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PALE MOONLIGHT (Mill. 1931) M. L. 
48 in. Large stately flowers of pale blue 
carried on tall sturdy stems. A silvery 
sheen as of moonlight makes this a shim¬ 
mering beauty. Many enormous blooms 
open at one time. H. M. 1933, R. 89, 1938. 
35c, 3 for 75c 
PATRICIA (H. P. Sass 1939) M. 36 in. 
This charming new white attracted the 
attention of everyone who visited the 
Sass gardens in 1938. Both standards 
and falls are heavily ruffled at the edges 
giving the flower a quaint style and a 
delicate charm. The blooms are large, 
of pure, frosty white and artistically 
placed on the stems. It looks fragile, 
but withstands heat, wind and rain. Very 
prolific. R. 89, 1939. $10.00 
PEARL LUSTRE (Weed 1937) M. 38 in. 
A large, tall, creamy yellow self, very 
fresh and cool in its garden effect. Much 
soft yellow can be used to great ad¬ 
vantage in all gardens—we can’t get too 
much light yellow and blue. The stalks 
are well branched, the plants hardy and 
vigorous and the blooms very fragrant. 
R. 83, 1938. $3.00 
PINK IMPERIAL (Weed 1939) E. M. 50 
in. A seedling of Buechley Giant and 
Imperial Blush, this is a very large and 
impressive flower. It is orchid pink of a 
deeper tone than Imperial Blush and has 
good substance and branching. It is 
perfectly hardy here. R. 89, 1939. $10.00 
PINK SATIN (J. Sass 1930) M. 38 in. Still 
one of the very best garden pinks, lovely 
among pale blue irises which make it 
look pinker. Clear and pure in its orchid 
tone, it is a perfect self of great charm 
and grace. Very hardy and prolific with 
generous bloom. H. M. 1931, R. 87, 1916. 
25c, 3 for 50c 
PIUTE (Thom. 1937) M. L. 38 in. A deep, 
rich, red toned self with very little trace 
of blue or purple. One of the sleekest 
and most handsomely groomed irises we 
have seen, it has beautifully rounded 
flowers of medium size but wonderful 
color. The rating of 83 in the 1938 
Bulletin was a mistake. Per. R. 86, 1939. 
$2.50 
PRAIRIE SUNSET (H. P. Sass 1939) M. 
L. 36 in. An indiscribably beautiful 
blend of rosy pink and gold that is the 
talk of the iris world. The blending is 
perfectly smooth making a perfect self 
of a color not found exactly in any chart. 
By Ridgeway it is onion skin pink laid 
over vinaceous tawny—but without this 
chart what does it mean? The new Dic¬ 
tionary of Color has a color sample called 
rose amber which is very close and this 
is a more descriptive name for those 
who have no chart. The name. Prairie 
Sunset, to us midwesterners who are 
familiar with the flaming western skies 
just after sundown, is its best descrip¬ 
tion. The flowers are large, wide petaled, 
full and Arm—of most pleasing form and 
carriage. The plants are perfectly hardy 
coming from a long line of strong, harciy 
forbears. A triumph in line breeding. 
The very high Per. R. of 93 for 1939 
shows the opinion of the judges. $40.00 
PRINCE AM BA (Weed 1936) V. L. 40 in. 
Similar to Helios but larger, taller and 
more floriferous. The same unique, 
brown penciling extending the length of 
the falls is its interesting characteristic. 
Tall, well branched and very late. R. 82, 
1938. $3.00 
PRINCESS MARYGOLD (H. P. Sass- 
Whiting) V. E. 36 in. This charming iris 
blooms so early that it might be classed 
with the intermediates although it is as 
large and well branched as many of 
the later varieties. Named for the 
daughter of King Midas in the fairy 
tale it seems to have inherited his 
golden touch. A delightfully fresh and 
colorful blend for the early garden— 
the only one of its color to bloom so 
early. The standards are clear apricot 
buff, the falls the same, heavily overlaid 
with Corinthian pink. The substance is 
unusually good, the form gracefully flar¬ 
ing, and the branching splendid. A sturdy 
plant and a profuse bloomer. Not yet 
rated. $2.50 
PROF. S. B. MITCHELL (Cay. 1933) M. 
34 in. A deep and glowing red purple 
self of rich splendor in the garden. Large, 
beautifully formed flowers on excellent 
stalks. Strong growing and free bloom¬ 
ing. C. M. France, 1933. 50c, 3 for $1.00 
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