Finest Iris... 
FRIVOLITE. A very fine French origi¬ 
nation. Medium sized blooms, a lus¬ 
trous shade of lavender pink. Delight¬ 
ful. Mid-season. 28-inch. 
40c; 3 for $1.00 
GARDEN MAGIC (Grinter). A very 
rich, smooth dark velvety red. De¬ 
scribed by the introducer as “probably 
the finest of all reds.” Lit by orange 
beard, and characterized by its smooth, 
lacquer-like finish. Blooms large. Frag¬ 
rant and well branched. H. M., A. I. 
S., 1937. Mid-season. 38-inch. $30.00 
GAYNELLE. This splendid intermed¬ 
iate is most outstanding, due particu¬ 
larly to the fact that it is the very 
earliest of the yellows. Very free 
bloomer. Makes a solid mass of pale 
gold at blooming time. 20-inch. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
GERMAIN PERTHUIS. An enormous 
rich violet purple self with striking 
orange beard. Tall, well branched. 
Mid-season. 36-inch. 25c; 3 for 50c 
GLOAMING. Most floriferous, and forms 
a bright russet mass of. color. Because 
it increases so rapidly, a dozen 
rhizomes will give complete border ef¬ 
fect in two years. 15-inch. 
20c; 3 for 40c; 12 for $1.35 
GLORIOLE (Gage). A very fine, large 
light blue. Self-colored. An outstand¬ 
ing variety with extra heavy texture 
capable of withstanding both rain and 
sun. A. M., A. I. S., 1935. Mid- 
son. 40-inch. $5.00 
GOLDEN AMBER (Sturtevant). A most 
outstanding and unusual variety se¬ 
lected by Edward Salbach as Miss 
Sturtevant’s finest seedling when he 
visited her gardens in 1936. The gen¬ 
eral color impression follows the name, 
with the standards being lighter, al¬ 
most pure yellow, and the falls deeper, 
more on the amber. Ideal branching. 
Orange beard. Mid-season. 36-inch. 
$15.00 
GOLDEN BEAR (Mitchell 1936). This 
attractive clear yellow completes Syd¬ 
ney B. Mitchell’s grand slam of plac¬ 
ing a leader in each of the types of 
yellow iris. The glistening color of 
rich gold is the finest we have seen 
in any iris in commerce, and it is com¬ 
pletely distinct in color and form from 
the other Mitchell yellows. 
Originally the name “Golden Bear” 
was used for a beautiful Sydney B. 
Mitchell yellow that was never mark¬ 
eted because of. its persistent habit of 
blooming with open standards. The 
new variety now bearing the name 
“Golden Bear” is identical in color and 
similar in form to the original “Gold¬ 
en Bear,” but with closed, domed 
standards. See color picture facing 
pg. 25. Taller and more than twice as 
large as Pluie d’ Or, with color as 
rich, and clearer. Has never shown 
any tendency to fade. Possesses no 
Dykes blood, and consequently of dis¬ 
tinct form of bloom. Well branched 
stalks. H. M., A. I. S., 1937. Mid¬ 
season. 36-inch. $5.00 
GOLDEN LIGHT. A beautiful iris, the 
best of the Euphony type. An indes¬ 
cribable, but most attractive blend of 
apricot yellow, cinnamon, light yellow, 
faintly suffused pink and orange. Nice¬ 
ly branched stems, 38-inches tall. H. 
M., A. I. S., 1936. Mid-season. $1.50 
GOLD TOP (Salbach). A very rich and 
elegant flower with standards of old 
gold that are set off by red violet falls 
edged with gold. The blending of 
colors is most artistic, and is greatly 
enhanced by the style arms and beard, 
which afford another touch of gold. 
Blooms early and continues through 
the season. Tall and well branched. 
A consistent fall bloomer in California. 
Early mid-season. 36-inch. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
GOLDEN BOW (Jacob Sass). A large 
flowered deep yellow intermediate of 
fine form and habit. Considered to be 
the very best of the deep toned early 
blooming yellows. Most attractive and 
decidedly desirable. H. M., A. I. S., 
1936. 26-inch. 60c; 3 for $1.50 
GRACE MOHR (Jory 1935). Most cer¬ 
tainly a sensational iris — a William 
Mohr seedling, almost identical in its 
beautiful coloring and delicate veining, 
but on tall, branching, 40-inch stems. 
Reported as completely hardy, and 
the one plant we saw during our trip 
(grown by a New England amateur) 
bloomed as much a standout as any¬ 
thing we had seen. Truly William 
Mohr, grown up. Described as “ex¬ 
ceptionally fine ... a new break in 
breeding,” and “A beautiful violet with 
darker veinings, which I rated . . . 95.” 
Color — pale lilac, veined manganese 
lilac. Forty inches tall with many 
huge blooms — each as large as a 
flower of William Mohr, but appearing 
even bigger, due to the flaring falls. 
Imagine the color of William Mohr in 
the flaring form of Grace Mohr. $10.00 
Left — SONG OF GOLD 
Center — MOUNT WASHINGTON 
Right — CARVED IVORY 
A champion trio of E. O. Essig seed¬ 
lings which we introduced last season. 
GRACE STURTEVANT. A dark, rich¬ 
ly colored variety that is at the same 
time one of. the showiest in existence, 
thanks to as brilliant an orange-yel¬ 
low beard as is possible. Standards 
dark red brown with rich velvety falls 
that are still darker, almost black at 
the tip. Grows slightly taller outside 
of California, but a good doer and an 
outstanding variety anywhere. Very 
valuable to breeders, being one of the 
parents of California Gold. Mid-season. 
30-inch. 25c; 3 for 50c 
BERKELEY ACE 
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