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12 DYKES MEDAL WINNERS 
The DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL is awarded to ONLY ONE IRIS EACH YEAR IN 
AMERICA. A similar Award is made annually in England and France. The 
care with which this award is made gives assurance that the winner of this award 
is THE OUTSTANDING IRIS OF THE YEAR. The American Iris Society has a 
jury of Iris connoisseurs located all over the United States, to judge, evaluate, 
criticize and rate each new arrival. This jury of accredited judges consists of 
about 150 members and any Iris that runs the gauntlet' of this group of judges 
and is awarded the Dykes Memorial Medal is in a class which leaves no room 
for argument as to its superior quality. 
The group of Iris listed below are all winners of the Dykes Memorial Medal 
during different years. This medal has been awarded to some of them in 
America and to others in England and France, the three foremost countries pro- 
during new Iris varieties. You cannot go wrong with a group of Dykes Medal 
Winners and I am pleased to be able to offer these very fine Irises as a collec¬ 
tion at a modest price. 
ALICE HARDINC —40 in. AWARDED THE DYKES MEMORIAL 
MEDAL IN PARIS. A magnificent large primrose-yellow self, 
with a deep orange beard. The flowers are of perfect form and 
heavy substance, with a smooth satiny texture on tall well 
branched stems. A vigorous grower and a profuse bloomer. 
Sold for $20.00 in 1935. $1.00. 
DAUNTLESS —40 in. WINNER OF THE DYKES MEMORIAL 
MEDAL IN THE UNITED STATES, HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL 
HONORS. One of the finest and purest red-toned Iris. A 
prodigious bloomer and a magnificent Iris in every way. Sold 
for $35.00 for a single plant just a few years ago. 35c. 
DEPUTE NOMBLOT— 48 in. WINNER OF DYKES MEMORIAL 
MEDAL, HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL HONORS. Considered by 
many the finest Iris in the world. Of gigantic size and per¬ 
fect form and texture, on tall, nicely branched stems. Standards 
coppery-red, flushed golden bronze; Falls rich claret crimson. 
The entire flower seems to be lightly dusted with fine golden 
powder, giving it an unusual richness. Former price $35.00. 
35c. 
C. P. BAKER —48 in. AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL, ALSO THE 
DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL BY THE ENGLISH IRIS SOCIETY, 
as the greatest achievement in the light to medium shades of 
yellow to date of origin. Standards rich primrose yellow; Falls 
canary yellow. Giant flowers on profusely branching stalks, 
with a dozen or more flowers to the stalk open at once. 
Original price $100.00 a plant. 20c. 
CUDRUN —42 in. EARLY. AWARDED THE DYKES 
MEMORIAL MEDAL BY THE ENGLISH IRIS SOCIETY. 
A top notch white Iris among so many fine new 
white ones and by many judges considered the finest 
of all. It is a massive flower of purest snow-white, 
undoubtedly the largest and most massive. Sold re¬ 
cently for $50.00 a plant. $1.00. 
|EAN CAYEUX —36 in. WINNER OF THE DYKES 
MEMORIAL MEDAL IN FRANCE, HIGHEST INTER¬ 
NATIONAL HONORS. This is one of the most dis¬ 
tinctive colored and beautiful Iris ever introduced. 
A marvelous blending of Havana and Coffee Brown. 
Former price $35.00 each. $1.25. 
MARY GEDDES —36 in. WINNER OF THE DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL IN THF 
UNITED STATES FOR 1936, HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL HONORS, AS THE 
BEST IRIS OF THE YEAR. Also had the distinction of being an American in¬ 
troduction that received AN AWARD OF MERIT IN ENGLAND, where so many 
fine Irises are produced. The color is hard to describe, but it is one of our 
finest introductions. An attempt at a description would be a lovely blending 
of soft pink tones, overlaid Pomeranian red. There are eight to ten flowers 
to a stem and they are nicely branched. Recently sold at $17.50 a plant. 50c. 
PLUIE D’OR (Golden Rain)—41 in. WINNER OF THE DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL IN 
FRANCE, HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL HONORS. A FINE DEEP CLEAR TALL YELLOW THAT 
IS UNSURPASSED for landscape effect, 
hiding the plant by its mass of flowers. 
