(ew cJntroductions for 1941 
MIRABELLE (Whiting 1941) M. L. 38 in. A delicious blend of creamy apricot and 
pink tones that is good enough to eat. The basic color is warmer that that 
called apricot yellow in Ridgway, more toward that of salmon or orange buff. 
There is a textile tint in the Dictionary of Color caller Mirabelle which comes 
very close to it—hence the name. Visitors will remember it as 3976. There is 
an overlay of delicate orient pink on the falls and a flush of the same pink in the 
upper part of the standards which give it a delightfully fresh appeal and the 
whole flower is enlivened by the thick, deep orange beard. The blooms are large, 
of oval form, with wide, full petals and are sweetly fragrant. One of its best 
features is its very heavy substance, enduring hot winds, rain and even hail in 
our 1940 blooming season. The stalks are tall, well branched and carry many 
buds; which with its exceptionally lasting substance give it a two weeks bloom- 
ing season. The coloring does not fade and the flowers retain their graceful form 
till they fold. The branches and buds are so arranged as to give the stalk good 
proportion and symmetry to the last of bloom. The plants are very strong and 
hardy, producing ample bloom and new plants each year. See varietal comments 
A. I. S. Bulletin No. 79 page 15. $25.00 
SEA BLUE (Whiting 1941) M. 36 in. There are many fine blue irises but there is 
need for purer coloring and we think this is a step in that direction. It is of 
medium light blue tone, close to flax-flower blue of Ridgway. it is a seedling of 
Missouri x Shining Waters and combines the better qualities of both pareuts. 
The flowers are large with well domed standards and semi-flaring falls. The 
hafts are wide and smoothly blue, the entire flower is evenly colored without any 
lavender flush on the fall. The substance is very firm and heavy, the texture is 
of taffeta; the flowers do not fade or become unshapely. The stalks are of good 
garden height and are well branched, holding the large flowers well apart during 
the long blooming season. The plants are hardy and prolific both of increase 
and bloom. Sea Blue has been much admired in our gardens under number 3944. 
No garden has enough blue flowers. In mass they give the illusion of space and 
distance as does the blue of the sky, in smaller groups they compliment and en- 
hance the beauty of all other colors and as specimens they attract the attention of 
connoisseurs. $20.00 
CEDAR ROSE (Whiting 1941) M. 36 in. This iris was greatly admired by visitors in 
our garden and at the Iris Show in Sioux City in 1940 where it was given an H. C. 
under the number of 39108. The name is descriptive of the color if one is familiar 
with modern textile color names as cedar rose has been used much in interior 
decoration. However it is not rose as we often think of it but red brown or brown 
red—as you wish. The nearest one to it in Ridgway is Vandyke red although the 
flower is brighter than this sample. It is two-toned, the falls being darker than 
the standards but in the same color range and both are singularly free from any 
purplish overtone. The blooms are large but not huge—the petals are wide and 
full, giving a rounded, ample form, and the substance is excellent. The stalks 
are of good medium height and are adequately branched to carry nine to eleven 
buds. The color does not fade in the sun and it is warm and glowing even on 
gray days or when taken indoors. It comes from a second generation cross of 
Matula x Summer Tan seedlings, incorporating their rich color, satin smooth 
texture and heavy substance. The plants are vigorous and perfectly hardy, the 
increase is abundant and the bloom prolific. It is equally valuable in the garden 
and on the show bench. H. C. 1940. $20.00 
GILT EDGE (Whiting 1941) M. 40 in. As charming a flower as we have ever grown— 
we offer it as a gilt edged investment. The large, beautifully ruffled flowers are 
of clear lemon yellow; the wide hafts are smoothly gilded with deep empire yel- 
low and this gilt edge extends around the falls in a distinctive and pleasing bor- 
der. The fresh and dainty effect of the two tones of yellow is enhanced by the 
deep yellow beard. The color is particularly clean and pure and the flowers have 
a lustrous sheen as of enamel. The petals are very broad, the standards arch 
widely, touch at the tips but do not overlap; the falls are well rounded, arching 
out and down, giving the flower lovely rounded contours. The stalks are tall but 
strong and well branched; the plants are very hardy and produce bloom and in- 
crease freely. It will be remembered by visitors as number 4011. $15.00 
