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Over-the-Garden-Wall 
PATRICIA (H. Sjss '3S) We walked up a hillside in Mr. Sass' 
garden — and there belore us was the most entrancing mass of 
sparkling, all be-ruffled white! We upbraided Mr, Sass for having 
kept to himself for so many years, such a thing of beauty, and in¬ 
sisted that seedling No. 46-32 be named and introduced. Now we 
offer you Patricia — "a joy forever." Both standards and flaring 
falls have splendid substance, and are delightfully ruffled on the 
edges, like curtains, carefully fluted. The wide haft carries a very 
pale yellow beard; branching is low but not wide; growth is very 
rapid and there are quantities of blooms. 38". Early. $20.00 
RED BONNET (Gage '39) 
Come get your red Red Bonnet 
With all the color on it! 
We'll show you fame on the way! 
With its standards doming 
O'er the falls a-flaring. 
On our garden blooming day. $5.00 
ROSE DORE (Thole '39) A startling iris! We quote: — "Standards 
an opalescent ochraceous pink; falls. Dragon's blood with black- 
purple overlay and distinct border of color in standards." Effective? 
But definitely! 36". $3.00 
ROYAL COACH (H. Sass '39) We thought this by far the brightest 
and best of the yellow plicatas. (For those who took notes in the 
Sass' garden, it is seedling No. 65-34.) The rounded standards have 
a yellow ground, flushed with bronze; the semi-flaring falls are a 
fine clear yellow, white at the beard-tip, and nicely edged with 
chestnut. The bloom is large for a yellow plicata, the haft is broad, 
substance and branching are both fine. We greatly prefer the 
yellow and bronze of this iris, to the purple flushing of others—the 
color symphony is much finer. Far will this Royal Coach travel! 
38". Stock permits low introductory price of $10.00 
SATSUMA (Thole '39) "A satsuma effect in the sunlight." The 
large bloom, of fine substance and form, has both standards and 
falls of pale brownish-pink, faintly shadowed at first with violet, 
which later fades to a beautiful soft chamois. Haft is broad and 
beard is yellow. 40". $7.50 
WEST POINT (Nic. '39) Attention! While we pause before this 
two-toned indigo-blue iris. The arched and domed standards are 
indigo-blue; the circular flaring falls are a slightly deeper tone of 
indigo with rich brown shading the very wide heift. A white beard, 
tinted blue, is very fitting. Naturally, he is large, made of good 
stuff, durable, and has perfect poise. 44". $15.00 
Visitors in our gardens will find many interesting seedlings, sent 
us for the eastern judges to rate. We also have a planting of the 
new Sass' iris, including Bonanza, another yellow plicata; Golden 
Age, a very dark yellow; Prairie Sunset, the most talked-of seedling 
for the past two years; Elsa Sass, an adorable canary-yellow. Also 
an assortment from the Groff Gardens: — Coral Sands, a startling 
blend; Inkpot, dark, of course; Lagoon, a nicely shaded blue; Mrs. 
Trafford, a pearly white; Trader Horn, a huge wine-red. 
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AIDA (Mitch. '38) Our most lovely and beloved heroine sings her 
own praises, dressed in golden bronze shades, more cop¬ 
pery than the Jean Cayeux type. She carries large, firm, 
frosted bronze flowers with falls of a darker tint, well placed 
on 36" stalks. $5.00 
ALICE HARDING (Cay. '33) A charming primrose-yellow self, 
named for a sincere garden lover. A stout hearted bloom with 
slightly cupped standards, well rounded falls and an orange beard. 
The full, pleasing flowers are held by tall, well branched stems, and 
the broad heavy petals stand firm thru storm or stress of the hot 
sun, without fading or furling. 40". Dykes' Medal, France, '33. 
A.M. '37. $1.75 
ALINE (Stern '32) An artificial flower? No! Just an azure blue 
self, so smooth and waxen in texture, so heavy and firm in sub¬ 
stance, so large and flaring, so perfectly modelled, that automatically 
we ask, "Is it real?" 34". $2.00 
ALLUMEUSE (Gage '38) This iris brought many exclamations of 
delight last year, the coloring being like that of stained 
glass windows. Standards are wisteria violet, yellow at the 
base; and the almost horizontal falls are pansy violet, blended 
with a rosy flush, giving a novel glow. Heavy substance, velvety 
texture, large flowers — if you liked Sir Michael, you'll love this. 
45". H.M. '38. $8.00 
ALTA CALIFORNIA (M.M. '31) The most popular tall yellow, for 
the price. Rich yellow v«th slight brown overtone on the falls. 
46". $.50 
AMENTI (H. Sass '36) Gray vinaceous standards blend delicately 
with the light mauve falls and pale yellow beard. A large bloom that 
reminds us of the "changing tints that glorify the sky." 36". $1.00 
AMIGO (Wmsn. '34) A startling blue amoena. Could one Amigo 
toast another he might rise and say: — "I, Friend, drink to you. 
Friend, and you. Friend, drink to me, and the more we get together, 
the happier we'll be"—in mass, unbeatable. The bright pansy blue 
velvet in the falls is set off by an edging of the soft blue of the stand¬ 
ards, making a striking flower which becomes even lovelier as the 
mass increases. Plant near the edge of the border, as the stalks are 
rather short, stout and sturdy. 30". A.M. '38. $3.00 
AMITOLA (H. Sass '36) This is a larger, more delicately toned 
Rameses, with a medley of rose and gold playing thru the large 
standards and adding a lavender overtone in the full falls. "Rain¬ 
bows of soft colors," well carried on wiry stalks. 38" $2.00 
ANDALUSIAN BLUE (Schr. '37) Among Intermediates, the one 
sky-blue, with wide flaring falls and full rounded standards. The 
texture is satiny, the substance, leathery. For earliest bloom, this is 
our first choice. $2.50 
ANGELUS (Egel. '37) "US" insist it's "THE ANGEL" of pink blends 
with a bluish flush on the falls and a coppery suffusion on the broad 
shoulders. "It's the tops" with the large fine flaring form, of smooth 
texture and excellent substance, like Depute Nomblot. The branch¬ 
ing of this strong, 38" stalk is remarkably fine. Late. H.M. '38. $10.00 
ANITRA (H. Sass '36) Need you search further? Here is the pale, 
soft blue self, subdued in tone, strong in substance, with falls full 
and flaring, standards domed in perfect symmetry — the blue that is 
like the unfathomable depths of a warm summer sky. 36". H.M. '37. 
$7.50 
APRICOT (Klein. '38) A solid golden apricot self — it's luscious — 
the only real apricot. The flowers, medium to large, slightly 
fluted and ruffled, are on 36" stems. $8.00 
