
1945 ORIGINATIONS 
We have been cross hybridizing iris for the past 
thirty years, during which time we have named thirty 
varieties. A new variety must be different in some 
respect from any other, being larger, taller, a new 
color, or color combination different from any other 
variety now in commerce. There are too many varie- 
ties now in the trade which are much alike and our 
aim is to have only those which are distinct, hence 
each year we discard many of the poorer varieties. 
The newer varieties are necessarily higher in price 
than the older varieties owing to there being so few 
of them, but each year the prices are lowered as the 
supply increases. 
We are justly proud of our own originations, two— 
Icy Blue and Michelangelo—having been awarded 
Honorable Mention by the American Iris Society. 
Each year we pollinate several thousand plants and 
raise seedlings therefrom. But only a few of these 
plants are named and introduced as new varieties. 
Of these seedlings over half are discarded upon com- 
ing into bloom as not being worthy of being saved. 
The best of the others are sold as seedlings to cus- 
tomers who wish good blooms but do not care for 
their names. But when one comes to be an Irisarian, 
only the named varieties are desired and ot these we 
have over a thousand, doubtless the largest number of 
best varieties of any grower. As our stock of the 
newer varieties have greatly increased, we are glad 
to be able to reduce our prices from year to year. 
Jutreductions for 1945 
ROSE FESTIVAL (Kleinsorge 1945) M 44” Each $15.00 
This year we have the pleasure of introducing to 
you a new creation by Dr. Kleinsorge; which we 
think the most outstanding rose-pink iris of the year. 
The closed standards of rose have a strong mid- 
rib and the broad well rounded falls are also the 
same color of rose-pink. The glowing gold style 
arms and haft are softened by the gold beard 
which is tipped with violet. 
Flowers of good substance and grow on strong 
well branched stalks with as many as 8 or 10 buds 
each. Fragrant. 
BEAVERTON (Weed 1945) M 44” Each $15.00 
This dark beauty of our own origination is in strik- 
ing contrast and sure to command attention in the 
garden. 
The standards are of a rich copper-brown strongly 
infused with violet-rose, while the almost horizon- 
tal falls are of dark maroon showing a red glow. 
No veining except at extreme haft which accentu- 
ates the dark gold beard. 
Flowers are large, well formed and of velvety 
texture. The branching is fine and the flowers 
fragrant. 


NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS, BEAVERTON, OREGON 
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IRIS, HEMEROCALLIS, POPPIES 
