Our 1941 Introductions 
Mr. Eric E. Nies is well known in and around Los 
Angeles as a flower lover possessing a highly developed 
sense of beauty and balance of values. His natural 
interest in flowers is the more intensified by the fact 
that he is a landscape architect by profession, and an 
instructor of botany in the Los Angeles City schools. 
Having used iris in his landscape plans and finding 
so very few that were satisfactory, he began some 
twenty years ago to work with iris in order to improve 
its landscape value. Like most breeders he began with 
the tall bearded section. Soon, however, he branched 
out into the Louisiana and Spuria sections. His goal 
in breeding the Spurias was to develop height that 
would make a pleasing note in the garden, and to im- 
prove the form and color of the flower. 
How well he succeeded in his efforts is shown by the ERIC E. NIES 
two lovely varieties that we have the privilege of in- 
troducing this year. He has entirely eliminated the harsh colorings so common 
in the Spurias and has given us lovely pastel shades of Lavender and Old Gold. 
SAUGATUCK and BRONZSPUR are in our opinion, and according to all the 
iris specialists that have seen them, the finest spurias introduced to date. They 
are superb plants in the garden and lovely for cutting. 

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BRONZSPUR (Nies). This flower has 
color never before obtained in the Spurias. 
It is a harmony in shades of brown and 
yellow, giving the general effect of Old 
Gold in the garden. As a cut flower it 
is brilliantly beautiful under artificial light. 
Following is a detailed description: S. 
cupped, Isabella color changing to deep 
yellow at the base. F. Flaring, oval, Primu- 
line Yellow heavily veined Sepia, widely 
margined Isabella Color. Style branches 
Amber Yellow. Crests same color as the 
Standards. Buds Wax Yellow and Sepia. 
Stem tall and stately attaining a height 
of nearly six feet under ideal conditions. 
producing 6 to 8 flowers in succession. 
Delivery starting August. $5.00 net. 
SAUGATUCK (Nies). A_ softly colored 
Lavender flower that is in a class by itself. 
The flower is very large, well formed, and 
should become very popular for use in cor- 
sage making and ecut-flower trade. _ S. 
cupped, fluted and ruffled; Dark Lavender 
changing to Wax Yellow at the base. F. 
flaring, ruffled, perfectly round, Wax Yel- 
low heavily veined Light Brown with a wide 
margin of Lavender. Style branches Cream 
color. Crests Lavender. Habit of the plant 

SAUGATUCK BRONZSPUR and the number of flowers same as for 
BRONZSPUR. Delivery starting August. 
$5.00 net. 
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