♦ THE IRIS GARDEN ♦ 
OMAHA (H. P. Sass) Deep pink or light red; fine with the browner 
reds; never a free bloomer for me though; midseason; medium 
height _ .15 
OZONE (J. Sass) Gray and bluish violet blend with a pinkish sheen; 
A. M. 1938; midseason; medium height_ 4.00 
PALE MOONLIGHT (Essig) Glistening pale blue of heavy sub¬ 
stance; midseason; tall_ .60 
PARC DE NEUILLY (Verd) Vivid purple self; the most satisfactory 
landscape purple; late; medium height_3 for .25 
PEACHES (H. P. Sass) Showy blend of peach, yellow and red; a few 
shades lighter than Clara Noyes; midseason; medium height_ .15 
PERSIA (Ayres) The standards are smoke with bluish shadows; the 
falls, purple paling at the edges; large flower beautifully poised on 
deep branches; midseason; tall_ .25 
PHEBUS (Cay) Lemon yellow with bright orange beard; large petals 
nicely rounded give it distinction among the large flowered, pale 
yellows; midseason; tall_ .35 
PINK OPAL (J. Sass) The famous 28-12, sister seedling of Pink Satin; 
not so pink or well branched but larger in size and of better sub¬ 
stance than Pink Satin; midseason; tall_ .25 
PINK SATIN (J. Sass) Light pink self of truest color and satiny sheen; 
the best branching of any pink; early to midseason; tall_ .25 
PIONEER (Bliss) Bright reddish purple; a shy bloomer until estab¬ 
lished; early; medium height_3 for .25 
PIUTE (Thomas) Appears to be pure red without any blue or purple 
in it; midseason; tall_ 8.00 
PLUIE D’OR (Cay) Golden yellow with flowers of large size; a two 
year old planting is a marvel; Dykes medal; midseason; tall_ .25 
POLICHENELLE (Cay) Buff standards with blue shadows; the falls, 
purple with a reddish glow; comes to its own in cloudy weather; 
midseason; tall _ .15 
PRAIRIE GOLD (H. P. Sass) Brilliant, almost brassy yellow; glistens 
like buttercups; midseason; short_3 for .25 
PRESIDENT PILKINGTON (Cay) Large flowered buff and lavender 
blend; a larger, taller, darker Dolly Madison; midseason; tall_ .25 
PRIMAVERA (Mohr) Large flowered primrose yellow; very fragrant; 
very early; medium height_3 for .25 
PRINCESS BEATRICE (Barr) Silvery lavender blue with the char¬ 
acteristic pucker at the tips of the falls; very fragrant; early; me¬ 
dium height_3 for .25 
"The iris received from you some years ago have been a joy and 
a delight, but I want some new kinds, especially some to give more 
variety of color—like King Tut or Grace Sturtevant. I have too 
many of the lavender tints, but I wouldn’t give a one of them up/* 
rage 16 May 6, 1938. Mrs . W. P., Glenville, W. Va. 
