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IRIS SPECIES ANI) HYBRIDS 
We Find These Easy to Grow and Most Interesting 
BALROUDOUR V. E. 12 in. An exotic, 
orchid flowering hybrid with soft blue, 
violet and olive buff coloring. Perfectly 
hardy and prolific. 3 for 25c 
BLUE TOPAZ V. E. 12 in. A blue, green 
and gold medley—very unusual and 
charming. 25c 
CRISTATA. Lovely little species only a 
few inches tall. It is of clear china blue 
—the tiny blooms about two inches 
across, dainty and exquisite. It loves 
shade and moist, rich soil. It blooms the 
last cf May here. 3 for 25c 
DICHOTOMA. The charming Vesper Iris 
which opens at tea time every evening 
in late August. Hundreds of tiny violet 
flowers are borne on tall 38 inch, finely 
branched stems. This species is from 
China and is perfectly hardy. 35c, 3 for $1 
GRAY CLOUD. 12 in. A hybrid of novel 
coloring—dawn gray with purple mark¬ 
ings. Large ruffled flowers of orchid 
form and coloring. 2 for 25c 
PALTEC. 24 in. A cross between I. pal¬ 
lida and I. tectorum, this is one of the 
most unusual and interesting hybrids 
known. The bloom is blue and similar in 
form to tectorum, but has both a beard 
and a crest. An interesting novelty 
which is also very pretty. $1.00 
PESHAWAR (Sch. 1937) V. E. 24 in. A 
pogo cyclus hybrid that has wonderful 
color, a rich red purple veined and dot¬ 
ted a still deeper shade. Perfectly hardy 
and easy to grow. $1.00 
SIBERICA, BLUE CHARM M. 24 in. We 
think this is the finest of the light blue 
Siberians—a very large flower of clear 
medium toned blue. Blooms in early 
June. Likes some moisture and rich 
soil. 25c 
SIBERICA, MISS DULUTH M. 30 in. A 
very fine dark blue self, large and tall. 
Blooms a little later than Blue Charm. 
25c 
SIBERICA, SNOWCREST M. 38 in. A 
beautiful pure white, taller and larger 
than Snow Queen. 50c 
SHUSH AN. V. E. 20 in. A distinct and 
very attractive pogo cyclus hybrid which 
grows very easily, and produces a mass 
of dark red-violet flowers that are lovely 
for cutting. 2 for 25c 
SPURIA, OCHROLEUCA. L. 48 in. A 
beautiful, tall creamy white iris species 
with a gold signal patch on the fall. 
Blooms about the middle of June. 25c 
SPURIA, SUNNY DAY. L. 40 in. One of 
the finest of all irises. A deep, clear, 
pure yellow—tall and simply stunning. 
Blooms late in June. $1.00 
SHIRAZ. M. 36 in. A fine pogo cyclus 
hybrid, similar to Wm. Mohr but easier 
to grow. Bright violet with deeper vein- 
ings and shadings. Large, very ruffled 
flowers. 50c 
STORMY DAWN. V. E. 10 in. Blue 
violet hybrid with brown markings—odd, 
n chid like and very attractive. 50c 
WM. MOHR. A pogo cyclus hybrid that 
his become so well known that it is in¬ 
cluded in most general iris lists. Rosy 
violet with purple veinings. Very large, 
beautifully ruffled flowers. 25c 
ZWANENBURG. V. E. 24 in. A hybrid 
of unusual charm and novelty. A creamy 
golden tan blend with bronze markings. 
2 for 25c 
Aline 
Amitola 
Ballet Girl 
Beowulf 
CHOOSE 4 FOB $5.00 OR 10 FOB $10.00 
Capri 
Ella Winchester 
Ilanpy Days 
Indian Hills 
Junaluska 
Khorasan 
Lady Paramount 
Missouri 
Narain 
Ossar 
Ozone 
Wasatch 
COLOR CONTEST 
Last year we received many fine color group suggestions. The winning entries 
and many other good ones were sent in to the A. I. S. Bulletin. We tried out many 
of them in our garden. Again we offer the following prizes for the best color com¬ 
binations. Send in your favorites with your orders. 
1st Prize—$3.00 in Iris. 2nd Prize—$2.00 in Iris. 3rd Prize—$1.00 in Iris. All 
winners’ choice. 
Last Year’s Winners—1st., Snowking, Lady Paramount and Missouri; 2nd., Mary 
Geddes, Kalinga and Shirvan; 3rd., Pink Satin, Venus de Milo and Wedgewood. 
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