

IRIS 
First, we want to let you in on a secret. Sh--sh-sh- don’t tell anyone who purchased flowers from us the first 
16 years in our West Hartford location; but ‘tis a fact. Many of our customers have written, since receiving 
plants from our new location in North Granby’s near virgin soil, to the effect that ‘Never have they received 
such generous, fine rooted plants from any garden from coast to coast’ including as it were, of course our 
plants formerly sent from West Hartford. So we take a bow, and say that our change in location has proved 
of the greatest value to us—as it will, indeed, prove to you. 
And together with this fine growth, we really are testing the hardiness of our Iris for you—if our near zero, 
continually frigid, winters let the plants survive; why then we’re certain they'll be perfectly hardy for you 
in any clime. Our colder winters bring the height of bloom in our Iris Season about a week to ten days 
later than in West Hartford; so here we say you'll see the MARVELS at THEIR BEST the first 3 weeks in 
June. But dont forget that we have Peonies and Poppies at the same time, Dwarfs earlier and Hemerocallis 
all the long summer through. 
Do come and enjoy this heavenly spot with us; and too, come and drink in the quiet peace of our cool brook, 
and enjoy our lovely laurel and hemlock woods. 
INTRODUCING 
COPPER PINK 
(Kell. ‘41) ‘“True beauty knows no bounds’’, and so the Dykes 
Medal Winner Rosy Wings gives up this iris of loveliest color— 
softest pink flushed with sparkling copper. A beautiful medium 
to large flower with charmingly rounded segments and clear 
cut flaring falls. One half of each fall is slightly lighter than the 
other half. The copper pink is enlivened with a blue shading at 
the midrib of the falls, and the style arms are blue. The orange 
brown beard and golden dusted haft gives a warm contrast to the 
copper crystals. True, Copper Pink becomes lighter in the sun as 
does Rosy Wings, but it becomes a most pleasing soft pink as the 
crystals diminish and finally melt. Truly it becoming BECOMING, 
and all in all it is the loveliest seedling we have ever grown. 
S Our $20.00 
FROSTY BLUE 
(Whiting ‘41) (No. 3933) What could it be but a real light blue, 
which comes from Shining Waters x Gloriole. An INCOMPAR- 
ABLE blue—light Chicory Blue of Ridgeway, or it is very near to 
the Pale Campamula and Pale Wedgewood Blues of Ridgeway. 
Or, if you use the Dictionary of Color use Plate 41A6. As you 
may have concluded by now, we’re trying to say that this is a 
true light blue self with the color extending well out to the edges, 
and there’s a frosty texture, all glittering, on the heaviest sub- 
stance of these crisp, cool, refreshing flowers. And too, behold 
the marvel of the flowers becoming bluer rather than fading as 
the flowers mature. The large flowers are slightly ruffled, and 
have wide flaring falls with medium wide hafts, and have domed 
standards, slightly adpressed. And with all these fine qualities, 
which have been called ‘Bests’ by several judges, there 
are fine stalks, widely branched, the lowest 15’ from the ground 
and there are 8 to 11 buds. Mrs. Louise Kellogg thinks this one 
of the loveliest iris she has ever seen. 38”. $25.00 
LADY NAOMI 
(Fay ‘41) (No. 39-28) Quoting from the July Iris Society Bulletin, 
of last year concerning the Highlights of the Chicago Convention, 
we read “Expectation ran high among the guests of a different 
violet and white plicata at Mr. O. W. Fay’s!’’ And continuing 
further on we find ‘A real treasure was found in the form of 
an impressive, heavily sanded violet and white plicata since 
named Lady Naomi.” Really it is quite difficult to describe this 
iris accurately, because it appears to be almost a self of the 
very finest soft pale lavender shade, the plicata network of violet 
lines in the falls is so very minute and compact that the white 
groundwork seems to just disappear—giving an airy, almost fairy, 
aspect to the flower. At the haft there are faint lines of brown 
and violet. The substance of the flower is firm, with a smooth 
texture and the blooms withstand heat and wind well. The petals 
are of finest form, broad standards, broad hafts finely veined, and 
broad rounded semi-flaring falls. The beard is white tipped orange. 
The stalks are sturdy, low and wide branched. 38”. $20.00 
SPRING SPRITE 
(Kell. ’41) Table Iris. Charming, springing, delightful, and spritely. 
You know that dear Autumn Elf, if you adore it as we do, you'll 
adore its child Spring Sprite just that much more; as it really is a 
brighter, livelier Autumn Elf. The tiny brightest and richest yellow 
standards are perky and stiff, the crisp, cute, horizontal falls are 
ribbed with striking deep blue markings, more blue than those 
of Autumn Elf, and are distinctly edged the deep rich yellow of 
the standards. Sired of Play Boy (We’s on the farm now), we 
think Spring Sprite makes the most ideal picking iris. $2.00 
Glossary of Iris Terms 
Standards —the three upper petals of the flower. 
Falls —the three lower pedals. HORIZONTAL—the falls held straight out. DROOPING or STRAIGHT-HANGING—the falls straight 
down. FLARING and SEMI-FLARING— falls between horizontal and drooping. 
Beard —the hairs on the falls, running into the heart of the flower. 
Haft —that portion of the fall forming the center of the flower; may be wide or narrow. 
Colors ——SELF—one color all over the petals. BICOLOR—in the iris dialect, means two shades of the same color. VARIGATA— 
yellow standards with red or brown falls. AMOENA— light standards, usually white or pale blue, with deeper falls, 
edged lighter. PLICATA—formerly, a white ground, stitched or sanded with blue or pink; now, it may be a yellow 
ground, flushed or dotted with brown or lavender. 
Substance —thickness of the petals. | Texture —sheen or finish of the petals. 
Awards H. M.—Honorable Mention given by the American Iris Society. The first recognition given a new iris of outstanding qualities, 
A.M.—Award of Merit given by the American Iris Society. The second mark of distinction. 
DYKES’ MEDAL—the highest praise that an iris can receive; only one Medal is granted each year in the States. 
