WHY SALBACH IRIS ARE TOP QUALITY 
Ist. 
drainage. 
2nd. Our iris bloom and mature early. 
3rd. On account of our dry, rainless sum- 
mers, plants are dormant at ship- 
ping time. 
4th. We list only iris of satisfactory grow- 
ing quality. 
Sth. We offer only those varieties proven 
best—regardless of price. 
If you have not grown any of our iris, try 
a planting this year. 
Our hillside planting affords perfect 
The iris described in the following pages are mostly bearded 
iris. The range of color is unbelievably large, even though all 
the blues, pinks and reds contain some violet. The yellows range 
from palest primrose to rich gold. 
color. 
The standards are the three upstanding petals. The falls are 
the three lower petals. 
A bi-color is an iris that has standards of one shade and falls 
of another, usually considerably darker. A blend, as the name 
indicates, is a suffusion of several colors. A plicata is a light 
colored iris, the edges of which are flushed, lined or dotted with 
A self carries the same shade throughout the whole flower. A 
variegata has yellow standards and reddish-brown falls. 
The name of the originator and the year of introduction follow 
the name of the iris, then the parentage. The following abbre- 
viations are used in the award notations: 
A. I. S.—American Iris Society 
A. M.—Award of Merit 
C. M.—Certificate of Merit 
H. C.—Highly Commended 
H. M.—Honorable Mention 
R. H. S.—Royal Horticultural Society, England 
RECENT AWARDS 
Gold Medal awarded to Carl Salbach in 1944 by the American Iris Society for achievement in hybridizing iris. 
1945 Special award by New England Gladiolus Society Gold Medal for achievement in hybridizing gladiolus. 
COMPLETE LIST OF NEW AND 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Prices quoted are for single roots. unless otherwise noted. The three prices 
apply to three roots of the same variety, not to three different varieties that may 
sell for the same price. It is much quicker and easier to ship three roots of 
one variety than one root of three different varieties that may have to be dug 
in three different gardens, hence the lower price. All orders subject to stock. 
These prices cancel all previous quotations. 
ACE OF SPADES (Salbach 1941). One of 
the richest of all the dark colored iris, 
from a short distance the color is almost 
black. Very smooth finish. Large blooms, 
vigorous grower and free flowering. Mid- 
SCASONM Game aero etre ors $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
ADVANCE GUARD (Mitchell 1945). White 
ground plicata, distinctly edged deep 
lavender. Large, full, ruffled flower on an 
exceptionally tall and well branched stem. 
Very floriferous, good grower, graceful 
and refined in habit. Distinct from other 
Whites eroun ds DHCALAS aeremerieer ert: $2.50 
AIGUE MARINE (Cayeux). A very unusual 
variety from France. Standards are ashy 
lilac shading to fawn at base. Semi-flar- 
ing falls of pastel blue. Well formed 
blooms, good stems, vigorous grower. Mid- 
SEASONS SO eearereteae ayo starelacrs $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
ALBA SUPERBA (J. Sass). Pure white with 
very large blooms of heavy substance on 
tall stiff well branched stems. One of the 
best whites, but not a rapid increaser. 
Only a few rhizomes this year. 40”. Mid- 
SCASOD ote setae as cciis sie 6 « eossieis’s $15.00 
ALDURA (Larsen). A very large plicata of 
leathery substance. Well formed blooms 
in white with lavender etching. A splen- 
did addition to this class. Mid-season. 
$1.50 
AMBER GEM. See page 3. 
AMIGO (Williamson). One of the richest 
colored of all iris. Standards clear light 
lavender violet. Semi-flaring falls of 
heavy texture in deep velvety hyacinth 
violet with faint edging of white. Low 
growing with us. Stock limited. Mid-sea- 
SOT 2835s, c clewioss lettaverere.s chops $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
AND THOU (Graves). This splendid new 
iris could almost be elassed with the 
whites, although the color is a pale 
Wedgewood blue self with deep blue 
’ beard tipped white. Strong, well branched 
36” stems bearing large well rounded 
blooms. A top ranking iris. 36”. Mid- 
SCASOUMM nr ctiee socienchenstehs te Riser ehdiel sat. ceus $4.00 
BALI BELLE. See page 4. 
BERKELEY BLUE (Salbach). Immense 
blooms in medium clear blue self of 
smooth finish. Low branched, stout stems. 
One of the earliest to bloom. 24”. Early. 
$2.00 
BERKELEY GOLD (Salbach 1942). (Radi- 
ant) x (Happy Gift x Natoma). A top 
ranking yellow iris that was introduced 
at far too low a price in comparison with 
other iris of like merit. Berkeley Gold 
should have been offered at $25.00 instead 
of $5.00. Large deep clear yellow self of 
fine form, heavy substance and smooth 
texture. Tall, well branched stems, vigor- 
ous grower and free flowering. Blooms 
over a long period of time. Stands rain 
and hot weather and does not fade. Here 
is what a New York customer says: 
“Berkeley Gold stole the show. Sur- 
rounded by other new yellows it stood 
taller and statelier and was of better 
substance than any of the others.” Late 
MId-SCASON woOsemene eee eee $4.00 
BLACK AND GOLD (Kleinsorge-Salbach 
1943). We have never seen a more 
striking variegata. Standards deep rich 
chrome, almost gold, falls black maroon 
with slight reticulation of yellow at the 
haft. We first saw a clump of this in 
Dr, Kleinsorge’s garden that was simply 
stunning. It seems to grow even better in 
our own garden. Good size blooms. Tall, 
fairly well branched flower stalks. 36”. 
Mid -=SCASONE Aes iotin ae tae ieee $7.50 
BLACK WINGS. One of the older dark col- 
ored iris that is still much in demand. 
Standards luminous, dark violet. Falls 
much deeper, almost black. Fine form; 
good grower everywhere. Mid-season, 32”. 
35c; 3 for 90c 
BLUE RHYTHM (Whiting 1945). Most of 
the blue iris are either lavender blues or 
violet blues. Blue Rhythm is a new ap- 
proach to real corn flower blue. The 
handsome flowers are large with stand- 

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