IRIS GERMANICA—Continued 
Eros Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
Very fragrant. Award of Merit, American Iris Society, 1936. A delight- 
ful new salmon or Hydrangea-pink, with as many as 12 flowers to a 
stem, now offered for the first time at a modest price. Entirely different 
from all other pinks. The large shapely flowers have a delightful silky 
texture. 
Gold Imperial Each $0.15, Doz. $1.50 
The greatest golden yellow Iris known; might be called the Golden Iris. 
Golden Light Each $0.25, Doz. $2.50 
Early. The best of the new golden brown blends. Standards delightfully 
ruffled gold, edged soft lilac. Falls gold, flushed soft lilac at the center 
and veined brown; flaring, deep orange beard. 
Golden Treasure Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
An exquisite new creamy yellow Iris with an elusive charm. Its loveli- 
ness seems to lie principally in its shimmering silkiness of texture and 
in the subtle infusion of golden light throughout the center of the 
flower. The beard is bright orange. Whites, creams, and yellows are 
always valuable for “lighting up’’ an Iris garden, and none more so 
than this brilliant new Iris. Truly a ‘’golden treasure’’ to any land- 
scape artist. An Iris that will some day be grown by the millions. 
Gudrun Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
Winner of the Dykes Memorial Medal by the English Iris Society. A top 
notch white Iris among so many fine new white ones and by many 
judges considered the finest of all. It is a massive flower of purest 
snow-white, undoubtedly the largest and most massive. 
Happy Days Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
A mammoth sized deep yellow, as large as the giant Nene, with an 
unusual glistening finish and a deep orange beard. The largest of all 
yellows, with flowers over 7 inches from top to bottom, on tall, stout, 
well-branched stalks, carrying 7 to 8 massive blooms to each stalk. The 
color is deep yellow, almost as deep as California Gold and the flower 
is of fine form and heavy substance. 
Helios Each $0.15, Doz. $1.50 
Sensational soft lemon-yellow flowers of enormous size and smooth 
polished finish. We are fortunate in having a fine stock of this variety 
in extra large rhizomes and can therefore make an especially attractive 
price for such a fine Iris. 
Isoline Each $0.20, Doz. $2.00 
Round standards of pale pinkish buff, strongly flushed mauve; the 
sharply reflexed falls are Chinese violet with russet tints at the sides. 
Jean Cayeux Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
Certainly one of the most beautiful Iris we have ever grown. It has 
been awarded all honors and justly so. The full-petaled flower with 
its slight suggestion of a frill has stately grace and opulence of form. 
Its novel superb coloring of light Havana-brown with a luster of golden 
biscuit-tan show up magnificently anywhere in the garden. It flowers 
freely over a long period. Height 34 inches. 
King Midas Each $0.15, Doz. $1.50 
S. golden buff, suffused garnet-brown; F. very velvety rich garnet-brown, 
edged golden buff. A heavy beard of deepest orange and a golden haft 
illumine the center of the bloom. A flower of soft, beautiful colors. 
Los Angeles Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
Great white flowers of fine shape and substance, the standards faintly 
edged blue with the blue style arms adding a note of clear blue in the 
center. Tall and widely branched. Most outstanding. Early. 40 inches. 
M. A. Porter Each $0.30, Doz. $3.00 
An exceedingly rich deep violet, with velvety falls and deep orange 
beard. One of the best of the new giant flowered varieties. 
Marquita Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
Given an Award of Merit by the American Iris Society in 1936. This 
Iris is so unusual and so beautiful that it is always wanted by everyone 
who sees it in bloom. It is a magnificent French introduction that has 
given us something entirely new in color. The huge flowers are of bril- 
liant smooth ivory, with an eggshell finish, with ruby lines running 
almost evenly from base to apex of the falls. As the flower ages, the 
center of the falls turns red, leaving a cream-colored border. 
Mary Geddes Each $0.25, Doz. $2.50 
Winner of the Dykes Memorial Medal for 1936. Highest international 
honors, as the best Iris of the year. Also had the distinction of being 
an American introduction that received an Award of Merit in England, 
where so many fine Irises are produced. The color is hard to describe, 
but it is one of the finest. An attempt at a description would be, a 
lovely blending of soft pink tones, overlaid Pomeranian red. This gives 
but a faint idea of its great beauty. There are 8 to 10 flowers to a 
stem and they are nicely branched. 
Meldoric Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
Honorable Mention, American Iris Society. This is one of the finest 
Irises of recent introduction. A blue-black of colossal size, perfect form 
and heavy substance. Dr. Ayres’ masterpiece. Considered by many as 
the finest dark Iris introduced to date. 
Missouri Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
Very fragrant. Awarded the Dykes Memorial Medal, highest inter- 
national honors for 1937, as the outstanding Iris of the year. A large 
flower of true deep blue coloring and perfect form, with flaring velvety 
falls and excellent substance. Has every good quality. Height 44 inches. 
Mme. Louis Aureau Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
This heavily dotted and sanded plicata from Cayeux is a rival of the 
series now so popular from the Sasses. It has a ground color of silvery 
white, closely netted with rosy heliotrope. A very large blossom. 
Mrs. J. L. Gibson Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
Very nearly a self, with inky black, crepy standards, lustrous and silky, 
and glossy, slightly flaring falls of fine breadth. Your collection will not 
be complete without this notable new Iris. 
