POPULAR IRIS VARIETIES 
Pluie d’or—A fine deep gold self. Ex- 
cellent to use with bouquets of pastel 
shades. 35c. 
Rameses—Winner of the Dykes medal. 
A rich blend of pink and bronze. A desir- 
able flower in every way. 35c. 
Rebellion—A magnificent iris. A deep 
glowing blood red. $1.50. 
Red Dominion—A fine rich all-red iris. 
General effect very dark. Medium height. 
35C. 
_ Rheingauperle—An exquisite iris of ap- 
‘ple blossom pink. It has the fragrance of 
white clover. Excellent for border plant- 
me. 35c. 
Rhein Nixe—An old time favorite. 
Standards are white, falls are purple. 25c. 
Rob Roy—A _ rich. red iris equal to 
Dauntless and preferred by many. 35c. 
Ronda—A good red iris. A little like 
Rubeo in color. 35c. 
Rose Dominion—A beautiful American 
Beauty Rose color. Flaring falls. 35c. 
Ruby Perry—A light cerise pink self. 
Tall and exquisitely beautiful. 25c., 
Sacremento—A giant plicata. White, 
feather stitched in magenta. 25c. 
Selene—A large silvery white iris with 
frilled standards. 35c. 
“Seminole—Rich velvety crimson. Good 
border iris. 25c. 
Sha Jehan—Standards are a_= soft 
creamy buff. Falls are a rich plum vel- 
vet bordered with white. 50c. 
Shiwassee—Large and early red iris. 
2G 
Sir Launcelot—Standards are a_e soft 
fawn, falls a brownish claret. 40c. 
Suntan—Yellow with bronze overlay. An 
interesting flower. 35c. 
The Black Douglas—A rich black-purple 
self. 40c. 
Trails End—Bittersweet red. Standards 
a beautiful blend. 35c. 
True Charm—A charming  plicata — 
white featherstitched with blue. 25c. 
True Delight—A white iris with bright 
pink edges in feather stitching. 35c. 
Varese—A large bronze red iris. Dis- 
tinctive and beautiful. 35c. 
War Eagle—Old rose standards and 
carmine colored falls. 35c. : 
Zilia—An old fashioned iris. Tall, strong 
beautiful blue self. 25c. 
Zuni—Rich glowing red brown iris, suf- 
fused with copper. Medium height. 40c. 

IRIS DAY 
It is Iris Day, and the Iris Fields 
Are like a lovely dream. 
A myriad hues glow softly there; 
Quite magical they seem. 
As if the good brown earth had caught 
The colors of every sky, 
To give them back to the world to-day 
In the gorgeous blooms held high. 
Here is.a field like the sunset gold 
Of a bright day taking leave, 
And here is one like a purple cloud 
In the western sky at eve. 
Here’s one like the blush of a dewy dawn, 
And one of heaven’s own blue, 
There’s one like a fleecy cumulus 
When the sky shows faintly through. 
And yonder in the far-flung field ~ 
The rainbow colors clear 
Delight the multitudes who make 
The pilgrimage each year. 
Who linger long, then reluctantly 
From the glowing fields retire 
With the memory of that loveliness 
To cheer them and inspire. 
—Margaret K. Fraser, Carlinville, Illinois 
