d} 0 bcft <M a«' s MASTERPIECE HONOR ROLL 
^ 4$Qr of the Most Superb Varieties of Tall Bearded Iris 
A S Connoisseur, Collector, and Propagator of the World's Masterpieces 
of Tall Bearded Iris, I present this Honor Roll of 59 Exquisite Selec¬ 
tions, from my Washington State Iris Ranch, in the fertile Yakima 
Valley, whose golden apples and jeweled flowers rival the lavish bounty 
of the Garden of the Hesperides. 
"Masterpiece" is a proud title of artistic distinction. But Leonardo's 
masterpiece, the "Mona Lisa", cannot be reproduced in its original glory by 
copyist or printer. Neither sculptor nor artisan can duplicate Cellini's statue 
of Perseus. Floral Masterpieces, however—the Tall Bearded Iris Master¬ 
pieces, in which I have cheerfully invested a fortune, are most gloriously 
reproduced in all their grandeur, by the rich soil and gracious climate at 
my Yakima Valley Ranch. My Mammoth Rhizomes, grown and developed 
there, give more abundant growth, and more flowers the first year; and 
they are hardened by the crisp cold winters of the Yakima Valley to with¬ 
stand the most rigorous climatic trials in other latitudes. 
I have paid Masterpiece prices for original plants, but through favorable 
propogation I am now able to put these splendid Tall Bearded Iris gems 
within the reach of all, by selling my plants for pennies instead of dollars. 
Thus, "Depute Nomblot", a Dykes Memorial Medal winner, sold for $35.00 
per plant when it was introduced, and I sell it now for only 35 cents. 
These 59 varieties are all of the Tall Bearded Iris Family. Compare the 
original prices in the first column with my present quotations in the second 
column. Supreme Quality and Rarity offered at prices to make them wel¬ 
come in the gardens of cottages or mansions! 
For your own satisfaction and convenience you are urged to order one 
or more of the collections, or all of them together at the special price. But 
if you prefer to make your own selections from the complete Honor Roll, 
take the prices from the second columns and add your total. No order 
accepted for less than $2.00. If you wish to order one specimen of each 
of the 59 varieties, they will be sent to you at once for $9.50. Full cultural 
directions accompany all shipments. 
BE SURE TO ORDER BY COLLECTION NUMBER — NO ORDER ACCEPTED FOR LESS THAN $2.00 
SHIPPED PREPAID ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES — CULTURAL DIRECTIONS INCLUDED 
ALL PLANTS WILL BE LABELLED 
COLLECTION 1 
$2.90 Now Buys 15 Iris Formerly Sold at $427.50 Former Present 
Price Price 
ASIA—54 in. CINNAMON FRAGRANCE. Award of Merit Royal Hort. 
Soc. of Eng. A fine soft blend.$25.00 $.15 
BRUNO—-36 in. LATE. Large flowers of perfect form and substance. 
S—bronzy-heliotrope; F—rich velvety, violet-purple. 50.00 .15 
EVELYN BENSON—39 in. Silver Medal Winner, Royal Hort. Soc. Eng. 
Uniform carmine self color. 20.00 .20 
FRIEDA MOHR—42 in. EARLY FRAGRANT. A deep pink of perfect 
form, the huge flowers being seven inches across. Constant Prize 
Winner Wherever Exhibited. Delicious locust fragrance. 25.00 .20 
GRACE WAYMAN—34 in. THE RICHEST COLORED IRIS IN THE 
PANSY-VIOLET BI-COLOR CLASS. S—a lovely shade of brilliant 
lavender violet; F—velvety pansy-violet, with a white throat beautifully 
veined. My own introduction. 10.00 .20 
KING MIDAS—28 in. EARLY. In a Class Entirely by Itself. Golden- 
buff and garnet brown bi-color blend. 25.00 .20 
LIBERTY BELL—30 in. Awarded First Prize at the Boston Show. 
White with red-toned feathering. 50.00 .20 
MARIE POOLE—38 in. EARLY'. Lovely Pure Snow White Iris of 
delicate procelain-like texture. 25.00 .20 
MARY GEODES—36 in. Winner of the Dykes Memorial Medal 1936. 
A lovely blending of soft pink tones, overlaid Pomeranian red. 
