BERKELEY ACE. Withdrawn for the 
season to increase stock. 
BERKELEY BELLE. A fine opalescent 
blend which was bred from two Mitchell 
seedlings. Standards irridescent, frosty 
light golden bronze. Falls lavender, 
almost lilac, with bronze yellow haft 
and falls edged irridescent yellow. An 
early bloomer, and of splendid habit. 
44-inch. Sold in “Berkeley Group,” 
below, or separately at $2.00 
BERKELEY BRONZE (Bruno X Do¬ 
minion x seedling). A decided im¬ 
provement over Grace Sturtevant, hav¬ 
ing generally better form, taller, and 
with a much smoother finish. Stand¬ 
ards coppery bronze, falls deep mahog¬ 
any. Strong yellow beard with no 
white haft markings. 40-inch. Sold 
in “Berkeley Group,” below, or separ¬ 
ately at $1.50 
BERKELEY COPPER (Alta California X 
King Midas). A flower which is very 
warm in color, yet rich and bright at 
the same time. Standards richest 
glowing, burnished bronze. Falls cop¬ 
pery red. Good sized bloom. Late. 
36-inch. Not sold separately. See 
“Berkeley Group,” below. 
BERKELEY CREAM (Gold Top X seed¬ 
ling). A clear cream or light yellow 
self of Santa Barbara flaring falls and 
size. Excellent substance, and a free 
bloomer. Most effective in the garden. 
Late blooming. 36-inch. Sold in Berk¬ 
eley Group,” below, or separately. $2.00 
BERKELEY DAWN (Purissima X De¬ 
pute Nomblot). Retains the height 
and fine branching qualities of Puris¬ 
sima with the big bold blooms of De¬ 
pute Nomblot. Standards smoky lav¬ 
ender, falls lavender with brown flush 
at haft. Beard yellow. A strikingly 
bold and vigorous variety, perfectly 
branched. Late bloomer. 50-inch. Not 
sold separately. See “Berkeley Group” 
below. 
BERKELEY ELEGANCE (Anna-Marie 
Cayeux X Alta California). Deep 
Chinese violet to mauve, slightly light¬ 
er than Anna-Marie Cayeux. Taller 
and better branched than the latter. 
Late bloomer. 44-inch. Not sold sep¬ 
arately. See “Berkeley Group” below. 
A Pleasing Comment 
We find the following pleasing com¬ 
ments about iris of our introduction in 
the February, 1937, Iris Society Bulletin: 
“California Gold, a veritable mine 
of gold, so fittingly named — a tall 
deep yellow — gleaming in one bed, 
while its rival, Happy Days, reigned 
in another. What Iris has created a 
greater furore? And then there is Na- 
tividad, an exquisite creamy white that 
looks as though a yellow candle was be¬ 
hind it, gleaming through the standards 
and falls. And Rubeo! Standing out 
from all the rest — tall and straight, 
branching low and wide — its standards 
a deep rose with darker maroon falls of 
perfect texture, making a beautiful red 
clump in the sunshine. Still I have not 
told of Naranja — that glorious brilliant 
orange thing that stands 44 inches tall 
and gleams like a topaz in the sun! 
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BERKELEY EVENING (President Pilk- 
ington X Alta California). A tall, 
well branched gold-white blend with Al¬ 
ta California form, height, and branch¬ 
ing. Standards amber yellow, falls 
white with gold beard and haft edging. 
46-inch. Not sold separately. See 
“Berkeley Group,” below. 
BERKELEY FESTIVAL. A distinct and 
very bright variegata. Standards deep 
bright yellow; falls bright red-violet 
with gold edgings and gold beard. 
Not sold separately. See “Berkeley 
Group,” below. 
BERKELEY FIRE (Dominion X seed¬ 
ling). Standards fiery coppery red, the 
brightest we have ever seen on any 
iris. Beard gold, falls maroon, almost 
black. Had this been a perfectly 
formed flower, it could have been in¬ 
troduced at $25.00 each, but kept in 
the “Berkeley Group” because the flow¬ 
er form is rough. 36-inch. See “Berkeley 
Group,” below, or sold separately at 
$ 2.00 
BERKELEY NUGGET (Alta California 
X King Midas). A large flower re¬ 
sembling Alta California in form, but 
colored a brighter yellow. This one 
was well worth introduction in 1935 
and again in 1936 at $10.00 each, but 
was withheld because we felt that such 
champions as California Gold, Happy 
Days, and Naranja should have the 
spotlight alone. Sold in “Berkeley 
Group,” or separately at $1.50 
BERKELEY QUEEN (Anna-Marie 
Cayeux X Alta California). A strik¬ 
ing blend. Pale pearly lilac, flushed 
yellow at mid-rib and haft. Does not 
fade. Well branched. Many capable 
critics urged us to put this in our 
“1936 introductions,” but after long 
consideration, we placed it here. Late. 
