SHAH JEHAN (Neel) 
Here is an iris that has all the rich colorings of a beautiful oriental 
rug. The standards are a delicate creamy buff faintly edged lavender. 
The falls are rich and lustrous, quickly blending from a light fawn 
at the haft through glowing copper and deep chestnut, to a deep 
velvety purple which is the predominating color. An edging of 
soft plum shading to light lavender completes the picture and makes 
Shah Jehan one of the most strikingly colored of all irises. Medium 
size flowers on 3 foot stems. $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
SHINING WATERS (Essig) 
A reflection of the clear blue western skies in still, shining waters. 
The best of the many smooth, clear blues obtained after years of 
progressive breeding along a particular line. The self color is about 
midway between the shades of the darker Sierra Blue and the 
lighter Pale Moonlight, yet it is really not a competitor of either. 
The firm, wax-like texture and perfect finish, symmetry, and poise of 
the falls and standards are enhanced by a bright orange beard. The 
flowering stalks are straight, three to four-branched and from four to 
five feet tall. It combines a smoothness and finish that is unsurpassed, 
with the size and poise of Easter Morn. See illustration page 11. 
$1.25/ 3 for $3.00 
STIPPLES (Essig) 
A charming little flower with bluish-violet stippling, splashed on 
its white falls and bluish standards. feet. 25c; 3 for 50c 
SUMMER TAN (Kirkland) 
Of rare coloring with its standards of light golden tan and its 
falls slightly darker flushed with olive and possessing a velvety finish. 
You will be particularly pleased with the distinguished poise and 
trim neatness of this iris. Over 3 feet. $ 2.00 
SUNDEW (Essig) 
Wax-like flowers of light lemon-yellow with maroon-purple lining 
at the base of the falls. 2 feet. 25c; 3 for 50c 
SWEET ALIBI (C. G. White) 
Here is an alibi for lingering long in your garden. This is a “fool¬ 
proof” iris. From all parts of the country come enthusiastic comments 
on its remarkably broad petals, its heavy substance, its freedom of 
bloom and, most of all, admiration for its enormous, sparkling, deep 
cream flowers. $2.50/ 3 for $5.00 
SIERRA BLUE (Essig) 
The 1935 winner of the coveted 
Dykes Gold Medal, the highest 
award that can be given to an iris. 
The large, well-tailored flowers 
are borne on tall, well-branched 
stalks. In color it is the blended 
blue which one sees when look¬ 
ing at distant mountains.The smooth 
petals are overlaid with a metallic 
sheen. The clearness of color, 
the smoothness of texture, and the 
grace and poise with which the 
flowers carry themselves, combine 
to make Sierra Blue the Dykes 
Medal iris that it is. 
We are the original introducers 
of this iris, and are prepared to 
send you extra large, vigorous 
plants of superior quality. See 
illustration page 7. 
$1.50/ 3 for $3.50 
SIR MICHAEL (Yeld) 
The falls are a rich velvety red- 
purple with copper overtone and 
with brilliant copper-brown edg¬ 
ing at the base. Beard orange-gold 
to tip. Standards luminous blue- 
lavender with copper suffusion at 
the base. Very floriferous, makes 
a magnificent clump. 3 feet. 
35c/ 3 for 75c 
SITKA (Essig) 
A huge clear white of splendid form and substance. It is a prolific 
bloomer and is hardy throughout the country. This variety will be 
a welcome addition to your collection as it has a long blooming 
period and is later than the other large flowered whites. 4 feet. 
75c/ 3 for $2.00 
SNOW KING (H. Sass) 
Regarded by many as the outstanding white iris in the country for 
the colder climates. A pure white of good size and height that is 
ir\ great demand. Only a few plants to spare. $10.00 
THE BLACK DOUGLAS (Sass) 
In a mass this attracts a great deal of attention It is a dark rich pur¬ 
ple with a dark beard. The texture is fine and the falls very velvety 
$3.00 
THE RED DOUGLAS (J. Sass) 
Another new iris to our garden, being a mid-west origination of 
last season’s introduction. It is described as: "Tall (40 inches), well 
branched, and of fine form with a general color effect of bright red. 
The flower is a deep rich red brightened by its showy orange beard. 
Brown haft markings.” Very scarce and in great demand. $25.00 
TARANTELLA (Sass) 
A "pink plicata” with long 
hanging falls and wavy standards. 
The flowers are larger than other 
varieties of this type and are 
carried on tall well-branched 
stems. A profuse bloomer. $2.50 
TENAYA (Essig) 
Mrs. Hires writes as follows 
regarding this iris: "In Tenaya we 
find the ultimate goal for rich dark 
beauty. It is a smoothly finished 
red-purple self of fine form,- a 
brown-gold beard gives a glow 
to the velvet that begins in the 
haft and spreads widely across 
the blade." 3K feet. A stalk of 
Tenaya won the Gold Medal as 
the finest specimen in the Radio 
City Flower Show in New York 
last Spring. 75c; 3 for $2.00 
THEME (Lothrop) 
The large flaring blooms are 
bronze tan flushed and veined with 
violet and changing to a deep 
grey, tinted and veined with pur¬ 
ple. Tall and well branched. 3T4 
feet. 75c/ 3 for $2.00 
SPOKAN (J. Sass) 
A favorite in the copper tones of red with large flowers of smooth 
substantial texture carried on 3 foot stems. The standards are a 
glowing red-brown and the falls a similar but slightly deeper shade 
enriched by their velvety texture. In great demand. $3.50 
SPRING MAID (Loomis) 
Beautiful well-rounded flowers of a stately pink and yellow blend. 
The centers of the blooms are flushed with honey yellow, giving a 
very pleasing effect. An outstanding introduction especially desir¬ 
able for its garden effect. 60c/ 3 for $1.50 
THEODOLINDA (Ayres) 
One of the new large hardy plicatas. The wide falls are particularly 
beautiful. The penciling is in a very blue shade of lavender. 
$1.00/ 3 for $2.50 
TREASURE ISLAND (Kleinsorge) 
A splendid addition to the ever-growing list of fine large yellow 
irises. Introduced only last season, Treasure Island comes to us 
highly recommended and described as follows: "A truly gigantic 
flower of bright, clear, rich yellow. Tall stems, not a trace of Dykes 
blood in its parentage, hardiness beyond question." We might add 
that a flush of white at the center of the haft adds life and a clean- 
cut appearance to the flower. $ 10.00 
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