Eight to ten flowers to a stem. 17.50 .50 
MOUNT ROYAL—36 in. EXTREMELY FRAGRANT. A gigantic purple 
bi-color . 50.00 .15 
NENE—38 in. THE WORLD’S LARGEST IRIS, flowers 8 to 9 inches 
long. S—soft lilac, F—rich old-rose. 50.00 .35 
PLUIE D’OR (Golden Rain)—41 in. Dykes Memorial Medal Winner. 
Highest International honors for the largest, tallest deep yellow. 35.00 .20 
RAMESES—42 in. Winner Dykes Memorial Medal. A blending of 
tourmaline pink and soft yellow, with a pronounced yellow glow at 
the centre . 10.00 .20 
SACHEM—40 in. VERY FRAGRANT. A rich red-toned bi-color. 
S—rosy-bronze. F—deep velvety dazzling red. 20.00 .20 
THURATUS—34 in. A NEW SASS "BLACK" IRIS, in reality an 
exceedingly rich blackish prune-purple. 25.00 .20 
COLLECTION 3 
$2.55 Now Buys 14 Iris Formerly Sold at $415.00 
' Former Present 
Price Price 
ALLURE—40 in. Silver Medal Winner. Exquisite soft pink and soft 
yellow blend . 25.00 .20 
APHRODITE—44 in. FRAGRANT. Tall uniform pink. Created a 
sensation when first introduced.. 50.00 .15 
CANDLELIGHT—40 in. FRAGRANT. A soft pastel blend, with a 
yellow glow in the centre, giving the effect of light coming from within 10.00 .10 
CLARA NOYES—36 in. EARLY. A rich blend of "Talisman Rose" 
colors . 20.00 .20 
DAUNTLESS—40 in. Winner of the Dykes Memorial Medal Highest 
International Honor. One of the finest and purest red-toned Irises.. 35.00 .35 
G. P. BAKER—48 in. Awarded a Silver Medal, also the Dykes 
Memorial Medal. S—rich primrose yellow; F—canary yellow. Giant 
flowers on profusely branching stalks. 100.00 .20 
M. A. PORTER—36 in. EARLY. A Five Star Variety. Exceedingly 
deep rich violet, with velvety flaring falls and deep orange beard.... 25.00 .20 
MARY BARNETT—42 in. Lovely pure sky-blue flowers of large size, 
perfect form and heavy substance. Best of this type. 10.00 .15 
NINGALL—46 in. Lovely soft pastel blend. S—rosy buff; F—Hays 
lilac, shading to a white centre, with soft buff shadings towards the 
border and a bright yellow halo at throat. 25.00 .20 
NUMA ROUMESTAN—36 in. A fine bright red-toned Iris of French 
origin . 25.00 .20 
PRES. PILKINGTON—46 in. Award of Merit French Nat’l Hort. Soc.; 
also Special Prize of the Iris Commission for the Best Three Irises 
of the Year. S—soft buff, with a faint blue suffusion. F—lavender 
blue, with a buff suffusion. 25.00 .20 
ROM OLA—38 in. EXQUISITE FRAGRANCE. S—soft lilac; F—rich 
velvety red-violet . 35.00 .20 
BOSE ASH 36 in. EARLY. A fine flower of great size, in the popular 
"ashes of roses" color. 10.00 .20 
VENUS DE MILO—44 in. FRAGRANT. Second Choice of the Judges 
Deciding the Dykes Memorial Medal 1936. Gigantic pure snow white 
a perfect flower in every way.' 20.00 25 
COLLECTION 2 
$2.60 Now Buys 15 Iris Formerly Sold at $407.00 Former Prcgent 
Price Price 
BLUE VELVET—46 in. The entire flower seems to be cut out of velvet, 
and is an intense deep rich blue. 50.00 .20 
DESERT GOLD—30 in. FRAGRANT. EARLY. Award of Merit Ameri¬ 
can Iris Soc. Fine, free flowering, soft yellow; of large size and perfect 
form . 25.00 .20 
EL CAPITAN—40 in. EARLY', FRAGRANT. Flowers of Mammoth Size. 
Handsome manganese violet coloring, medium blue in effect. 10.00 .20 
EVOLUTION—30 in. I rate this as one of the very best of the blends. 
