• • Finest Iris 
BRIDAL VEIL (Mitchell 1936). Easily 
the most delicately beautiful white 
since the introduction of Purissima and 
of. proven hardiness. Not in competi¬ 
tion with Snow King, as Bridal Veil 
is a dainty variety, perfect in form, 
beautiful in its clarity, which is en¬ 
hanced by the clear, but tiny gold 
edging at the haft. See color picture, 
facing pg. 9. 
Occasionally one bloom to a stalk 
flowers with only two standards — 
otherwise the price would be at least 
twice as high. Despite this freak, we 
feel that Bridal Veil, without question, 
ranks with Purissima and Snow King, 
as one of the very finest whites in 
existence. Perfect, graceful, branch¬ 
ing. Substance excellent. Early mid¬ 
season. 36-inch. $5.00 
BRONZE BEACON (Salbach). Deserves 
a place in any garden because of its 
beauty alone — but of great additional 
value due to the fact that it is one of 
the very latest of all to bloom, extend¬ 
ing the season two full weeks. Cop¬ 
pery bronze of splendid texture which 
withstands both heat and rain. Low 
branching flower stalks, each carrying 
a myriad of lustrous blossoms. Falls 
velvety Indian lake, with glowing 
bronze standards which give this ex¬ 
tremely tall iris its beacon-like at¬ 
tributes. 50-inch. 50c; 3 for $1.25 
BRONZINO (Salbach 1937). Named for 
the famous creator of bronzes, and this 
iris is so beautiful that even Bronzino 
himself would consider it a master¬ 
piece. Tall, rich, and ideal in form and 
habit, Bronzino, a remarkable new iris, 
adds a splendid note of new color to 
the garden. Standards frosty golden 
bronze, falls rich coppery bronze -— a 
color combination of. great character 
and richness. Ideal low branching, 
leathery substance, domed standards, 
large flowers—in fact, Bronzino merits 
a ranking of “good” in every particu¬ 
lar. A real standout. In our opinion 
the best of all the bronze iris. Strik¬ 
ingly rich in color. See color pic¬ 
ture, inside front cover. Mid-season. 
40-inch. $10.00 
As Others See Us! 
From judges comments, authorship 
various: 
Brunhilde -— “An iris that you won’t 
forget, another of the four really great 
1936 iris.” 
California Gold — “The most outstand¬ 
ing yellow in size, color, and height.” 
— From the Feb. 1937 A. I. S. bulletin. 
“Brunhilde is a most unusually im¬ 
pressive, well-branched large bluish- 
violet self. The standards are particu¬ 
larly luscious in that they are very silky 
in appearance. 
BRUNO. Rich velvety bronze, blossoms 
fragrant, and form of bloom, as well as 
branching habit, excellent. Does par¬ 
ticularly well in California. Late. 
30-inch. 25c; 3 for 50c 
BRUNHILDE (Salbach 1934). Intro¬ 
duced as setting a new standard for 
iris of its type, Brunhilde has now 
definitely established itself as one of 
the top-notchers, having performed 
ideally everywhere. Its outstand¬ 
ing quality is perhaps best de¬ 
scribed by an A. I. S. judge from 
Minnesota, who says of Brunhilde: 
(It is) “A classic in its color section.” 
This remarkable iris has “every¬ 
thing”, for it merits front rank con¬ 
sideration any way you consider it. 
In color it is rich cobalt blue, the only 
iris of this tone in commerce, the 
others being either lighter blue or a 
darker blue-violet. In form, it is ideal, 
despite the poor shape shown in the 
color picture, front cover, and it car¬ 
ries as many as twenty blooms and buds 
on a single stalk. Blooms unusually 
large, and a tall, vigorous grower. We 
have counted as many as twenty-two 
flowers on a single low branching stalk. 
Most intense coloring (dark soft blu¬ 
ish violet by Ridgway) enhanced by 
its blue beard. Free blooming, and 
even better under artificial light than 
outdoors. Particularly welcome be¬ 
cause, in addition to its intensity, it 
is an iris with an unusually smooth 
finish. A most magnificent iris, highly 
praised wherever it has been grown, 
as is shown by the following com¬ 
ments: 
“In its own class, taking color, vigor, 
branching, form, and substance, no iris 
is a serious contender with Brunhilde.” 
