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large with highly domed standards and rather rounded falls. 
Bronze yellow beard. Substance firm, height and branching 
good. 36 in. $10.00 
BUCCANEER (Nesmith 1942) E. M. A variegata blend of 
brilliant color and great garden value. The firmly domed 
standards are antimony yellow. The falls are Kaiser brown 
overlaid on yellow with a decided border of yellow extending 
completely around the edge. Tall and well branched, three 
branches and terminal. H. C., A. I. S. 1941. R. 87 1942. 
40 in. $2.50 
BUCKSKIN (Kleinsorge 1939) M. L. A large golden tan 
of firm form and substance. Practically a self with broad 
closed standards, and wide flaring falls. Tall with good 
branching. Per. R. 87 1941. 40 in. $1.50 
BURNISHED COPPER (Grant 1942) M. A copper and red 
blend that has the warm metallic lustre of burnished copper. 
Strong stalks with good branching. R. 87 1942. HA in, 
3.00 
BUTTERCUP LANE (D. Hall 1941) M. A clear brilliant 
yellow that is a great favorite. The standards are closed 
and heavily fluted as are the semi-flaring falls. A florifer- 
ous yellow with great value for border planting. H. M., 
A. I. S. 1940. Per. R. 88 1941. 31 in. $3.00 
CALIFORNIA PEACH (Salbach 1941) E. M. An iris of 
peach pink and apricot tones. The standards are warm 
apricot buff, broad and domed. The falls are salmon apricot 
lightly tinted pale lavender in the center. Firm flowers on 
tall widely branched stalks. H. M., A. I. S. 1940. Per. R. 
87 1943. 38 in. $6.50 
CAMEROUN (Cayeux 1938) M. Lustrous deep purple, 
amazingly brilliant and effective in the garden. The arched 
and firmly held standards are vivid Bishop’s violet. The 
broad and semi-flaring falls are velvety black purple. C. M., 
SaeNieEle Heel 93 85 ARE, AS DeiSs 94055 338.in: $3.00 
CAPTAIN WELLS (P. Cook 1941) M. A deep glossy ma- 
roon purple with splendid habits of growth. A self, neat 
and finished in form with almost no haft markings. The 
whole flower has a shining surface that give the rich color 
life and brilliance. H. M., A. I. S. 1942. A. M., A. I. S. 1943. 
Per. R. 89 1943. 38 in. $5.00 
CAROLINE BURR (K. Smith 1940) M. L. A light ivory 
self overlaid with palest chartreuse and a frosty iridescent 
sheen. Flowers of large size evenly placed on tall sturdy 
four branched stalks. The standards are beautifully domed 
and have a proneunced midrib. The well rounded falls are 
semi-flaring and in excellent proportion to the standards. 
Gold Medal New York World’s Fair 1939. H. C., A. I. S. 
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89 1941. 45 in. $6.00 
CASA BLANCA (Washington 1940) M. A beautiful white 
of large size and flaring form. The standards are broad 
and roundly domed with strong midrib. The wide flaring 
falls have very firm substance, and recurve in a delightful 
manner. The tall stalks with four branches carry 8 to 10 
blooms of heavy smooth texture. 40 in. $10.00 
CASQUE D’OR (J. Sass 1937) M. L. A sturdy flower with 
golden arched and ruffled standards, and broad falls of 
velvety maroon bordered with rich gold. Per. R. 85 1941. 
SoOmins $1.50 
CATHEDRAL DOME (Nesmith 1986) M. A large white 
with ruffled well domed standards, the falls are arched and 
flaring of cool white. Yellow beard. A profusely blooming 
variety with strong well branched stalks. H. M., A. I. S. 
1936. Per. R. 90 1938. 39 in. Each $1,00 3 for $2.50 
CHAMOIS (Kleinsorge 1944) M. Pure chamois in color, 
this very large flowered variety has a soft satiny ‘nish 
that sparkles as if dusted with frost crystals. The flowers 
are beautifully formed with standards and falls waved at 
the edges. A self with no venations, and said to be quite 
different from any other iris. 36 in. $10.00 
CHIEF POKING FIRE (DeForest 1942) M. L. A very dif- 
ferent but lovely red that last year impressed me as having’ 
great merit. It is a self of deep red that seems to have a 
bronzy gold infusion throughout. The standards are well 
domed and firm, the falis of flaring rounded form. A trim 
neat flower with well branched stalks. R. 88 1944. es in. 
