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Finest Iris 
NASSAK (H. P. Sass). Probably the 
best new blue-white plicata in com¬ 
merce, but introduced with no fan-fare, 
hence little known. White, with bright 
blue stitchings, and of proven hardi¬ 
ness, even in Nebraska. $1.50 
ORLOFF AMIGO MISSOURI 
NATOMA (Salbach 1935). Very unusual 
in its color, and a top-notch garden 
iris, since it is a very free bloomer. 
Standards bronze, falls soft coral red. 
The complete effect is of glowing old 
rose — a flower that, like Eleanor 
Blue, wears well. Well branched. 
Late. 36-inch. 75c; 3 for $2.00 
NEON (Salbach 1934). One of the 
brightest iris in the garden, hence the 
name. Due to the bronzy gold of the 
standards and the velvety carmine of 
the falls. Neon offers a glowing rich¬ 
ness that we know of in few iris of this 
type. The bright gold of the beard 
and on the haft blend into the bronzy- 
gold of the standards to give the flow¬ 
er its attractive brilliance. See color 
picture. 
Some idea of the high repute that 
has been accorded this comely iris is 
shown by the comments, some from 
California, some from the Mid-West, 
and others from New England, as 
quoted: “A glowing accent to any 
garden . . . and with its unquestioned 
hardiness an acquisition for Califor¬ 
nia”; “A wonderfully brilliant iris — 
belongs always in the must haves’ 
“I rated it . . . ‘A’ ”; “Outstanding, 
attracting the eye clear across the 
garden.” Late. H. M., A. 1. S., 1936. 
$1.00; 3 for $2.50; 12 for $8.25 
NEREUS. Light blue bi-color. Large 
flowers, on fairly tall, well branched 
stalks. The best in this class at its 
own price level. Very fine in clump 
plantings. Early mid-season. 30-inch. 
20c; 3 for 40c 
OCHROLEUCA. See page 26. 
OPHELIA. A charming blend of pastel 
tints — old gold, pink and pale blue. 
A fine flower in the garden and ex¬ 
cellent for table bouquets. Mid-season. 
22-inch. 25c 
ORLOFF (Hans Sass 1937). A delight¬ 
fully different plicata that we had the 
pleasure of helping to introduce. Most 
aptly described as an iris of “brownish 
red finely stippled on a creamish back¬ 
ground, like cinnamon in egg nog.” 
The standards are so heavily veined 
that they appear as rich brown, with 
the whole center of the iris lit rich 
golden bronze. The falls are cream, 
stitched bronze, greatly enhanced by 
two little spots of yellow, one at each 
side of the haft. Personally, we rank 
it with the striking Siegfried, although 
it is not as large as the latter. 
Habit and form excellent through¬ 
out. Stock very limited. H. M., A. I. 
S., 1937. Mid-season. 33-inch. $15.00 
ORMOHR (Kleinsorge 1937). Without a 
shadow of a doubt this iris is a real 
sensation. Tall and bold. It is defin¬ 
itely the greatest of the William Mohr 
seedlings to date; in fact it bids fair to 
end up as the most outstanding release 
of 1937. 
Ormohr retains the veined orchid¬ 
like type of bloom of its parent, Wil¬ 
liam Mohr, in a shade just barely light¬ 
er than that of the latter, but its flow¬ 
ers are of much bolder form, and its 
tall stems carry a whole cluster of 
blooms — a combination which makes 
Ormohr the showiest, boldest iris we 
have ever seen — yet it is a beautiful 
flower with the utmost delicacy. The 
blooms are simply huge, and there are 
many to a stalk; and we have twice 
seen it stand up as if untouched after 
heavy Oregon rains. A champion that 
is a real “must have”. One of its par¬ 
ents (Anakim) is definitely hardy; 
therefore, there is every reason to ex¬ 
pect complete hardiness (Mohrson and 
Grace Mohr, also William Mohr seed¬ 
lings have been perfectly hardy; they 
are, to our knowledge, the only William 
Mohr seedlings tested for hardiness). 
Unlike William Mohr, Ormohr pro¬ 
duces seed readily, so it will be of great 
value to breeders. 
Color — Deep lilac, veined man¬ 
ganese violet, not far away from the 
color of William Mohr, as shown in 
our color picture. Stock limited. Mid¬ 
season. 40-inch. $20.00 
OURAY (Thomas-Thorup 1937). Al¬ 
though neither large nor tall, this iris 
is nevertheless striking because of its 
unusual color tone — gleaming ruby 
red — the brightest red iris we have 
seen. Had this iris been the size of 
some of the other new red-toned var¬ 
ieties, it would unquestionably merit 
as high a price as we have ever placed 
on any iris. 
That others think as well of it as 
we do is shown by the following quo¬ 
tation: “I want to tell you how much 
attention Ouray created here. It was 
planted in the first position in the 
Guest Iris row and was worthy of the 
place and created as much favorable 
comment as the Red Douglas, Angelus, 
Cortez and Siegfried.”— Kentucky. 
We have always admired this iris, 
but the more we see of it, the more 
we like it; in fact, so much so that we 
purchased the entire stock, and thus 
became its exclusive introducer, al¬ 
though originally we had planned be¬ 
ing only co-introducers. Mid-season. 
28-inch. $1.50; 3 for $4.00 
OZONE (Jacob Sass). An attractive, 
large lavender that is both beautiful 
and distinctive due to its warm brown 
haft. White beard tipped orange. 
Large flowers on well branched 36-inch 
stem. Mid-season. $2.50 
PACIFIC. This fine big iris combines 
all the qualities of clear clean color, 
substance, carriage, vigor and garden 
effect. It blooms very early and con¬ 
tinues for a long time. The color is 
light bluish violet. Falls flaring, stems 
straight and slender. The first note¬ 
worthy Essig blue — very fine. Mid¬ 
season. 32-inch. 35c 
PADRE (Mitchell). This dignified iris is 
tall, well branched, vigorous of growth 
and remarkable for its long period of 
bloom. The dominating color is the 
rosy purple of the silky falls flushed 
bright blue. As many as ten blooms 
to a spike. Mid-season. 40-inch. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
PALE MOONLIGHT (Essig). A very 
tall, stately iris of palest blue — a 
shade lighter than Shining Waters. By 
far the best of its shade, and will bloom 
in the East, although it needs special 
protection to winter well where the 
climate is severe. Mid-season. 45-inch. 
75c; 3 for $2.00 
PEACEMAKER (Mitchell 1934). A soft¬ 
ly beautiful iris which gains in popu¬ 
larity as it ages. Has been highly 
praised throughout the East, and is a 
good doer everywhere. Described by 
one of the A. I. S. judges as an iris 
“a lot of us have been missing.” A 
clean, smooth iris on the most perfectly 
proportioned stalks in the garden. It 
is a stylish porcelain colored iris with 
a pale lavender blue flush in center of 
falls. Very refined. Excellent as an 
aid in garden blending, because its 
pale shades make it a colorful substi¬ 
tute for white. Tall, well branched, 
with large blossoms. Blooms in mid¬ 
season. 42-inch. 60c 
PESHAWAR (Schreiner). Exotically 
beautiful, this very early blooming on- 
cocylus hybrid is also an easy doer 
and a rapid increaser. The standards 
are rich violet, the falls reddish brown, 
overlaid glistening black, the beard is 
a dusky brown. Altogether a very 
striking flower of medium size and fine 
form. Rhizomes naturally small. 14- 
inch. $3.00 
PERRY’S BLUE. See page 26. 
Shining Waters — “A beauty — hardy 
and blooms over a long range of time.” 
— Georgia, in A. I. S. Bulletin. 
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