Carl Salbach ••• 
SNOW MAIDEN: Pure white, and so free blooming that it covers the ground 
like a drift of snow. 
HAPPY DAYS (Mitchell 1934). Breath¬ 
taking in its startling beauty, this 
sensational yellow, which has “every¬ 
thing,” has sky-rocketed across the 
sky of the iris world, blazing a record 
of ach'evement that will long be re¬ 
membered. One of a number of breed¬ 
ing triumphs that have won for Sydney 
B. Mitchell in the race to be the first 
to produce large, tall, and perfect yel¬ 
low iris. 
The list of admirers who have revel¬ 
led in rapt delight on viewing this 
marvelous creation includes most of 
the famous names in the American 
Iris World, and we have on file a list 
of remarks in praise of Happy Days 
to fill a column. They are all similar 
in vein to the following: “This flower 
marks one of the great steps in iris 
achievement.” “It was more admired 
than any variety in my garden. Cut¬ 
ting it as I could in every particular, 
it rated HIGH in the 90’s.” “The most 
advanced of. the new varieties from 
any source.” “One of the most sought 
in the garden, and one that the iris 
connoisseurs were most enthusiastic 
over.” “California Gold and Happy 
Days again proved their topmost rank¬ 
ings in their color class.” “Happy 
Days has always been my favorite of 
the three yellows which you introduced 
in 1933-34. I consider it a very dis¬ 
tinct iris.” “When the flower bloomed 
in all its glory, it was by far the rich¬ 
est and proudest in the garden ... a 
pure yellow. A sight to behold.” 
“Happy Days and California Gold still 
gleam in my memory as the best real 
yellows introduced so far that I have 
seen . . . Happy Days was everything 
implied in its name.” 
An immense clear yellow most easily 
desci-ibed as a yellow El Capitan, al¬ 
though in established plantings the 
bloom will be slightly larger than those 
of the latter. 
Perfectly branched, with each stalk 
carrying seven or eight massive 
blooms. Color, clear pinard yellow, with 
the falls being a shade deeper than the 
standards, and the beard an attractive 
orange yellow. Unusual glistening 
finish. See color picture, facing pg. 8. 
Although deriving its size from its 
Dykes parentage, the use of a clear 
yellow seedling as the other parent has 
eliminated any tendency toward fleck¬ 
ing and fading. 
Blooms measure 7 X A inches from top 
to bottom, and 314 inches across the 
falls. A. M., A. I. S., 1937. Early 
through m'd-season. 40-inch. $3.50 
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“H” GROUP. In view of the popularity 
of our BERKELEY GROUP, intro¬ 
duced two seasons ago, we again plan¬ 
ned grouping those iris which might 
well have been introduced at $2.50, 
$3.00 or $5.00 each, to sell in a group. 
This set, all being sold for the first 
time this year, consists of seven first- 
class iris, and sells for $9.00 
or without Haverhill, $7.50 
HAVERHILL (Salbach 1938). A beau¬ 
tifully colored variety of pure lilac, 
kept from regular introduction only 
because of its open standards. It is 
Bronze Beacon x San Francisco, and 
derives great height from Bronze Bea¬ 
con. Late. 48-inch. Not sold separ¬ 
ately; see “H” Group, below. 
HAWAII (Salbach 1938) (Anna-Marie 
Cayeaux x Alta California). A rich, 
duskier edition of Anna-Marie Cayeux. 
Smoky violet with gun metal blue to 
violet flush. Very rich. Tall and of 
good substance. Well branched. Very 
fragrant. Late. 40-inch. Not sold 
separately; see “H” group below. 
HAYWARD (Mitchell 1938). The most 
distinct white of all, as it is set off 
by the most striking orange beard we 
have ever seen on any iris. Clear 
white with yellow haft markings. Form 
of flower, and branching habit excel¬ 
lent. Parentage lost. Late mid-season. 
36-inch. Not sold separately; see “H” 
group, below. 
HARLEM (Salbach 1938) (Black Wings 
Seedling). A red-toned Black Wings. 
Same broad form, etc., as Black Wings, 
but red-black instead of blue-black. 
Lit by bronze undertone at center. 
Yellow beard. 36-inch. Not sold 
separately; see “H” group below. 
HAPSBURG (Salbach 1938) (Grace 
Sturtevant x Berkeley Cream). A very 
tall brown and gold variegata (yellow 
standards and light brown falls.) 
Good large flowers and well branched, 
very tall. We held debate after de¬ 
bate before we decided whether to in¬ 
troduce this one at $10.00 or include 
it in the “H” Group. Late. 50-inch. 
Not sold separately; see “H” group 
below. 
HARTFORD (Salbach 1938). A bronzy 
pink iris; close to the strawberry tone 
of Charm, but a trifle closer to pink. 
The standards are of bronzy pink, the 
falls strawberry red. A striking, yet 
stately iris, ideally branched. King 
Tut x Bronze Beacon X King Midas. 
44-inch. Not sold separately; see “H” 
Group, below. 
HARVARD (Salbach 1938). A redder 
Dauntless, bred from Dauntless x 
seedling; having redder standards, and 
falls, otherwise almost identical to 
Dauntless. Very fragrant. Not sold 
separately. 
“H” GROUP. Due to the fact that iris 
introduced at less than $10.00 each 
never seem to attract enough attention 
to bring us an appreciable financial re¬ 
turn, we “saved up” to release a set 
sold only as a group, which we intro¬ 
duced two seasons ago as the “Berk¬ 
eley Group.” Since this plan was dis¬ 
tinctly popular, we have again “saved 
up”, and this season offer another set, 
which we again rank as one of, the 
greatest “buys” ever offered in new 
iris — the “H” Group. This set con¬ 
sists of seven really outstanding new 
iris, never offered before (Hawaii, 
Haverhill, Hayward, Harlem, Haps- 
burg, Hartford, and Harvard). 
Entire Collection $9.00 
Part Collection — Hawaii, Hayward, 
Harlem, Hapsburg, Hartford, Harvard 
(omitting Haverhill) $7.50 
HELIOS. One of the really fine yellows. 
A big, luminous pale yellow, almost 
as large as W. R. Dykes, but a bit 
paler in color. Fine form and finish, 
with delicate light brown lining on the 
falls which, however, is so faint as to 
be almost invisible when the flower is 
open. A most vigorous grower, free 
blooming. An excellent variety for use 
in hybridizing. C. M., and prize as 
one of the three best iris of 1929, S. 
N. H. F. Midseason. 36-inch. 
25c; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00 
HIDALGO. A very large lavender blue 
of unusually broad shape. The stalks 
carry so many blooms open at one time 
that is is comparable to a spike of 
gladiolus. Particularly fine for floral 
decorations, as under electric light it 
becomes pink as Frieda Mohr. Mid¬ 
season to late. 48-inch. 
25c; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.50 
HOOGIANA — See page 26. 
IBPALL. Part oncocyclus, the same 
type of hybrid as William Mohr. 
Rounded shape, with exquisite veining. 
Blooms of deep red violet. Most un¬ 
usual. Early mid-season. 26-inch. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
Greatest Advancement 
Iris enthusiasts are most free in their 
praise of the sensational new Mitchell 
yellows. Witness: “Two super iris in my 
opinion: Happy Days and California 
Gold. These spectacular yellows certain¬ 
ly leave little to be desired in this color 
classification. The brilliance of size and 
height of California Gold, and the all- 
around perfection of Happy Days are 
almost Utopian,” says a Californian. 
