Tall Bearded lris (Continued) 
eee Monarch—40 in. HONORABLE MENTION AMERICAN IRIS Carfax—42 in. AWARDED A SILVER MEDAL BY THE IRIS SO- 
CIETY. A magnificent soft blue of gigantic size, with up to 15 flowers CIETY OF ENGLAND, where this variety originated. The color is the 
to a stem. With Shining Waters, Blue Triumph, Pale Moonlight, and richest red-purple imaginable and the falls are very velvety, The flowers 
Blue Monarch to select from, it is hard to determine which of the four Sie ISTGe SRG Ot Neer gat ee Suen ee One nse ee pees 
should be classed as “‘the finest light blue,” but I would Cetiainiy wont tures of this variety is its profuse branching, one stalk producing six to 
x eight branches, creating an unusual candelabra effect, with a correspond- 
themiall) ‘asitheymarevallidifferent a sniaeeie eee eee en. .20 ingly large number of flowers out together 25 
Blue Triumph—42 in. HONORABLE MEN- 
TION AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY. An- 
other very fine soft blue, which with Blue 
Monarch, Shining Waters, and Pale Moon- 
light is claiming recognition as the finest 
light blue. Blue Triumph has flaring falls. In 
the opinion of some judges it is the nearest 
approach to perfection in any Iris..... 125 
Blue Velvet—46 in. One of the most beautiful 
Iris of the century and one of the most ap- 
propriately named, as the entire flower seeme 
to be cut out of velvet and the color is an 
intense deep rich blue............... -20 
Brasier—36 in. AWARDED A CERTIFI- 
CATE OF MERIT BY THE FRENCH 
NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIE- 
TY, where it originated. One of the reddest 
toned Irises introduced to date and one of 
the best and richest colored Iris we have. S— 
light coppery garnet-red showing through a 
metallic golden haze; F—deep velvety red- 
dish-mahogany, with a narrow chocolate 
border. Huge flowers of perfect form and 
heavy substance. 6.054 ee cise scree cleiene .35 
Bronze Champion—30 in. WINNER OF 
THE BRONZE MEDAL AWARDED AT 
THE IRIS SHOW AT ROCKEFELLER 
CENTRE, NEW YORK CITY, JUNE 1936, 
FOR THE BEST NEW SEEDLING IRIS 
IN THE SHOW. COLOR PURE METAL- 
LIC COPPER, with a poise and charm that 
immediately attracts one’s attention. My 
OWN ANtrOGUCtION ete eye hel eiete ans esel sis a5 
Brown Betty—43 in. An amazingly beautiful 
and distinctly new color tone in changeable- 
silk effect. See color illustration....... -60 
Bruno—36 in. LATE. THIS HANDSOME 
IRIS SOLD A FEW YEARS AGO AT 
$50.00 FOR A SINGLE PLANT. It is with- 
out doubt one of the finest Iris in the world. 
The flowers are large, perfectly formed, of 
heavy substance and with the velvety tex- 
ture of a piece of fine plush. See color illus- 
GLA LLOT rare ene oy teh cccmtaele aisdary) a cheuanavais ere .20 
Buechley’s Giant—50 in. EARLY. AN IRIS 
GIANT IN SIZE AND HEIGHT AND 
ONE OF THE TEN LARGEST AND 
BEST. Huge brilliant flowers of perfect form 
in a soft to medium blue effect. Try it with 
Frieda Mohr and Joycette for a striking 
(OME OSI nc Atels Cb O80 Ce Oy OREN EOC .20 
Burning Bronze—40 in. HONORABLE 
MENTION AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY. 
An imposing flower of large size in brilliant 
ae tones. S—light red; F—deeper peppery 
LOC isn Mea Miah duc ora erete mane eusiaiatrec aie y ener arerse ; 
Byzantium—36 in. An improvement on Jean 
Cayeux, with larger flowers, identical in 
color, excepting that there is a slight pencil- 
ing of electric blue at the tip of the beard 
and the color of the entire flower is slightly 
deeper. A tan-brown effect of perfect form 
and in my opinion the best of this color. .50 
California Gold—36 in. I consider this the 
finest deep yellow Iris created to date and I 
think this is the general opinion of others. 
It is simply superb, having a brilliance and 
purity of color and perfection of form not 
approached by any other deep yellow Iris I 
have seen. The flowers are large and very 
freelysproduced anes ase ysyelssrele ie iss) .50 
Candlelight—40 in. FRAGRANT. A magnifi- 
cent show Iris in a lovely blend of soft pastel 
tints, with a yellow glow in the centre, giving 
the effect of light coming from within; hence 
SHE WIAMEs Looe elneia= Omics « -10 
Cantabile—42 in. There are comparatively few 
white bi-colors, and Cantabile is one of the 
very best of this very fine but limited group, 
in fact no less a personage than Mr. Pilking- 
ton, President of the English Iris Society, 
considers it the very best of this group. The 
standards are pure snow-white and the falls 



are rich amethyst violet............. .25 
Morning Splendour—A Winner of Two Medals—upper left—20c (See Page 21) 
FROM INDIANA Bruno—lower left—20c Mildred Presby—right—20c (See Page 20) 
“Thank you for the beautiful catalogues 12 for $2.00; 100 for $15.00 
ou send. Also for the beautiful Iris you : he 
cont me. They ere perfectly grand.”’ The above illustrations are about one-quarter actual size 
