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Maple Valley Iris Gardens 
The Finest Tall Bearded Irises 
WE ARE PROUD to offer you this carefully selected list of fine irises. Out¬ 
standing new varieties have been added—mediocre ones dropped. Only strong, vig¬ 
orous, hardy varieties of iris are recommended by us as such. We do not use extrava¬ 
gant descriptions—ours are based on our own garden notes and are as true and 
straightforward as we can make them. 
THE NAME OF THE ORIGINATOR AND DATE OF INTRODUCTION are given 
with each variety because we think the buyer has a right to know where his irises 
came from and how old they are. 
THE SEASON OF BLOOM is indicated by V. E.—Very Early, E.—Early, M.— 
Midseason, L.—Late. 
HEIGHT OF BLOOM is given in inches. By studying the height and season of 
bloom carefully much more effective plantings of iris can be made. 
AWARDS. American Iris Society Awards are—H. M. for Honorable Mention 
given when the iris is new and A. M. for Award of Merit, signifying that an iris has 
been tried out widely and found to he of outstanding value. The Dykes Medal is the 
highest award that can be given an iris and is awarded each year in America, Eng¬ 
land and France. C. M. indicates Certificate of Merit, France, and S. M., Silver 
Medal, England. Foreign irises that are especially outstanding are given an A. M. 
by the American Iris Society, and these are so marked. 
RATINGS. This year we are using the American Iris Society Ratings marked 
R. We feel that these will be of help to you in choosing the most worthwhile irises 
for your gardens. 
AIRY DREAM (Sturt. 1929) M. 36 in. A 
delightfully fresh and charming flower of 
clear delicate pink tone and very grace¬ 
ful form. A well named iris most effec¬ 
tive planted among light blues such as 
Realm or Blue Hill. Strong growing and 
hardy. R. 87. 30c 
ALICE HARDING (Cay. 1933) M. 40 in. 
A very lovely, soft primrose yellow of 
pure clear coloring and satiny texture. 
The flowers are smooth and rounded with 
excellent spacing on the well branched 
stalks. It received the Dykes Medal in 
France in 1933, and was voted an A. M. 
by the A. I. S. in 1937. Only the most 
outstanding foreign irises are given 
A. M. in America. The plants are vigor¬ 
ous and prolific. R. 89. $5.00 
ALINE (Stern. 1932) M. 38 in. A grand 
blue iris from England, as clear and pure 
a blue as we have seen, being similar in 
color to Hoogiana. Aline makes a per¬ 
fect companion for Alice Harding. A. M. 
England, 1932. R. 89. $5.00 
AL-LU-WE (H. P. Sass 1932) M. L. 40 
in. This is an Indian name denoting bet¬ 
ter quality and is very fitting to this fine, 
large blended variegata. The standards 
are golden tan, beautifully ruffled, the 
falls are bright Bordeau red. Tall, late 
and free blooming. R. 86. 50c 
ALTA CALIFORNIA (M. M. 1931) M. L. 
46 in. A tall, well branched deep golden 
yellow. One of the best medium priced 
dark yellow irises. Flowers of medium 
size and good form. H. M., 1936. R. 86. 
50c 
AMENTI (H. P. Sass 1936) M. L. 36 in. 
A beautiful clear toned blend of violet 
mauve and pale gold. The large ruffled 
flowers are well spaced on a well branch¬ 
ed stem. Vigorous and free flowering. 
The name means Paradise in the West. 
Good companion for Amitola. R. 88. $5.00 
AMIGO (Wmsn. 1934) M. 30 in. The 
lovely pansy iris that has become a great 
favorite with everyone who has seen it. 
The cupped standards are clear light vio¬ 
let and the widely flaring falls are deep, 
velvety, pansy violet with narrow light 
violet margin. H. M., 1936. R. 90. $5.00 
AMITOLA (H. P. Sass 1936) M. L. 38 in. 
A fine, large, pink and gold blend that 
seems to be a larger, pinker and more 
ruffled Rameses. Very similar in form and 
carriage to Amenti, it is lovely planted 
with it. Amitola is an Indian word for 
rainbow. R. 90. $7.50 
ANGELUS (Egelberg 1937) M. L. 34 in. 
One of the loveliest of the new pink 
blends, whose broad, finely domed stand¬ 
ards are a fresh light pink and whose 
falls are similar in tone with an irides¬ 
cent lavender sheen. The fresh lively 
color and fine silken texture make this 
iris a joy in the garden. Tall, well 
branched and perfectly hardy. $15.00 
ANITRA (H. P. Sass 1936) L. 36 in. A 
pure verbena violet self of the exquisite 
tone of the old Celeste. A fine large 
beautifully formed flower with domed 
standards and flaring falls. A pearly 
sheen gives this flower a luminous qual¬ 
ity like blue moonlight. H. M., 1937. 
R. 92. $15.00 
