COPPER LUSTRE (Kirkland, ’34)— 
This striking blend of copper, gold 
and pink-tan was a sensation when 
it was introduced by Dr. Kirkland in 
1934. Awarded W. R. Dykes Memor- 
ial Medal by American Iris Society, 
1938. H. M., 1935; A. M., 1937. $.50 
COPPER ROSE (P. Cook, ’°41)— 
Smooth blend of old rose, tan and 
copper, with golden glow at center 
of flower. Standards and falls large, 
broad and well formed. H. M., A. I. 
S., 1942; A. M., 1943. $3.50 
CORALIE (Ayres, °32)—Pink and 
red blend, with raspberry effect. 
Bright golden beard. Dykes Medal, 
A. I. S,. 1933; H. M., A. I. S., 1932. 
CREOLE BELLE (Nicholls, ’34)— 
Satiny bishop’s purple self, with 
brown beard. Fragrant. H. M., A. 
fr. S., 1936. $.25 
CRIMSON TIDE (Nicholls, ’39)— 
Large deep crimson red. Falls deep- 
er shade of very velvety red. Orange 
beard. Lovely, well balanced flower 
on tall stems. $1.50 
CROWN OF GOLD (Hall, ’40)—Fine 
deep yellow self, introduced by Da- 
vid Hall in 1940. Plenty of large 
flowers and a good grower. Excellent 
for garden display. $1.50 
CRYSTAL BEAUTY (J. Sass, ’35)— 
A. new clean white, with pale gold 
beard. Large flowers of fine sub- 
stance, and a fast grower. H. M., 
A. I. S., 1936. $.25 
DAMERINE (Gage, ’39)—Dark, rich 
red self from Massachusetts. Wide, 
domed standards; broad, velvety, 
semi-flaring falls. Strong substance. 
Bronze medal Iris Show N. Y. World’s 
Fair 1940. | $1.00 
DARK KNIGHT (Salbach, ’34) — 
Dark mahogany red, varying with 
light from almost inky black to ruby 
red. Large blooms have smooth fin- 
ish. Tall. H. M., A.I.S., 1936. $.35 
DAUNTLESS (Connell, ’29)--Fine red 
self that is still hard to beat. Does 
well everywhere. Dykes Medal, A. 
I. S., 1929. $.35 
DAYBREAK (Kleinsorge, ’41)—Very 
large golden pink, with slight copper 
undertone. Well shaped ruffled flow- 
ers have closed standards, semi-flar- 
ing falls. Stalks strong, well branch- 
ed. H. M.,.A. I. S., 1942; A. M., rey 
5.00 
DAY’S FAREWELL (Milliken, ’°40)— 
Large standards are uniform rose- 
lavender. Long, hanging falls deep- 
er rose-lavender overlaid brown at 
center. Medium tall. $.75 
DEEP VELVET (Salbach, ’39)—Very 
large, rich, deep red violet. One of 
the richest and best dark irises. Self, 
with perfectly formed blossoms. 
Brownish suffusion at haft. H. M., 
1941; A. M., 1942. $2.00 
DEPUTE NOMBLOT (Cayeux, ’29)-- 
S. copper-red flushed gold bronze; F. 
rich, dark claret-crimson. Large flow- 
ers. One of the iris classics. French 
Dykes Medal, 1930. A. M., A. I. S., 
1936. Tall. Large. $.25 
DIRECTEUR PINELLE (Cayeux, ’32) 
—Deep bronze-purple. Bronze-yel- 
low suffusion. at heart and _ golden 
beard. Very large and vigorous. $A0 
DOG ROSE (Insole, ’30)—Bright lav- 
ender pink, a shade deeper than Pink 
Satin. Tall, prolific bloomer. $.25 
DORE (J. Sass, ’35)—S. light yellow, 
F. creamy white. Nothing else quite 
like this color combination. Large 
flowers. Medium height. $.40 
E. B. WILLIAMSON (Cook, ’37)— 
Glowing coppery red of medium 
shade. Nearly a self and very rich 
and bright. Lustrous, silky texture. 
Form good and stems well branched. 
Increases rapidly. A. M., A. I. S., 
1939. Roman Gold Medal 1938. $.50 
EDWARD LAPHAM (Lapham, ’42)-- 
—True crimson self, nearest to real 
red of any iris, except possibly some 
not so well finished or not selfs. 
Brown overlay on haft. H. M., A. 
Tia: 4040. $7.50 
ELEANOR BLUE (Salbach, °33)— 
Soft campanula blue, with deeper 
blue in center of F. Brown haft, yel- 
low beard. Free bloomer, medium 
height. H. M., A. I. S., 1936. $.35 
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (Sass-Mc- 
Dade, ’33)—Deep red-violet. Blooms 
with the intermediates in spring, and 
aside from being a distinct addition 
to this class, is a fall bloomer as well. 
A. M., A. I. S., 1937. $.25 
