dove. Lavender violet. 10c. 
Romola. 38". S. lilac; F. rich velvety red 
violet. 15c. 
Rose Madder. 42", Brilliant rose madder. 10c. 
Rosultra. 40". Early, bright rose. Fine gar¬ 
den effect. 35c. 
Sacramento. A giant plicata like San Fran¬ 
cisco but edged red purple. 40c. 
San Francisco. 44". Finest, largest plicata. 
Lavender blue on white. Dykes medal. 25c, 
San Gabriel. 60". Pink lavender. Extra. Too 
early for east. 25c. 
San Luis Rey. 38". Large red purple. 35c, 
Santa Barbara, 40". Finest lavender blue. 
Very large, perfect form. 15c. 
Sequoiah, 36". Reddish bicolor. F. margined 
lighter. 25c. 
Shasta, 40". Gigantic snow white. Perfect 
form. Early. 25c. 
Sherbert. Old gold and brown. 20c. 
Sierra Blue. 50". Clear soft blue, enormous 
flowers on well branched stems. Perfection. 
Dykes medal winner. $1.50. 
Sindjkha. Dull lavender and olive blended. 
Unusual and fine. 5c. 
Sir Michael. 48". S. clear lavender blue; 
red purple suffused copper brown. One i 
the world’s best iris. 35c, ■. . 
Snow Cup. Extremely early white, late wi 
ter here. 10c. t 
Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau. 36". Dark velvety 
blue purple. Fine form, early and fragrant. 
15c. 
Sunset Gold. Medium size, yellow, F. reticu¬ 
lated violet. Fall bloomer. 25c. 
Susan Bliss. 40". Magnificent pink toned 
iris. 15c, 
Titan. S, violet blue; F. violet purple. Large. 
5c. 
Ute Chief. S. blue violet; F. royal purple. 
Red toned. 5c. 
Valencia. 24". Russet color of a Valencia 
orange. Ruffled. 15c. 
Walhaila. S, light blue; F. violet. A fine large 
iris. 6c. 
RECENT INTRODUCTIONS 
Golden Cataract. Pure golden yellow. Blooms 
all year except very hottest and coldest 
months. In our garden it has been in flow- 
Spring 1938 
IRIS CATALOG 
Cecil Houdyshel 
1412 Third St., 
LaVerne, California 
Return Postage Guaranteed 
er continuously since October 1, nearly 8 
moirths. Far better bloomer than Eleanor 
Roosevelt. Price reduced to $1.50. Custom¬ 
ers who paid $2.50 since April 1 may have 
adjustment of $1.00 in additional iris. 
Arcadia Blue. Pale blue. Blooms off season. 
25c. 
Blue Beard. Better, deeper blue than parerit. 
Crimson King. Off season bloomer. 50c. 
Cucamonga, Tall velvety blue-violet. Com¬ 
bines best qualities of Dominion and Mes- 
opotamica. $1.00. 
Moneta. Tall, red purple and violet bicolor. 
Off season bloomer. 50c. 
COLLECTIONS 
35 Assorted Iris, $1.00. This is made up of 
unnamed seedling Iris mostly. Early orders 
will receive my own seedlings. These are 
not so large or tall but are richly colored 
and contain many red or pink toned and 
many plicatas. Some taller lavenders can 
be included if desired. 
Ten Varieties. $1.00. Includes Bobby Houdy- 
shel, Cecil Houdyshel, Eleanor Brooks and 
7 others of my selection. 
Twenty Varieties. $1.00. Cheaper sorts but 
a saving in price. 
BEARDLESS IRIS 
Fimbriata. Lovely and delicate lavender 
crested iris. Requires shade. Blooms Feb¬ 
ruary. 25c. 
Spuria Aur'ea. Tall, large, pure yellow. Re¬ 
quires plenty water, sun or part shade. 
Hardy. SOc. 
Stylosa. Small, lavender winter blooming. 25c. 
Tectorum. The roof iris. Crested lavender 
flowers. Hardy. 25c. 
Part shade or full sun. 
Violipurpurea. Red violet. 
Later, darker red; finer. 
Louisiana Species. 
Plenty moisture. 
50c. Moricolor. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Beardless Iris, except 1. tecotrum will not be 
delivered until about November, when they 
transplant better 
DIGGING TIME SPECIALS 
These prices are cancelled when Fall Bulb 
Catalog is issued 
Dutch and Spanish Iris Mixture. Assorted 
blooming sizes. 60 for $1.00. 
Arum Palaestinum. Black Calla. Plant Au¬ 
gust. 35c. 
talicum. Cream colored falls. Leaves 
white. Hardy. 25c. 
ulus Vulgaris. Black Calla. Dead 
Lily. Georgeous black flowers with 
^Trlon cdor when first open. Tropical fol¬ 
iage. If planted deeper than frost pene¬ 
trates is said to be hardy. Extra large 
bulbs, $1.00. Medium, 50c. 
Fall Blooming Amaryllids, Lycorus Radiata. 
Red Spider Lily usually sold as Nerine. 3 
for 50c; 7 for $1.00. Habranthus Miniatus. 
Oxblood Lily, red miniature Amaryllis, 
blooms in fall, 25c or 5 for $1.00. 
Leucojum Vernum. Spring Snow Flakes. As¬ 
sorted sizes. 30 for $1.00. 
Narcissus. All “lost labels” thrown into a 
mixture. Earliest orders will get finer sorts. 
No guarantee of classes included is given, 
but there are very few Chinese Lilies, prob¬ 
ably none. Assorted sizes. 30 for $1.00. 
Narcissus Soliel d’Or. Golden Sacred Lily, 
Pure yellow. 50c dozen. 
These will be sent out as soon as dug and 
dried. Don’t write us letters about them,— 
you will have them before planting time. 
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