6.00 
CHICORY BLUE (G. Douglas 1942) M. A most appropriate 
name for an outstanding iris, the color being the same as 
Chicory blue in Ridgway. A large blue self with closely 
domed standards slightly ruffled at the edge. The falls are 
broad and flaring in excellent proportion to the standards. 
The flowers have firm substance and smooth finish and are 
borne on sturdy four way branching stalks. H. C., A. I. 8. 
1941 Hie Mew At eT Sl O42 a Pere hse) 945564 Sem 20L00 
CHINA MAID (Milliken 1936) M. A blended flower of pink, 
golden bronze and soft lilac. Deeper in color than Angelus. 
Hy Me, A. I. S:-19388) Ale) As 19S) 19395) Per) Ra 88 1939) 
40 in. $1.00 
CHIVALRY (J. Wills 1944) M. An impressive flower that is 
deeper in color than Great Lakes, larger in size, and with 
exceptionally heavy substance. The domed standards are 
large and full. The flaring falls are broad hafted, firm and 
strong. The inconspicuous beard is orange changing to blue 
at the tip. Both standards and falls are ruffled at the edge, 
and this adds greatly to the beauty of the flower. The 
placement of the blooms on the well branched stalk is ex- 
cellent, and the growth is vigorous. The first introduction 
from our A. I. S. President Mr. J. E. Wills, and it is one of 
which he may well be proud. A very fine real blue iris of 
great garden value. H. M., A. I. S. 1944. R. 90 1944. 36 in. 
$15.00 
CITY OF LINCOLN (H. P. Sass 1937) M. A brilliant 
variegata with a vivid contrast of color. Standards are 
clear yellow, falls bright velvety red bordered with rim of 
Vellow- bles View Act len Sl OS Shue Any Ce AUE In S193 ONEe Pens 
R. 90 1988. 42 in. Each $1.50 3 for $3.75 
CLARET VELVET (Weed 1940) M. A claret wine self with 
large broad flowers, low branching, and rapid growth. The 
falls are very velvety and so seem deeper in color. R. 87 
1944, 32 in. $2.00 
CLOUD CASTLE (Graves 1944) M. An exquisite and ef- 
fective pale wistaria blue with exceptionally fine carrying 
qualities in the garden. The standards are broad and 
roundly domed with a distinct fluting at the edge. The ruf- 
fled falls are wide and flaring with strong smooth texture. 
There is an indefinable charm about this iris that always 
attracts the attention of garden visitors. A self with evenly 
spaced flowers on well branched stalks. H. M., A. I. S. 
1944.. R. 88 1944. 87 in. $10.00 
CLOVELLY (Tobie 1940) M. L. A very flaring grayish 
white with a strong suffusion of sea-foam green (Ridgway) 
throughout the flower giving the effect of a pale green 
iris. The flowers have fine form and extremely heavy sub- 
stance, well placed on four way branching stalks. R. 79 
1942. 40 in. $1.50 
COMRADE (C. P. Connell 1942) M. A strong and sturdv 
iris of bright dusty rose with a strong suffusion of gold 
showing through from the underside and center of the flower. 
The standards are a blending of gold and Hellebore red. The 
falls have a background of gold that suffuses through the 
deep Hellebore red, and a band of Roods brown extends 
around the edge. A luminous iris with subtly blended 
colors. Excellent substance and well branched stalks. R. 
87 1942. 38 in. $7.50 
COPPER CRYSTAL (Washington 1938) M. L. The stand- 
ards are tawny brown, well arched and domed. The falls 
have an under color of tawny golden brown overlaid with 
brownish red. (Hays russet). A richly colored iris. H. M., 
A. 1. 8.1987. Per. R. 89 1939. 388 in. Each $1,50 3 for $3.50 
COPPER PINK (W. M. Kellogg 1941) M. A beautiful soft 
pink flushed with sparkling copper. Medium to large flowers 
with rounded standards and flaring falls. Excellent sub- 
stance. H. M., A. I. S. 1942. Per. R. 88 1948. 38 in. $8.50 
COPPER ROSE (P. Cook 1941) M. A smooth blending of old 
rose, tan, and copper enlivened by a glow of golden yellow 
in the center of the bloom. The standards and falls are 
large, broad, and well formed. A fine iris in every way. 
