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The Lena Lothrop Gardens 
211 East 18th Street San Bernardino, California 
1947 Listing of Select Irises 



I am introducing a plicata from Mr. White’s garden which he has named 
TEMPLAR. It grows out thirty-four inches tall with two or three branches. 
The four inch flowers have extra heavy substance and most attractive form. 
The ruffled standards stand stiffly erect showing the entire beauty of the 
center of the flower. The styles are also erect. The rigid falls flare out and 
down in a manner to display their beauty to the best advantage. Indeed the 
whole flower seems to be arranged with the idea of making the best possible 
showing. 
The standards have a ground color of cream which is well covered by 
stippling in a soft light lilac. The erect styles have a lilac rib lined on either 
side by a band of yellow. The lavender crests are crimped and ruffled. The 
creamy ground in the haft of the fall and by the side of the beard is covered 
by fine dots of red-purple which extend more or less as a margin to the en- 
tire petal. Tracings of dots in bright lilac radiate from the yellow beard to the 
edge of the fall. 
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I realize this description is inadequate. It is an iris that needs to be seen. 
To see it is to love it. Iam not a plicata fan, I sympathize with Mrs. Steedman, 
but this is no ordinary plicata. Price $10.00. 



General List of Irises’ - 
ACROPOLIS (Berry) (Conquistador x 
Moa). Moa seems to produce bicolors. 
This is a dark blue-purple bicolor 
with Mesopotamica type of stalk and 
branching. Each 35c. 
AIDA (Mitchell) (Yellow sdlg x King 
Midas). The flowers on tall stalks 
give a bronze effect. Each 50c. 
ALDURA (Larsen) (Don Juan x Titan 
x San Francisco) x Wasatch). A large 
and very outstanding white plicata 
with blue markings. Remarkable sub- 
stance. This is no run-of-the-mill iris. 
Each $1.50. 
BALMUNG (Sass 1939).A plicata with 
cream ground and purplish markings. 
Each $1.00. 
BERKELEY GOLD (Salbach) (Radi- 
ant) x (Happy Gift x Natoma). A 
deep, clear yellow of pleasing form 
and excellent substance with fine fin- 
ish. In my estimation this is superior 
to Ola Kala. Each $4.00. 
BETSY ROSS (Milliken 1943). A tall, 
large mauve blend. Broad, firm, flar- 
ing falls. Blooms early and for a long 
period. Each $1.00. 
BLUE CLAY (Dystart) (Shining Wa- 
ters x Sierra Blue). This tall and very 
blue light blue often carries from 
three to six blooms at one time. Early 
and long season. Each 75c. 
BROWN BETTY (White). We have 
been calling this a brown blend for a 
long time but that does not necessar- 
ily make it so. I am looking at it as 
if seeing it for the first time and it 
seems to be a soft lilac blend with 
suggestions of brown. It has as lovely 
poise as ever. Each 50c. 
BLUE SHIMMER (Sass 1941).A white 
plicata with petals well spattered 
with blue. Falls may be too long but 
it is quite lovely. Each $7.50. 
BUTTERFLY WINGS (White) (Pink 
Jadu x Susiana) x (Theme x Sacra- 
mento). Standards are translucent 
light wistaria blue and the falls have 
a yellow ground strongly marked 
with Neutral Red in a manner not 
unlike the tracing on a butterfly 
wing. It was reported to be the most 
outstanding new iris in the garden 
of Mrs. Pollock a year ago. Each 
$12.50. 
BRONZED COPPER (Kleinsorge). 
One of Dr. Kleinsorge’s brilliant 
blends. Not tall. Each $5.00. 
CALIFORNIA PEACH (Salbach1941). 
A peachy blend that is pretty when 
it first opens. Each $2.50. 
CALIFORNIA TREK (White) (Incog- 
nito x Chosen). Standards of this 
large flower are clear, pale lemon yel- 
low. Tall, well branched. Very fine. 
Each $2.50. 
CHEERIO (Ayers) (Indian Chief x ?). 
Not large nor tall but still one of the 
reddest irises in the garden. Each 35c. 
CHINA LADY (Milliken 1943). A 
wonderful performer producing quan- 
tities of roots and large flowers on 
tall branched stalks. White with yel- 
low. Each $1.50. 
CHINA MAID (Milliken) (Mauna Loa 
x Dauntless). This bloomed first in 
1939 and any breeder of pinks in 
1947 will have to do some stepping 
to equal it. This pinkish blend is tall 
and well branched and not too pale 
in color. Does not have the stiffest 
standards so if possible plant in high 
shade. Lovely in clump. Each $1.00. 
CHRISTABEL (Lapham) (Rameses x 
Jerry). One of our best reds. Each 60c. 
CHRYSOLITE (Milliken) (Easter 
Morn x Lady Paramount). Very broad 
flat, cream colored petals of heavy 
substance. The falls accented by a 
vivid, plushy orange beard. Each $1. 
CITY OF LINCOLN (Sass 1936). A 
brilliant variegata with yellow stand- 
ards and brown-purple falls. Quite 
tall. Strange that no one is claiming 
this as an amoena! Each $1.00. 
COPPER CASCADE (Kleinsorge) 
(Treasure Island x Far West). Not so 
reliable a bloomer as I could wish 
but very lovely when it does bloom. 
A rose-copper. Each $1.00. 
CORRIDA (Millet 1914). An old-timer 
for sure but a perfect small iris for 
table or border. The smoothest blue 
you can imagine. Each 50c. 
DAYBREAK (Kleinsorge) (Far West 
x ?) (Jean Cayeux). A large pinkish 
blend—so they say. Each $5.00. 
DEL ROSA (Lothrop) (Cheerio x Na- 
ranja). Blended rose and gold in the 
standards with red velvet falls. Red 
covers the hafts. A good iris and a 
good performer. Increase is so plen- 
tiful that a special price is justified. 
Each $1.00. 
DEEP VELVET (Salbach) (San Diego 
x Sdlg) x (Modoc). A dark iris with 
velvet falls. Taller than most of the 
moderately priced dark irises and 
_ some stalks are fairly well branched. 
Each $1.00. 

