General De^cUptioe £.id 
Following each variety nan:e are given the name of the originator, 
year of introduction, season (Very Early, Early, Midseason, Midseason- 
Late, and Very Late), and height of plant in inches. 
Various terms applicable to iris used throughout this catalog may be 
defined as follows; 
AMOENA; (pleasing) white or tinted white standards with colored falls. 
PLICATA; (pleated) stitched or stippled margin-color on white background. 
VARIEGATA: yellow or near-yellow standards with deeper falls which 
may be either veined or solid tones of brown or purple. 
BLEND: combination of two or more colors (one always being yellow). 
BICOLOR: (two colors) light or medium standards and deeper falls. 
SELF: an iris of uniform color. 
TEXTURE: sheen or finish of the petals. 
SUBSTANCE; thickness of petals. 
AIRY DREAM (Sturtevant 1929) M. 36". 
One of the most winsome of iris personalities — feminine 
as a Victorian heroine. An orchid-pink self, fresh toned and 
shimmering, with a touch of casual ruffling, rare in iris. 
Tall and well branched. 25c 
ALICE HARDING (Cayeux 1933) M. 40". 
Soft-toned primrose yellow blended buff near the base of 
the falls and overlain with a flaxen sheen. Beard is richest 
orange. A larger and more flaring Phebus. Free-flowering 
and prolific. $1.00; 3 for $2.25 
ALINE (Stern 1934) ML. 34". 
Tranquil as the deep azure of early morning, this medium 
blue self of conventionally perfect form and large size 
comes the closest to true blue of any iris. You will admire 
its fine enameled finish. A beauty in but limited supply. 
$1.00; 3 for $2.25 
ALMAVIVA (Cayeux 1935) ML. 32". 
Well formed, copious flower, a creation of Mons. Cayeux. 
Best visualized as a more rosy colored Depute Nomblot but 
of different form being more fully rounded. Flowers are 
subdued old rose and amaranth red; nicely branched stems. 
$5.00 
ALTA CALIFORNIA (Mitchell 1931) ML. 42" 
Tallest of all the yellows. Deep-toned, and with a bronzy 
overcast which may be accentuated by moist weather. 
Ideal for background planting. The first of the important 
yellows. In strong demand. 35c 
AMENTl (H. Sass 1936) M. 36". 
A rather unusual blend of old rose and lilac reminding 
one of a subdued desert sunset. Tall and free flowering. 
$1.00; 3 for $2.25 
AMIGO (Williamson 1934) EM. 34". 
An iris of endearing personality, unassuming for all its 
rich endowment of color. Intense, glowing, its light lavender 
standards and lustrous pansy-purple falls were one of the 
major color-thrills of last summer’s garden. In our estima¬ 
tion a most significant introduction, comparable in import¬ 
ance to Sir Michael in its day. (Pictured on page 5.) 
$3.00 
AMITOLA (H. Sass 1936) ML. 38". 
From a line of seedlings derived originally from a cross 
of Midgard and Rameses comes this opulent new pink blend 
of splendid habit and branching. According to Ridgeway's, 
its color is a blending of vinaceous russet to tourmaline 
pink. A very intriguing new iris. $2.00 
ANGELUS (Egelberg 1937) ML. 36". 
This differently colored iris can best be visualized as a 
creamy, pearly light mauve-pink blend of huge size and 
extraordinary petal-substance (in which respect it is in 
marked contrast to other pinks). In form it is similar to 
its parent, the courtly Depute Nomblot. (Pictured on page 12.) 
$ 10.00 
ANITRA (H. Sass 1936) M. 36". 
A pearly blue of fine texture and substance that has a 
luminous quality at twilight. In its domed standards and 
broadly flaring falls it reminds one of Shining Waters, but 
its tint of blue is paler, more silvery. $5.00 
APRICOT (Kleinsorge 1938) ML. 36". 
rhis is a soft tan-apricot colored iris, pleasingly colored; 
medium sized blooms, delicately blended and gracefully 
fluted and ruffled. $8.00 
APRICOT GLOW (Wiesner 1937) EM. 30". 
A flower of soft apricot tone most unique among iris. 
Not especially large but a profuse bloomer and a prodi¬ 
gious increaser. 35c; 3 for 75c 
AT DAWNING (Kirkland 1935) M. 40" 
An arbutus pink bicolor, one of the most ethereal of iris, 
with crystalline standards shimmering as if indeed touched 
by the "rosy-fingered Dawn” and at the base glowing as 
if with the gold of imminent day. This same golden flood 
extends also to the smooth, rosier toned falls. A large iris 
of flawless symmetry, and like many of the newer sorts of 
a beauty undreamed of by those who have not seen them. 
$ 2.00 
AUBANEL (Cayeux 1935) ME. 38". 
An iris of unique color value: shrimp pink tinted helio¬ 
trope and flushed yellow at the base. In the center of each 
fall there is a distinct spot of lilac. Striking in the mass. 
$5.00 
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