Vestal’s Iris Garden 
Tall Bearded Jnises 
ABELARD (H. P. Sass 1934). Inter- 
mediate. S, deep livid brown. F, ve- 
ronia purple. 26-inch branching stems. 
25¢ 
ABORA (Hill) 36 in. A rich red-violet 
self which has been much in demand 
by visitors to our gardens during the 
blooming season. It has everything 
which a real iris should have. H.M. 25¢ 
AIRY DREAM (Sturt. 1929). A de- 
lightfully clear pink flower. Large, 
well shaped blooms on three-foot stems. 
15¢ 
ALINE (Stern) ML. 38 in. A lovely 
clean pure white, quite large in size, 
and with flowers borne on tall, well- 
branched stems. 35¢ 
ALICE HARDING (Cayeux) ML. 40 in. 
This light cream-yellow has excellent 
form. The semi-flaring F. are wide at 
the haft. The full pleasing flowers held 
by tall, strong, well-branched stems are 
composed of thick, broad, heavy petals 
which withstand rain and do not fade in 
the hottest sun. Dykes Medal in France. 
35¢ 
AL-LU-WEE 40 in. A fine new Sass 
“Variegata,” with bright yellow stand- 
ards and red falls. 25¢ 
ALTA CALIFORNIA 48 in. The tallest 
and one of the finest yellow irises. Clear 
deep yellow, with the falls faintly 
bronzed, which adds to its attractive- 
ness. Perfect form and texture. 20¢ 
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 deli- 
cately decorated with veins and fine 
spatterings of bronzed red-purple. $1.00 
AMENTI (Sass) ML. 36 in. A cool, de- 
lightful fresh toned blend with S. of 
violet and F. of mauve, set off by light 
yellow beard. Blossoms are large, ruf- 
fled, and well-placed on widely 
branched stems. 35¢ 
AMIGO (Wmsn.) M. 31 in. The cupped 
S. are of clear pale lavender, and the 
flaring F. are of intense deep pansy 
violet, shading lighter at the edges, thus 
making this flower the most outstand- 
ing amoena. Petals are heavy textured. 
A.M. 75¢ 
AMITOLA (Sass) ML. 38 in. A glowing 
combination of russet and tourmaline 
pink, exquisitely blended. This variety 
is considered an improvement over the 
older Rameses and Midgard, combining 
the colors of both. 15¢ 
ANAKIMM. Fine light blue. 50¢ 
ANITRA (H. P. Sass 1936) L. 36 in. A 
very beautiful clear cerulean blue self 
with a pearly glow that adds to its ex- 
quisite coloring. Large perfectly formed 
flowers with wide flaring falls are in 
good proportion to the well-branched 
stalk. One of the finest of the new 
blues. q5¢ 
ANGELES. In color a bright light 
pink, with slight lavender iridescence 
just below the lemon beard. Through- 
out the center there is a delicate infu- 
sion of lemon yellow. $2.00 
ANNE MARIE CAYEUX 36 in. One of 
the best light blends. A French intro- 
duction, given an Award of Merit by 
National Horticultural Society in 
France. §S, pinkish lilac, flushed grey; 
F, metallic blue over grey; the “irri- 
descent colorings of a pigeon’s throat.” 
25¢ 
APRICOT. This is a seedling of Far 
West, a solidly colored golden apricot 
self, of medium size with a slight flut- 
ing and ruffling in both standards and 
falls. $3.00 
APRICOT GLOW (Wiesner) M. 36 in. 
A beautiful medley of soft apricot and 
salmon with a faint rose flush on the F. 
35¢ 
ARGOS. A pale yellow from Cayeux, 
in France, that we are testing. 
