1938 INTRODUCTION 
It has always been our policy to introduce nothing that is not strikingly 
outstanding — the “must-have” type of iris. Ordinarily, catalog readers 
would consider that a list of eight new iris is more than any one firm could 
turn out in the way of new iris. We point out, however, that this number 
should be compared, instead, to the output of four or five firms — for our new 
introductions include the exclusive introductions of the finest hybridizers from 
Berkeley, California, to Seattle, Washington. 
FROM GEORGE BREHM — We have 
secured the privilege of exclusive in¬ 
troduction of all his iris. Mr. Brehm 
is a new-comer in iris breeding, but 
his creations were a real discovery to 
us when we visited his gardens last 
year. 
WILLIAM A. SETCHELL (Brehm 1938). 
One of the most showy iris we have 
ever grown, a variety which is win¬ 
ning for itself as much attention and 
praise as did the first big yellows •— 
for it is far and away the largest iris 
ever grown, being both tall and broad. 
Actual measurements show the flower 
to be consistently seven inches tall, 
with immense falls 3 Y 2 inches wide 
and 4 inches long. 
In addition, its color is compellingly 
regal and rich. The color is: standards 
of steel blue and falls of violet-blue, 
adding great strength to its appearance 
of mammoth size. Tall, and well 
branched, with an ample quota of 
blooms, it flowers out with three of its 
immense flowers open at once with 
more to come — a magnificent speci¬ 
men. The flower holds up as well as 
could be expected in view of its tre¬ 
mendous size. 
Bred in Seattle, Washington, this 
new giant flowered in perfect ease, 
thereby indicating complete hardiness. 
Named for Professor William A. 
Setchell, of the University of Califor¬ 
nia, by Mr. George Brehm, who is a 
camp-mate of the latter’s at the Bo¬ 
hemian Club Grove. 
Stock limited; not more than one 
to a customer. Midseason. 42-inch. 
$25.00 
SNOQUALMIE (Brehm 1938). (William 
Carey Jones X seedling). Pronounced 
Snow-Kwal-Me. The Bruno blood of 
William Carey Jones carries on to 
give us a championship iris of leathery 
substance, and rich, smooth creamy 
coloring — and in a tall iris of excel¬ 
lent form and perfect branching. 
Rich, smooth cream, shading to lighter 
cream at the top-center of the fall. 
Our choice as easily the finest cream 
of its type; distinct from William 
Carey Jones in its greatly improved 
form and its slightly warmer shade 
of cream, distinct from Carved Ivory 
that is taller and rich and smooth, 
while Carved Ivory is soft and frosty. 
One of the most valuable of all for 
garden use, as it acts as a relief be¬ 
tween the other iris colors and adds 
to their beauty besides standing out 
as aristocrat itself. Mid-season. 45-inch. 
$15.00 
WILLIAM A. SETCHELL 
FROM F. A. THOLE, we have his most 
outstanding seedling. 
MOKI (Thole 1938). Zuni X Depute 
Nomblot. A fine new variety that is 
a vastly improved Zuni — having very 
big, bold flowers, smooth and well 
rounded, plus the same rich brown- 
bronzing color of the latter. Medium 
tall, and of fine branching habit. In 
our estimation, Moki is the finest of 
all of Mr. Thole’s introductions. 
We purchased Moki intending to in¬ 
troduce it at a price of $10.00 per 
rhizome, but we received a much larger 
stock than we expected, and it gave 
us good increase. In view of this fact, 
and in consideration of our having 
quite a few other introductions for 
the season, we decided to try Moki at 
a new low introductory price. Early 
mid-season. 30-inch. $1.50 
FROM DR. R. E. KLEINSORGE, we 
have obtained the four seedlings that 
we consider to be his most outstanding 
—two of which we introduce this seas¬ 
on, with the other two planned for in¬ 
troduction in 1939. Dr. Kleinsorge has 
created many fine new things, but we 
feel that the quartet we have, together 
with his sensational Ormohr, released 
in 1937, stand out as his finest crea¬ 
tions, to date. 
SIERRA SNOW (Kleinsorge 1938). 
Purissima x Rameses X Far West. 
We have seen many new whites — 
in New England, in the Mid-West, and 
elsewhere, yet every time we see new 
whites, our thoughts cannot help but 
wander back to the perfect beauty of 
Purissima as it grows for us. 
Two seasons ago we introduced 
Bridal Veil, as beautiful in its way as 
Purissima in it’s — but not until last 
season did we know the majestic per¬ 
fection of Purissima in any white for 
which we can predict hardiness. We 
then purchased the variety and named 
it Sierra Snow. It is tall, candelab¬ 
rum branched, and is as smooth as 
Purissima, and almost the same color, 
just a faint shade warmer and clearer 
in its white tone, and with just as 
clear a finish as the former. 
Sierra Snow lacks the lush winter 
growth of Purissima, which is one fac¬ 
tor that causes us to predict its com¬ 
plete hardiness. The other is the fact 
that Kalinga, half, Purissima, has 
proven hardy, and two other half- 
Purissima seedlings of Dr. Kleinsorge’s 
have thrived when tried in South Da¬ 
kota. Sierra Snow is only one-quar¬ 
ter Purissima. Stock limited. Not 
more than one to a customer. Mid¬ 
season to late. 45-inch $15.00 
PORTLAND (Kleinsorge 1938). (Con¬ 
quistador x Cardinal) x Carfax X 
Rameses. Standards frosty gold, falls 
coral rose — very close to being a giant 
Mary Geddes. The main difference in 
coloring of the two is that the stand¬ 
ards of Portland are slightly lighter 
gold and the falls are more of a self 
color, lacking the gold haft lining. 
Or, to describe Portland in another 
way, one could say that it is a highly 
colored RameSes, for it has bright 
colors, while Rameses is more on the 
pearly type. Showy, standing out 
clear across the garden — and tall 
enough to give it unusual garden value. 
Mid-season to late. 45-inch. A good 
stock permits its introduction at $10.00 
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