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Klamath—40 in. LILAC FRAGRANCE. THIS MAGNIFICENT VAR¬ 
IETY SOLD A FEW YEARS AGO AT $50.00 FOR A SINGLE 
PLANT. In fact I paid that price tor my original stock. It is 
just as fine to-day as it was then and is one of the finest Irises 
we have. The flowers are of huge size, perfect form and heavy 
substance. S—lobelia-violet; F—rich velvety mulberry, with a bor¬ 
der the color of the standards. A gift at the present low 
price .15 
Kochinette—27 in. VERY EARLY. A rare form of the Italian wild 
Iris Kochii, from which it differs in having a much better form 
than the type, with full flaring falls and exceedingly rich pur¬ 
ple color . . 25 
K. V. Ayres—44 in. THIS MAGNIFICENT IRIS SOLD FOR $50.00 
FOR A SINGLE PLANT IN 1933. It is a huge flower, with flar¬ 
ing falls that measure 81/2 inches from tip to tip. It is an Iris 
of unusually beautiful soft pastel tints, impossible to accurately 
describe, just as it is impossible to describe a sunset in a few 
words. The nearest approach I can make to a color description 
is a soft lavender-grey, or grey with a soft pinkish-lavender 
suffusion. No other Iris like it and it is a real beauty. 1.50 
Lucre—48 in. A new very deep pure yellow, as deep as California 
Gold, but in a different form. It is one of the brightest of the 
new large flowered yellows. The flowers are of fine form, very 
freely produced on tall branching stems. 3.00 
Lucretia Bori—40 in. A fine new giant deep yellow, with delight¬ 
fully ruffled and flufed standards that are a special feature. The 
falls are about the same color as the standards, but with a 
bronze flush which intensifies the color. 5.00 
Mabel Taft—50 in. A marvelous brilliant blue bi-color, with gi¬ 
gantic flowers of the most perfect shape and heavy substance, tne 
standards being perfectly domed and the semi-flaring falls hav¬ 
ing the texture of finest velvet. Much underpriced for so fine 
an Iris . 75 
Madeleine Brun—36 in. EARLY. A very fine French introduction 
by the late Mons. Millet. I believe I have the only stock of this 
variety in America. It is a very lovely, gigantic cool white, of 
the greatest purity, of heavy wax-like substance and satiny 
smoothness. An outstanding white that is different from all 
others . 20 
Lady Paramount—44 in. HONORABLE MENTION AMERICAN IRIS 
SOCIETY. The sensational gigantic new soft primrose yellow, 
similar to W. R. Dykes, but on taller stems and better formed 
and a clearer yellow. The color illustration on page 14, which is 
about half size, does not begin to do it justice, as there is a 
smoothness and finish and clarity of color that is not shown by 
the illustration . 2.00 
Lady Phyllis—36 in. FRAGRANT. A glorious new PURE SKY 
BLUE IRIS, OF UNIFORM COLOR THROUGHOUT and of a per¬ 
fection of form not attained by many others. The flowers are 
very large and delightfully scented. 35 
Lagos—48 in. A remarkable new Cream and Cold combination by 
Mr. Pilkington of the English Iris Society, being grown in my 
gardens in Bayside under U. S. Government Permit and only a 
few plants are available this year subject to release by the 
U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. S—ruffled, domed, old-ivory, edged 
pure primrose; F—same, but flushed bronze and veiried deep 
yellow at the throat and out beyond the beard, the veining being 
a prominent feature of the flower. 15.00 
Largo—40 in. One of our loveliest soft pastel blends. S-very 
smooth soft yellow: F—flushed pink at the centre, edged a softer 
yellow than the standards. Throat cream, veined gold; deep 
orange beard. The flower is beautifully ruffled. 20 
Magali—30 in. AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT BY THE 
FRENCH NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. A new French 
introduction of unusual coloring. S—rosy apricot, with a golden 
reflex; F—same color, with a madder-rose flush, and a narrow 
margin of old-gold.20 
Magenta—36 in. FRAGRANT. A distinctive bright margenta color 
that always stands out prominently among other Iris. 20 
Magnifiea—42 in. VERY FRAGRANT. THIS CRIMSON TONED 
BI-COLOR IS ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE MODERN PRICED 
IRIS AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARGAINS IN MY CATALOGUE. 
