Mapleton, Iowa 
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ORANGE BRONZE (Weed 1939) M. L. 34 in. An iridescent orange bronze blend, 
distinctive, unusual and attractive. It is a perfect self with standards, falls, 
style arms and beard all of the same smooth tone. $20.00 
OREGON SUNSHINE (Weed 1939) M. 38 in. A large, light yellow self which has 
not yet bloomed here but comes highly recommended. $20.00 
PINK IMPERIAL (Weed 1939) M. 52 in. Described by the originator as a real pink 
—tall and very fine. We look forward to its first blooming here this spring. $25.00 
PRAIRIE SUNSET (H. P. Sass 1939) M. 36 in. We are indeed proud to have a 
plant of Prairie Sunset in our garden. It is without doubt the loveliest color 
we have seen in an iris and all who see it seem to be of the same mind. It is an 
indescribably beautiful blend of pink and gold—so smoothly combined that it is 
a perfect self. By Ridgeway it is onion skin pink over vinaceous tawny—but it 
is really just the shade of a midsummer prairie sunset. Mr. Sass must have 
watched this color in the sky for many years and dreamed of an iris to match 
it, saving the name till he found one worthy of it; for the day of its first bloom¬ 
ing it was named, a thing that has never happened before in the Sass gardens. 
Everyone who comes has marveled at its beauty, and it has earned the highest 
rating ever published. R. 95, 1938. We will not have any roots to sell this year, 
but we hope it will bloom so all of our visitors may see it. 
SALUTATION (D. Hall 1938) E. 36 in. This is a sister seedling of Spring Prom but 
it blooms much earlier. It is a shade darker yellow with a more ruffled form. It 
has excellent substance and very good branching. $10.00 
SIGNAL FIRES (Egelberg 1939) M. 38 in. This is a lovely new iris that bloomed 
beautifully here last year and Mr. Egelberg is allowing us to help introduce it. 
The broad, firm standards are pale smoke gray, with a vinaceous flush. The falls 
are of deep red purple velvet, broad and flaring. The contrast in color is most 
charming and the iris is as pleasing as it is unusual. The colors are clear and 
fine, and the name most appropriate. The tall stalk has excellent branching, and 
the plant has good growing and blooming habits. A flower that will be wanted 
by all who see it. $10.00 
SIOUX CITY (Snyder 1939) M. 36 in. A pure, even toned self of rich heliotrope 
purple that retains its rare, delicate beauty in any light. The flower is large 
and well proportioned, with firm standards and semi-flaring falls. It was grown 
by Mr. W. S. Snyder of Sioux City and given an H. C. (highly commended) 
at the 1938 Iris Show there. $10.00 
SUNNYMEADE (Williams 1939) M. 36 in. A large, rich, creamy yellow with a 
deeper golden yellow heart. A strong upstanding flower from a sturdy, vigorous 
plant. It bloomed here last year and was much admired. A well groomed and 
lovely flower. $7.50 
TRAUMEREI (Williams 1938) M. 38 in. A fine, large, impressive flower of clear 
light blue. The falls are a bit darker than the standards, but both are light and 
pure in tone. This clear blue is a color we can never have enough of in our gar¬ 
dens, it is lovely in itself and compliments every other color. $5.00 
WEST POINT (Nich. 1939) M. L. 44 in. A grand new color in iris of brilliant, deep 
indigo blue. The well arched and domed standards are clear and pure in color, 
the wide, circular, flaring falls are slightly deeper in tone with a rich brown shad¬ 
ing at the wide haft. The blooms are very large, the substance firm and lasting 
with a long period of bloom. The tall stalks are widely branched with many 
blooms open at once. The plant is hardy and floriferous. We are glad to be able 
to show this beautiful new iris in the year of its introduction. Col. J. C. Nicholls, 
who originated this fine new blue, is a graduate of West Point—forty years ago 
he tells us—and no doubt he has been saving this name for an iris that he con¬ 
sidered worthy of it. He said, “I thought the iris good or I never would have 
given it the name, for we are all right foolish about West Point.” $15.00 
WHITE GODDESS (Nesmith 1936) M. 40 in. Large, glistening white flowers of 
beautiful form. The standards are large and well domed, the falls gracefully 
arched and flaring. The color is pure and fine—even the throat and style 
branched are pure white, the beard light yellow. H. M. 1936. Per. R. 90, 
1938. $10.00 
WHITE VALOR (Nich. 1938) M. 42 in. A fine, large, pure white iris with beauti¬ 
fully domed standards and wide spreading falls. A white beard and clear 
unmarked haft make this a true white self. The tall stalks are widely branched, 
the blooms of firm and lasting substance. The plants are vigorous and liberal 
with bloom. See Bulletin 67, p. 34. $6.00 
