MISS CALIFORNIA 
ORMOHR 
SONG OF GOLD (Essig 1937). A clear, 
large flowered yellow iris that merits 
a front row spot along with the Cham¬ 
pion yellows we have already intro¬ 
duced. A vigorous grower, very dis¬ 
tinct, clear of color, well branched, and 
magnificent as a clump. Differs from 
all our other yellows in that it is of 
Santa Barbara flaring fall type, and in 
that its color is distinct — clear and 
soft, just a shade deeper than that of 
Happy Days. Very large, ideally 
branched, of non-Dykes form, and color 
(by Ridgway) clear yellow, deeper at 
haft. Orange beard. Firmest texture, 
and deliciously scented. Early mid¬ 
season. 38-inch. $10.00 
SOUND MONEY. A clear yellow pumila 
hybrid that blooms, in established 
plantings, like a carpet of brilliant 
gold. Has been described as a yellow 
counterpart of Snow Maiden. Some¬ 
times blooms in the fall. H. M., A. I. 
S., 1936. Earliest of all to bloom. 6 
to 9 inches. 50c; 3 for $1.35 
SOUV. DE MME. GAUDICHAU. Dark, 
rich velvety blue purple bi-color of fine 
shape, finish and substance. Fragrant. 
Early. 36-inch. 20c; 3 for 40c 
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SPRING CLOUD (Jory 1935). “A worthy 
companion to Los Angeles and San 
Francisco,” which has been described 
by one of the nation’s most capable iris 
critics as “Stately and indispensable.” 
Just as large and just as distinct as 
the original Mitchell giant plicatas, this 
fine variety might easily have com¬ 
manded a price as high as $20.00. In¬ 
troduced at one quarter that sum, and 
now lower still. 
Standards heavily suffused blue on 
white, with falls clean white, except 
for a few inconspicuous blue markings. 
Hardy everywhere. Mid-season. 48- 
inch. $1.00 
SPOKAN (Jacob Sass). A giant red- 
brown blend with yellow haft and 
prominent orange beard. Standards 
brown, overlaid reddish brown; falls 
ox-blood red, overlaid blackish brown. 
Mid-season. 36-inch. H. M., A. I. S., 
1936. $5.00 
Happy Days — “Best yellow that is 
yellow. The ‘Big Four’ of the yellows: 
Lady Paramount, lightest of our regal 
yellow, with Happy Days a shade deep¬ 
er, and California Gold, once the deepest 
yellow, now being moved up a notch, a.s 
Naranja becomes the deepest in the ‘Big- 
Four’.” 
SUNBURST (Mitchell 1937). Tested in 
three regions — the Pacific Northwest, 
the Mid-West, and New England, and 
definitely proving itself a real head¬ 
liner in each case, this fine iris is a fit 
companion for Sydney B. Mitchell’s 
other championship yellows. Reports, 
in fact, include the opinions of one very 
competent judge to the effect that Sun¬ 
burst is Sydney B. Mitchell’s finest 
yellow. Certainly a muchly desired iris, 
for it is of a new tone, and entirely 
distinct in form. The color is a deep 
rich yellow self, deeper than California 
Gold, but soft instead of bright, and 
yet a pure yellow. Good low branch¬ 
ing, and has endured particularly hard 
seasons and proven that it is not only 
perfectly hardy, but very vigorous in 
every case. Of ent'rely different par¬ 
entage from any of the other new yel¬ 
lows, therefore completely distinct. 
Mid-season. 42-inch. $5.00 
Naranja — “As seen in two places 
many miles apart . . . becomes a new 
color in iris. Everybody seemed to feel 
it was as fine an iris as I did. To me, 
it was one of the four really great iris 
that I saw this year.” 
“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.” 
