hard to believe. A single rhizome last 
year—a clump this year with not one 
but three heavily laden blooming stalks 
rising from it and about ready to bloom 
at this writing! (May 13). We have 
never seen anything with more prodig- 
ious growth, any better or more heavily 
budded stalk! Although Mrs. Whiting, 
hybridizer and introducer, terms Tea 
Tea Rose a mid-season bloomer, 36 in. 
tall, it will bloom earlier and taller for 
us. Color is glowing copper pink, strong 
and warm. A.I.S. 1944 rating of 90. 
Awarded Honorable Mention in 1945. 
$10.00 
THE ADMIRAL. Blue. Of his introduc- 
tion, Mr. Hall writes: “An especially 
fine blue Iris. I believe it comes as 
near to the standards of perfection as 
any Iris in our garden. The color is an 
intense blue, slightly deeper than med- 
ium blue. Form, finish and substance 
are outstanding. No Iris in the garden 
will take more punishment from burn- 
ing sun and driving rain than The Ad- 
miral ... The 37 inch well branched 
stems never go down. Vigorous, free 
blooming and a rapid increaser.” $3.00 
THE BISHOP. Purple. A favorite in our 
garden, this one. Flowers are large, 
good form and substance. The color is 
brilliant and commanding. One of the 
best buys in my entire list at...  .75 
THE RED DOUGLAS. Red. This tall 
dark red is a handsome, dependable 
number. Grows well wherever put, 
blooms regularly and increases nicely 
.. . Striking as a single stalk, when es- 
tablished as a two or three year clump 
there are few Irises that can match it 
in rich brilliance. It has won every 
award of the A.I.S., including the 
coveted Dykes Medal (1941). Perma- 
nent Rating 93. A wondrous buy at $1.25 
THE SENTINEL. Copper. Flowers are 
medium large, a glowing burnished cop- 
per color. Form and substance good. 
Increases nicely, making a handsome 
second-year clump. $3.00 
THELMA JEAN. Violet. E-M. Here is a 
most attractively colored iris with ex- 
cellent branching and fine form in the 
individual flower. One of the earliest 
to bloom for us; about 3 ft. tall. High 
percentage of bloom on first year di- 
visions, with often two flowering penta 
1.50 
TIFFANY. Yellow plicata. Intense rose 
or deep pink stitching on the falls at a 
distance deceive you into thinking the 
color solid. The effect is most enchant- 
ing. Every one likes and _ therefore 
orders this when they see it in the gar- 
den. One of the best buys in better, 
oider Iris. -60 
TITIAN LADY. White. Lovely lady, this 
one with the give-away name. For Ti- 
tian Lady has a bright tangerine beard 
that makes her stand out in a crowd 
like any other redhead. Domed stan- 
dards, semi-flaring falls and with us 
good habits of growth are other fine 
points. You guessed it: Titian Lady is 
one of our personal favorites, liked by 
both the male and female members of 
our immediate family. $2.00 
TOBACCO ROAD. Brown. Like Brown 
Thrasher, here is another of those 
choice rare brown numbers. This one 
is golden tobacco brown. M. 34”. $8.00 
TREASURE ISLAND. Yellow. This tre- 
mendously large flowered brilliantly 
yellow iris dominates everything in the 
garden when a clump of it comes into 
color. For years it has been one of our 
chosen. -50 
VAGABOND PRINCE. Purple. Glossy, 
almost black, a truly shining iris. For 
the border front. Blooms midseason. .75 
VIOLET CROWN. Violet. In Mrs. Patti- 
son’s Quality Gardens 1937 catalog. Vio- 
let Crown is described as... “A stun- 
ning iris of unusual and most attractive 
shimmering pale violet shades. A self, 
but with falls slightly deeper than the 
standards. Form is perfect; the flower 
lasts a long time. One of the finest iris 
we have ever grown.” he 
WABASH. Amoena. Tall and novel des- 
cribes it— Brisk white standards, 
lightly ruffled, with flaring falls of deep 
hyacinth violet penciled with white. 
Flowers of good form, medium size. A 
Dykes Medal (1940) winner, Wabash is 
always in good demand for there is 
nothing quite like its novel arrange- 
ment of color. $1.00 
WASATCH. Plicata. Did you wonder 
about the big Iris on our cover? Well, 
it is Wasatch — likely the largest 
flowered Iris in all our 700 varieties. 
Color is white, marked with blue. One 
of the earliest to bloom, slightly under 
3 ft. tall. We recommend it highly for 
form, color, size, free blooming and 
tremendous increase. .50 
WEST POINT. Blue. An _ aristocratic 
late blooming indigo blue iris with over- 
