Vestal Flame— 45 in. A DELICIOUS SWEET LOCUST FRAG¬ 
RANCE. A new glistening cream with a bright yellow beard and 
yellow halo at the centre, which gives the impression of a flame 
within, hence the name. A delightful effect. 20 
Vishnu— 32 in. RICH SPICY FRAGRANCE. YOU WOULD NEVER PASS 
UP THIS VARIETY IF YOU SAW IT IN BLOOM, as it is one of our most 
unusual and beautiful Irises in a blending of soft pastel colors not to be found 
in any other variety. It is a light pinkish-cinnamon blend, with maroon veins 
on both sides of the deep orange beard. I am afraid this conveys but a very faint 
idea of the great beauty of this variety, but you can safely buy it upon my 
assurance that it is a real beauty.15 
Voltigeur —48 in. EXCEEDINGLY FRAGRANT. GIVEN AN AWARD OF 
MERIT BY THE NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF FRANCE. 
A REAL “FIVE-STAR” IRIS, WHICH SOLD JUST THREE YEARS AGO 
AT $25.00 FOR A SINGLE PLANT. The standards are Bishop’s Purple and 
the rich velvety flaring falls are of deep mahogany red, with a beautifully veined 
throat. Very large flowers of perfect form, heavy substance and brilliant color¬ 
ing .i. 35 
The World’s Finest Tall Bearded Iris 
(Continued) 
Santa Barbara—15c—See Page 23 
Venus de Milo— 44 in. FRAGRANT. THIS VARIETY WAS THE SECOND 
CHOICE OF THE JUDGES IN DECIDING UPON THE VARIETY THAT 
WAS TO RECEIVE THE DYKES MEMORIAL MEDAL IN 1936, which 
shows the esteem in which it is held by experts. It is a gigantic pure snow white, 
a perfect flower in every wav and considered by manv competent judges to be 
the best white. IT SOLD FOR $20.00 FOR A SINGLE PLANT IN 1932, but 
a fine large stock makes a very low price possible this season for superb plants. 
.20 
Vert Gallant— 50 in. WINNER OF THE DYKES MEM¬ 
ORIAL MEDAL, HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL 
HONORS. It is the most prodigious bloomer of any Iris 
I have ever seen, producing 4 to 5 flowering stalks to a 
single rhizome. As a garden mass or individual flower it 
is unexcelled. See Color illustration Page 17. 30 
Other fine Blues are 
Baldwin—20c Buechley’s Giant—20c Blue Hill—20c 
Claridad—15c El Capitan—20c Giant Baldwin—20c 
Huguette—20c Paulette—20c Santa Clara 15c 
War Eagle— 40 in. HONORABLE MENTION AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY. 
Immense flowers with Daphne Pink standards and brilliant dahlia-carmine falls 
with a lustrous sheen and bronzy orange beard; in effect a rich glowing deep red. 
I have never seen a more profuse bloomer than this variety, the flowers literally 
hiding the plant when in bloom. Sold just three years ago at $7.50 for a 
single plant, but a large stock of extra fine plants now permits a very low 
price for the first time. 25 
Rubeo—35c—See Page 22 
Wasatch— 40 in. HONORABLE MENTION AMERICAN IRIS SO¬ 
CIETY 1936. WITHOUT A DOUBT THE LARGEST AND FINEST 
“PLICATA” INTRODUCED TO DATE to be sold at a modest price. 
The huge flowers are larger than San Francisco, which was a winner of 
the Dykes Memorial Medal. It is also of entirely different form, having 
straight hanging falls, which produces a superb garden effect. The flowers 
are of a glistening white, evenly etched around the border with a blue 
“feather-stitching.” Wasatch is the NUMBER ONE PLICATA. .75 
White and Gold —36 in. A pure glistening satiny white, with a brilliant 
golden beard which adds to its attractiveness and explains its name. A 
flower of perfect form and finish, a very profuse bloomer and I believe 
the most satisfactory of all for landscape effect or for mass effect 
in the garden, as it is exceptionally rugged and robust and no variety 
produces a greater quantity of blooms. I recommend it above all 
others for landscape effect.15 
Wine Glory —38 in. An excessively profuse blooming and long flowering 
variety in a blending of red, purple, violet, and other shades that remind 
one of the colors of a Persian rug. . 35 
Winneshiek— 36 in. I LIKE THIS BEST OF ALL THE NEW “BLACK” 
IRISES, the actual color being the deepest midnight blue-vioiet. It is 
certainly one of the best of this type, if not the best. The flower is large, 
of lustrous silky texture, of perfect form and freely produced. You will 
not be disappointed with Winneshiek.35 
Wisteria— 38 in. HONORABLE MENTION AMERI¬ 
CAN IRIS SOCIETY. Wisteria Blue of uniform color 
throughout, with a bluish colored beard. It represents a 
new break in form, having perfectly horizontal falls. .20 
Wonder Child —40 in. Very large, magnificent, deep dark 
pansy-purple flowers are produced in the greatest pro¬ 
fusion. It is entirely different from other dark varieties 
and is a real beauty, as well as a profuse bloomer... .25 
Wotan —30 in. This is without a doubt one of the finest, 
richest and largest of all of the very deep colored blends, 
the color being of an unusual purple-brown tone, of 
extremely velvety texture and perfect form. 25 
FROM ANN ARBOR, MICH. 
‘‘I inclose clippings from the Ann Arbor News, 
with the account of the Awards of the City Flower 
Show and the ribbons awarded to Iris I bought from 
you." 
The Award was Two Firsts and Three Seconds. 
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