BRONZINO 
Standards are actually browner 
BLACK WINGS. Produced by Chancel¬ 
lor Kirkland, one of the Nation’s best 
known iris breeders, this splendid 
variety was runner-up to Sierra Blue 
for the 1935 W. D. Dykes Medal award. 
With its rich velvety darkness. Black 
Wings makes a most showy clump, and 
the individual specimens are just as 
outstanding. Good size and form, with 
flaring falls 4% inches by equal height. 
Color almost black, owing to the black 
veining on Fluorite violet. Hardy, and 
does not fade. One of the standouts 
in our garden — an iris which we can 
give full commendation. Mid-season. 
30-inch. 40c; 3 for $1.00 
BLUE AND GOLD. A very showy blue 
iris from the gardens of Mr. E. O. Es- 
sig. Its deep rich color, set off by the 
vivid orange-yellow beard gives this 
fine iris a brilliance not found in other 
blue iris. Mid-season. 36-inch. 35c 
BLUE BANNER. Also a Kirkland in¬ 
troduction, this iris is a great improve¬ 
ment over all of the older varieties of 
this type. Most popular, its clear light 
blue standards and violet falls, edged 
blue, form a striking combination. 
Large blooms, branched, and medium 
tall. Mid-season. 27-inch. 
15c; 3 for 35c 
BLUE TRIUMPH (Grinter). A tall, 
clear pale ice-blue, having a smooth, 
velvety finish. An iris of great dig¬ 
nity, considered by many to be the 
finest light blue; certainly one of the 
best. Tall and well branched. A. M., 
A. I. S., 1936. Mid-season. 40-inch. 
$1.50; 3 for $4.00 
BLUE VELVET. A very beautiful flow¬ 
er, most appropriately named, being a 
deep blue velvet. Well branched, and 
carrying fine big blooms, this variety 
was introduced as one of the very fin¬ 
est, and has proven to be a good doer 
everywhere. A vigorous grower and a 
rapid increaser. Late. 30-inch. 
25c; 3 for 60c 
BONANZA (Jacob Sass 1939). Fine new 
yellow plicata. Yellower than most of 
this type. $10.00 
BRIDAL VEIL (Mitchell 1936). Easily 
the most delicately beautiful white of 
all. Hardy everywhere. Not in com¬ 
petition with Snow King, as Bridal 
Veil is a dainty variety, perfect in form, 
beautiful in its clarity, which is en¬ 
hanced by the clear, but tiny gold 
edging at the haft. See color picture. 
Occasionally one bloom to a stalk; 
flowers with only two standards — 
but summer watering tends to elimi¬ 
nate this fault. Perfect, graceful, 
branching. Substance excellent. Early 
mid-season. 36-inch. $2.50 
BRONZE BEACON (Salbach). One of 
the very latest of all to bloom, extend¬ 
ing the season two full weeks. Cop¬ 
pery bronze of splendid texture. Low 
branching flower stalks. Falls velvety 
Indian lake, with glowing bronze stand¬ 
ards which give this extremely tall iris 
its beacon-like attributes. 50-inch. 
50c; 3 for $1.25 
BRONZINO (Salbach 1937). Named for 
the famous creator of bronzes, and this 
iris is so beautiful that even Bronzino 
himself would consider it a master¬ 
piece. Tall, rich, and ideal in form and 
<■ habit, Bronzino, a remarkable new iris, 
adds a splendid note of new color to 
the garden. Standards frosty golden 
bronze, falls rich coppery bronze -— a 
color combination of great character 
and richness. Ideal low branching, 
leathery substance, domed standards, 
large flowers — in fact, Bronzino merits 
a ranking of “good” in every particu¬ 
lar. A real standout. In our opinion 
the best of all the bronze iris. Strik¬ 
ingly rich in color. See color pic¬ 
ture. Mid-season. 40-inch. $6.50 
BRUNO. Rich, velvety bronze, blossoms 
fragrant, and form of bloom, as well as 
branching habit, excellent. Does par¬ 
ticularly well in California. Late. 
30-inch. 25c; 3 for 50c 
Reputation 
We have always tried to deserve a 
reputation of offering and delivering 
nothing but that which is of the highest 
quality. It seems to us that our measure 
of success in this respect is indicated by 
the fact that one garden authority defin¬ 
itely considers our iris introductions to 
be the finest offered. A Flower Grower- 
author characterizes our reputation as 
“unimpeachable”, and a Canadian grower 
ridicules the necessity of our giving 
reference for a credit purchase. 
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