FIRST INTRODUCED A FEW YEARS AGO. 
a very low price. 20c. 
RAMESES 42 in. WINNER OF THE DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL, HIGHEST INTERNA¬ 
TIONAL HONORS, this Medal being given to only the one best Iris of the year in England, 
France and America. Rameses is a perfect flower in every way, in a blending of tourmaline 
pink and soft yellow, with a pronounced yellow glow at the centre. A magnificent Iris 
now available in fine strong rhizomes at a very low price. See color illustration. Former 
price $10.00 a plant. 20c. 
SAN FRANCISCO —44 in. EARLY. WINNER OF THE DYKES MEMORIAL M^DAL, HIGHEST 
INTERNATIONAL HONORS. One of the largest and finest Iris in the “Plicata” type, mark¬ 
ing a new era in this group. White with a feather-stitch edging of lavender blue. SOLD A 
FEW YEARS AGO FOR $35.00 FOR A SINGLE PLANT, but an extra fine stock of magnifi¬ 
cent plants now enables me to offer if at a price that is within the reach of all. 20c. 
SIERRE BLUE —50 in. WINNER OF THE DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL IN AMERICA IN 1935, 
HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL HONORS AS THE BEST OF THE YEAR. An exceptionally smooth 
refined flower of clear deep blue, with heavy substance, immense size, perfect form and 
towering over four feet high. Sierre Blue has every good quality to make it a real "Cham¬ 
pion”. $1.00. 
VERT CALLANT —50 in. WINNER OF THE DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL, HIGHEST INTER¬ 
NATIONAL HONORS. It is the most prodigious bloomer of any Iris I have ever seen, pro¬ 
ducing 4 to 5 flowering stalks to a single rhizome, and as a garden mass or individual flower 
it is unexcelled. Standards soft rose; Falls Dahlia-carmine, with a one-eighth inch border 
of soft rose to match the standards, but this is a very inadequate description of this very 
beautiful flower. Former price $’2.50 each. 30c. 
DYKES MEDAL COLLECTION 
One Each of Above 12 Dykes Medal Winners. . $ 5.50 
3 of Each—Total 36 Plants.... .. 15.75 
6 of Each—Total 72 Plants. 30.00 
All Labeled Postpaid Anywhere in the United States 
ALL-MEDAL WINNERS 
Medals, in gold, silver, bronze, with jewels and decorations, have been the badges 
of bravery, nobility, achievement, and supreme quality since the days of the 
Pharaohs. And an Iris upon which a medal has been bestowed is at once, by 
official ruling, a supreme or superior example of its kind. 
The superb and distinguished varieties in the following list are ALL medal 
winners, champions by the accolade of duly constituted authority; and that means, 
to you, that every one may be cherished in your gardens as recognized achieve¬ 
ment of the horticultural art. Furthermore you may enjoy the assurance that 
every one will prove worthy of its name and rank, as a direct descendant of the 
plant on which the honor was conferred, for each plant that I sell is the result 
of root division of the original plant, grown to full robust flowering size. My 
present stock of these outstanding plants makes it possible for me to group them 
together in a magnificent collection and to offer them to you at a mere fraction 
of what they cost originally. 
BELTANE —36 in. EARLY. WINNER OF ENGLISH IRIS SOCIETY 
SILVER MEDAL AND CHALLENGE CUP. Gigantic flowers of 
richest pansy violet. The brilliant color, perfect form, huge 
size and heavy substance make this a sure prize-winner any¬ 
where. 35c. 
CARFAX— 42 in. AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL BY THE IRIS 
SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. I have withheld this variety from sale 
for several years in order to have a sufficient stock of it to offer 
at an attractive price. The color is rich red-purple and the 
falls are wonderfully rich and velvety. The flowers are large 
and of perfect form and substance. The stalks are so much 
branched that one stalk, with six to eight branches, creates a 
candelabra-like effect, with a correspondingly large number of 
flowers out together. Original price $10.00 each. 35c. 
