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Vestal’s Iris Garden 
BERKELEY EVENING (Salbach 1936). 
A tall well-branched gold and white 
blend with Alta California form. 46 in. 
$ 1.00 
BERKELEY FESTIVAL (Salbach 1936). 
A distinct and very bright variegata. 
S. deep bright yellow. Not an extreme¬ 
ly large flower, but very brilliant in 
color. 50^ 
BERKELEY FIRE (Salbach 1936). The 
standards are fiery coppery red, the 
brightest we have ever seen in this type 
of iris, the falls are very black-maroon. 
Strong gold beard. 36 in. 50^ 
BERKELEY NUGGET (Salbach 1936). 
A large flower resembling Alta Cali¬ 
fornia in form, but much brighter in 
color. 39 in. 50^ 
BLACKAMOOR (Sass) E. 38 in. Deep 
purple-violet with blue beard. 25^ 
BLAZING STAR (Nicholls 1934) M. 38 
in. A very good rich yellow that made 
such a good showing in our garden last 
year that many visitors asked about the 
new yellow. The flowers are large and 
well formed, the branching good and 
the growth excellent. One of the very 
best medium priced large yellow irises. 
50«l 
BLITHESOME (Connell 1935) E.M. 40 
in. A warm creamy white with falls 
heavily overlaid with yellow, giving the 
effect of a yellow bicolor. Its excellent 
form and branching together with its 
unusually heavy substance make it a 
most dependable early light yellow. 
$3.00 
BLUE DANUBE (Meyer 1932) M. 32 in. 
England has sent us some very good 
blue irises and this is one of them. It 
is a medium tone of blue and quite pure 
in coloring, with a smooth, fine texture 
and pleasing form. $5.00 
BLUE DUSK (Reib. 1936). Blue dusk 
and shadows fall in the clear western 
sky. The standards are satiny, the falls 
velvety, and the light blue beard en¬ 
hances the dusky blue tonality. $1.00 
BLUE GOWN 48 in. A fine new, tall 
deep blue. A California introduction, 
but quite hardy in the east. 50^ 
BLUE HILL 40 in. A fine large pure 
blue, with striking white beard. Hon¬ 
orable Mention American Iris Society. 
20 ^^ 
BLUE MONARCH (J. Sass 1933). Deep 
blue-violet self. Color effect is clear 
blue; large flowers on tall well-branched 
stalks. H.M., A.I.S. 1936. 42 in. 50^ 
BLUE TRIUMPH (Grinter) ML. 42 in. 
Truly a triumph in light blue—a fine, 
pure silvery tone which delights the 
eye. Flowers are large and flaring, 
with petals of heavy substance and 
smooth finish. A.M. $1.00 
BLUE VELVET (Loomis) M. 40 in. The 
best-selling dark blue iris of all time. 
Unequalled in its velvety texture. 25^ 
BRIDAL VEIL (Mitchell 1936). Easily 
the most delicately beautiful white of 
all. Hardy everywhere. Not in compe¬ 
tition with Snow King, as Bridal Veil 
is a dainty variety, perfect in form, 
beautiful in its clarity, which is en¬ 
hanced by the clear, but tiny gold edg¬ 
ing at the haft. $2.00 
BRONZE BEACON (Salb.) L. 50 in. S. 
glowing bronze; F. velvety Indian lake. 
Low branching. 35^ 
BROWN BETTY 43 in. A changeable- 
silk effect in a blending of Mikado 
brown, Prussian red and Argyle purple, 
giving a startling changeable brown- 
blend effect. Nothing else like it. 50^ 
BROWN MAHOGANY (Williams 1936) 
V.L. 40 in. Pure dark mahogany 
brown with a rusty brown beard. A 
fine break in color, distinct and very 
beautiful. These fine new late bloom¬ 
ing varieties will do much to lengthen 
the iris season. Hardy and free flow¬ 
ering. $2.00 
BRUNHILDE (Salb.) M. 40 in. A most 
beautiful flower of pure rich violet blue 
with a blue beard. One of the best va¬ 
rieties ever originated in California. 
