THE WORLD’S FINEST IRISES 

MIDWEST, 81-80 (H. P. Sass, 1923), 30 inches. LATE. A beautifully 
ruffed flower of fine form and very free flowering. The entire 
flower is flushed and peppered bright rose over a white ground. 
The best of its type. As many as 16 flowers on a stalk. 
75c each; 3 for $2.00, 6 for $3.50 
MILKY WAY, 80-80 (Sturt., 1922), 36 inches. A very large and ex- 
ceedingly handsome white, with a delicate soft lavender veining 
in the throat. Pure white styles and light lemon beard. A flower 
of perfect form and symmetry. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75, 6 for $6.00 
MLLE. SCHWARTZ, 88-84 (Denis, 1916), 42 inches. Every one who 
sees this Iris in my garden is fascinated with it. It is hard to 
imagine how anything could be more lovely. The color is soft 
mauve and a bed of it is a solid mass of flowers on tall erect 
stalks. It has proven quite rugged and hardy here. 
75c each; 3 for $2.00, 6 for $3.50 
MME. ABEL CHATENAY, 85-86 (Cayeux, 1924), 30 inches. Stand- 
ards the popular rose ash color; falls old rose, shaded helio- 
trope, with a white throat reticulated fawn. A unique color and 
a very fine Iris. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.75, 6 for $5.00 
MME. CECILE BOUSCANT, 89-88 (Millet, 1923), 36 inches. A pleas- 
ing shade of violet rose, with an orange beard tipped medium 
blue to match the tips of the style arms. Quite an unusual and 
very beautiful coloring. Given an Award of Merit at the Paris 
Exposition in 1925. $2.50 each; 3 for $6.75, 6 for $12.00 
MME. DENIS, 76-74 (Denis, 1918), 30 inches. This quaint unique dark 
blended “plicata” is entirely unlike any other, but quite attrac- 
tive, especially on close inspection. Mons Denis, who gave us so 
many fine Irises, thought so much of it that he named it after 
his wife. 75c each; 3 for $2.00, 6 for $3.50 
MME. DURRAND, 92-89 (Denis, 1912), 46 inches. This is one of our 
very highest rated Iris. It is in a class by itself, especially as 
regards the color and texture of the standards, which are large, 
ruffled, of a glistening silky texture and in a changeable silk 
coloring of real buff shaded lavender, which with the canary 
yellow styles, crested buff, and flaring light violet falls, edged 
buff, makes a stunning effect. There is a conspicuous cream 
throat, tinged yellow and veined chestnut. While this variety 
is quite hardy to intense cold, the Ricardi parentage that enters 
into it seems to make it rather susceptible to excessive moisture. 
At first I grew it entirely in cold frames in order to be able to 
regulate the moisture, but in the past two years have grown it 
with even greater success outside, without any protection, by 
merely seeing that the top layer of three inches of soil has at 
least 50% sand incorporated in it to allow thorough drainage. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75, 6 for $6.00, 100 for $85.00 
MME. HENRI CAYEUX, 86-85 (Cayeux, 1924), 40 inches. LATE. A 
handsome large flower of perfect form and texture, rich smoky 
reddish violet standards and velvety dark crimson falls. 
Awarded a Certificate of Merit by the French National Horti- 
cultural Society. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.50, 6 for $10.00 
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