GOLD TOP (Salbach). A very rich and 
elegant flower with standards of old 
gold that are set off by red violet falls 
edged with gold. The blending of 
colors is most artistic, and is greatly 
enhanced by the style arms and beard, 
which afford another touch of gold. 
Blooms early and continues through the 
season. Tall and well branched. A 
consistent fall bloomer in California. 
Early mid-season. 36-inch. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
GOLDEN BOW (Jacob Sass). A large 
flowered deep yellow intermediate of 
fine form and habit. Considered to be 
the very best of the deep toned early 
blooming yellows. Most attractive and 
decidedly desirable. H. M., A. I. S., 
1936. 26-inch. 50c; 3 for $1.35 
GRACE MOHR (Jory 1935). Most cer¬ 
tainly a sensational iris — a William 
Mohr seedling, almost identical in its 
beautiful coloring and delicate veining, 
but on tall, branching, 40-inch stems. 
Completely hardy everywhere. Truly 
William Mohr grown up. Described 
as “exceptionally fine ... a new break 
in breeding,” and “A beautiful violet 
with darker veinings, which I rated 95.” 
Color—pale lilac, veined manganese 
lilac. Forty inches tall with many 
huge blooms — each as large as a 
flower of William Mohr, but appearing 
even bigger, due to the flaring falls. 
$7.50 
GRACE STURTEVANT. A dark, rich¬ 
ly colored variety that is at the same 
time one of the showiest in existence, 
thanks to as brilliant an orange-yel¬ 
low beard as is possible. Standards 
dark red brown with rich velvety falls 
that are still darker, almost black at 
the tip. Grows slightly taller outside 
of California, but a good doer and an 
outstanding variety anywhere. Very 
valuable to breeders, being one of the 
parents of California Gold. Mid-season. 
30-inch. 25c; 3 for 50c 
“H” GROUP. In view of the popularity 
of our BERKELEY GROUP, intro¬ 
duced three seasons ago, we again plan¬ 
ned grouping those iris which might 
well have been introduced at $2.50, 
$3.00 or $5.00 each, to sell in a group. 
This set, all sold for the first time 
last year, consists of seven first-class 
iris, and sells for $6.00 
HAVERHILL (Salbach 1938). A beau¬ 
tifully colored variety of pure lilac, 
kept from regular introduction only 
because of its open standards. It is 
Bronze Beacon x San Francisco, and 
derives great height from Bronze Bea¬ 
con. Late. 48-inch. Not sold separ¬ 
ately; see “H” Group, following. 
HAWAII (Salbach 1938). (Anna-Marie 
Cayeux x Alta California). A rich, 
duskier edition of Anna-Marie Cayeux. 
Smoky violet with gun metal blue to 
violet flush. Very rich. Tall and of 
good substance. Well branched. Very 
fragrant. Late. 40-inch. Not sold 
separately; see “H” group, following. 
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HAYWARD (Mitchell 1938). The most 
distinct white of all, as it is set off 
by the most striking orange beard we 
have ever seen on any iris. Clear 
white with yellow haft markings. Form 
of flower and branching habit excel¬ 
lent. Parentage lost. Late mid-season. 
36-inch. Not sold separately; see “H” 
group, below. 
HARLEM (Salbach 1938) (Black Wings 
Seedling). A red-toned Black Wings. 
Same broad form, etc., as Black Wings, 
but red-black instead of blue-black. 
Lit by bronze undertone at center. 
Yellow beard. 36-inch. Not sold sep¬ 
arately; see “H” group, below. 
HAPSBURG (Salbach 1938) (Grace 
Sturtevant x Berkeley Cream). A very 
tall brown and gold variegata (yellow 
standards and light brown falls.) 
Good large flowers and well branched, 
very tall. We held debate after de¬ 
bate before we decided whether to in¬ 
troduce this one at $10.00 or include 
it in the “H” Group. Late. 50-inch. 
Not sold separately; see “H” group, 
below. 
HARTFORD (Salbach 1938). A bronzy 
pink iris; close to the strawberry tone 
of Charm, but a trifle closer to pink. 
The standards are of bronzy pink, the 
falls strawberry red. A striking, yet 
stately iris, ideally branched. (King 
Tut X Bronze Beacon X King Midas.) 
44-inch. Not sold separately; see “H” 
Group, below. 
