OUR OWN INTRODUCTIONS 
After a dozen years of cross-hybridizing, during which time we made hundreds of crosses and grew 
thousands of new seedlings, we placed three originations on the market in 1935—National Prosperity, Won- 
derchild, and Wine Glory. 
In 1936, we added a trio of worthy new sorts to our offerings—Porcelain Beauty, Prince Amba, and Mich¬ 
elangelo. In 1937, we introduced Pearl Lustre, Beauty's Shrine, and Rain of Fire; in 1938, our Blue Skyscraper 
and Browngrey Blend went to other gardens; and last year we introduced those outstanding beauties—Green 
Goddess, Orange Bronze, Oregon Sunshine, Pink Imperial, Blended Beauty, and The Red Brick. 
This season we take great pleasure in introducing our newest and finest originations to dote—Qoret 
Velvet, Evolved, Icy Blue, Forest Aflame, Lavender and Old Lace, Noonday Sky, Ton Delight, and Veined 
Beauty. Each one of these eight is so unusual, so distinctive, and so breath-takingly lovely that we hove no 
doubt but that they will take their place among the most popular garden and show varieties. 
Our breeding aim has been to originate new seedlings which differ markedly from anything on the com¬ 
mercial market. We hove succeeded in obtaining new and beautiful colors and color combinations in the 
flowers of Qoret Velvet, Icy Blue, Forest Aflame, Lavender and Old Lace, Tan Delight, and Veined Beauty. 
Evolved, while displaying similar color blending to that of Evolution, is far superior to the older variety in size, 
height and number of blossoms to a stalk; and Noonday Sky, while displaying a pure color of somewhat 
similar hue found in other varieties, for surpasses them in branching, flower size, and beauty of blossom form. 
CLARET VELVET (Nat'l.) M. 32". This introduction is a deep, dark 
wine red self, the same color hue as a glass of claret wine. We 
never hove seen an iris of anywhere similar color shading. This 
origination was the favorite seedling selected by a large whole¬ 
sale iris grower from the middle west and by one of the five 
largest commercial iris growers in the country, each of whom 
visited our gardens last blooming season. The outstanding merit 
of Claret Velvet is proved by the fact that both of these com¬ 
mercial growers put in a reservation for a root to be delivered to 
them as soon as the seedling was named and placed on the 
market. A rhizome is being sold to each of the growers this 
season. 
The stalks, while much shorter than average, are well- 
branched and bear six or more fragrant, good-sized flowers. The 
2%"x4" slightly open S. are dark wine red. The some size F. 
ore semi-flaring and of dark wine red and have a heavy thick 
velvety texture. The F. bear a very dork burnt orange beard 
which blends with petal color and thus does not detract from 
the uniform self red tone of entire blossom. Style arms ore 
wine red with slight amber edges. $25.00 
EVOLVED (NotT.) M. 48". This one is a blend similar to the long- 
popular French origination. Evolution, but the blossoms of 
Evolved are much larger, the stalks ore more than a foot taller 
bearing a greater number of blossoms, and the S. have a slight 
suffusion of violet which is missing in Evolution. 
The 2"x3" closed S. ore of bronze-brown, washed light violet. 
Rounded and downfalling F. ore light violet in center, edged 
bronze-brown, and bearing fine orange beard. There is much 
dork gold velning on yellow ground at the haft. Blossoms are 
fragrant and petal substance is fair. $10.00 
FOREST AFLAME (NotT.) VL. 35". A beautiful combination of 
bronze, brown, and rose. The well-branched stalks bear 9 or 
more fragrant blossoms of medium size. The 2%"x4" closed S. 
ore bronzy-brown slightly tinged rose at edge, while the slightly 
larger, semi-floring F. are deep rose in color, edged bronze and 
bearing thin, short, burnt orange beard which is scarcely ob¬ 
servable. Style arms ore golden brown. There is some veining 
to be seen on lighter ground at haft. Petal substance is good. 