It should be in every garden at this low price. 25.00 .20 
FASCINATION—48 in. One of the finest pink-toned Irises introduced to 
date . 25.00 .20 
GRACE STURTEVANT—36 in. Unusual and exceedingly rich red-brown 
and carmine blend. 50.00 .20 
KLAMATH—40 in. LILAC FRAGRANCE. Flowers of huge size, perfect 
form, and heavy substance. S—lobelia-violet; F—rich velvety mulberry, 
with a border the color of the standards. 50.00 .15 
MAGNIFICA—42 in. VERY FRAGRANT. A CRIMSON-TONED BI¬ 
COLOR of delicious fragrance and heavy substance. 10.00 .15 
MODOC—36 in. EARLY. New, deep velvety black-purple, almost black 
in effect. One of our most handsome dark varieties. 25.00 .15 
PERSIA—46 in. FRAGRANT. A unique blending of deep colors, 
reminding one of the rich colors of a Persian rag, hence the name- 35.00 .20 
TALISMAN—38 in. DELIGHTFULLY' FRAGRANT. Award of Merit Iris 
Society England. A "Talisman'’ rose color blend with an electric-blue 
flush down the centre of the petals. 25.00 .20 
THAIS—42 in. EARLY FRAGRANT. Award of Merit, French Nat'l. 
Hort. Soc. Huge flowers of perfect form in a most unusual and 
attractive pink tone. 12.00 .20 
VALOR—50 in. VERY FRAGRANT. Award of Merit American Iris 
Soc. 1936. Deep rich blackish blue-violet bi-color. 20.00 .20 
WHITE & GOLD—36 in. A pure gleaming satiny white with a brilliant 
gold beard . 25.00 .15 
ZAHAROON—42 in. EARLY. Awarded Silver Medal Iris Soc. of Eng. 
Also one of the Group which won the Runciman Challenge Cup. A 
beautiful blending of buff, fawn, and soft violet. 100.00 .25 
COLLECTION 4 
$2.85 Now Buys 15 Iris Formerly Sold at $520.00 
BEAU SABREUR—34 in. EARLY'. One of the best "Variegatas” 
International Honor. Generally considered one of the finest Iris in 
the world. S—coppery-red. flushed golden bronze; F—rich claret 
crimson. The entire flower seems to be lightly dusted, with, tine 
GOLDEN FLARE—30 in. Silver Medal Winner, England. A medley of 
gold, rose, flame and yellow, with a faint electric blue flush down 
the centre of the falls.. 
GUYASUTA—32 in. Early. Fine, large, rich, deep red purple. Large. 
perfectly formed flowers of heavy substance. 
MARY GIBSON—42 in. EARLY. Handsome, soft rosy-bronze blend 
with a yellow throat and rich golden beard. 
MELCHIOR—36 in. S—lustrous bronzy-violet; F—rich velvety crimson- 
purple of unusual brilliance.. 
MRS. MARION CRAN—48 in. A lovely tall pink-toned variety that 
it is hard to beat.. 
MRS. ROBERT EMMETT—36 in. A rugged, free flowering, extra fine 
white . 
MRS. VALERY WEST—40 in. FRAGRANT. The Masterpiece of Bliss, 
Creator of the World Famous Dominion Race of Irises. Rich brown- 
red and crimson blend of perfect form, leaving nothing to be desired 
PHEBUS—42 in. Award of Merit Nat’l. Hort. Soc. France. Smooth, 
soft, canary yellow, with a deep orange beard. 
SAN FRANCISCO—44 in. EARLY. Winner of the Dykes Memorial 
Medal. One of the largest and finest Iris in the "Plicata" type. 
White with a feather stitch edging of lavender blue. 
SENSATION—48 in. FRAGRANT. Award of Merit Royal Hort. Soc. 
France. New clear analinc-blue. A perfect flower of gigantic size, 
with flaring falls, prodigious bloomer. 
SOLFERINO—56 in. EARLY'. A bright pink on the order of Aphrodite, 
WACONDA—36 in. Honorable Mention American Iris Soc. 
new Iris in brilliant fuchsia-red. 
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I will Furnish Entire Masterpiece Collection of All 4 Collections (59 Varieties) for $9.50 Former Price $1769.50 
‘Robert iff ay man 
BAYSIDE, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 