48-inch. Not sold separately. See 
“Berkeley Group,” below. 
BERKELEY GROUP — One rhizome 
each, all eleven “Berkeley” iris listed 
above, sold as a complete unit, the 
“Berkeley Group,” for $8.50. This re¬ 
markable “buy” comes to you through 
a peculiar “quirk” of psychology. We 
find that too many introductions, no 
matter how good, tend to limit, rather 
than increase our sales income. Some 
of our finest iris, such as Eleanor Blue 
(introduced at $7.50), Pink Jewel, China 
Rose and Peacemaker (introduced at 
$3.00), gave us a very poor financial 
return the first seasons after their in¬ 
troduction. We therefore combined 
eleven really outstanding iris which we 
introduced as a group, rather than sell 
them singly. Four of the varieties in¬ 
cluded were actually given the most 
serious consideration for introduction 
at $10.00 each, and the other seven 
were, at one time or another, on our 
tentative introductory list at either 
$7.50 or $5.00 each. One rhizome each, 
all eleven, sold as a complete unit, 
the “Berkeley Group.” $8.50 
Carl Salbach... 
BLACK WINGS. Produced by Chancel¬ 
lor Kirkland, one of the Nation’s best 
known iris breeders, this splendid va¬ 
riety was runner-up to Sierra Blue for 
the 1935 W. R. Dykes Medal award. 
With its rich velvety darkness, Black 
Wings makes a most showy clump, and 
the individual specimens are just as 
outstanding. Good size and form, with 
flaring falls 4 Y 2 inches by equal height. 
Color almost black, owing to the black 
veining on Fluorite violet. Hardy, and 
does not fade. One of the standouts 
in our garden — an iris which we can 
give full commendation. Mid-season. 
30-inch. 60c; 3 for $1.50 
BLUE BANNER. Also a Kirkland in¬ 
troduction, this iris is a great improve¬ 
ment over all of the older varieties of 
this type. Most popular, its clear light 
blue standards and violet falls, edged 
blue, form a striking combination. 
Large blooms, branched, and medium 
tall. Mid-season. 27-inch. 
25c; 3 for 60c 
BLUE TRIUMPH (Grinter). A tall, 
clepr pale ice-blue having a smooth, 
velvety finish. An iris of great dig¬ 
nity, considered by many to be the 
finest light blue; certainly one of the 
best. Tall and well branched. A. M., 
A. I. S., 1936. Mid-season. 40-inch. 
$3.50 
BLUE VELVET. A very beautiful flow¬ 
er, most appropriately named, being a 
deep blue velvet. Well branched, and 
carrying fine big blooms, this variety 
was introduced as one of the very fin¬ 
est, and has proven to be a good doer 
everywhere. A vigorous grower and a 
rapid increaser. Late. 30-inch. 
35c; 3 for 75c 
We have always tried to deserve a repu¬ 
tation of offering and delivering nothing 
but that which is of the highest quality. 
It seems to us that our measure of sue 
cess in this respect is indicated by the 
fact that one garden authority definitely 
considers our iris introductions to be the 
finest offered. A Flower Grower-au¬ 
thor characterizes our reputation as “un¬ 
impeachable”, and a Canadian grower 
ridicules the necessity of our giving refer¬ 
ence for a credit purchase. 
These, of course, are not only tributes 
we have received. Others in similar vein 
include: from a California garden lover, 
“Altogether it is a rare privilege to deal 
with you. One is ever so certain of the 
best in your line”; from Indiana, “One 
must take advantage of Salbach’s quality 
coupled with such prices”; and from an¬ 
other Californian, speaking of a gift she 
was making, “I want her to have the 
best seeds obtainable, hence ‘Salbach 
Seed’ ”. 
