Finest Iris • • • 
NARANJA (Mitchell). “A bell ringer,” 
says one Mid-Western iris expert, cer¬ 
tainly an apt description, for this var¬ 
iety surely has met with an enthusias¬ 
tic response. Similar opinions include 
the following: 
“The hit of the show was Naranja, 
the orange iris.” “Naranja has no 
rival. I have seen no iris with its 
coloring, but if another does appear it 
will have to go far to meet Naranja’s 
other characteristics.” — Nebraska. 
“Easily stands out as the most popular 
iris in the garden.”-—Washington. “Of 
the newer irises I saw in New Eng¬ 
land, Naranja was the most distinc¬ 
tive”; “Naranja was a glorious thing 
... an orange that attracted you way 
across the garden.”—Mass. “Probably 
the most outstanding recent introduc¬ 
tion.” — North Carolina. “The most 
striking color break in years.”—Mass. 
The clear rich deep yellow color, 
with a definite cast of orange on the 
falls, and pure orange buds, place Nar¬ 
anja in a color class all by itself. Vig¬ 
orous grower, free of bloom and hardy 
everywhere. A. M., A. I. S., 1937. Late. 
36" ..$1.00; 3 for $2.50 
NASSAK (H. P. Sass). Probably the 
best new blue-white plicata in com¬ 
merce, but introduced with no fan-fare, 
hence little known. White, with bright 
blue stitchings, and of proved hardi¬ 
ness, even in Nebraska..50c; 3 for $1.25 
NATIVIDAD (Mitchell). “Combines 
purity, gracefulness and brightness in 
a manner that I have never seen in any 
other iris.” A delightful iris, prob¬ 
ably as pleasing and perfect as any 
medium sized iris grown. Standards 
and falls are a soft creamy white with 
the center lighted clear soft yellow, 
making a very pleasing color combi¬ 
nation. A customer writes as follows: 
“I consider Natividad one of my out¬ 
standing irises. Without question it 
has been the most admired of some 
two hundred and fifty in my garden.” 
Another says, “I don’t think I had a 
much better iris in my garden than 
Natividad.” Flowers of medium size 
on good stems. Hardy, early, 30". 
50c; 3 for $1.25 
N ATOM A (Salbach). An iris of med¬ 
ium size that is especially desirable 
for mass or clump plantings. Stand¬ 
ards clear bronze, falls soft coral red, 
producing the general effect of old rose. 
Blooms are produced in great profu¬ 
sion on ideal stems that hold the flow¬ 
ers well above the foliage. A very 
rapid increaser, vigorous grower and 
perfectly hardy in the coldest climate. 
The colors of Natoma are so soft and 
rich, that one never tires of it. Can 
be used in any place in the garden. 
Mid-season. 36".35c; 3 for 85c; 
12 for $3.00; 25 for $5.50; 50 for $10.00 
NEON (Salbach). Another splendid iris 
for group or mass planting. Stand¬ 
ards bronzy gold, with velvety car¬ 
mine falls and strong yellow beard. 
Neon is very bright in the garden, has 
good size blooms, that are freely pro¬ 
duced well above the foliage on med¬ 
ium tall, well branched stems. 
A New England customer says: “A 
glowing accent to my garden, and with 
its unquestioned hardiness an acquisi¬ 
tion from California; a wonderfully 
brilliant iris that belongs always in the 
‘must haves’.” Late. 36". H. M., 
A. 1. S.. 1936. 
35c; 3 for 85c; 12 for $3.00 
NEREUS. Light blue bi-color. Large 
flowers on fairly tall, well branched 
stalks. The best in this class at its 
own price level. Very fine in clump 
or mass plantings. Early mid-season. 
30".25c; 3 for 50c 
12 for $1.50; 25 for $2.75 
OCHROLEUCA. See page 26. 
ORLOFF (H. P. Sass). A delightfully 
different plicata. Most aptly described 
as an iris of “brownish red finely stip¬ 
pled on a soft cream back-ground, like 
cinnamon in egg nog.” The standards 
are so heavily veined that they appear 
as rich brown, with the whole center 
of the flower lit rich golden bronze. 
The falls are cream stitched and dotted 
bronze. Medium size blooms of good 
form and substance. Hardy in any 
climate. H. M., A. 1. S., 1937. Mid¬ 
season. 30" .$3.00 
ORMOHR (Kleinsorge 1937). Without a 
shadow of a doubt this iris is a real 
sensation. Tall and bold. It is defin¬ 
itely the greatest of the William Mohr 
seedlings to date; in fact it bids fair 
to end up as the most outstanding re¬ 
lease of 1937. 
Ormohr retains the veined orchid¬ 
like type of bloom of its parent, Wil¬ 
liam Mohr, in a shade just barely light¬ 
er than that of the latter, but its flow¬ 
ers are of much bolder form, and its 
tall stems carry a whole cluster of 
blooms — a combination which makes 
Ormohr the showiest, boldest iris we 
have ever seen — yet it is a beautiful 
flower with the utmost delicacy. The 
blooms are simply huge, and there are 
many to a stalk; and we have twice 
seen it stand up as if untouched after 
heavy Oregon rains. A champion that 
is a real “must have.” One of its par¬ 
ents (Anakim) is definitely hardy; 
therefore, there is every reason to ex¬ 
pect complete hardiness (Mohrson and 
Grace Mohr, also William Mohr seed¬ 
lings have been perfectly hardy. They 
are, to our knowledge, the only William 
Mohr seedlings tested for hardiness). 
Standards are bright violet blue, falls 
manganese violet with cream veining 
on upper part of petals. Mid-season. 
40" .$8.00 
Through our iris trips, and through 
recommendations we receive from out¬ 
standing critics in various sections of 
the country, we have seen to it that we 
have secured practically all of the truly 
outstanding iris. 
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