have continued to grow and multiply instead of go¬ 
ing to pieces and being wrecked. 
Visitors to our gardens during blooming season 
invariably exclaim, "Why, these flowers are gorge¬ 
ous! I didn't know iris were so beautiful! Where did 
you get all the colors and color combinations?" 
Then some of them are bound to ask, "How do you 
get the plants to produce such tall bloom stalks 
bearing so many huge blossoms? Mine never did 
that!" It is with great difficulty that we convince 
them that the height, size, and number of blossoms 
is due to hereditary factors bred into the improved 
modern variety and not to special care. Hybridizers 
have bred for improvement in height, size, florifer- 
ousness, and color and they have achieved great 
success. 
These new improved varieties, incidentally, can 
only be obtained from commercial iris specialists 
like ourselves. Seed firms and general nurserymen 
almost invariably carry only the very old, out¬ 
moded, inferior, cheap sorts which iris specialists 
hove long ago thrown on the junk heap. This spring 
we went through the catalogs of seed firms, nursery¬ 
men, and general perennial growers situated through¬ 
out the nation. We regretfully observed that nearly 
all iris offered were the unattractive sorts we grew in 
our gardens during the First World War years and 
in the early 1920's. 
Seed firms, nurserymen, and small iris growers 
often tell prospective customers that iris should be 
purchased as near home as possible for: (1) the roots 
do not carry satisfactorily; and (2) roots from another 
section will not grow and bloom so well. Both these 
statements are base, downright lies made for the 
purpose of discouraging the sending of mail orders 
to Oregon where both climate and soil happen to be 
particularly favorable for iris growth. We make ship¬ 
ments every year to Australia, China, England, Italy 
and other far-away lands and customers there report 
receipt of the iris rhizomes in good condition. Need¬ 
less to say, every state in the union is considerably 
closer than such countries; customers in the most 
distant state receive shipments within a week from 
time of mailing, and plants are as fresh then as the 
day they were dug. 
We have had a number of customers in New En¬ 
gland and the Midwest write to us that our roots 
were larger, grew better, produced more increases, 
and threw up stronger bloom stalks than roots pur¬ 
chased from growers within a hundred miles of their 
home. 
TALL BEARDED IRIS 
(Continued from page 5) 
AMITOLA (Sass) ML. 38". A glowing combination of russet and 
tourmaline pink, exquisitely blended. This variety is considered 
a great improvement over its ancestors, Rameses and Midgard, 
combining the colors of both in large and ruffled flowers. 50c 
ANAKIM (Klein.) M. 48". Remarkable gigantic lavender. $1.00 
APRICOT GLOW (Wiesner) M. 36". A beautiful medley of soft 
apricot and salmon with a faint rose flush on the F. which re¬ 
minds the beholder of the cheek on an apricot. Makes exquisite 
cut-flower bouquet when arranged with blue varieties. 25c 
*ARABIAN PRINCE (Simpson) M. 30". S. bright garnet red with F. 
rich and velvety. The many blossoms to each stalk are of perfect 
shape. The brilliance of coloring and richness of texture is 
denoted by the name. A very rare sort. H. M. 50c 
AT DAWNING (Kirk.) M. 36". The color effect is an arbutus pink. 
