SPURIAS 
Butterfly Irises 
Taylor Hybrids 
YELLOW PERFECTION—Awarded Certificate 
of Commendation at Hollywood Iris Show, 
1947. Extra large falls yellow bordered 
cream. Standards cream with yellow lines. 
Style arms cream. Early bloomer. 
PEACHES AND CREAM-—(Ochroleuca x Lem- 
on Yellow) Very fine. Falls yellow with 
cream edge. Standards creamy-white with 
yellow lines. Style arms creamy-white. 
Throat yellow. Four feet tall. Early bloomer. 
RUFFLED GOLD—All gold. Falls one-and-a- 
quarter inch wide. Falls and standards both 
slightly ruffled. Long petals. Late blooming. 
Three feet tall. 
RUFFLED BELLE—Very large round falls, yel- 
low except one-eighth inch border of cream. 
Standards creamy-white. Style arms white. 
Falls and standards both well ruffled. Buds 
cream. Three feet tall. Very lovely. 
GOLD IN SNOW—Very large flower. Falls 
two-thirds white, one-third yellow. Stand- 
ards white with yellow lines. Style arms 
cream ‘bordered white. Early blooming. 
Four feet tall. 
GOLDEN GLORY—Beautiful gold, and extra 
early. 
EARLY BIRD—Blooms early. Falls one-half 
white and one-half yellow. Standards 
cream. Style arms cream with yellow lines. 
—The above can be furnished at $5 each.— 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
SAUGATUCK—Standards ruffled. Dark lav- 
ender, wax-yellow at base. Falls wax-yel- 
low, veined light brown, margin lavender. 
Style arms cream. Crests lavender. $3.00. 
BRONZINO—General effect is) old gold. 
Shades of brown and yellow. $2.50. 
LORD WOLSELEY—Deep blue-toned. One 
of the largest and best. $1.00. 
AN EVANSIA IRIS 
NADA—A crested iris of very great, orchid- 
like beauty. Many flower-bearing branches 
on a stalk two feet tall. Flowers white, 
touched with chrome-yellow and lavender. 
Wonderful for flower arrangements. Long- 
lasting. $1.00. 
A VIRGINICA IRIS 
LAVENDER BEAUTY—Haft mustard-yellow 
bordered brown. Falls light lavender, dark- 
er veining. Standards almost white, veined 
lavender. Style arms white, tips curling up- 
ward. Lovely for My Lady’s Hair. $1.00. 

Note: If you are interested in standard varie- 
ties of Bearded Irises, Frequent Bloomers, 
Louisianas, Japanese, or Siberian Irises, 
please write us. 
Fred E. Taylor, Hybridizer 
Winner of Silver Medal 
Hollywood Iris Show, 1947 
Member of Southern California Iris Society 
American Iris Society 
The Iris Society (England) 

Mail orders to: 
Grace Taylor Mortensen 
2618 Glen Avenue 
Altadena, California 
FREQUENT 
BLOOMING 
BEARDED IRISES 
Taylor Hybrids 
CREAMY LOVELINESS — 24 
inches. Fine lemon cream. 
Bloomed Nov. 1943, Apr., 
Aug., Oct., Nov. 1944, Mar., 
Apr., May, Sept., Nov. 1945, 
Jan., Mar. and Apr. 1946. 
STRIPED BEAUTY — 24 
inches. Large flower. Stri- 
ated falls. Resembles Jean 
Siret. Bloomed Apr., July, 
Aug., Oct., Nov. 1944, Mar., 
Apr., Oct. 1945, Jan. and 
Mar. 1946. 
Note: The two above are samples of 
eleven Frequent Blooming Irises, 
with dates of blooming. Dates of 
blooming of the others can be fur- 
nished upon request. We have been 
growing these for some four years 
and are now recommending them 
to lovers of irises who want those 
that bloom more than once a year. 
The others are: 
AUTUMN SUNSHINE — 24 
inches. (Purissima x Gold- 
en Cataract) Lemon yellow 
self. Haft striated white 
and orange. Touch of white 
in lower center of falls. 
Branching good. 
GLOWING EMBER — 27 
inches. (Golden Light x 
Autumn Dawn) Standards 
bronze and ruffled. Falls 
bronze with line of violet in 
center. Fine blend. Curved 
stems. Horizontal falls. 
BRONZE RUFFLES — 24 
inches. Standards flushed 
violet with bronze ruffle. 
Falls violet with bronze 
edging. 
AUTUMN PRINCE — 25 
inches. Standards deli- 
cate cream. Falls smoky 
violet. Gold beard and 
veining. 
AUTUMN SNOW — 24 
inches. White with tint of 
blue. Very floriferous. 
VIOLET GLORY_—27 inches. 
(Purissima x Sir Michael) 
Beautiful violet. 
IMMACULATE — 28 inches. 
(Purissima x Sir Michael) 
Pure white. 
PINK SKIRTS —°30 inches. 
Standards yellow. Falls 
pink, edged gold. 
PEARLY LOVELINESS — 25 
inches. Pearly white. 
—The above are $5.00 each— 
We are recommending also: 
GOLDEN CATARACT — 20 
inches. An almost constant 
bloomer. Golden yellow. 
30 cents. 
FORT KNOX — 40 inches. 
With us a frequent bloom- 
er. Golden yellow. $2.00. 
AUTUMN DAWN—28 inches. 
A frequent bloomer. Pink 
and yellow blend. 30 cents. 

Our own Frequent Bloomers are being 
grown this year in England by a 
member of The Iris Society there. 

