HILL IRIS INTRODUCTIONS 
It was with some hesitation that we offered a modest list of Hill seedlings last 
year. The response has been such that we feel that we were entirely justified 
in introducing them. Reports indicate that Flora Campbell bloomed well in sev- 
eral widely separated parts of the country and was well rated. Other varieties 
also performed well in different gardens and Melanie gave the tallest and finest 
bloom in one of Oklahoma’s show gardens. 
These seedlings are the result of several years work, and they have been se- 
lected with the idea of offering only sorts whose performance has been well 
tested. We are glad to be able to vouch for their vigor and hardiness. A period 
of testing also allows time for a seedling to increase, so that it may be intro- 
duced at a lower price than would be possible where it is offered the first year 
after blooming. 
Our own introductions have been full and well tested before naming and have 
been well received, and we are proud that both Flora Campbell and Melanie 
were included in Robert Schreiner’s 1942 list of 100 best and both have been 
awarded honorable mention by the American Iris Society. From the standpoint 
of vigor and freedom of bloom our Kansas Ingleside has proven our very best 
red and makes a gay and bright splash in the garden and Kansas Bouquet has 
proven our very best plicata among a host of good ones. And Gladsong is, we 
feel confident, destined to prove the best yellow ground plicata to rebloom, 
and both it and Kansas Ingleside will rebloom in all Southern States. In dwarf 
Iris the Arenaria Seedlings are so promising that Paul Cook has pronounced 
them a distinct new race of midgets and we expect these to finally appear in 
all colors, but have not yet found the ideal white. 
FLORA CAMPBELL—The neat, well rounded and modestly extended falls are 
really glowing in intense warm tones of red-brown and peach. The standards 
are a little lighter in tone with a more hazy coloring. The flower possesses 
unmistakable style and quality. Honorable Mention 1940 ................ $2.00 
JAYHAWK—A 200d bright red-purple that is a favorite with garden visitors. 
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KANSAS BOUQUET—A very free flowering plicata of good size, white heavily 
marked with blue, often has 5 to 7 blooms open on one Stalk .............. $1.00 
KANSAS INGLESIDE—A warm toned red self introduced last year on its merits 
as a spring bloomer, it has now proven to be a good fall bloomer. The fall 
bloom comes rather late, so it is best adapted to the South for fall blooms.$1.00 
KANSAS SUNRISE—A bright toned variegata blend displaying the good qual- 
ities of its parents, King Tut and King Midas, stylish in form and of good 
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GOLDEN COCKEREL (Whiting-Hill, 1940)—A bright yellow self selected from 
among the many fine seedlings in the Whiting garden, fine form. ...... $1.00 
LADY DAINTY—A silvery toned white that seems to fill a definite need ina 
hardy, good quality white that will bloom ‘freely every season ............ $0.50 
LOVELY LADY—Well branched with large blooms of splendid proportions, opens 
a very pale sky blue and turns cool white ............ eee eee eee eee eens $0.50 
MELANIE (No. 1 pink seedling)—A tall rather deep pink that grows up to 45 
inches and often has five blooms open at one time. It has less of the blue and 
orchid tones found in most pinks. The color tone is on the order of thas,found 
SUPRISES ye ee as ec ee ae ce oe ee re ea Cee eee ees $3.00 
See Dwarf Section for our own new Seedlings. 
