BERKELEY BRONZE (Bruno X Do¬ 
minion X seedling). A decided improve¬ 
ment over Grace Sturtevant, having 
generally better form, taller and with 
a much smoother finish. Standards 
copper bronze, falls deep mahogany. 
Strong yellow beard with no white 
haft markings. Free bloomer. Mid¬ 
season. 38''..50c; 3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.25 
BERKELEY FIRE (Dominion X seed¬ 
ling). Standards fiery coppery red, the 
brightest we have ever seen on any 
iris. Beard gold, falls maroon, almost 
black. One of the brightest reds of 
all. Mid-season. 36''..$1.()0; 3 for $2.50 
BERKELEY NUGGET (Alta California 
X King Midas). A large flower re¬ 
sembling Alta California in form, but 
colored a brighter yellow. Mid-season. 
35c; 3 for 85c 
Entire Berkeley Group — One each of 
the five varieties.$3.00 
BLACK WINGS. Produced by Chancel¬ 
lor Kirkland, one of the Nation’s best 
known iris breeders, this splendid 
variety was runner-up to Sierra Blue 
for the 1935 W. D. Dykes Medal award. 
With its rich velvety darkness. Black 
Wings makes a most showy clump, and 
the individual specimens are just as 
outstanding. Good size and form, with 
flaring falls 4%" by equal height. 
Color almost black, owing to the black 
veining on Fluorite violet. Hardy, and 
does not fade. One of the standouts 
in our garden. An iris which we can 
give full commendation. Mid-season. 
30".35c; 3 for 85c 
BLUE BANNER. Also a Kirkland in¬ 
troduction, this iris is a great improve¬ 
ment over all of the older varieties of 
this type. Most popular. Its clear light 
blue standards and violet falls, edged 
blue, form a striking combination. 
Large blooms. Low-branched, medium 
tall. Mid-season. 27".25c; 3 for 50c 
BLUE TRIUMPH (Grinter). A tall, 
clear pale ice-blue, having a smooth, 
velvety finish. An iris of great dig¬ 
nity, considered by many to be the 
finest light blue; certainly one of the 
best. Tall and well branched. A. M., 
A. I. S., 1936. Mid-season. 40". 
75c; 3 for $1.75 
BLUE VELVET. A very beautiful flow¬ 
er, most appropriately named, being a 
deep blue velvet. Well branched, and 
carrying fine big blooms, this variety 
was introduced as one of the very fin¬ 
est, and has proved to be a good doer 
everywhere. A vigorous grower and a 
rapid increaser. Late. 30". 
25c; 3 for 50c 
BONANZA (Jacob Sass 1939). A very 
unusual bright yellow plicata. Most 
of the yellow plicatas are pale with 
but faint marginal pattern, while in 
Bonanza the colors are deep and rich, 
and the plicata pattern is distinct, mak¬ 
ing it a very colorful flower. Mid¬ 
season. 30".$5.00 
From South Australia: “The second 
parcel of iris arrived, and as usual, were 
in good sound condition, for which I 
thank you.” 
BRIDAL VEIL (Mitchell 1936). Easily 
the most delicately beautiful white of 
all. Hardy everywhere. Not in com¬ 
petition with Snow King, as Bridal CaiTl SdllldCll*** 
Veil is a dainty variety, perfect in 
form, beautiful in its clarity, which is 
enhanced by the clear, but tiny gold 
edging at the haft. 
Occasionally one bloom to a stalk 
flowers with only two standards — 
but summer watering tends to elimi¬ 
nate this fault. Perfect, graceful, 
branching. Substance excellent. Early 
mid-season. 36". $1.50; 3 for $3.75 
BRONZE BEACON (Salbach). One of 
the very latest of all to bloom, extend¬ 
ing the season two full weeks. Cop¬ 
pery bronze of splendid texture. Low 
branching flower stalks. Falls velvety 
Indian lake, with glowing bronze stand¬ 
ards which give this extremely tall iris 
its beacon-like attributes. 50". 
50c; 3 for $1.25 
BRONZINO (Salbach 1937). Named for 
the famous creator of bronzes, this 
iris is so beautiful that even Bronzino 
himself would consider it a master¬ 
piece. Tall, rich, and ideal in form and 
habit, Bronzino, a remarkable new iris, 
adds a splendid note of new color to 
the garden. Standards frosty golden 
bronze, falls rich coppery bronze — a 
color combination of great character 
and richness. Ideal low branching, 
leathery substance, domed standards, 
large flowers—in fact, Bronzino merits 
a ranking of “good” in every particu¬ 
lar. A real standout. In our opinion 
the best of all the bronze iris. Strik¬ 
ingly rich in color. See color picture. 
Mid-season. 40" .$3.00 
BRLTNO. Rich, velvety bronze, blossoms 
fragrant, and form of bloom, as well as 
branching habit, excellent. Does par¬ 
ticularly well in California. Late. 30". 
25c; 3 for 50c 
BRUNHILDE (Salbach). Introduced as 
setting a new standard for iris of its 
type, Brunhilde has now definitely es¬ 
tablished itself as one of the top- 
notchers, having performed ideally 
everywhere. Its outstanding quality is 
perhaps best described by an A. I. S. 
judge from Minnesota, who says of 
Brunhilde: (It is) “A classic in its 
color section.” 
This remarkable iris has “every¬ 
thing,” for it merits front rank con¬ 
sideration any way you consider it. 
In color it is rich deep cobalt blue, 
the only iris of this tone in commerce, 
the others being either lighter blue 
or a darker blue-violet. Blooms are of 
good form. 
We have had flower stalks with as 
many as twenty blooms and buds. The 
flowers are large and stems tall. A. M., 
A. I. S., 1937. Mid-season. 40". 
75c; 3 for $2.00 
From Iowa: “I want to tell you about 
the iris I got from you last year. You 
sent 52 roots, and of the lot, 48 of them 
bloomed this, the first season. I consider 
that very fine, since most of my own 
that I divided and moved at the same 
time did not bloom.” 
BRUNHILDE 
BERKELEY ACE 
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