ATROUS (Gage, 1943). M. 34’. Seen from afar, 
Atrous appears to be a very black iris, but on ap- 
proaching the smouldering red burgundy colors 
flame out and grow intensely. $7.00 
AVE MARIA (Tompkins, 1944). ML. 40°. Tranquil 
and lovely, these enormous white oval flowers of 
awe inspiring size stand stately and tall, reflecting 
their own glory. $12.50 
AZTEC GLORY (Horton, 1941). EM 35”. Brilliant sun 
rays on bright burnished copper reflect the rich- 
ness of this beautiful glowing copper blend. $2.50 
AZURE SKIES (Pattison, 1943). ML. 36”. A.M. A.LS. 
1945. A ruffled self of pale lavender blue, whose 
firm, domed standards and almost horizontal 
falls are accentuated by a white beard. $5.00 
BANDMASTER (Hall, 1944). 36”. H.M. A.IS. 1944. A 
“true blue” leader in the iris parade, is this lovely 
powder blue self. Very large flowers. $7.50 
BARRIMOMGR (Miller, 1944). A prince of an iris in a 
mulberry toned self. Standards are broad and 
rulfled, with semi-flaring falls brushed down in 
center with lustrous red-purple. $10.00 
BEAVERTON (Weed, 1945). M. 44’. Large well formed 
flowers whose standards are of a rich copper 
brown, infused with violetrose, falls of dark ma- 
roon, showing a red glow. Fragrant. $5.00 
BERKELEY GOLD (Salb., 1942). L. 45”. A.M. A.LS. 
1946. A very tall, deep yellow iris. Flowers are 
borne on well-branched stalks. A vigorous grower 
and very free bloomer. $4.00 
BERKELEY GOLD 
BERMUDA SAND (Hall, 1939). M. 36’. A gigantic iris 
in light coffee-tan color. Standards and falls are 
heavily ruffled, with a glint of gold shining through 
the entire flower. $1.50 
BEVERLY (Lapham, 1939). M. 32’. A must have in the 
deep pink tone. The blooms are of good size, well 
shaped, blooming abundantly. $1.00 
BLACK AND GOLD (Kleinsorge, 1943). M. 36”. Half 
and half, we call it. This unusual variegata, with 
standards deep, rich chrome, and falls of dark ma- 
roon. Flowers of good substance. $7.50 
BLACK FOREST (Schreiner, 1945). M. 33”. H.M. A.LS. 
1946. A blackout! The ultimate goal has been 
achieved in this dramatic new iris. A smouldering 
purple under-glow adds unexpected brilliance to 
this silky ebon blue black. A dark blue beard 
and solid haft intensify this monotone. $15.00 
BLUE DELIGHT (Grant, 1941). M. 42’. A cool crisp self 
of wisteria blue; firmly domed standards and 
flaring falls. $1.50 
BLUE RHYTHM (Whiting, 1945). ML. 40”. H.M. A.LS. 
1945. Large, well formed flowers of almost corn- 
flower blue, softened by an overtone of silver, no 
venations at haft. Substance and branching are 
of the best. $15.00 
BLUE SHIMMER JJ. Sass, 1942) M. 39”. A.M. A.LS. 
1944. Among the choicest plicatas for originality 
is this shimmering white, dotted and dappled with 
the clearest tones of blue. $7.50 

BLUE SHIMMER 

NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS, BEAVERTON, OREGON 5 