An excellent characteristic of this new origination is its extreme 
lateness to bloom—flowering when nearly all the other varieties 
have faded into memory. $10.00 
ICY BLUE (NotT.) E. 50". A very, very light blue self. This one 
can not be classed as a bluish-white as it is a pure very light 
blue and shows up as such even from a distance. It Is the 
lightest blue-toned flower now on the market and is a distinct, 
beautiful novelty. Dr. Harry Everett, then president of the 
American Iris Society, visited our gardens last season and select¬ 
ed this Icy Blue sealing as being the most outstanding one in 
our field. He stated he had never seen anything like it and 
spent much time observing the flower stalks from a distance and 
from various angles, being especially pleased with the excel¬ 
lent carrying quality of its very light blue-toned petals. 
Not only would the unusual color place this origination among 
the highest rating iris group, but the Immense flower size and the 
towering height of stalks would distinguish it from other mediocre 
sorts. Flower size is 6"x6" which place them in the giant class; 
well-branched stalks bearing six or more blossoms reach a height 
of more than 50 inches, a height which less than a dozen others 
can equal. The 2Vfj"x3Vi" closed S. are of clear, very light blue, 
while the 2?4"x4" semi-floring F. are of the same color and 
bear an orange beard which Is scarcely visible because it is 
almost entirely covered by light blue style arms. Substance is 
good and petals glisten in sunlight as though covered with 
specks of glass. Blossoms exude a slight fragrance. $25.00 
HELEN M. RIEDEL (Riedel) ML. 38". After growing this iris on 
trial, we found it to be so exquisitely beautiful that we pur¬ 
chased the entire stock of the originator, J. M. E. Riedel of Fort 
Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Riedel is the noted hybridizer who origi¬ 
nated those outstanding varieties—Iriscrest and Franklin B. 
Mead, and the Award of Merit winning Eros. 
Helen M. Riedel is a vastly improved Radiant or Trail's End. 
Well-branched, strong stalks bear 8 or more large, fragrant 
blossoms, the outstanding characteristic of which is their bright¬ 
ness of color. S. are open and of bright glistening gold, while 
the semi-flaring F. ore bright orange-red anji bear an orange 
beard. Brown veining on orange ground at haft extends half-way 
down the petal. Entire center of the flower, including style arms. 
Is of gold and this, coupled with the same colored S. and the 
contrasting orange-red F., make each blossom appear as though 
it were a burning flame in the garden. In our estimation, it is 
the brightest, most colorful, and by far the most desirable variety 
now in existence. Our cp-eat regret is that we did not ourselves 
originate this super-iris, but we take pride in being its intro¬ 
ducer. $25.00 
LAVENDER AND OLD LACE (Nat'l.) M. 38". A most unusual lav¬ 
ender and gray blend. Six or more slightly fragrant, large 4"x6" 
blossoms ore borne on strong, well-branched stems. 'The out¬ 
standing feature of the flower is the extraordinary substance of 
both S. and F. 'This exceptionally heavy substance, coupled 
with the color, leads every observer to the erroneous conclusion 
that the variety is a hybrid and has oncocyclus ancestry. 
'The 3"x4" open S. ore of gray color with washing of lavender- 
blue toward center. 'The 3"x4" downfalling F. are of gray-lav¬ 
ender color with much more blue-lavender washing than is 
apparent In S. 'These petals ore slightly ruffled and bear a 
light orange beard. Style arms ore lavender blue. Conspicuous 
veining on yellow-cream ground at haft brightens up the 
flower. $10.00 
MICHELANGELO (Nat'l.) ML. 43". Petals of this introduction display 
a distinctly new shade never before found or even approached 
in Iris flowers. 'The large blossoms are a dork vinaceous gray 
throughout, including the S., F., and style arms. Best described 
as a dark dove gray, the color of the large flowers must be seen 
to be fully appreciated—the petals showing no blue, purple, or 
red undertoning. 'Their distinctive coloring make the blossoms 
stand out in any group. H.M. 
"Everyone was keen on Michelangelo, and 1 like it very much. 
It was fine, big, and tall with S. and F. unique in color."—Dr. 
Henry Lee Grant, Louisville, Kentucky. $3.00 
NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS, BEAVERTON, OREGON 
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