Ozone Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
A peculiar and subtle shade of rosy lavender, the same in standards and 
falls, with a pronounced copper area throughout the center. Large and 
of ideal shape; a fine grower. 
Pallida Dalmatica, Princess Beatrice Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $29.00 
This is the true type of Pallida Dalmatica and still one of the most at- 
tractive and satisfactory all around varieties. Standards and falls of 
a clear lavender-blue shading to a pale silvery blue at the base and 
sweetly scented. Unusually heavy glaucous foliage. 
Persia Each $0.30, Doz. $3.00 
Its refined and subdued colorings rank it as one of the most pleasing of 
all. Very large blooms with falls that are a blend of bluish lavender and 
standards of iridescent steel-blue. Brown haft and yellow beard. 
Pink Opal Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
A fine, tall, large, uniform pink-toned Iris. 
Pluie d’Or Each $0.20, Doz. $2.00 
A pure, brilliant golden yellow self. A large bloom of good shape on 
tall, well branched stems. The color is pleasing, a clear, intense yellow 
that carries well, and the plant is perfectly hardy, and very floriferous. 
President Pilkington Each $0.20, Doz. $2.00 
Large, of bold form, well-branched, many buds to stalk, and medium 
tall. Standards vinaceous buff underlaid old gold, with falls of soft violet 
faintly edged silvery brown. The elegant dignity of this Iris gives it a 
charm that is difficult to describe. Midseason. 40 inches. 
Primrose Each $0.20, Doz. $2.00 
A very handsome flower of the finest form and good substance and 
nicely branched. The standards are deep yellow and the falls are lighter. 
Queen Caterina Each $0.15, Doz. $1.50 
A midseason variety of beautiful clear orchid-purple veined with bril- 
liant gold; the whole being further enhanced with a bright orange beard. 
Rameses Each $0.25, Doz. $2.50 
Winner of the Dykes Medal for 1932. A lovely blend of soft yellow and 
tourmaline-pink, the flower being suffused with a yellow glow at the 
center. A perfect flower in every way. (Color illustration, page 49.) 
San Diego Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
(Mohr-Mitchell 1929.) One of the finest medium-dark blues. A gigantic 
Iris of heavy substance and fine flaring form and compelling appearance. 
Tall and vigorous. Early midseason. 40 inches. 
Shah Jehan Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
A multi-colored Iris with 7 distinct colors, but a flower of the greatest 
refinement notwithstanding its lavish colors. It is considered by many 
as one of the greatest achievements of Iris development. Standards, soft 
creamy buff, flushed soft lavender and suffused gray, fading to almost 
pure white as the flower ages. Falls, deep, rich ruby-red, with a VYg-inch 
white border. This is but an inadequate description of this very fine Iris. 
Shining Waters Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
Four to five feet. Early. Very sweet fragrance. On close inspection 
the surface stems to be studded with tiny jewels, giving an unusual 
sparkle. The color is a uniform, clear sky-blue, of a most delightful 
shade. 
Siegfried Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
An Iris they are all talking about, and one which every grower will want 
to own. A flower of really huge size, pale sulphur-yellow, overlaid with 
a stippling and dotting of purple. A slightly buffy overtone blends the 
colors together. 
Sierra Blue Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
Winner of the Dykes Memorial Medal in 1935. Highest international 
honors, as the best of the year. An exceptionally smooth, refined flower 
of clear blue, with heavy substance, immense size, perfect form and 
towering over 4 feet high. Sierra Blue has every good quality to make 
it a real ‘‘champion.” 
Snowking Each $0.60, Doz. $6.00 
Regal in bearing, with broadly flaring, great white blossoms, lit with 
gold at the throat. Heavy of substance, bold and strong in growing 
habit. 3 feet tall. A wonderful and thoroughly hardy white from the 
Sasses. 
Snow Maiden Each $0.25, Doz. $2.50 
A beautiful low growing pure white Intermediate introduced from Can- 
ada. It is naturally a good doer in even the severest climates. Pure 
white in color, on 10-inch stems, its extreme floriferousness results in 
a solid mass of bloom resembling a drift of new snow. As fine a border 
planting as can be imagined. One of the very earliest and best. Lovely 
with late Tulips. 
Sunlight Each $0.20, Doz. $2.00 
One of our largest and finest soft yellows. Unsurpassed as an exhibition 
flower, and lovely with pale blues. 
Venus de Milo Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
Pure white. Honorable Mention American Iris Society. An outstanding 
good white. A perfect flower in every way. 
William Mohr Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
The foliage and leaves of William Mohr are always small, but the 
blooms are simply immense. The ground color is pale lilac, standards 
flushed darker, the whole flower beautifully veined manganese-violet. 
Substance and shape of the very best, a very large flower; actual 
measurements showing standards 314 inches by 234 inches, and falls 
3 inches by 2 inches. Stems strong and rigid. Rhizomes naturally small. 
Winneshiek Each $0.35, Doz. $3.50 
We like this best of all the new black Irises, the actual color being the 
deepest midnight-blue-violet. It is certainly one of the best of this 
type, if not the best. The flower is large, of lustrous silky texture, of 
perfect form and freely produced. You will not be disappointed with 
Winneshiek. 
You probably have been hunting desirable yellow shades—try Alta California, Calfornia Gold, and Golden Treasure. White, another problem, is solved 
by Gudrun, while the very early flowering white, Snow Maiden, is happily combined with Tulips of any color. 
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