BLUE VALLEY 
A large, beautifully shaped medium 
blue self with flaring falls more 
closely approaching true blue than 
any iris yet originated. On the sec- 
ond day the flowers blow up to seven 
by tive inches, become delighttully 
ruffled and acquire a metallic sheen 
that sparkles all over. The haft is 
wide, the color continues into the 
heart of the flower and the beard is 
tipped a light dull orange. Branch- 
ing is excellent with the flowers well 
spaced. It makes a glorious clump. 
A vigorous grower ‘and fast in- 
40 inches, 4 branches, 
creaser. 
midseason to late. (Lake George x 
Great Lakes) 
$95, net 
IRIS 
ORIGINATIONS BY 
FALL DAYS 
Stand- 
ards are rose and gold, really a rosy 
A reddish-copper bicolor. 
bronze, and its irridescence gives a 
metallic sheen like metal cloth. Falls 
are rose brown with a_ chestnut 
brown base with a velvet eftect. 
They have the metallic overlay of the 
standards. As a clump from a dis- 
tance it is a mass of autumn red. 
From all sides and in all lights it be- 
came the focal point in my 1945 
seedling patch. The flowers, five by 
tive inches in size, are unusual in that 
they fade very little. Excellent 
branching. 43 inches, 4 branches, 
midseason. (Matula x Orange Glow) 
$20 ner 
KENNETH D. SMITH © senepict rod) 
