GENERAL INFORMATION 
For instructions as to how to order, see page 32. 
The iris following are tall bearded iris, practically 
all of the “pogon’ type. The exceptions are the hy¬ 
brids, William Mohr, Mohrson, Ibpall, etc., which are 
only part “pogon”. Other types of iris are listed else¬ 
where in the catalog. 
The color range of the bearded iris is unbelievably 
large, as the introductions of recent years have given 
many new shades. However, there are no pure salmon 
pinks, and the reds’ are on the violet and brown 
shades, rather than flame or scarlet. The blues range 
from the palest tones, to the deep rich velvety tones, 
and the yellows are available in practically all of the 
possible variations. There are no pure oranges, al¬ 
though a very few varieties have an orange cast. 
A bicolor is an iris that has standards of one shade 
and falls of another, usually considerably darker. A 
blend, as the name indicates, is a suffusion of several 
colors. A plicata is a light colored iris, the edges of 
which are flushed, lined or dotted with color. A self 
carries the same shade throughout the whole flower. 
A variegata has yellow standards and reddish brown 
falls. 
The standards are the three upstanding petals; the 
falls the three lower petals. Names in parenthesis fol¬ 
lowing the iris are those of the originators. 
IRIS AWARDS: Heading the list is the W. R. 
Dykes Medal. In France and England, the Iris Socie¬ 
ties give this award yearly to the finest new iris. In 
America, no iris is eligible until it has first been given 
an Award of Merit (Abbrev. A. M.). The A. M., in 
turn must be preceded by Honorable Mention (abbrev. 
H. M.). Occasionally in England, and quite often in 
America, when no eligible iris was adjudged worthy, 
the Dykes Medal awards have been passed. 
The following abbreviations used in noting awards 
refer to different societies: A. I. S., American Iris So¬ 
ciety; B. I. S., British Iris Society; M. H. S., Massachu¬ 
setts Horticultural Society; R. H. S., Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society, England; S. N. H. F., Societe Nationale 
d’Horticulture de France. 
The prices in this catalog cancel all previous quota¬ 
tions. 
Cultural Directions included with every order. 
COLOR CLASSES 
Many iris whose colorings border between two 
different classes all but defy classification. We have 
placed each one in a definite color group, however. 
In explanation, we note that all the pinks, blues 
and reds contain some violet, but their rarge is far 
greater than is generally realized. The classes: 
LILAC TO RED VIOLET: Allegria, Avondale, Coppersmith, 
Germain Perthuis, Grace Mohr, Jean Aicard (bi-color), 
Lady Lilford, Louis Bel, Magnifica (bi-color), Ormohr, 
William Mohr. 
PINK TO ROSE: Angelus, China Rose, Day Dream, Dog- 
rose, Eros, Frieda Mohr, Frivolite, Miss California, Mme. 
Bouscant, Morocco Rose, Pink Jewel, Pink Opal, Pink 
Satin, Rose Mitchell, Rosultra. 
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PLICATAS: Alameda, Cydalise, Los Angeles, Orloff, Pink 
Jadu, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seduction, Siegfried, 
Spring Cloud, True Delight. 
VARIEGATAS AND NEAR-VARIEGATAS: Berkeley Fes¬ 
tival, Casque d’Or, City of Lincoln, Claude Aureau, Crown 
Prince, Iris King, Lodestar, Marquita, Neon, Portola, Pres¬ 
ident Lebrun, Rialgar (yellow in effect). 
LILAC TO BLUE TONED BLENDS: Anna Marie Cayeux, 
Berkeley Elegance, Persia, President Pilkington, Rosy Asia. 
PEARLY OR BUFF-PINK BLENDS: Berkeley Belle, Mary 
Geddes, Midwest Gem, Ophelia, Querida, Rameses. 
YELLOW, BUFF TONED BLENDS: Berkeley Evening, 
Berkeley Queen, Euphony, Far West, Golden Amber, 
Golden Light, Gold Top, Marvelous, Midgard, Moonglo, 
Plurabelle, Sandalwood, Sunol. 
YELLOWS: Alta California, Berkeley Nugget, California 
Gold, Coronation, Crysoro, Desert Gold, Eclador, Fortuna, 
Gaynelle, Golden Bear, Golden Bow, Happy Days, Helios, 
Jasmania, Mirasol, Moonbeam, Naranja, Primrose, Rayo 
de Sol, Song of Gold, Sound Money, Sunburst, W. R. Dykes. 
LIGHT BLUES: Blue Banner, Blue Triumph, Eleanor Blue, 
Jacquelline Guillot, Gloriole, Leonato, Peacemaker, Shining 
Waters. 
MEDIUM BLUES: Dr. Chobaut, Elizabeth Huntington, J. J. 
Dean (bi-color), Missouri, Pacific, Santa Barbara, Santa 
Clara, Sensation, Sierra Blue. 
DEEP BLUE: Brunhilde. 
DEEP VELVETY BLUE-VIOLET: Black Wings, Blue Vel¬ 
vet, Creole Belle, Dilkush, Jumbo, Mabel Taft, Mata Hari, 
Meldoric, Mme. Serouge, Mohrson, Peshowar, Rhapsody, 
San Diego, Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau, Tioga, Valor, Winni- 
shiek. 
LAVENDER BLUES: Berkeley Dawn, Buechley's Giant, 
El Capitan, Hidalgo, Nereus, Ozone, San Gabriel. 
BLENDS: Evolution, Valiant. 
WHITES AND CREAMS: Berkeley Cream, Bridal Veil, 
Carved Ivory, Easter Morn, Kalinga, Lady Paramount, 
Moonlight, Mount Washington, Natividad, Purissima, 
Shasta, Silent Waterfall, Snow King, Snow Maiden, Wm. 
Carey Jones, Yellow Pearl. 
WINE OR VIOLET REDS: Cardinal, Dark Horse, Ibpall, 
Irma Pollock, Joycette, Legend, Lord Lambourne, Monterey, 
Monadnock, Morning Splendor, Padre, Prof. S. B. Mitchell, 
San Luis Rey, Tenaya, Tipo Red. 
REDS: Berkeley Fire, Charm, Cheerio, Dark Knight, Daunt¬ 
less, Firefall, Garden Magic, Junaluska, King Tut, Ouray, 
Piute, Red Dominion, Red Radiance, Red Wing, Rob Roy, 
Ronda, Rubeo, Setting Sun, Taos, The Red Douglas, Tiger- 
Tiger. 
BRONZE AND TAN: Aviator Nungessor, Berkeley Bronze, 
Bronze Beacon, Bronzino, Bruno, China Lantern, Depute 
Nomblot, Gloaming, Grace Sturtevant, Indian Chief, Indian 
Love Call, Ingenieur Winnsinger, Jean Cayeux, Jeb Stuart, 
King Midas, Le Correge, Mrs. Valerie West, Spokan, Sun¬ 
tan, Vert-Galant, Ukiah. 
BLENDS: Clara Noyes, Copper Piece (violet), Natoma 
(cinnamon). 
COPPER: Berkeley Copper, Copper Lustre, E. B. William¬ 
son, Radiant. 
BLEND: Lighthouse. 
BLUE, LIGHT BLUE; OR BLUE, WHITE BI-COLORS: 
Amigo, Lycaena, Sir Michael, Wabash. 
Our exclusive 1938 introductions (Pages 4 and 5) and our 
New “H” Group (page 14) not included above. 