CASTOR— 36 in AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL BY THE IRIS 
SOCIETY OF ENGLAND, where this variety originated. The 
white ground is almost completely covered with fine pin dots 
of deep- violet. In the standards the stippling is uniform 
throughout, like a piece of printed percale. In the falls the 
stippling is heavier towards the border and gradually tones 
lighter towards the centre of the petals. A most unusual 
"Plicata”. Former price $20.00 each. 25c. 
CINNABAR— 42 in. AWARDED THE SILVER MEDAL OF THE 
AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY. A uniform deep, rich, velvety, 
dark red, that has every good quality. Recently sold at $10.00 
a plant. 20c. 
COLUMBINE —42 in. AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL 
BY THE IRIS SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. A clear dazz¬ 
ling white, of perfect form and finish, on tall, erect, 
well branched stems. Original price $15.00 each. 25c. 
CONSTANCE MEYER —40 in. AWARDED TWO SIL¬ 
VER MEDALS IN ENGLAND, where it originated, and 
where they think it is the best pink Iris originated to 
date. While I believe I have the only stock of this 
in America, I have decided to offer it at a very 
modest price. $1.00. 
CUPAVO —42 in. VERY FRAGRANT. AWARDED A 
SILVER MEDAL BY THE ENGLISH IRIS SOCIETY; 
ALSO ONE OF THE DYKES GROUP WHICH WON 
THE RUNCIMAN CHALLENGE CUP. ONE OF THE GIANT FLOWERING 
CLASS, being one of the largest Iris grown. A superb red-toned bi-color. 
Former price $25.00 each. 50c. 
EVELYN BENSON —39 in. AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL BY THE ROYAL 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. A gorgeous Iris of perfect form, 
in a uniform carmine self color. Nicely branched and exceedingly free 
flowering. Original price $20.00 each. 20c. 
COLDEN FLARE— 30 in. AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL BY THE IRIS SOCIETY 
OF ENGLAND. A new English introduction of great merit, in a very unusual and attractive 
blending of colors, being a medley of gold, rose, flame and yellow, somewhat like the 
famous “Talisman” rose, but with an electric blue flush down the falls that further adds 
to its attractiveness. No other iris like it and not many as handsome. Formerly sold at 
$30.00 for a single plant. 25c. 
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 flowers are of fine form 
and exceptional substance and produced in great quantities, creating a gorgeous garden 
picture. Sold recently at $25.00 each. 25c. 
MRS. C. C. WHITELECC- 30 in. AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL BY THE IRIS SOCIETY OF 
ENGLAND. A fine large yellow blend of perfect form, with the falls heavily veined velvety 
Corinthian Red. I now have a sufficient stock to make an attractive price on this unusually 
beautiful Iris. Original price $75.00 each. 20c. 
RHADI —36 in. AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL BY THE IRIS SOCIETY OF ENGLAND An 
Iris of exceedingly attractive iridescent mother-of-pearl coloring. Large flowers of fine 
form and heavy substance and perfect in every way. Formerly $20.00 each. 25e. 
ROMANCE— 36 in. FRAGRANT. AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL BY THE IRIS SOCIETY OF 
ENGLAND. An Iris of unusual colors, being a uniform, satiny, lustrous rosy-bronze. The 
large flowers are of good form and freely produced. 20c. 
SHAH |EHAN— 38 in. CIVEN AN AWARD OF MERIT BY THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY 
IN 1937 AND A BRONZE MEDAL BY THE IRIS SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. A most unusual 
and very beautiful new Iris, being the most striking of the "Amoena" type. A multi-colored 
Iris with seven distinct colors, but a flower of the greatest refinement notwithstanding its 
lavish colors. It is considered by many as one of the greatest achievements of Iris develop¬ 
ment. S—soft creamy-buff, flushed soft lavender and suffused grey, fading to almost pure 
white as the flower ages; F—deep, rich ruby-red, with a one-eighth inch white border. This 
is but an inadequate description of this very fine Iris. 35c. 
ALL-MEDAL winner collection 
One of Each of Above 14 Varieties for . $ 4.00 
3 Each—Total 42 Plants. . 11.25 
6 Each—Total 84 Plants . 20.00 
All Labeled Postpaid Anywhere in the United States 
A large stock of extra fine plants now permits 