In richness of color, gigantic size, majestic bearing, delicious fra¬ 
grance, heavy substance and perfection of form, this variety leaves 
little to be desired. It is a constant prize-winner in the Iris 
shows .15 
Maid of Astalot—45 in. A new 1936 introduction. A giant white 
“Plicata” with blue penciling around the edges. The 1937 Sym¬ 
posium of the American Iris Society gives it a rating of 90, with 
individual judges rating it as high as 96. The standards are 
erect and the falls hang down straight, giving it a magnificent 
garden effect. Brilliant blue styles and crests add immensely to 
the beauty of this variety. I consider it the best of the new 
“Plicatas” and a real improvement in this type. 5.00 
Legend—36 in. A SUPER IRIS OF HUGE SIZE. PERFECT FORM 
AND RICH DEEP COLORING. S—lilac, flushed lavender; F—rich 
deep velvety crimson-claret, like a piece of fine rich velvet. One 
of the best.25 
Leonato—48 in.—FRAGRANT. EARLY. One of the tallest and 
largest and finest soft-blue toned Irises. Exquisitely fragrant. 
Sold for $25.00 for a single plant a few years ago and is just 
as fine to-day. 15 
Liberty Bell—30 in. AWARDED FIRST PRIZE AT THE BOSTON 
SHOW. I paid $50.00 each for my original stock of Liberty 
Bell in 1931. It is a giant “Plicata” on the Order of San Fran¬ 
cisco, but with a brighter red-toned feathering over the snow- 
white back-ground .20 
Lighthouse—36 in. HONORABLE MENTION AMERICAN IRIS SO¬ 
CIETY 1937. A new red-toned Iris with a halo at the centre 
of the flower that gives a very pronounced effect of a light 
being hid in the heart of the flower, hence the name. Outstand¬ 
ing among the new introductions. 6.00 
Lily Pons—38 in. HONORABLE MENTION AMERICAN IRIS SO¬ 
CIETY. An exquisite new soft blend, with domed standards of 
buff, flushed with pink and with semi-flaring falls of rose-pink, 
with a lighter border. Very fine. 3.50 
Loehinvar—38 in. VERY EARLY. ONE OF THE IRIS GIANTS, the 
brilliant blue-violet flowers being of huge size and produced in 
great profusion. The flowers are of good form, heavy sub¬ 
stance and perfect poise. It is one of the very best of the early 
ones .20 
Lodestar—36 in. THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE MOST BRILLIANT 
OF THE “VARIEGATAS” INTRODUCED TO DATE, besides being 
of unsurpassed perfection of form approached by no other 
“Variegata” that I have seen. S—deep, clear, smooth, yellow; F— 
velvety claret-brown, with a narrow border the same color as 
the standards. For a brilliant spot in the garden try Lodestar .15 
Lord Lambourne—40 in. 
colored very early, tall 
rich madder-crimson; 
plant a few years ago 
VERY EARLY. FRAGRANT. The richest 
flowering variety. S—soft rose-fawn; F— 
amber styles. Sold at $25.00 for a single 
Los Angeles—46 in. EARLY. Gigantic white flowers, with the 
standards faintly edged blue, and with blue styles, adding a clear 
note of blue to the centre. One of the most beautiful of the 
“Plicata” type. See color illustration page 22....,„. 20 
Louis Bel—28 in. EARLY. One of our darkest and richest colored 
Iris, so colorful that the petals seem to drip with color. Both 
the standards and falls have,a lustrous velvety texture. S—deep 
pansy-violet; F—violet-purple with a rich black sheen. 20 
Maisie Lowe—36 in. AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL BY THE IRIS 
SOCIETY OF ENGLAND, where it originated. It is a brilliant 
blue bi-color with standards of soft blue and velvety falls of 
rich pansy-violet, bordered the color of the standards. The flow¬ 
ers are of fine form and exceptional substance and produced 
in great quantities, creating a gorgeous garden picture. 25 
Majestic—36 in. FRAGRANT. One of the richest of the red- 
purple bi-colors and one of the grandest of all Iris. Originally 
sold for $20.00 a plant. Enormous velvety flowers of perfect 
form, very velvety and of heavy substance. 15 
King Karl 
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