GENERAL INFORMATION 
For instructions as to how to order, see page 32. 
The iris following are tall bearded iris, practically 
all of the “pogon” type. The exceptions are the hy¬ 
brids, William Mohr, Mohrson, Ibpall, etc., which are 
only part “pogon”. Other types of iris are listed else¬ 
where in the catalog. 
The color range of the bearded iris is unbelievably 
large, as the introductions of recent years have given 
many new shades. However, there are no pure salmon 
pinks, and the “reds” are on the violet and brown 
shades, rather than flame or scarlet. The blues range 
from the palest tones, to the deep rich velvety tones, 
and the yellows are available in practically all of the 
possible variations. There are no pure oranges, al¬ 
though a very few varieties have an orange cast. 
A bicolor is an iris that has standards of one shade 
and falls of another, usually considerably darker. A 
blend, as the name indicates, is a suffusion of several 
colors. A plicata is a light colored iris, the edges of 
which are flushed, lined or dotted with color. A self 
carries the same shade throughout the whole flower. 
A variegata has yellow standards and reddish brown 
falls. 
The standards are the three upstanding petals; the 
falls the three lower petals. Names in parenthesis fol¬ 
lowing the iris are those of the originators. 
IRIS AWARDS: Heading the list is the W. R. 
Dykes Medal. In France and England, the Iris Socie¬ 
ties give this award yearly to the finest new iris. In 
America, no iris is eligible until it has been in com¬ 
merce five years. Award of Merit (A. M.) and Hon¬ 
orable Mention (H. M.) are the other awards, the 
A. M. being the highest ranking of the two. Occasional¬ 
ly in England and quite often in America, when no 
eligible iris was adjudged worthy, the Dykes Medal 
awards have been passed. 
The following abbreviations used in noting awards 
refer to different societies: A. I. S., American Iris So¬ 
ciety; B. I. S., British Iris Society; M. H. S., Massachu¬ 
setts Horticultural Society; R. H. S., Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society, England; S. N. H. F., Societe Nationale 
d’Horticulture de France . 
The prices in this catalog cancel all previous quota¬ 
tions. 
Cultural Directions included with every order. 
COLOR CLASSES 
Many iris whose coloring border between two 
different classes all but defy classification. We have 
placed each one in a definite color group, however. 
In explanation, we note that all the pinks, blues 
and reds contain some violet, but their range is far 
greater than is generally realized. The classes: 
LILAC TO RED VIOLET: Avondale, Coppersmith, Germain 
Perthuis, Grace Mohr, Jean Aicard (bi-color). Lady Lilford, 
Ormohr, William Mohr. 
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PINK TO ROSE: Angelus, China Maid, China Rose, Day 
Dream, Dogrose, Eros, Frieda Mohr, Frivolite, Miss Califor¬ 
nia, Morocco Rose, Pink Opal, Pink Satin, Rose Mitchell. 
PLICATAS: Alameda, Bonanza, Los Angeles, Nassak, Orloff, 
Pink Jadu, Royal Coach, Ruth Pollock, Sacramento, San 
Francisco, Seduction, Siegfried, Spring Cloud. 
VARIEGATAS AND NEAR-VARIEGATAS: Casque d'Or, 
City of Lincoln, Crown Prince, Frank Adams, Lodestar, 
Marquita, Neon, Portola, President Lebrun, Rialgar (yellow 
in effect.) 
LILAC TO BLUE TONED BLENDS: Anna Marie Cayeux, 
Persia, President Pilkington, Rosy Asia. 
PEARLY OR BUFF-PINK BLENDS: Berkeley Belle, Mary 
Geddes, Matula, Midwest Gem, Ophelia, Portland, Prairie 
Sunset, Rameses. 
YELLOW, BUFF TONED BLENDS: Euphony, Far West, 
Golden Amber, Golden Light, Gold Top, Midgard, Moonglo, 
Plurabelle, Sandalwood, Sunol. 
YELLOWS: Alta California, Berkeley Nugget, California 
Gold, Crysoro, Desert Gold, Eclador, Elsa Sass, Fair Elaine, 
Fortuna, Gaynelle, Golden Bear, Golden Bow, Golden Majes¬ 
ty, Happy Days, Happy Gift, Helios, Jasmania, Lady Para¬ 
mount, Mirasol, Moonbeam, Naranja, Song of Gold, Sound 
Money, Sunburst, W. R. Dykes. 
LIGHT BLUES: Anitra, Blue Banner, Blue Triumph, Eleanor 
Blue, Exclusive, Jacquelline Guillot, Gloriole, Leonato, Pale 
Moonlight, Peacemaker, Shining Waters. 
MEDIUM BLUES: Blue and Gold, Castalia, Elizabeth Hunt¬ 
ington, J. J. Dean (bi-color), Missouri, Pacific, Santa Bar¬ 
bara, Santa Clara, Sensation, Sierra Blue. 
DEEP BLUE: Brunhilde. 
DEEP VELVETY BLUE-VIOLET: Black Wings, Blue Vel¬ 
vet, Creole Belle, Ethiop Queen, Mabel Taft, Mata Hari, 
Meldoric, Mohrson, Mrs. J. L. Gibson, Peshawar, San Diego, 
Tioga, Valor, William A. Setchell, Winnishiek. 
LAVENDER BLUES: Buechley’s Giant, El Capitan, Hidalgo, 
Nereus, Ozone, San Gabriel. 
BLENDS: Evolution, Valiant. 
WHITES: Berkeley Ace, Bridal Veil, Mount Washington, 
Purissima, Shasta, Sierra Snow, Silent Waterfall, S^now’ 
King, Snow Maiden, Zua. 
CREAMS: Carved Ivory, Natividad, Snoqualmie, William 
Carey Jones. 
WINE OR VIOLET REDS: Cardinal, Dark Horse, Irma 
Pollock, Joycette, Legend, Monadnock, Padre, Prof. S. B. 
Mitchell, San Luis Rey, Tenaya, Tipo Red. 
REDS: Berkeley Fire, Charm, Cheerio, Dark Knight, Daunt¬ 
less, Garden Magic, Junaluska, King Tut, Ouray, Piute, Red 
Dominion, Red Radiance, Rob Roy, Ronda, Rubeo, Setting 
Sun, Taos, The Red Douglas, Tiger-Tiger. 
BRONZE AND TAN: Aida, Aviator Nungessor, Berkeley 
Bronze, Bronze Beacon, Bronzino, Bruno, China Lantern, 
Depute Nomblot, Grace Sturtevant, Indian Chief, Indian 
Love Call, Ingenieur Winnsinger, Jean Cayeux, Jeb Stuart, 
King Midas, Moki, Mrs. Valerie West, Spokan, Suntan, 
Vert-Galant, Ukiah. 
BLENDS; Clara Noyes, Copper Piece (violet), Natoma 
(cinnamon). 
COPPER: Copper Lustre, E. B. Williamson, Radiant. 
BLEND: Lighthouse. 
BLUE, LIGHT BLUE; OR BLUE-WHITE BI-COLORS: 
Amigo, Lycaena, Sir Michael, Wabash. 
Our exclusive 1939 introductions (Pages 4 and 5) and our 
New “H” Group (page 14) not included above. 