The pink-lavender S., edged with pale gold, blend most charm¬ 
ingly with the rose-pink F. which also are gold edged. Flowers 
are large, well-formed, and gracefully carried. A. M. 90c 
ATTYE EUGENIA (Snow) M. 38". The smoothly enameled, heavy- 
textured petals of this large, exquisitely modelled flower give to 
it the appearance of having been carved from real ivory. $1.50 
AUREX (Nich.) M. 36". Bright yellow S.; crimson-black F. 25c 
AZTEC (Kirk.) M. 36". Golden tan and velvety red. $1.00 
BALLET GIRL (Sass) M. 36". Pure blush pink, soft and daintily 
colored, with large rounded F. The color reminds one of the 
exquisite shades of pink found in sweet peas. Its daintiness and 
grace suggest a dancing ballerina. Let her dance in your 
garden! 75c 
BEAU SABREUR (Sch.) E. 32". The S. are of soft yellow faintly 
flushed with red-purple and contrast in a striking manner with 
the F. which are a very rich velvety ox-blood red. 20c 
BEAUTY'S SHRINE (Nat'l.) M. 36". A large pure snow white self, 
including style arms. One which has met with great favor among 
our garden visitors. $3.00 
BELMONT (Williams) M. 36". A wonderfully pure clear blue. The 
large beautifully frilled flowers have wide semi-flaring F. $3.00 
BEOWULF (Sch.) E. 32". The very first true deep maroon, carry¬ 
ing neither the usual purple nor the coppery tones so often found 
in red varieties. Petals are unmarred by any haft venation. 
The rich orange beard completes the glowing ensemble, lighting 
up the velvety texture. $1.00 
BLACKAMOOR (Sass) E. 38". Almost black when newly opened, 
lightening to blackish violet of uniform coloring. H. M. 25c 
*BLACK WINGS (Kirk.) M. 36". Those who have been looking for a 
black iris will find that the quest almost ends with this one, which 
is of deep midnight blue with a frosty lustre on velvety F. 
A. M. and runner-up for the famous Dykes Medal. 20c 
^BLAZING STAR (Nich.) L. 45". This is a fine, well-branched, tail- 
stalked, fragrant flower of deep yellow S. and slightly lighter F. 
bearing conspicuous deep orange beard. It is ranked among 
the better yellows and we are glad to be able to offer this fine 
variety at a price within the reach of all flower lovers desiring 
outstanding meritorious sorts. $1.00 
'■'BLENDED BEAUTY (Nat'l.) ML. 40". Seven fragrant, large blossoms 
to a perfectly branched and exceptionally heavy stalk. The 
slightly open S. are of bronzy gold while the downfalling, ruffled 
F. are of Pompeian red edged with bronze and bearing gold 
beard. Both S. and F. have very heavy substance and the 
flowers are exceptionally long lasting. This blended flower is 
a vastly superior Mary Geddes, the blossoms being half again 
as large and being of a better formation. S. do not show the 
red suffusion apparent in Mary Geddes and the F. are not 
rounded but are larger and better shaped, displaying a much 
brighter red tone. $3.00 
BLITHESOME (Connell) EM. 40". A warm creamy white with broad 
full S. and semi-flaring F. -wide at the haft and overlaid with 
glistening gold. Rich gold beard enhances its attractiveness. $1.00 
'^BLUE HILL (Sass) M. 40". The bluest of the clear blue-toned 
varieties, with a color which has great carrying power. Blossoms 
are large and well-placed; stalks are tall. H. M. 50c 
BLUE JUNE (Don.) M. 38". The medium blue petals are well 
rounded, gracefully curving, with a slight dip in the center of 
each. H. M. Given Award of Merit by Eng. Royal Horticultural 
Society last year. $1.00 
'•‘BLUE MONARCH (Sass) ML. 44". Because of its hardiness, easy 
growth, and splendid height this beautifully clear blue toned 
variety is rated among the most desirable. Flowers are large and 
numerous on exceptionally well-branched stalks. H. M. 25c 
'’‘BLUE SKYSCRAPER (Nat'l.) E. 50". The outstanding characteristic 
of this lovely variety is its uniform height, placing it among the 
select group of very tallest iris. The stalks are particularly well- 
branched and bear quite large flowers whose S. are medium 
blue and whose F. are of the same color, but slightly tinged 
violet. The F. are semi-flaring with a beard of light gold. $1.00 
BLUE TRIUMPH (Grinter) ML. 42". Truly a triumph in light 
blue—a fine, pure silvery tone which delights the eye. 
Flowers are large and semi-flaring, with petals of heavy 
substance and smooth finish. The light beard is un- 
noticeable. A. M. 45c 
ORIENTAL POPPIES 
NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS, BEAVERTON, OREGON 