DIXIE SUNSHINE (Milliken). Clear, 
glowing sunshine color. Large flow- 
ers, tall stalks, good branching. A 
most desirable yellow. Each $3.00. 
DOGROSE (Insole 1930). A smooth, 
rather small, pink on slender stalks. 
Nice for cutting. Each 35c. 
DOROTHY DIETZ (Williamson) (Wy- 
oming x Lent A. Williamson). One of 
the best neglectas. Standards are pale 
lavender and falls deep blue-purple. 
One of the parents of Wabash. Each 
50c. 
DUBROVNIK (Williamson). A large, 
bold flower in gold and plum color. 
Each 80c. 
DUE WEST (White). Out of Puris- 
sima. The earliest large white iris. 
The delicate veins in this flower are 
pale green making it a cool white. 
Glossy finish. Each 50c. 
EASTER MORN (Essig) (California 
Blue x Purrissima). A famous white 
iris that has been successfully grown 
in all parts of the country. Large 
flowers with almost horizonal falls. 
Tall well branched stalks. Each 35c. 
EDA (Lothrop). Light irridescent yel- 
low with dense orange beard. Stand- 
ards bordered deeper yellow. Nice 
form. A border iris. Each 50c. 
ELAN (White) (Sweet Alibi x Joc- 
und). In its white crispness and lacy 
ruffling it is not unlike Snow Flurry 
but this iris has a much better stalk 
and a more compact flower. Each 50c. 
ELENA CHOOSING (White) (Answer 
x Jocund). Large metallic gold flow- 
ers on tall, well branched stalks. 
There are tints of lilac on the petals 
and a blaze of electric blue at the 
end of the beard. It is a definite color 
break and should make an interest- 
ing parent. It is dependable in bloom 
and increase. Each $4.00. 
ELMOHR (Loomis) (Wm. Mohr x red 
sdlg). When in bloom this is the mag- 
net in the garden. The huge size, the 
firm flaring falls and the bright lilac 
color appeals to everyone. Now the 
as is so low all can own it. Each 
1,50. 
ESDRAELON (White) (Landmark x 
?). Very dark and rich is this velvety 
iris. It is part oncocyclus. The heavy 
30” stalk has close branching. Each 
$1.50. 
ESQUIRE (Lothrop) (Sdlg 8-40 x 
Brunhilde). Dark blue-purple self. 
Forty-five inches tall with three or 
four branches. The large, crisp flow- 
ers are gracefully formed and the 
substance is heavy in all petals. There 
is no reticulation in the haft —the 
dark blue-purple covers the entire 
flower. The falls are not velvety, 
which gives it added distinction. Re- 
liable in all ways. A healthy grower. 
Each $18.00. 
FAIR ELAINE (Mitchell) (Happy 
Days x California Gold). a bicolor 
yellow standards lighter than the 
falls. Has exceptionally nice form. 
Each $1.00. 
FAIR ENOUGH (White) (Purissima 
x ?). This very blue iris has been ad- 
orning our gardens for many years. 
In California it blooms early and of- 
ten, has several crops of flowers dur- 
ing the year. Each 35c. 