—Nebraska. “Brunhilde, which bloomed 
in my garden, and also in the Kellogg 
garden for the first time, was par¬ 
ticularly outstanding. In fact, I con¬ 
sider Brunhilde the top-notcher in the 
dark blue violet class. Its splendid 
substance and form and intense color 
all combine to make it a very 
outstanding iris.” — Massachusetts. 
“Brunhilde was in fine form.” — Penn¬ 
sylvania. “My heart went out to Brun¬ 
hilde — entrancing color and form — 
ample height — a creature made to 
stand stress and storm as was her 
namesake.” — Nebraska. “It seems 
destined to be one of the most popular 
irises in existence, and . . . appears to 
belong among the great in blue irises.” 
—California. “I was very much im¬ 
pressed with Brunhilde. It is an iris 
of exceptional form, most unusual col¬ 
oring and especially fine finish, and left 
a distinct impression on my mind after 
the iris season was over.” — Massachu¬ 
setts. “Naranja and Brunhilde were 
among the four most meritorious iris 
of recent introduction.”—New Jersey. 
A. M., A. I. S., 1937. Mid-season. 
40-inch. $3.50 
BUECHLEY’S GIANT. A simply huge 
light lavender blue bi-color that has 
been described as a glorified Lord of 
June. One of the largest iris grown, 
and considered by at least one grower 
to be his best seller. Mid-season. 
40-inch. 60c 
CALIFORNIA GOLD (Mitchell 1933). 
A true “super” iris, being the bright¬ 
est in color of any yellow iris, having 
been nicknamed “Brazen Hussy” in 
view of its luminous, gleaming color¬ 
ing. One of the most sensational new 
varieties ever introduced, and those 
who have grown it have been just as 
enthusiastic as we who introduced it. 
A few of the comments we have heard 
about this marvelous variety include: 
“It was the tops”; “Newer productions 
seem not to supercede California Gold, 
which I rate highest among the yellows 
I have seen”; “The best yellow I have 
seen and the first to deserve a Dykes 
Medal ... it appears to be the best 
doer of. the new yellows that have had 
a chance to be tested out”; “of the 
Americans, the most outstanding that 
I have so far flowered is California 
Gold . . . can it be better?” “Caught 
general notice and admiration”; “Easily 
the outstanding iris in our collection”; 
“The darkest clear, tall golden yellow 
iris that I have ever seen”; and “Mar¬ 
velous—only one stalk, but everyone 
walked right to it”; “Nearly everyone 
in niy garden this year agreed that 
California Gold was the most outstand¬ 
ing iris in the garden”; “California 
Gold . . . is the largest deep golden 
yellow that has been shown in the 
East, and judging from its perform¬ 
ance, it appears to be entirely at home 
in our New England gardens, and sets 
a high standard in the deep yellow 
class”; “The very best yellow in the 
garden”; “I like California Gold as 
well as anything I have seen in the 
yellows and it is truly a beautiful iris.” 
In addition, California Gold often 
blooms in the fall in California. 
Color deepest yellow, a shade deep¬ 
er than even Crysoro. Form of bloom 
excellent, with very large blossoms. 
Branching good, height medium. Tex¬ 
ture good, and does not fade. A. M., 
and runner-up for W. R. Dykes Medal 
Award, (see color picture, back cover). 
A. I. S., 1937. Late blooming. 30-inch. 
$4.00 
CARDINAL. Rich velvety crimson pur¬ 
ple of wonderfully glossy texture. 
Stalks low and widely branched. Early. 
30-inch. 25c; 3 for 50c 
CARVED IVORY (Essig 1937). An ex¬ 
quisitely beautiful cream colored iris of 
fine form, size, and growing habit. 
A perfect performance in England has 
just been reported to us, indicating 
hardiness. 
Pure cream with deeper heart (rich 
creamy ivory) and beard of creamy yel¬ 
low — all perfectly blended. Delight¬ 
fully formed flowers with perfect 
branching. Although a W. R. Dykes 
seedling, Carved Ivory is “different” in 
form, even to the extent of having a 
slight flare to the falls. Parentage — 
seedling x W. R. Dykes. Early mid¬ 
season. Substance good. 36-inch. $7.00 
“In the light blue class. Shining 
Waters; Eleanor Blue in a slightly dark¬ 
er tone; Sierra Blue in a medium blue 
tone; and Brunhilde, a very dark tone, 
make up a quartet of blues shading from 
light to dark and set a very high 
standard.” — A. I. S. Bulletin 
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