OUR OWN ORIGINATIONS 

NATIONAL GIANT 
We have been cross-hybridizing iris for the past 
twenty-five years, during which time we have named 
twenty-seven new varieties, together with four new 
ones this year. A new variety should be entirely dif- 
ferent in some way from any other variety previously 
introduced. Thus each of the four new ones which we 
are introducing this year differ in some respect from 
any varieties heretofore on the market. We already 
have too many varieties which so resemble each 
other that it is hard to tell them apart, so in our annual 
discarding we leave out the poorest of these. The 
newer varieties are necessarily higher priced than 
the older varieties owing to there being so few of 
them, each year the prices being lowered as the sup- 
ply increases. 
We are justly proud of our own introductions, two— 
Icy Blue and Michelangelo—having been awarded 
Honorable Mention by the A.I.S. Each year we pol- 
linate several thousand plants and raise seedlings 
therefrom. But only a very few of these seedlings are 
named and introduced as new varieties. Of these 
seedlings over half are thrown away when they first 
bloom, as not being worthy of being saved, and the 
best of the others being sold as seedlings. Should 
any seedling be of special merit, it is named and 
offered for sale. But such new variety must be supe- 
rior in color or size to any variety now on the market, 
or vary in some way to all others. 
Our Introductions for 1943 
GENERAL McARTHUR. 36”. VL. An enormous 
cream white self. Fragrant. S. closed, F. drooping. 
Gold veining and gold washing toward haft, broad 
gold beard. We place this new vareity on the market 
with full assurance that it will prove to be the best 
late blooming variety of its color class. $15.00 
HALLOWE'EN NIGHT. 36’. A very distinct lemon 
yellow self with 15 blossoms to the stalk beginning to 
bloom the last of September and continuing for six 
weeks. The tallest of all the twice bloomers, in fact 
the only one being three feet in height. One stalk 
makes.a full bouquet by itself. $15.00 
JULY BEAUTY. 36". S. powder blue, F. light violet. 
Haft with violet markings on a white background. 
Beard light in front, changing to yellow in back. Very 
fine branching with six large blooms to stalk. Very 
fragrant. This variety is unique in that it does not 
come into bloom until the first of July and remains in 
bloom for six weeks, thus making it a distinct addition 
to any garden. $10.00 

NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS, BEAVERTON, OREGON 
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THURLOW WEED. 38". A six petaled iris of dis- 
tinction, the standards and falls being open and not 
distinguished from each other. Cream white, heavily 
veined gold over entire upper half of petal. Slight 
vestige of gold beard on alternate petals—none on 
others. All six petals are identical and true falls, there 
being no standards. Four to six style arms but no 
stamens whtaever.. Petals never bend far over or 
hang downward horizontally, but are slightly cup- 
shaped like a fly-catcher. 
All blossoms present the same six-petaled appear- 
ance. Stalks grow to 40 inches and bear seven or 
more flowers on a well branched stem. Medium fra- 
grance and late to bloom. The open appearance of 
the flower with one being able to see directly down 
into the center and view the style arms there is most 
unusual and attractive. It is the most unusual of all 
iris and one of the most distinctive oddities of the 
horticultural world. $10.00 
All four of the above new varieties for $35.00. 
IRIS, HEMEROCALLIS 
