AN IRIS LOVER’S CATALOG 
35 
BRONZE PURPLES Continued 
Irises which seem finer every year are regal Depute Nomblot and that luxurious bicolor, Shirvan. Deep maroon Beowulf and brown- 
toned JEB Stuart vie with the older but still sumptuous Grace Sturtevant and the older Mrs. Valery West. Blenheim may be called a redder 
Depute Nomblot. 
“REDS” AND COPPERS 
Reds with Copper Influence 
Originator 
Year 
Height Variety 
Price 
Performance 
Season 
Ayres. 
.1934 
M 
BURNING BRONZE 
. 3.50 
A 
M 
Lapham. 
.1936 
T 
CHRISTABEL 
. 12.00 
A A 
M 
Ayres. 
.1934 
T 
CHEERIO . 
. 3.00 
A 
M 
Sass, J. 
.1933 
M 
GOLDEN HELMET. 
. 3.00 
A 
M 
Kirkland. 
.1934 
T 
JUNALUSKA 
. 5.00 
A 
M 
Sass, H. 
.1926 
M 
KING TUT. 
.25 
AA 
EM 
Salbach. 
.1936 
M 
RADIANT. 
. 15.00 
A A 
EM 
Gage. 
.1936 
T 
ROSY WINGS. 
. 12.00 
A 
M 
Sass, J. 
.1935 
L 
SIR LAUNCELOT. 
. 5.00 
A 
M 
Sass, J. 
.1933 
M 
SPOKAN . 
. 3.00 
A 
ML 
Sass, J. 
.1933 
T 
WAR EAGLE. 
. 3.50 
A 
M 
Reds with Purple Influence 
Connell. 
.1929 
T 
DAUNTLESS 
.25 
A 
M 
Grinter. 
.1935 
T 
ELLA WINCHESTER . 
. 6.00 
B 
L 
Williamson. 
.1932 
M 
ETHEL PECKHAM 
. 2.00 
A 
M 
Ayres. 
.1929 
T 
INDIAN CHIEF. 
.25 
AA 
M 
Lapham. 
.1933 
M 
JERRY. 
. 1.00 
A 
ML 
Sass, J. 
.1932 
T 
JOYCETTE 
. 1.00 
A 
M 
Schreiner. 
.1936 
T 
MARCO POLO 
. 7.50 
AA 
M 
Kleinsorge. 
.1937 
T 
REBELLION. 
. 7.50 
B 
ML 
Grinter. 
.1932 
M 
RED RADIANCE. 
.50 
A 
ML 
Washington. 
.1933 
T 
SAM DAVIS. 
. 1.00 
B 
M 
Sass, J. 
.1937 
T 
THE RED DOUGLAS 
. 25.00 
A 
M 
Williamson. 
.1935 
T 
VARESE. 
. 2.50 
A 
ML 
Trial Varieties 
Piute.$15.00 Red Bonsor.$20.00 
E. B. Williamson.$20.00 Garden Magic.$30.00 
A glance at the price column in this color-section will disclose that red irises are our most expensive sorts, even more so this year 
than last year because of so many new additions. The reason is of course obvious: until a few years ago “red” iris were unheard of. 
They do not exist in nature and it was only after extensive work by many hybridizers over a period of years that reds began to ap¬ 
pear. Even today stocks of these sorts are so limited (because of their newness) that if we except a couple of the older ones there can 
scarcely be said to be more than an acre or two of red irises in existence today the world over. So if you get a “red" iris for your garden 
you are securing something that is still quite rare. 
Actually there are no spectrum reds yet among irises. The crimson tones while generally wonderfully rich and velvety lean either 
toward a wine color or toward a rich coppery tone. It is on this basis that we have made our color division above. 
Among the reds with a slight purple influence is crimson-toned Joycette and its even greater seedling derivitive, the great Red Douglas, 
one of the scarcest and most sought-after irises in the world. Also fine are the brilliant Ethel Peckham and the splendidly branched Red 
Radiance. Among the reddest of all is the newer Marco Polo. Among the older sorts Dauntless is easily the leader. 
Among the brightest spots in the garden are clumps of coppery Spokan (page 18), sparkling Golden Helmet, gay Cheerio, blended 
Junaluska and chestnut-tonea Sir Launcelot. Christabel, one of the few true seifs in the red class, is one of the most vivid of all. 
Newer reds include the stunning E. B. Williamson, vivid Garden Magic and Piute, brilliantly glowing Radiant, dusky Rebellion, and 
that regal twin of Bonsor itself, the Red Bonsor. 
YELLOW BICOLORS 
Originator 
Year 
Height 
Variety 
Price 
Performance 
Season 
Sass, H. 
.1932 
T 
AL-LU-WE. 
.50 
A 
L 
Sass, J. 
.1937 
M 
CASQUE D OR 
. 20.00 
A 
L 
Cayeux. 
.1935 
T 
CADETOU. 
. 12.00 
AA 
M 
Sass, H. 
.1937 
T 
CITY OF LINCOLN 
. 25.00 
AA 
ML 
Nesmith. 
.1934 
T 
CORTEZ. 
. 18.50 
B 
VL 
Cayeux. 
.1928 
M 
CLAUDE AUREAU. 
.50 
B 
ML 
Kleinsorge. 
.1932 
M 
CROWN PRINCE. 
.50 
C 
M 
Williamson. 
.1930 
M 
DECENNIAL □. 
.25 
A 
M 
Thorup. 
.1936 
T 
DESERET . 
. 3.75 
AA 
M 
Sass, H. 
.1931 
T 
EL TOVAR. 
. 4.00 
B 
L 
Millet. 
.1927 
T 
HENRI RIVIERE. 
.25 
A+ 
L 
Sass, H. 
.1937 
M 
KHORASAN. 
. 10.00 
B 
M 
Sass, H. 
.1931 
T 
KING JUBA 
.25 
A+ 
M 
Hall. 
.1925 
L 
LODESTAR. 
.25 
AA 
M 
Nicholls. 
.1934 
T 
MIRADOR. 
. 1.50 
B 
M 
Morrison. 
.1932 
T 
PICADOR. 
.50 
A □ 
ML 
Cayeux. 
.1932 
T 
VISION 
. 3.00 
B 
M 
