AN IRIS LOVER’S CATALOG 
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AVONDALE (H. Sass 1934) M. 38". 
A rich bicolor of strawberry red tones with a lamplike 
inner glow and vivid orange beard. A spectacular beauty 
of fine size and branching. In every way an excellent iris. 
$1.00; 3 for $2.25 
BALDWIN (H. Sass 1927) ML. 36". 
An unusually sleek, clean cut, self colored iris of a rich 
manganese violet tone. Because of the splendid carrying- 
power of its clear, rich color, this variety is unexcelled for 
landscape plantings. Splendid in the clump. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
BALLET GIRL (H. Sass 1935) EM. 38". 
An iris of distinctive, delicate personality, and poised, 
restrained carriage; in color the filmiest pink imaginable, 
reminding one of the exquisite shades of pink found in 
sweet peas. An iris that grows in one’s appreciation. $2.00 
BEOTIE (Cayeux 1932) ML. 36". 
An exceedingly lustrous flower of metallic elephant grey 
faintly blended French blue. Blooms are large and finely 
formed. 35c; 3 for 75c 
BEOWULF (Schreiner 1936) E. 32". 
Rich velvety maroon unmarred by any haft venation. 
The coppery brown of the standards is repeated in a soft 
margining on the unusually broad falls. The rich orange 
beard completes the glowing ensemble. Beowulf is the near¬ 
est true maroon of any iris. (See illustration page 23). 
$3.00 
BETELGEUSE (Bunyard 1935) ML. 36". 
An iris of fine conventional form and poise, this splendid 
deep, velvety brown with lighter standards is a further 
development along the line of those fine irises, Mrs. Valery 
West and Bruno Velvety crimson-brown flowers of good 
size and substance. $5.00 
BLACKAMOOR (J. Sass 1932) M. 38". 
A massive iris of black-violet with a uniformity of color¬ 
ing to which even the deep-blue beard contributes. Almost 
black when it opens, it lightens to a rich violet shade. The 
long buds are most exciting. 30c; 3 for 55c 
BLACK BEAUTY (Kirkland 1934) M. 30". 
A large iris of classic perfection of form and uniform 
indigo-tone. Very lustrous and velvety. 50c 
BLACK WINGS (Kirkland 1930) M. 34" 
A popular iris of deepest midnight blue overlain with a 
frosty black sheen. Rich and lustrous, bespeaking a long 
Dominion heritage. Ideal for foreground plantings. 30c 
BLENHEIM (Stern 1930) M. 36". 
A handsome iris of great size and substance; in effect a 
redder Depute Nomblot with a golden beard and style arms. 
Standards are bronze suffused with burnt sienna and violet; 
falls are velvety red purple. $3.00 
BLUE DANUBE (Meyer 1932) M. 36". 
One of the richest deep blue seifs, almost a cobalt blue. 
A flower of unusual harmony with a blue-tipped beard. 
Dominion form and substance. $5.00 
BLUE MONARCH (J. Sass 1933) ML. 44". 
A finely branched specimen in the light blue color class. 
The blooms are large and full and of a beautifully clear 
tone of blue. Because of its easy growth, and splendid 
height this iris is steadily gaining adherents. Few California 
originations are as hardy. 25c; 3 for 50c 
BLUE PETER (White 1936) L. 37". 
A rich blue-purple bicolor, near self, very velvety falls 
and deep standards; haft a little narrow though solidly 
colored, beard a dull, deep gold. Unique in this dark class 
for its very rich blue tone. Pyramidal in profile, superbly 
branched. $2.50 
BLUE TRIUMPH (Grinter 1932) ML. 42". 
Smooth textured light blue with fine stems and place¬ 
ment Plant this where partial shade will help its delicate 
color. $1.00; 3 for $2.25 
BLUE VELVET (Loomis 1929) ML. 34" 
A deep blue bicolor of great individual beauty, gloriously 
rich in texture. On established clumps we have had beauti¬ 
fully branched stalks well above the foliage. Strongly 
recommended. 25c 
BONANZA (J. Sass 1939) ML. 34". 
The Sass brothers have added a surprising color class to 
our iris in their creation of plicatas with a yellow background 
rather than the conventional white. Quite surprisingly the 
range and combinations of backgrounds and markings in 
these colors are widely diversified. Bonanza represents the 
plicata with the deepest yellow background on which the 
markings are light brown dotted and veined. The stand¬ 
ards are more heavily marked than the falls. Some do not 
care for the creamy yellow plicatas but in this iris they will 
find the colors boldly and definitely executed. A fine bright 
yellow plicata. $10.00 
BON SOR (Connell 1938) M. 38". 
Deep velvety dark aniline blue — remarkably free from 
purple or violet overtones and extraordinarily rich in tex¬ 
ture. Bonsor is one of the famous aniline dye pigments 
which is particularly noted for its richness and depth in a 
pure blue register and because this iris is so like this color 
it has been named Bonsor. An especially clean-cut iris of 
rounded semi-flaring form and very large size. No haft 
venation mars the chaste perfection of this intense ultra- 
marine self. The beard is bright gold; branching ideal. 
$15.00 
BOULDERADO (Andrews 1937) ML. 36". 
A large iris with broadly flaring falls, standards golden- 
bronze; falls apricot to old-rose. This blended iris lacks the 
duskiness inherent in most blends, being delightfully fresh 
toned and clear. $3.50 
BRIDAL VEIL (Mitchell 1936) M. 36". 
Iridescent, crystalline snow white with a warm lemon 
yellow beard and lemon margining along the haft and at 
the base of the standards. An exquisite white of delicate 
beauty. $2.50 
BRUNHILDE (Salbach 1934) M. 40". 
One of the deepest toned seifs, a rich violet-blue, beau¬ 
tiful in its regal simplicity, staunch as the operatic or 
mythological character for whom it was named. (Pictured 
on page 17.) $2.00 
BUECHLEY’S GIANT (Buechley 1932) ML. 40". 
A gargantuan flower of silky lavender-blue which because 
of its superior size, texture, and plant habits has displaced 
the older Lord of June. One of the largest of all irises. 
Should be in every collection. 30c 
BURNING BRONZE (Ayres 1934) M. 36". 
This luxurious subdued bronze-red iris, tho not especially 
large, is one of the most popular standard “reds." $1.25 
