THE WORLD’S FINEST IRISES 


NEW INTRODUCTIONS FOR 1930-1931 
For a great many years I have been growing thousands of seedlings, 
from hand-pollenized seeds of the choicest varieties. It is but natural 
that these seedlings should be of a high order; but just because a 
seedling is beautiful is no reason for naming and introducing it. To 
be introduced it should be some advance or improvement over exist- 
ing types. If it is a red toned variety, it should be a better red, a 
deeper or richer red, a larger flower, with perhaps taller stems or 
better substance, or greater refinement. There should be something 
that makes it stand out over everything of its type already existing. 
I have discarded thousands of seedlings that were better than new 
introductions that I have bought abroad at very high prices; just as 
I have discarded these new introductions from abroad, after testing 
them out, if they did not seem worthy of a place in a collection of 
“The World’s Choicest Irises.” A seedling may be as fine as Ambas- 
sadeur, or Bruno, or Louis Bel, or Morning Splendour, or Aphrodite, 
but unless it is AN IMPROVEMENT, or something better, or distinctly 
new, it should not be introduced. Therefore, while I have raised many 
thousands of hand-crossed seedling's, comparatively few of the choicest 
“ones are reserved for further observation and propagation and only 
a small percentage of these will be introduced. Some of my friends 
who have seen my seedlings in bloom have expressed a fear that my 
conservatism would lead to my discarding too many worth-while 
varieties, but since error of judgment is human, I would rather err 
in that direction. I do not wish to introduce anything that will not 
rate highly. 
There is therefore a tremendous amount of work and expense in- 
volved in raising the large number of seedlings that it is necessary 
to raise in order to select a few outstanding new ones. The cost 
of these new introductions is therefore necessarily rather high. 
BLUE GEM (Wayman, 19381), 42 inches. A gigantic blue toned bi- 
color, with a VERY SWEET FRAGRANCE, the flowers being 
of perfect form and nicely placed on tall, stout, erect stems. A 
fine, rugged, free growing and free flowering variety. Stand- 
ards bright bluish-violet; falls brilliant litho purple, shading 
lighter toward the edges. . $15.00 each 
CORAL QUEEN (Wayman, 1931), 28 inches. A very lovely coral 
pink, somewhat similar in color to Marquesette, which is one 
of the most admired of the newer Irises, but Coral Queen is 
smoother, and of better form and substance, with delightfully 
ruffled standards and flaring falls and a DISTINCT SUGARY 
FRAGRANCE, “LIKE THE ICING ON A CAKE.” There is a 
bright orange beard, amber styles and crests and a yellow 
throat that is veined deep helibore red out to the tip of the 
beard. It is a lovely flower and makes a delightful garden 
clump. $15.00 each 
FIREFLAME (Wayman, 1931), 32 inches. A brilliant rose toned 
variety, with old-rose standards and brilliant ruby red falls, veined 
and edged white. Old gold styles with lavender crests. Deep 
orange beard. Throat beautifully veined. One of my most 
distinctive seedlings. $10.00 each 
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