MAPLE VALLEY IRIS GARDENS 

Carefully Selected List of 
Tall Bearded Irises 
ACTION FRONT (P. Cook 1942) E. M. 
36 in. A brilliant copper red, distinct 
and fine. Per. R. 88, 1945. $4.00 
ADVENTURE (Grant 1941) M. 36 in. 
Large yellow plicata with brown mark- 
ings on a creamy yellow ground. H. M. 
1943. R. 88, 1943. $2.00 
ALADDIN’S WISH (Murawska-Sch. 
1945) M. 36 in. A distinct novelty. An 
unusual marking of cream lines on blue 
—a striate rather than a plicata pat- 
tern. Large, well formed flowers. $8.00 
ALBA SUPERBA (J. Sass 1943) M. 40 
in. A superb white iris. Large, pure in 
coloring and fine in every way. Stock 
always scarce. H;(M. 1943; Per. R. 88; 
1944, $15.00 
ALPINE GLOW (Klein. 1945) M. 40 in. 
A subdued blend of rose, lilac and dull 
gold. Very lovely. H. M. 1946, R. 89, 
1946. $7.50 
ALZA HOLA (Snyder 1941) M. 38 in. 
A charming blend of pale blue, cream 
and gold. Per. R. 85, 1945. $3.00 
AMARANTH (Whiting 1942) M. 36 in. 
A warm, rosy purple self. Well formed, 
smoothly colored, enamel finished. Pod 
parent of GYPSY ROSE and CAMP- 
FIRE GLOW. R. 88, 1942. $3.00 
AND THOU (Graves 1942) M. 40 in. A 
self of pale Wedgwood blue, with a 
deeper blue beard. Large, well round- 
ed flowers of heavy substance. H. C., 
1941, H. M., 1942. Per R. 88, 1942 $4.00 
ANGELUS (Egelberg 1937) M. L. 34 in. 
An older but very fine pink. Valuable 
in breeding; H.M. 1938! “Per. R290, 
1939. 60c 
ANNABEL (Whiting 1942) M. 36 in. A 
very clear light blue self. Pod parent 
of BLUE RHYTHM. R. 87, 1943. $1.50 
ANNE NEWHARD (Weisner 1940) M. 
34 in. Rich, satiny blue purple bicolor. 
One of the cleanest and brightest in this 
color class. H. M. 1944, R. 88, 1943. 
$1.50 
ARAB CHIEF (Whiting 1944) V. L. 38 
in. A near self of rich, burnt orange. 
Late and very brilliant. Picture on 
cover. It blooms very freely and in- 
creases well. H. M. 1946, R. 89, 1946. 
$6.00 
AZURE SKIES (Pattison 1943) M. L. 36 
in. One of the lovliest irises in the 
garden. Clear, light blue, beautifully 
ruffled and well branched. H. M. 1943, 
A. M. 1945, Per. R. 89, 1944. $5.00 
BAGHDAD (Whiting 1946) M. L. 34 in. 
A deep, strong yellow, overlaid with a 
metallic finish of burnished brass. The 
flowers are very heavy in substance 
and of a pleasingly flaring form. Each 
bloom lasts several days in any kind of 
weather. The branching is low and 
wide, each stalk carrying 9 to 11 blooms. 
The plants are perfectly hardy, free 
flowering and generous of increase. 
Coming from a deep red and a bright 
yellow, it has wide potentialities in 
breeding. All of its seedlings seem to 
inheret its excellent branching and firm 
substance. It is the pollen parent of 
IVORY CHARM. $20.00 
BANDMASTER (Hall 1944) M. L. 36 in. 
A fine, large blue that seems more 
beautiful every time it blooms. The 
color, form, substance, stem and branch- 
ing are all good. H.C. 1943, H. M. 1944, 
Per. R. 88, 1946. $7.50 
BARRIMOHR (Miller 1944) M. 36 in. 
A William Mohr seedling of mulberry 
and purple coloring. The blooms are 
wide, full and ruffled. Not as well 
known as ELMOHR but quite outstand- 
ing. $9.00 
BEAVERTON (Weed 1945) M. 44 in. 
Large, well formed flowers with stand- 
ards of rich copper brown, infused with 
rose. The widely flaring falls are of 
glowing red maroon. Tall, well branched 
and very vigorous in growth. $5.00 
BERKELEY GOLD (Salbach 1942) M. 
L. 36 in. A grand yellow. Introduced 
without fanfare, it made its own way 
to the top as a really good iris always 
will. H. M. 1944, A. M. 1946, Per. R. 89, 
1946. $4.00 
BERTHA GERSDORF (J Sass 1942) M. 
36 in. A decided novelty in yellow and 
rosy purple. A most unusual pattern, 
very striking. R. 88, 1945. $4.00 
BLACK AND GOLD (Klein.-Salbach 
1943) M. 36 in. A stunning variegata. 
Standard deep golden chrome, falls vel- 
vety black maroon. Nothing else like 
it.. Per, R.-8751946; $7.50 
