New and Unusual Cig 
AVE MARIA (Tompkins 1944) ML. 40”. 
About the tallest of the new big whites. A large, opaque, 
almost chalky white, pure colored. The standards and falls 
are oval, very broad, pleasingly held. We will have further 
reports on it after anothér year’s bloom. $18.00 
BLUE RHYTHM (Whiting 1945) ML. 38”. 
This new blue impressed us very much. Last season we 
had the opportunity to study a number of the newest blues. 
Several quite obviously were not functioning up to par. 
Blue Rhythm in manner of growth and freedom of bloom 
on widely branched, ramrod-like stems, certainky was fine. 
A cornflower blue as blue as any iris, a self with a clean haft 
and very good substance. $20.00 
BURMESE GOLD (Whiting 1945) M. 34”. 
A pleasant, ruffly iris with a charming air. A lustrous 
gold blend of deep yellow, pink, apricot and real gold. The 
center of the flower has a warm glow: Moderately branched 
stems. $20.00 
CASA MORENA (DeForest 1943) M. 38”. 
* Glistening rich brown, novel for both its unusual color, a 
sort. of henna brown, and for the rich note it adds to the 
garden. A large, long-formed flower. One of the richest 
iris in the brown shades with a pleasing iridescence. Very 
striking. $15.00 
CHANTILLY (D. Hall 1945) M. 36”. 
This iris has a heavy frilling done in such a free and easy 
manner it gives the petals the effect of being edged with 
old lace in a lighter shade. A large orchid pink iris with a 
yellow beard, it is the most generously frilled iris we have 
ever observed. $15.00 
CORONADO (Tompkins 1945) M. 36”. 
A glowing yellow self. The flowers are large with both 
the standards and falls being unusually broad and full. The 
falls flare to a great extent, near horizontal. There is a cer- 
tain character to a nicely flaring iris and this rich yellow 
bears great promise. $15.00 
COPPER RIVER (DeForest 1945) M. 36”. 
As if it were bespangled with the brightest glowing copper 
this glistening tan with an overlay of bright new-penny 
copper surely has the accent on color. In some lights this 
bright shade seems to reflect a tone of henna. In the very 
bright sun it pales some. Flaring form, nicely branched 
stems, an unusual and bright color. $20.00 
DAMASCUS (Tompkins 1945) ML. 38”. 
A colorful new iris. In reality it is a bicolor of bright 
yellow standards with the falls having a rich overlay of 
orange. The flower has an elongated appearance and its 
bright and boldly done color combination makes a very 
striking clump indeed. $20.00 
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DREAM GIRL -#®. Hall 1944) M. 32”. 
This is one of the famous ‘‘flamingo” pinks of Mr. Hall’s 
origination. We are fortunate to be able to offer it. A true 
“flamingo” pink self without any shadings or markings on 
the haft. Medium sized flowers on branched stem. The 
fans are narrow and the rhizomes small although it is a 
remarkably free blooming iris and increases well. We have 
a limited number of roots for sale this year. $15.00 
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GALLANTRY (Whiting 1945) M. 38”. : 
Copiously composed, full, broadly rounded blooms of 
medium blue. Very intense coloring for this shade. A self 
with widely flaring falls, nicely spaced branching. The fine 
size and the enveloping overall effect of this uniform rich 
blue marks it as a very fine iris. $15.00 
KATHERINE FAY (Fay 1945) M. 36”. 
A new pure white without any yellow in the center of the 
flower. Broad formed petals, not ruffled but sort of waved 
ever so lightly. The falls have a slight flare. In all respects 
a pleasant combination done in extremely good taste. 
Among the fine new white iris, it will undoubtedly place 
very high. $12.00 
LAKE BREEZE (Fay 1945) M. 38”. 
Cool and refreshing wistaria shade of blue. A descendent 
of Gloriole with that flower’s easy grace and casual ruffle. 
Lake Breeze is a cool blue with just a suspicion of pink deli- 
cately suffused through the petals. Attractively shaded and 
glistening. $16.50 
MASTER CHARLES (Williamson 1943) M. 38”. 
A rich glowing mulberry iris. A flare to the flowers give 
it a definite charm. A comparatively rare color, it is even 
more richly colored than old /tasca but with infinitely better 
growing habits. Vigorous and free flowering. $7.00 
OVERTURE (D. Hall 1944) M. 34”. 
Another “flamingo” pink, a little larger flower than Dream 
Girl but a different shade. A real break in color with a 
beauty most outstanding. We are offering a limited num- 
ber of roots. These new pink iris have been characterized 
as the most sensational color break in a generation. 
15.00 
PATRICE (DeForest 1945) M. 38”. 
A refined, clean plicata with light cream standards flushed 
pale rosy lavender; falls flaring, white, brushed soft bright 
gold across the haft, speckled rose-brown. $10.00 
PRAIRIE FIRE (Tompkins 1945) ML. 38”. 
A blend that is well named. A rich coppery derivative of 
Far West x Nylon, it is close to a true flame color. A nicely 
formed flower carried on tall, well branched, willowy stems. 
Perhaps the excessive number of blend introductions will 
have a salutory effect in that bright clear colors combined 
with fine plant habits will soon win out. This is a good 
bright blend. $25.00 
ROCKET (Whiting 1945) M. 34”. 
As brilliant as a rocket streaking across the sky, a classy 
bright orange yellow. Here the intensification of orange is 
more noticeable in the falls. The flowers are large, wide 
petaled, classically formed and of very heavy substance. A 
brilliant piece of coloring. $30.00 
STELLA VIOLA (Snyder 1945) EM. 38”. 
Clear gleaming violet of huge size and precisely formed 
blooms, round and wide. The color is rich. Imagine a Violet 
Crown three times as intense in color and you have a fairly 
accurate idea of this fine iris’s color. $15.00 
SULTAN’S ROBE (Salbach 1945) M. 36”. 
Bright and gaudy, a rich deep rose to red shaded with 
varying hues of copper and gold. The big broad flaring falls 
have a dashing accent of color. A bright violet blue blaze 
in the center of the falls accentuates the colors in a striking 
manner. $12.50 
