The 166 Best Iris for 1946 
ELOW we list our customary choice of the First 
100 Iris for 1946. The choice of these varieties 
-is made with the greatest impartiality and compre- 
hensiveness. These iris are the selective choice of 
outstanding examples, each being the most superior 
in the general color group to which it belongs. In 
this listing it is our practice not to include an iris 
of our own origination or introduction immediately. 
We prefer to give them plenty of time to prove them- 
selves in other localities before their inclusion al- 
though we can vouch for their great beauty and fine 
growth in our own planting. 
New varieties from other “sources have been in- 
cluded where beauty, distinctiveness and evidence 
of vigor seem to justify it. One of our particular 
policies is to gather together the outstanding 
varieties from every section of the United States 
but we collect as diligently from all the world— 


England, France, New Zealand, Canada, Australia 
— wherever new iris are being produced. 
The comprehensiveness of our collection makes 
the choice of such a select list very fair. The iris are 
all judged under the same conditions. Seasonable 
variance affects certain varieties in varying ways. 
We think it imperative where iris are compared that 
they be comparatively judged and under the same 
conditions. We grow many varieties we do not list 
in our catalog. We purchase them for comparative 
purposes and add yearly to our list only the superior 
ones. If the iris has the necessary qualifications we 
add it to our list. The others we do not list. The 
group of iris we propose are the irises we personally 
prefer. They are the kinds we would recommend to 
our friends and we earnestly attempt to make this 
selection as critical as we are able. 
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Alba Superba Amigo Captain Wells 
Arctic 5 Bonsor Christabel 
Matterhorn Violets Deep Velvet Copper Rose 
White Sharkskin Lothario Display 
Snow Carnival Nightfall Edward Lapham 
Snow Flurry Sable Garden Glory 
Snow Velvet Reds 4 Garden Magic 
Winter Carnival daspex Agate 
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Mauve | _ Violet Symphony Roe Veise! 
Blonde ed Valor 
Balmung The Red Douglas 
Bing Shimme® GS 
Coritica Yellow 
Angelus City of Lincoln 
Plicatas Lady of Shalott California Peach pies ? 
Los Angeles China Maid Brown Thrasher 
Minnie Colquitt 
Daybreak Casa Morena 
Ruth Pollock Dreamcastle Midwest Gem 
Tiffany Light Harrioe Thoreae Yellow Old Parchment 
Pinks Majenica Blends Prairie Sunset 
Melanie Stardom 
pepounes Sunset Serenade 
Ay R 
erent Extravanganza Pink Reflection pbacce Road 
Wabash Remembrance Berkeley Gold 
Tea Rose: Elsa Sass 
; Fair Elaine 
Golden Eagle 
; ; Golden Hind 
[ AZuES we Inspiration Golden Majest 
Gloriole Dee ; Yell re 
Light Pinks Lighthouse ecllow Golden Spike 
Blues Great Lakes and Mulberry Rose selfs Jasmine 
| Shining Waters Rose RaqAber Ming Yellow 
Tishomingo Misty Gold 
Moonlight Madonna 
Ola Kala 
( Bright Melody Spun Cer 
Treasure Island 
Blue Zenith Elmohr 
: Missouri Indian Hills ; 
Medium " Purples Caroline Burr 
Bines Sierra Blue Lord Dongan onan Golden Fleece 
The Admiral Master Charles Golden Treasure 
West Point Storm King Snoqualmie 


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