MERRIAM, KANSAS • 
EL CAPITAN (M-M) Huge flowered medium blue of the heaviest 
substance; the blooms last a day longer than usual; midseason; tall .25 
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (Sass-McDade) Deep, velvety reddish 
violet; slightly fragrant; A, M. 1937; Gold medal 1934 as the 
best fall bloomer; spring bloom very early; short_ .35 
ELIZABETH EGELBERG (Egel) Enormous pink mauve with gold 
throat and beard; not so pink or refined in color as Frieda Mohr 
but hardier and better branched; midseason; tall_ .15 
ELLA WINCHESTER (Grinter) Large, rich, mahogany red self with 
a brown haft and no venation in the velvety red falls; excellent 
form and symmetrical branching; in the October, 1935, A. 1. S. 
Bulletin, Bruce Maples writes, “The shape and style is unique and 
the finish superb;" good grower and bloomer; H. M. 1936; 
midseason; tall _ 6.50 
ELSINORE (Hall) Primrose yellow blended with and edged reddish 
purple; midseason; medium height_3 for .25 
EL TOVAR (H. P. Sass) Huge flowered, smoky, dark variegata blend; 
massive, dome shaped standards and broad, long falls; late; tall._ 2.25 
DOLLAR COLLECTION 
FRIEDA MOHR and twenty-four other fine varieties including red, 
pink and fragrant; all named and labelled and guaranteed true to 
name. The constituents of this collection will vary from time to 
time so I cannot tell you in advance what it will contain; but 
it is a very fine value at all times and an excellent choice for one 
who is just beginning an iris collection. 
EROS (Mead) Clear salmon pink blend with an undertone of yel¬ 
low; an entirely new iris color; A. M. 1936; midseason; tall_ 1.50 
ETHEL PECKHAM (Wmsn) Brilliant red in a large flower with 
arching standards and broad, long falls; late; tall; A. M. 1936 2.25 
EVENTIDE (H. P. Sass) Misty, slaty lavender; a subtle flower; mid¬ 
season; short _3 for .25 
EVOLUTION (Cay) Pale, coppery bronze blend; large flower with 
frilled standards and flaring falls; midseason; medium height_ .35 
June 12, 1937. 
Last year’s order perfect; alt bloomed and lovely. 
Mrs. A. J. M., Jerome, Idaho. 
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