IRISES FOR YOUR GARDEN 
A Selected List of the Finest Varieties 
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AIRY DREAM (Sturtevant) 
A delightful clear pink flower that is very popular in our garden, 
and is one of the best of the pink-toned irises. The blooms are large 
and well shaped, and are borne on 3-foot stems. Late. Try planting 
Airy Dream near a clear blue variety, such as Shining Waters, Pale 
Moonlight, or Pacific. 25c; 3 for 50c 
ALICE HARDING (Cayeux) 
This is a large yellow of beautiful form. It is one of the soft 
yellows which are so helpful in harmonizing the colors in our 
gardens. A French introduction, Alice Harding is outstanding. 3 ft. 
35c; 3 for 75c 
ALINE 
A beautiful azure blue of medium tone and smooth finish. Medium 
height. Hardy. 50c; 3 for $1.00 
ALTA CALIFORNIA (Mitchell) 
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BLUE & GOLD CEssig) 
We saw a fine clump of this iris growing in a New England 
garden where it has become a decided favorite. The unusually large 
and well proportioned flowers are a beautiful shade of blue and are 
set off by a bright golden beard that makes a sharp contrast which 
is apparent from some distance; hence the name. 2 feet. 
25c; 3 for 50c 
BLUE DUSK (Reibold) 
A deep blue of marvelous color value in the garden; an excellent 
landscape iris. The standards are a soft satiny blue and the falls are 
a rich dusky blue with a velvety finish. A strong grower. 3 feet. 
50c; 3 for $1.00 
BLUE GOWN Essig) 
An extremely vigorous iris that increases very rapidly, and soon 
produces a large clump in the garden. The deep blue flowers are 
very large and are carried on stiff, slender stems from four to five 
feet high. A brilliant golden beard is charmingly displayed on wide 
flaring falls. Blue Gown is an excellent iris for massing in the back- 
ground of your garden. 35c; 3 for 75c 
BLUE PETER (C. G. White) 

Here is a yellow iris of real merit. 
The standards are a clear medium tone 
of yellow and the falls a shade deeper, 
faintly bronzed at the base. The blos- 
soms are exceptionally large, and are 
carried on splendid stems four feet 
high. We have seen this iris perform- 
ing equally well in California, Illinois oe 
and Massachusetts. Illustrated on page 
sla 25c; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.50 
ALTA ROSA (C. G. White) 
A seedling of the beautiful blend, 
Brown Betty, which accounts for the 
warm bronze which blends with the 
rich rose-lavender of this flower. In 
form and bearing it is an aristocrat. 
The standards of the beautifully formed 
flowers are shaped like palm-leaf fans 
with their tips touching. The large 
flowers are borne on nicely branched 
stems. 48 inches tall. 75c; 3 for $2.00 
ALWAYS (C. G. White) 
This iris gives an impression of a 
sturdiness that might endure always. 
The huge flowers are as if carved from old ivory, so_ thick 
and firm is their substance, yet delicately decorated with veins and 
fine spatterings of bronzed red-purple. The heavy orange beard 
accents and adds to the yellow glow which suffuses the center of 
the flower. The widely branched stems are tall and strong. There is 
nothing temperamental or flimsy about this giant plicata. 31 feet. 
$2.00; 3 for $5.00 



AUTUMN DAWN (Nies) 
This charming variety is ideally suited for landscape effects. It is 
a clear, bright blend of old gold and pink, and is especially charming 
when planted in a group with a clear blue, such as Shining Waters 
or Pacific. A distinctive and valuable feature of Autumn Dawn is 
its free blooming habit. In Southern California it is practically an 
ever-bloomer, and produces flowers which are excellent for cutting 
many months of the year. Reports from all parts of the country assure 
us of its excellent performance and complete hardiness. 28 inches. 
35c; 3 for 75c 
BED TIME (C. G. White) 
A fascinating flower of rich brown blended with violet and 
beautifully veined in both standards and falls with deep purple. A 
velvety black patch is prominently displayed at the end of the long 
golden yellow beard. Bed Time is a flower of medium size on two- 
foot stems. Parentage is as follows: (Sofarana x Susiana) x Yellow M. 
9 feet. Early. 75c; 3 for $2.00 
®Our Guarantee 
We absolutely guarantee all of our irises 
to grow in your garden and hold our- 
selves ready to replace any plants not 
found to be entirely satisfactory. In case 
of loss, we will replace with the same 
variety or, if you prefer, we will sub- 
stitute any other variety of your choice 
to an equal value. 
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It seems to be difficult to produce 
a top-notch dark blue-purple iris. 
New ones are hailed with rapturous 
delight but soon are allowed to drift 
into oblivion—a ‘passing parade.” 
The faults of most of this color have 
been short, poorly branched stems 
* with flowers crowded at the top of 
the stem, and dull, funereal color. Blue 
Peter does not have these faults for 
the tall stalks have three well-spaced 
branches on which to carry the jaunty 
flowers, and although the color, which 
completely covers the flower, is dark 
and has a blackish sheen, there is a 
brilliance about it. 
To quote from a Massachusetts 
grower: A beautiful blue-purple iris 
that rates higher each time you see it. 
This year seems to have become a 
‘must have’. 
From Virginia comes the comment: 
“Blue Peter is one of the most striking, 
vivid dark irises | have ever seen. 
$1.00; 3 for $2.50 



BLUE SPIRE (Milliken) 
There is no other color that is so completely essential to the 
garden picture as blue, and here is a blue iris that seems to possess 
all the qualities of perfection. Blue Spire, as the name would 
indicate, is tall and stately. It has large, beautifully-shaped flowers 
of the clearest, cleanest shade of medium blue carried on strong, 
graceful, 4-foot stems. The texture of the flowers is such that in the 
sunlight they sparkle as if sprinkled with a myriad of tiny glass beads. 
A strong grower with luxuriant foliage, Blue Spire is a joy to 
behold. $1.50; 3 for $3.50 
BLUE TRIUMPH (Grinter) 
A large flowered pale blue that has received a great deal of 
praise in the East and Middle West. The flowers are of the widely 
flaring type and are of heavy substance with a smooth velvety finish. 
Blue Triumph grows to a height of about 31% feet, and produces 
many flowers which bloom over a long period of time. 
35c; 3 for 75c 
BONSOR 
A fine new introduction of deep velvety dark aniline blue with 
a bright gold beard. An especially clean-cut iris of rounded semi- 
flaring form and very large size. 3 feet. $4.00 
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