INTRODUCTIONS for 1947 
ARCADIA BUTTERCUP (Milliken) 
A solid deep yellow which is so clear and bright that it fairly 
shines even on dull days. The color is uniform throughout 
and runs into the depths of the center of the flower. The stand- 
ards are arched, falls semi-flaring, substance excellent, branch- 
ing good. 2% feet. $25.00 
AZIM (C. G. White) 
An oncobred which is very unusual in its coloring. The 
standards are olive-buff. The falls are somewhat deeper and 
more colorful, being a regular medley of wine, purple and pale 
yellow. Not a showy garden variety but exceptional for flower 
arrangements. 21% feet, sometimes more. $5.00 
BEL-AIR (Miliiken) 
A large rounded flower which is most beautifully ruffled. It 
is a uniform “dark soft bluish sviolet’” (Ridgeway). The 
ruffling gives the coloring highlights and depths which give a 
fascinating charm to its firm but airy character. It has a 
fragrance resembling Concord grapes. The visitors to our 
Gardens have been unanimously enthusiastic about it. 30 
inches. $10.00 
BRAZIL (Milliken) 
A large flaring orange-red carried high on well-branched 
stalks. The coloring is deeper toward the center of the flower. 
It blooms freely on well-branched stalks and the plants are very 
vigorous. In case you are interested, its ancestry includes 
Grace Sturtevant, Sherbert 2nd, California Blue, Ukiah, Naranja 
and China Maid. 3% to 4 feet. $5.00 
CO-STAR (C. G. White) 
A tall large flower which has an apricot tone. The standards 
are honey-yellow, the falls sienna heavily veined with mahog- 
any-red. Very showy. The spacing is good and the plant is 
vigorous. 4 feet. $5.00 
DESERT SANDS (Milliken) 
A very clear deep olive-buff, which reminds us of the desert 
sand-dunes between the Imperial Valley and Yuma, Arizona. 
The color is smooth and although the flowers are of medium 
size they flare widely. The more one sees it the more one 
appreciates it. 21% feet. $10.00 
DESERT SUNSET (Milliken) 
This iris is beautiful and its coloring so extraordinary that 
it has caused great excitement among the few of our friends who 
have seen it. The standards are a rosy-wine. The falls are large 
and round. Their central portion is faint lobelia violet, which 
is widely bordered with buckthorn brown. It sounds simple 
but one needs to see it for the shading, the distribution of 
colors, and the harmony of the whole. 4 feet. $25.00 
DIXIE BELLE (Milliken) 
A large ruffled white iris with yellow hafts and beard. It 
is not related to Snow Flurry nor does it resemble Snow Flurry. 
The ruffling or corrugation is full and deep, running the entire 
length of the falls. The petals seem translucent and thin and 
one might think that such flowers would be the first to collapse 
in a heavy rain. On the contrary there are few kinds which 
stand up so well in the rain. 
The branching is good so that there is no crowding and the 
plant increases well. 3 feet. $10.00 
EARLY SPRING (Milliken) 
There were few varieties in bloom in our gardens this spring 
when Early Spring was in full bloom, and none in the darker, 
richer colors. It has been consistent in its performance every 
spring. The flaring six-inch flowers are blue-violet, the stand- 
ards slightly lighter than the rich velvety falls. 3 feet. $5.00 
KISH (C. G. White) (Oncobred) 
A delightful free flowering comparatively small iris. The 
standards are near white lightly veined with violet, the falls 
veined and closely dotted with violet. On the fall is a small 
irregular dull maroon patch which adds to the charm of the 
flower. It is a strong growing variety and we expect it to be- 
come very popular. A wonderful cut flower. 1% feet. $5.00 
LUXURIA (Milliken) 
An iris judge when shown Luxuria for the first time stood 
silently beside it and then said, “Simply beautiful”. 
The very large, firm, rather rounded flowers are one color 
throughout, hamely mauve (Ridgeway). They are borne aloft 
on very strong plants. 4 to 4% feet. $10.00 
MYOMY (C. G. White) (Oncobred) 
A real beauty without question. The medium sized flowers 
are white with edges veined and dotted with rosy purple. A 
sharply pointed dark purple signal patch at the end of the beard 
points downward into the clear white central part of the fall. 
The whole flower seems to have a pinkish tinge. 2 feet. $7.50 
NAVAJO BRAVE (Milliken) 
A whole bag full of unassorted genes must have been dropped 
into this plant for portions of the flower fairly glow with a mix- 
ture of gold, lavender, red and whatever colors happened to 
be left. The general impression it makes, however, is that of a 
bright bronze. 2% feet. $10.00 
SHERWOOD FOREST (Milliken) 
In selecting this iris from among our many seedlings we had 
in mind particularly its use in flower arrangements, although 
it plays its part well in the garden. In color it is rich red-purple. 
The falls are narrow, long, and very velvety and against this 
background, for about two-thirds of the length of the fall, runs 
a full, rounded, bronze beard. 2% feet. ¢5.00 
SPRING SUNSHINE (Milliken) 
This new light yellow iris is stately and sumptuous. It has 
the largest flowers of any variety which we have grown but 
they are shapely and of good substance. The mid-ribs of the 
standards are exceptionally strong. The color is smooth and 
the serration of the petals gives the flower a pleasing finish. 
The stalks are strong and very well branched so that the flow- 
ers do not crowd. The plant is very vigorous. 4 feet. $35.00 
(See picture on front cover.) 
SUNSET CLOUD (Milliken) 
A cross of Painted Desert by a seedling of China Maid by 
Naranja. The semi-flaring falls are white with a yellow border 
about % inch wide. The standards are clear yellow. A large 
flower of good substance. 3% feet. $5.00 
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES (Milliken) 
A very large pink blend. The falls are strong and semi-flar- 
ing, the standards arched and firm. It is of medium height. 
We think that there is a place for it in the garden and also in 
the hands of the hybridist. 2% feet. $10.00 
VENTURA (Walker) 
The first time that we saw this flower it impressed us as 
both beautiful and unusual. The large, flaring flowers are 
somewhere between a heliotrope and a pink mulberry through- 
out except for the hafts or shoulders and these are reddish- 
orange. These showy patches blend smoothly with the prevail- 
ing color of the flower and add richness to the coloring and 
eliminate all reticulation. The plant is vigorous. 3 feet. $10.00 
We absolutely guarantee all of our iris to grow in your garden. In ease of loss, 
Our Guarantee-- 
we will replace with the same variety or, if you prefer, we will substitute any 
other variety of your choice to an equal value. In case of replacements the cost 
of transportation will be borne by the purchaser. 
