
VEISHEA (Whiting 1943) ML. 33”. 
Bright copper rose blend with a dashing blaze of blue in 
the center of the fall. Medium sized flower of very good 
substance and good color value that holds its brilliance very 
well. Prolific flowering, of great landscape value. $3.00 
VESTAL BEAUTY (Schreiner 1942) L. 38”. 
Absolute starch white except for an orange beard. Free 
flowering and heavily substanced. A rockbound, hardy 
white. $2.00 
VIOLET CROWN (Kirkland 1931) EM. 39”. 
This is one of the standout iris. Older than many of the 
varieties we offer, it possesses an individuality all its own. 
A tall and stately, deep toned lilac shade that is rich and 
glistening. It is neither pink nor blue but a shade midway 
between. It is of interest for this alone as most iris are more 
pink or blue in cast. 75c; 3 for $2.00 
VIOLET SYMPHONY (K. Smith 1940) M. 40”. 
A gleaming lilac-mauve self, the individual blooms have 
a finished appearance as if precisely carved. Huge in size, 
a splendid iris whose quiet beauty ranks it near the top of 
its class. A flawless flower, large and impressive. $4.00 
WABASH (Williamson 1936) M. 36”. 
Fresh toned as any orchid is this amoena with snowy 
white standards and ultramarine falls with brighter margin- 
ing. The best and one of the very few true amoenas, it is 
a standout and far in advance of any others. 
$1.00; 3 for $2.50 
WAKARUSA (Lapham 1941) EM. 34”. 
Brilliant and vivid, a striking orange and bright red. In 
effect a burnt orange bicolor with velvety falls. As brilliant 
and colorful an iris as we grow in the garden. .Always the 
center of attraction. A notable color break, it is far superior 
to many similarly colored varieties. $3.00 
WASATCH (Thorup 1935) E. 34”. 
Probably the largest plicata. A very broad-petaled white 
flower with even markings of medium blue. Substance is 
excellent. 40c; 3 for $1.00 
WEST POINT (Nicholls 1938) L. 38”. 
A beautifully poised, refined indigo blue with falls more 
intensely indigo with brownish cast at the haft worn like 
epaulets on a blue uniform. Wide, well formed blooms, late 
blooming; a magnificent iris. $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
WHITE CITY (Murrell 1939) EM. 42”. 
Immense flowers of silken blue-white with a flush of 
plumbago blue around the heart of its stiff, stalwart bloom. 
Crisp finish and ice cold effect of the blooms is very striking. 
WHITE GODDESS (Nesmith 1936) M. 38”. 
Statuesque white with beautiful domed standards. Both 
standards and falls lightly ruffled. Large flower whose glis- 
tening white blooms and yellow beard are born on tall, 
sturdy stalks. — $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
WHITE SAMITE (Norton 1943) EM. 34”. 
A virginal white, not large but with a charm that is dis- 
tinguished. The flowers flare gracefully, the petals are 
heavily substanced. An altogether pleasing white. $1.00 
WHITE WEDGEWOOD (Grant 1943) M. 38”. 
A white with smooth, unusual character. Porcelain white 
with blue at the base of the beard and haft, the beard is 
bluish. The contrast of a bluish beard and flush is quite 
novel. A large flower. $9.00 
WILLIAM A. SETCHELL (Brehm 1938) ML. 36”. 
One of the giant iris blooms. Simply gargantuan violet 
self. Surprisingly good substance for such a mammoth 
flower. Heavy branched stems. $1.00 
WINNESHIEK (Egelberg 1931) M. 37”. 
One of the finest in the dark blue color section with seg- 
ments unusually broad and lustrous. A touch of ruffling 
augments its graceful form. Wéinneshiek is one of the few 
iris with a lighter margin on the falls, a feature which lends 
a distinctive touch. 35c; 3 for 90c 
WINSTON CHURCHILL (Stevens 1944) ML. 32”. 
A striking new red iris. A solid color close to crimson, it 
gleams with a jewel-like lustre. Compared with the reds we 
grow it is deeper and the color singles it out as being differ- 
ent. Color and texture are very fine. The standards are 
more a glowing copper-lit red, the falls pure crimson velvet 
with a gold beard. Very impressive and distinctive in a 
class where many varieties are confused because of their 
similarities. $20.00 
WINTER CARNIVAL (Schreiner 1941) M. 38”. 
The outstanding flaring white. As unique in form as it is 
pure in color, tall snow white. One of the most beautiful 
white iris. The pronounced flare of the stiffly substanced 
flower reminds one of a piece of stiffly starched material. 
Flowers are very large, nicely proportioned giving the flower 
the feeling of elaborate styling. A lavish gold throat regally 
caps its pure beauty. An iris that has met with high praise 
and one that is very hardy. $2.50; 3 for $6.50 
WM. MOHR (Mohr 1925) EM. 30”. 
As different an iris as one can have —a huge, exotic 
lavender closely netted overall with a fine purple veining. 
Grow this iris in the hottest spot you have selecting a well 
drained area and working a few limestone chips into the 
soil. 35c; 3 for 90c 
WORTHINGTON (P. Cook 1943) M. 36”. 
Strong and clear, bright rosy-red that carries very effec- 
tively. A harmonious bicolor, the colors are all pleasingly 
clear and bright; good form, nice size, smoothly textured 
and heavily substanced. $5.00 
THE DYKES MEDAL is an annual award given to the iris variety selected by a jury of Iris Judges. 
To be eligible for this award the iris must previously have won two preliminary awards so that this represents 
a consideration of three year’s performance. The Medal is offered by the British Iris Society in honor of the 
great botanist who did so much fine work on the study of iris, Mr. W. R. Dykes. As originally conceived a 
Medal was to be awarded yearly — one in France, one in England and one in America. In the Award column 
of the tables in our catalog we have indicated by the letters DM the iris that have received this award. 

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