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A truly wonderful collection of lovely new Bearded Iris has been developed at WAYSIDE GARDENS in recent years. These new 
varieties were created by American and European hybridizers. Genuine progress and lasting improvments have been made in the 
new varieties of Iris which we offer you now; in fact, so great has been their improvement that Iris which were considered without 
an equal a few years ago have now been relegated to a secondary position. 
Startling new colors and combinations of colors, heretofore unknown in any other Iris, are to be found in the new Bearded Iris. 
ss Of incredible loveliness they rival.the wings of the most beautiful butterfly. There are richer blues, purer reds, better pinks, finer and 
larger yellows, while other shades are remindful of smooth old ivory or fine porcelain. Their colors are so delicate and ethereal as 
to remind one of their true kinship with Orchids. In addition to their great beauty, many have the added attraction of being de- 
lightfully fragrant. 
Of the hundreds of varieties offered to us by ardent hybridizers and enthusiastic specialists, those shown below and on the fol- 
lowing pages were selected by us, as well as a committee of experts on Bearded Iris. These successfully passed the rigorous W AY - 
SIDE GARDENS test of the “survival of the fittest.’ During the past few years we have grown goodly numbers of these new 
hybrids and our fields are a sight to behold when they are in bloom. 
Make room for some of these lovely new Iris in your garden. You will be enthralled with their dazzling beauty. 
(In the descriptions “S” denotes the standards or upper petals; “F” the falls or lower petals.) 


Blue Peter Each 50c, Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00 
Handsome blue-purple flowers on 212-ft. stem. One of the 
best of its kind. The vivid flowers are striking and of excellent 
substance. It is very striking planted close to a white such as 
Mount Cloud. A fine Iris that must not be overlooked. 
Blue Velvet Each 50c, Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00 
One of the most beautiful and appropriately named, as the 
entire flower seems to be cut out of velvet and the color is a 
deep intense blue. 
Angelus Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
In color a bright light pink, with slight lavender iridescence just 
below the lemon beard. Throughout the center there is a deli- 
cate infusion of lemon-yellow. Large, beautifully shaped flower, 
3 feet tall, and very late. 
Arctic Each $1.00, Three $2.50, Doz. $8.50 
A new white and gold Iris of gigantic proportions in flower, 
stalk and foliage. Of perfect form, with ruffled but closed 
standards and broad falls that are as smooth as white enamel. 
There is an area of bright yellow throughout the center of the 
flower, but this Iris is gleaming creamy white and the contrast 
Buechley’s Giant Each 55c, Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75 
A truly large flower of silky lavender-blue which, because of its 
is most striking. Established plants will produce spikes 4 feet superior size, texture, and plant habits has displaced the older 
and over in height, with as many as six open flowers at one “Lord of June.’ One of the largest of all Irises. Should be in 
time. every collection. 
California Gold Each 40c, Three $1.00, Doz. $3.50 

Each 40c, Three $1.00, Doz. $3.50 
Beowulf 
We consider this one of the finest deep yellow Iris introduced 

Rich velvety maroon unmarred by any haft venation. The cop- 
pery brown of the standards is repeated in a soft margining on 
the unusually broad falls. The rich orange beard completes the 
glowing ensemble. Beowulf is the nearest true maroon of any 
Iris. 

to date and think this is the concensus of opinion of others. It 
is simply superb, having a brilliance and purity of color and 
perfection of form and finish not approached by any other deep 
yellow Iris we have seen. The flowers are large and very freely 
produced. 




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