OUR OWN INTRODUCTIONS 
After a dozen years of cross-hybridizing, during which time we made hundreds of crosses and grew 
thousands of new seedlings, we placed three originations on the market in 1935—National Prosperity, Wonder- 
child, and Wine Glory. 
In 1936, we added a trio of worthy new sorts to our offerings—Porcelain Beauty, Prince Amba, and 
Michaelangelo. In 1937, we introduced Pearl Lustre, Beauty's Shrine, and Rain of Fire. Last year we were 
proud to introduce Blue Skyscraper and Browngrey Blend. 
This season we take great pleasure in introducing our newest and finest originations—Blended Beauty, 
Green Goddess, Orange Bronze, Oregon Sunshine, Pink Imperial, and The Red Brick. Each one of these six 
is so unusual, so distinctive, and so breath-takingly beautiful that we have no doubt but that they will take 
their place among the most popular garden and show varieties. 
BEAUTY'S SHRINE. M. 36". A large pure snow white self, includ¬ 
ing style arms. $7,50 
BLENDED BEAUTY (Mary Geddes x Buechley Giant) L. 40". Seven 
large blossoms to a perfectly branched and exceptionally heavy 
stalk. This variety is really a greatly improved Mary Geddes, the 
one-time Dykes Medal winner; in fact, we had intended naming it 
Super Geddes. Flower judges have commented that it is twice 
as good and makes Mary Geddes appear to be an inferior blossom 
when planted beside it as we have had it planted in our garden. 
S. are bronzy gold without the slight red suffusion apparent in 
Mary Geddes. F. down-falling, with a golden salmon ground 
flushed and overlaid Pompeian red. The F. are not rounded like 
those of Mary Geddes, but are larger and better shaped and dis¬ 
play a much brighter red tone. Blossoms are slightly fragrant. 
Both S. and F. have very heavy substance and the flowers are 
exceptionally long lasting. 
Our Special Offer: If you purchase this variety and after it 
blooms in your garden, you do not consider it a Class A iris 
meriting placement among the upper fourth division of all vari¬ 
eties, we will refund the amount paid. $10.00 
BLUE SKYSCRAPER, E. 50". The outstanding characteristic of this 
lovely variety is its uniform height, placing it among the select 
group of very tallest iris. The stalks are particularly well-branched 
and bear quite large flowers whose S. are medium blue and whose 
F. are of the same color, but slightly tinged violet. The F. are 
semi-flaring with a beard of light gold. $2.00 
BROWNGREY BLEND (Jean Cayeux x Tuscany Gold) ML. 44". Tall, 
stiff, straight and well-branched stalks bear fragrant flowers of 
grey-brown with the semi-flaring F. lightly washed violet-blue 
and displaying a deep orange beard. We consider this origination 
the peer of blends of somewhat similar color such as Jean Cayeux, 
Sandalwood, and Far West. This is the origination which we had 
first thought of naming Zeta Blend, but changed to the present 
name more descriptive of its coloring. 
"Your introduction, Browngrey Blend, is now almost through 
blooming, and I consider it a beautiful flower of a quiet and 
restful color. My plant reached 45 inches and the eighth bud 
appeared two days ago. Scores of people have stood to admire 
the beauty of the bloom and strength and size of the stalk."— 
Sidney Ashley, 1960 North Main street. Fall River, Massachusetts. 
"I have just returned from a trip following the meeting of the 
American Iris Society. Your Browngrey Blend variety made a 
tremendous hit in my garden where it jammed traffic. It sent up 
this first year two strong stalks more than 40 inches tall and well- 
branched. Big, husky, beautifully formed flowers of unique color 
were well spaced on the stalks."—Mrs. L. J. Blake, Three Oaks, 
Spartanburg, South Carolina. 
Our price this season is but $2.00 
GREEN GODDESS. See page 21. 
MICHELANGELO (Jean Cayeux x Tuscany Gold) ML. 43". Petals 
of a distinctly new shade never before found or even approached 
in iris flowers. The large blossoms are a dark vinaceous grey 
throughout, including the S., F., style arms, and beard. Best de¬ 
scribed as a dark dove grey. Color must be seen to be fully 
appreciated. Michelangelo is much darker than either parent and 
shows no blue, purple, or red undertone in its petals. Its coloring 
makes it stand out in any group of varieties with which it is 
planted. The most distinctive iris flower we ever have seen— 
and all American Iris Society judges who have seen it agree. 
It received an Honorable Mention award from these judges. 
"Everyone was keen on Michelangelo, and I like it very much. 
It was fine, big, and tall with standards and falls unique in 
color."—Dr. Henry Lee Grant, Lousville, Kentucky. 
"Michelangelo, the iris which you originated, was one of the 
best in our garden this year and we have nearly all the new 
ones. We enjoyed it as did all the visitors who came to our 
garden. I was greatly fooled for when I first saw the bloom I 
thought it would be a ladies' flower—but nine out of ten men 
liked it."—Mrs. L. R. Hahn, Springfield, Illinois. 
Our price this season is $8.00 
NATIONAL PROSPERITY. M. 40". We turned a corner in our garden 
during the blooming season a few years ago and our depression 
left us as we came across this fine dark blue. Here is how it 
appears: S. deep blue, ruffled slightly at edges; F. deep blue, 
tinged violet, slightly lighter at edges, with petals accentuated 
by golden beard. $1.00 
ORANGE BRONZE. L. 34". This one is a much more orange iris than 
Naranja—it is a real self color of iridescent orange-bronze which 
is most unusual, distinctive, and attractive. Standards, falls, style 
arms, and beard are all the same uniform color. The F. are 21/2 
inches wide by 3 inches long and flare almost horizontally. No 
veining is noticeable except at extreme haft. The branching is 
not particularly good and there is no fragrance. The plant has 
very broad deep green-leaved foliage. Because of its unusual self 
color, we are certain this origination will find a place in every 
connoisseur's garden. $20.00 
OREGON SUNSHINE. EM. 38". We thought we had seen good light 
yellows when we had viewed Lady Paramount, Golden Treasure, 
and others, but this origination is far superior to any light yellow 
now in commerce. The fine, straight, strong, stiff, perfectly 
branched stalks bear six or more large flowers of uniform light 
yellow. Standards, falls, and style arms are the same pure color, 
though beard is slightly deeper orange. S. are 21/2 inches wide 
by 4 inches long and do not flop. F. are 3 inches wide by 4 inches 
long and are semi-flaring. No flecking occurs on petals, and sub¬ 
stance of both S. and F. is exceptionally good. Medium fra¬ 
grant. $20.00 
NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS. BEAVERTON. OREGON 
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