1940 IRIS INTRODUCTION 
This year we are fortunate to be able to offer three new iris that we feel certain will merit the 
approval of the most critical growers. These were selected from our seedling beds only after 
most careful consideration and after approval by a number of other iris experts. 
BROWN BOY (Salbach 1940). (Copper 
Lustre x Radiant). An iris in the real 
copper and brown shades. Standards 
are coppery orange, and falls are Mars 
Orange, the general effect being that 
of a deep lively brown. The flowers 
are large and somewhat similar in 
form to Copper Lustre, but the color 
is much deeper. The flower stalks are 
tall and well branched, the first branch 
beginning from 8" to 10" from the 
ground. Blooms are set well out of the 
foliage. Brown Boy has been the 
source of much admiration from our 
many visitors — in fact many had it 
on their purchase list, not knowing that 
it was new this year. Very distinct, a 
free bloomer, vigorous grower and a 
good increase!’. Mid-season. 30". Stock 
limited .$15.00 
ORANGE FLAME (Salbach 1940). 
(Copper Lustre X Radiant). If you can 
picture Radiant with blooms twice as 
large, just as brilliant in color, on per¬ 
fectly branched stems three feet high, 
you will have a fair picture of Orange 
Flame. Plants make vigorous growth, 
increase rapidly and are liberal in pro¬ 
duction of flower stalks. Blooms are 
well proportioned, standards remain 
closed until the flower wilts. Semi- 
flaring falls. Standards are burnished 
golden orange and falls a brilliant cop¬ 
pery red. A clump of Orange Flame 
in our seedling bed carried four flower 
stalks, and on account of its brilliance 
stood out like a beacon light. We con¬ 
sider this by far the best of our origi¬ 
nations. Mid-season. 36". Stock limited, 
only one rhizome to a customer..$25.00 
NEW ONCOCYCLUS HYBRIDS 
DAWN OF GOLD (Salbach 1940). 
Golden Majesty). We offer this superb 
big new yellow with full realization 
that there are a number of good yel¬ 
lows in existence, but we are confident 
that Dawn of Gold will receive the ap¬ 
proval of the most critical iris experts. 
The blooms are so rich and bold, that 
practically every visitor insisted on 
learning its name. Standards are deep 
rich golden yellow. The big broad hori¬ 
zontal falls of very heavy substance, 
are a shade deeper in color. Both are 
slightly ruffled. Plants are very sturdy, 
stalks low and well branched. In com¬ 
parison with Golden Majesty, we find 
Dawn of Gold much larger and slightly 
deeper in color. Only one rhizome to 
a customer. Late. 36".$20.00 
The Oncocyclus species ore rather diilicult to grow, except in certain locations. To remedy 
this the hybridists have crossed them with the more hardy bearded iris, with the result that 
many of these hybrids are almost as easy to grow as the hardy bearded iris. 
The three we are offering are all related to the well known Oncocyclus hybrid Wm. Mohr, and 
while they are very unusual and beautiful, they are of special value to breeders. 
MISS MUFFET (Salbach 1940). (Daunt¬ 
less X Dykes) (Wm. Mohr x Ibmacran- 
tha). The pollen parent is in itself 
unusual and interesting, a somewhat 
larger Wm. Mohr. The seed parent is 
a very large yellow and is responsible 
for the large creamy white standards 
and the yellow cast in the falls. The 
color in the falls is a shade of green¬ 
ish yellow with markings of rosy pur¬ 
ple. The blooms are large, plants make 
a good growth and fairly rapid in¬ 
crease. The blooms give pollen freely. 
Last season we made several crosses 
using this pollen, and now have about 
twenty seedlings. Early. 20". $5.00 
CAPITOLA (Reinelt 1940). (Wm. Mohr 
X Ibmacrantha). An iris of the Wm. 
Mohr type, but a much better grower 
and a free bloomer. The color is rich¬ 
er and somewhat darker. According to 
Ridgway color chart the standards are 
a bright Negrosin Violet (deep red 
violet) heavily veined a deeper shade. 
