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MAPLE VALLEY IRIS GARDENS 


WILD HONEY (Whiting 1946) E. M. 36 
in. A rich golden tan that is close to 
the color plate called Wild Honey in the 
Dictionary of Color. There is a glisten- 
ing glint of gold over the whole flower 
and a touch of deeper gold at the haft. 
The flowers are large, the standards 
well domed, the falls wide but not flar- 
ing. The stalks are sturdy with three 
side branches carrying 7 to 9 blooms. 
with 
$8.00 
Vigorous, hardy and generous 
bloom stems and increase. 
WINTER CARNIVAL (Schreiner 1941), 
M. 38 in. A splendid clear white with 
a touch of gold at the haft. One of the 
best and most dependable white irises 
in the garden. Perfectly hardy, free 
flowering and prolific. H. M. 1942, Per. 
R. 91, 1943. $2.50 

Irises Growing at Maple Valley 
But Not Listed For Sale 
We grow as many new irises as we can to test them for behavior, compare them 
with our own seedlings and use the best of them in breeding. 
We may have a few 
plants of some of them to spare, and if so they will be sold at their introducers’ 
1947 retail prices. 
ACADIA (Thompkins 1945) Lemon yel- 
low self. 
ACE HIGH (Lyell 1945) Tall yellow. 
ADMIRATION (K. Smith 1946) Deep 
yellow. 
ADVANCE GUARD (Mit. 1945) Laven- 
der and white plicata. 
AMANDINE (Douglas 1946) 
lemon cream self. H. M. ’46. 
AMBER GEM (Salbach 1946) Brown 
and gold. 
ANTHONY (Harry J. Randall, New) 
Pink blend. From England. : 
AZALEA (Nesmith 1946) Congo pink, 
flushed ivory. H. C. 744, 
BANDED BEAUTY (H. P. Sass, New) 
Yellow plicata. 
BEAU BROCADE (Spender 1939) Yel- 
low blend, from England. 
BENTON PRIMROSE (Benton 1946) 
Pink plicata, England. 
BILLOWY SEA (Norton 1944) Clear, 
light blue. 
BLUE ENSIGN (H. R. Meyer) Royal 
blue self, England. 
BLUE NILE (Pilkington) Large, silvery 
blue, England. 
BLUE VALLEY (K. Smith 1947) A real 
blue soy. Cy 45; 
CANYON ROAD (Klein. 1946) Violet 
copper brown blend. 
CAPE BON (Tompkins 1945) Brilliant 
red brown. H. M. ’45. 
CAPTAIN ROYAL (Snyder 1944) Mo- 
saic blue. 
CARLSBAD CAVERNS (Wilson 1946) 
Lemon cream and gold. 
CASCADE SPLENDOR (Klein. 1945) 
Apricot and gold. H. M. ’45. : 
Large, 
CHANTILLY (Hall 1943) Frilled orchid 
pink. H. M. °45. 
CHIVALRY (Wills 1944) Medium blue. 
H. M., A. M., ’46. 
CIGARETTE (Brehm 1946) Pure, deep 
cream self. 
DERBY (J. Ohl, New) Large, deep yel- 
low. 
DESERT SKIES (Salbach 1945) Chicory 
blue. 
DUET (Grant 1942) Violet bordered 
with beige. 
EDITH ROARKE (K. Smith 1946) Blue 
on white plicata. H. C. 745. 
FALL DAYS (K. Smith 1947) Rich au- 
tumn colors. 
GAY TROUBADOUR (Hall) Pink gold 
blend. 
GOLDEN RUSSET (Hall 1946) Rich 
bronze gold. 
GOOD FORTUNE (Mit. 1945) Pink on 
white plicata. 
GOOD NEWS (Klein. 1946) Rich gold 
blend. . 
GULF STREAM (Fay 1946) Deep, in- 
tense blue. H. M. ’46. 
HARRIET THOREAU (Cook 1944) 
Deep orchid pink self. H. M. ’45. 
HIGH COMMAND (B. R. Long 1946) 
New variegata, England. 
HIWASSEE (Becherer 1946) Lilac pink 
bicolor. 
HONEY RUST (McClannahan) Yellow 
brown blend. 
JACINTH (Spender 1943) Yellow from 
England. 
JEWELITE (Cassebeer) Red blend. 
KATHARINE LARMON (Graves 1942) 
Copper yellow. 


