Introductions for 1947 
CAMPFIRE GLOW (Whiting 1947) No. 4370 (AMARANTH X THREE OAKS) 
E.M.L., 36 inches. This is the warmest red self we have had among our seedlings. 
It is of glowing ruby red, strongly infused with bright copper which gives it a 
metallic lustre. Malaga and pomegranite in the Dictionary of Color come close 
to its rich and vivid hue. The flowers are wide petaled with closely domed stand- 
ards and rounded, flaring falls. The broad hafts are smoothly overlaid with cop- 
per leaf, and the beards are copper red, tipped with yellow. 
Mr. Hans Sass called it our ‘hot red’ and got the first plant that left our garden 
to use in his breeding work. It should bloom there this year as well as in Mrs. 
Blake’s, Dr. Cook’s, Mrs. Pattison’s and Tom Williams’s gardens. CAMPFIRE 
GLOW is neither very large nor very tall but is well proportioned to the strong, 
moderately branched stalks which carry 9 to 11 buds. The substance of the flow- 
ers is extremely heavy, the life of each one is several days in any weather and the 
plant blooms well over a period of three weeks here. $25.00 
GLAD TIDINGS (Whiting 1947) No. 4246 ((AMITOLA X COPPER PIECE) X 
AMARANTH) M.L., 34 inches. A happy novelty among the light chrome yellows. 
The flowers are very large, widely flared, beautifully ruffled and of heavy, waxy 
substance. A single bloom makes a stunning corsage. The arrangement of the 
flowers is quite unusual. The branching is low, and wide enough to prevent 
crowding. The lower blooms open first and when a few are out it looks like a 
huge spike of gladiolus. It is very effective in flower arrangements indoors. We 
think this is an innovation, perhaps a forerunner of a race of iris really practical 
for cut flowers. $10.00 
IVORY CHARM (Whiting 1947) No. 445 (PRISCILLA X BAGHDAD) E. M. 36 
inches. Clean, fresh and really charming is this warm ivory toned flower with 
its pure, smooth, golden yellow hafts and beards. Robert Schreiner went straight 
to it in our garden and said, “Ah, a larger GOLDEN TREASURE.” The form is 
wide and full and it has almost perfect four way branching. This is the first 
BAGHDAD seedling we have named, but there may be others as it seems to be 
doing things in the seedling patch. IVORY CHARM is a husky grower and has 
increased so well that we can offer it at a very moderate price. $5.00 
LILAC LANE (Whiting 1947) No. 4277 ((PURISSIMA X MATULA) X GILT 
EDGE) M. 36 inches. This is a pink toned lilac self of delicate coloring but very heavy 
substance. The flowers are very full, the standards arched and domed, the falls 
widely flaring, lightly ruffled. The beards are light yellow, the hafts clean and 
broad. This is another choice of Hans Sass’s—he thinks it should be crossed with 
the shell pinks to give them better form and substance. Of course we are trying 
it and so is he. The stalks are strong and quite well branched, carrying from 7 to 
9 buds. The plants do not make very large rhizomes but bloom freely and increase 
moderately. It should bloom this year in Mr. Sass’s garden and in those of Mrs. 
Pattison, Dr. Cook and Mrs. Blake. $20.00 
MEXICAN MAGIC (Whiting 1947) No. 4853 ((CRIMSON TIDE X E. B. WILLIAM- 
SON) X VEISHEA) M. L. 30 inches. This was said to be the most brilliant patch 
of color in our garden by many visitors. Everyone wanted it, but we thought it 
should not be named because of its close branching. It is a rich medley of Spanish 
red, brilliant blue and molten copper. We sent a plant of it to our artist friend, 
Tom Craig of Los Angeles, as he was interested in strong, vibrant colors in iris. 
When it bloomed for him he wrote urging us to name it, in spite of the poor spac- 
ing of the flowers. He said it had the most startling and incredible color of any 
iris he had seen and quoted from someone who said, “‘Any great art leaves some- 
thing to be forgiven.” So please forgive its stem and enjoy its color. It may be 
seen this year at Tom Craig’s, Mrs. Blake’s, Dr. Cook’s and Mrs. Winegar’s. $5.00 