HARVARD (Salbach 1938). A redder 
Dauntless, bred from Dauntless x 
seedling; having redder standards, and 
falls, otherwise almost identical to 
Dauntless. Very fragrant. Not sold 
separately. 
“H” GROUP. Due to the fact that iris 
introduced at less than $10.00 each 
never seem to attract enough attention 
to bring us an appreciable financial re¬ 
turn, we “saved up” to release a set 
sold only as a group, which we intro¬ 
duced three seasons ago as the “Berk¬ 
eley Group.” Since this plan was dis¬ 
tinctly popular, we have again “saved 
up”, and last season offered another 
set, which we again rank as one of 
the greatest “buys” ever offered in new 
iris — the “H” Group. This set con¬ 
sists of seven really outstanding new 
iris offered in 1938: (Hawaii, Haver¬ 
hill, Hayward, Harlem, Hapsburg, 
Hartford, and Harvard). 
One rhizome each $6.00 
HELIOS. A big, luminous pale creamy 
yellow. Fine form and finish. Falls 
lined faint brown. A most vigorous 
grower, free blooming. An excellent 
variety for use in hybridizing. C. M., 
and prize as one of the three best iris 
of 1929, S.N.H.F. Mid-season. 36-inch. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
From South Carolina, one of our cus¬ 
tomers, viewing his 1937 blooming of 
Happy Days, reports “I regard it (Happy 
Days) as the best iris I have ever seen.^^ 
Neon — “A sparkling bright flower — 
a vivid clump to catch the eye across the 
garden.” 
Carl Salbach... 
HAPPY DAYS (Mitchell 1934). Breath¬ 
taking in its startling beauty, this 
sensational yellow has sky-rocketed 
across the sky of the iris world, blazing 
a record of achievement that will long 
be remembered. 
The list of admirers who have reveled 
in rapt delight on viewing this 
marvelous creation includes most of 
the famous names in the American 
Iris World, and we have on file a list 
of remarks in praise of Happy Days 
to fill a column. They are all similar 
in vein to the following: “This flower 
marks one of the great steps in iris 
achievement.” “It was more admired 
than any variety in my garden. Cut¬ 
ting it as I could in every particular, 
it rated HIGH in the 90’s.” “One of 
the most sought in the garden, and one 
that the iris connoisseurs were most 
enthusiastic over.” “When the flower 
bloomed in all its glory, it was by far 
the richest and proudest in the gar¬ 
den ... a pure yellow. A sight to 
behold.” 
An immense clear yellow most easily 
described as a yellow El Capitan, al¬ 
though in established plantings the 
bloom will be slightly larger than those 
of the latter. 
Perfectly branched, with each stalk 
carrying seven or eight massive blooms. 
Color, clear pinard yellow, with the 
falls being a shade deeper than the 
standards, and the beard an attrac¬ 
tive orange yellow. Unusual glistening 
finish. See color picture. 
Blooms measure 7^ inches from top 
to bottom, and 3% inches across the 
falls. A. M., A. 1. S., 1937. Early 
through mid-season. 40-inch. 
$1.50; 3 for $3.75; 12 for $12.50 
Free premium with each order for 
three or more rhizomes — See 
“Happy Gift.” 
HAPPY GIFT (Salbach 1939) (Daunt¬ 
less X W. R. Dykes). Huge in size, 
and clear of color, this outstanding big 
Dykes yellow is by far the best Dykes 
yellow we have seen, excepting only 
Happy Days. It does not have quite 
the smooth finish of Happy Days, but 
otherwise is in every respect as good 
— it is a variety that we have grown 
for several years, but did not care to 
introduce to the detriment of Happy 
Days. Therefore we finally decided to 
include it as a premium to “back up” 
Happy Days rather than to compete 
with it. We do not have reports on 
the behavior of this new yellow in the 
East, but its lack of lush winter or 
early spring growth, plus its Dauntless 
parentage indicate that it will prob¬ 
ably do well anywhere. 
Color pinard yellow, branching per¬ 
fect, and flowers huge. Not sold separ¬ 
ately under any circumstance, but ONE 
RHIZOME OF HAPPY GIFT WILL 
BE GIVEN AS A PREMIUM WITH 
EACH RETAIL ORDER FOR THREE 
RHIZOMES OF HAPPY DAYS. (Two 
Happy Gift with an order for six 
Happy Days, four with an order for 
twelve, etc.) 