The falls are very broad and are sim¬ 
ilar in color to the standards, but not 
quite so intense, and are heavily veined 
red violet on cream. Produces pollen 
freely — in fact our Miss Muffet, which 
is being introduced this year, is from 
Happy Gift, a big yellow, and Capi- 
tola. Early. 20".$5.00 
SOQUEL (Reinelt 1940). (Wm. Mohr 
X Sunol). An iris of the Wm. Mohr 
type, but larger and somewhat lighter 
in color. Foliage is heavier and taller 
and it is a better grower. Blooms are 
perfectly formed, but it is not an es¬ 
pecially free bloomer. The color is a 
medium dark violet heavily veined 
manganese violet. Produces pollen 
freely, but we have not been able to 
get many seedlings from it. Increases 
rapidly. Late. 24".$2.50 
j One rhizome of each — $10.00 
Miss Muffet, Capitola, Soquel 
Each year we offer a group of splendid seedlings that do not come quite close enough to our 
standard of requirement to warrant a $15.00 or $20.00 introductory price, and yet would be 
outstanding in any garden. We offer an especially fine group this year. 
CINNAMON BEAR (Salbach 1940). 
(Seduction x (Comstock x Alta Cali¬ 
fornia)). A big plicata in tones of 
cinnamon, hence the name. The stand¬ 
ards are a cream ground heavily lined 
and stippled cinnamon, the falls are 
broad and of heavy substance and are 
a creamy yellow stippled and lined 
pansy purple. Except near the haft, 
the falls are stitched and lined gold. 
Stems are tall and well branched. 
Plants make good growth and multiply 
rapidly. Should be of special interest 
to breeders. Late. 36".$2.50 
HONEY CHILE (Salbach 1940). (Com¬ 
stock X Alta California) x Naranja). 
One of the most unusual and interest¬ 
ing iris we have ever grown. The 
standards are a soft honey yellow, falls 
a deep orange yellow, veined a pale 
brown. The upper half of falls are 
more heavily veined a deeper brown. 
Blooms are of good form and large 
size. Stems are tall and especially well 
branched. Mid-season. 36".$3.00 
OLD ROSE (Salbach 1940). (Marquita 
X Monadnock) x Dark Knight). Large 
old rose self, except that the falls 
shade to Pompeian red near the haft. 
Blooms of excellent form carried on 
tall flower stalks. If the flowers were 
carried lower on the stalk. Old Rose 
would justify a much higher introduc¬ 
tory price. Early mid-season. 40"..$3.50 
LUCERNE (Salbach 1940). (Shining 
Waters X Brunhilde). We have many 
splendid blues growing in our flelds, 
but none have attracted the attention 
visitors gave to Lucerne. See picture 
on page 19. 
An iris of ideal growing habits. 
Large blooms of a bright deep blue, 
almost a self, with standards slightly 
lighter in color than the flaring falls. 
The blooms are of heavy substance, 
beautifully poised on tall, well-branch¬ 
ed stalks. If good blue were a little 
scarcer, Lucerne would undoubtedly 
command an introductory price of 
$10.00 or $15.00. Mid-season. 36"..$3.50 
SPRING DELIGHT (Salbach 1940). 
(Dauntless x Dykes) X (Comstock x 
California). Not especially large, but 
a flnely flnished flower, with lots of 
life. Blooms a little larger than Elsa 
Sass, which it somewhat resembles, 
except that the color is deeper, and the 
falls broader. Standards are a bright 
deep yellow, falls are yellow shading to 
creamy white center, with heavy vein- 
ing of olive brown on the upper half. 
Blooms are well proportioned and 
freely produced on low-branched stalks. 
“It just sparkles,” was the realistic 
comment of a visitor. Splendid for 
clump effect where bright colors are 
desired. Late, mid-season. 24"....$2.50 
I This Set — Five 1940 Seedlings 
I Cinnamon Bear, Honey Chile, 
I Old Rose, Lucerne, and 
I Spring Delight 
I One rhizome of each — $12:50 
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