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Well, in 1942 after 16 years of © 
work trying to breed the orchid - 
and lavender tones out of the so-called pink 
iris, eight pinks, without traces of orchid or 
lavender appeared among our seedlings. 
One Sunday we had three commercial! art- 
ists in our garden and asked them what they 
would call the shade of pink in these new 
seedlings. After considerable discussion 
they agreed that flamingo would best de- 
scribe this tone of pink. It seemed apt and 
they have become known as our flamingo 
pinks. : 
These pinks vary in depth of color as 
the plumage of the bird. Their beards are 
prominent and shade from tangerine to ger- 
anium red. They are selfs with no veining on 
the hafts. All these new pinks set seed readily 
for me, produce viable pollen and we, like the 
birds on the back cover page, have new ones 
coming along. 
We are introducing this year four that we 
call flamingo pinks—Cherie, Hit Parade, 
Floradora and Courtier. They vary in size, 
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height and depth of color. 
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Fantasy is a lovely rose and orchid toned 
pink distinctive and different from the flamin- 
go offerings. 
The best time to transplant Iris is debat- 
able. However, when plants are not crowded 
and are growing under favorable conditions, 
I believe it best not to disturb them during the 
hot and often dry months of June and July. I 
prefer to fill orders for the Northern States in 
late August and for the Southern States in 
September. 
You are most cordially invited to visit our 
gardens when in bloom. The height of our 
season of bloom is usually in the first week in 
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The Shore Line trains of the Chicago 
North Shore and Milwaukee line stop at 8th 
St., Wilmette, one block from our residence. 
809 Central Avenue. 
DAVID F. HALL 
809 Central Ave. Wilmette, Illinois 
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