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MARATHON — See 1948 Introductions, 
page 3. 
MAY CHARM — See Personality Parade, 
page 5. 
MEADOW SWEET — See Personality Pa- 
rade, page 5. 
MELLOWGLOW (W. 1942) No. 4027 
(MIDWEST GEM X FIESTA) Midseason, 
38 inches. Deep peach or apricot with a 
flush of pink. The standards are very 
wide and arched, the falls broadly rounded 
and smoothly colored at the haft. This 
mellow, glowing blend is outstanding in 
any planting. It seems to do especially 
well in the west. H.M. 1942, R. 89, 1946. 
$10.00 
MEXIA—See Personality Parade, page 5. 
MEXICAN MAGIC (W. 1947) No. 4353 
(CRIMSON TIDE X E. B. WILLIAMSON) 
X (VEISHEA) Midseason late, 30 inches. 
A brilliant medley of Spanish red and 
copper with a strong blaze of blue in the 
falls. The flowers are beautifully full and 
rounded—Mr. Pilkington called it a red of 
perfect form. The blooms are _ rather 
crowded on the stems—we are working to 
get this same flower on a better branched 
stalk. For this reason we introduced it at 
a low price last year, but were sold out 
soon after blooming season. H.M. aa 
5.00 
MIRABELLE (W. 1941) No. 3976 (MA- 
TULA X HAPPY DAYS) Midseason, 38 
inches. This was the first of our apricot 
toned blends. We have better ones now, 
and MIRABELLE helped bring them. Its 
smooth color, heavy substance and good 
branching have been transmitted to many 
seedlings of far better form. H.M. 1941, 
Per. R. 86, 1943. $5.00 
MONONA (W. 1942) No. 3991 (CREOLE 
BELLE X MATULA) Early midseason, 35 
inches. One of the first to bloom, it ex- 
tends well into midseason. A warm, bright 
blend of rosy plum and heliotrope. Very 
smooth and attractive in form and color. 
Strong plants show good increase, and free 
bloom. $1.00 
NANKEEN (W. 1947) No. 4266 (MIRA- 
BELLE X (RAMESES seedling X ELSA 
LASS) Early midseason, 38 inches. Clear, 
cool Chinese yellow enlivened by soft rays 
of chrome yellow, smoothly overlaid over 
the whole flower. The flowers are im- 
mense but well carried on tall, well 
branched stalks. It stays fresh and attrac- 
tive in all kinds of weather, giving a 
radiant garden effect. The plants are 
robust in growth, bloom and _ increase. 
Withdrawn for propagation. 
NYLON (W. 1940) No. 3911 (AMITOLA X 
SANDALWOOD) Smooth rosy beige or 
light tan self. The soft, even coloring, 
large, beautifully rounded blooms on well 
branched stalks, have kept NYLON a best 
seller for seven years. It is invaluable in 
breeding as it has brought for others and 
for us, some of the finest pinks we have 
seen. The strong, hardy plants bloom and 
increase freely, and seed readily. Shs 
PALE PRIMROSE (W. 1946) No. 4057 
(HAPPY DAYS X MIDWEST GEM) Late, 
38 inches. Cool primrose yellow with a 
touch of wax yellow at the haft. The 
color is not so unusual, but the form of the 
flower is most distinctive. It is oval, with 
standards tightly closed and swirled at the 
top; the falls are long but so wide they 
nearly touch each other. The effect is of 
a huge yellow rose bud. It comes late and 
extends the season at least two weeks. 
Growth and blooming habits good. Stalks 
rather high branched, most effective in the 
middle or back of a planting. $2.00 
PASTEL PORTRAIT—See Personality Pa- 
rade, page 5. 
PATHFINDER — See 1948 Introductions, 
page 3. 
PINK CORAL — See 1948 Introductions, 
page 3. 
PRISCILLA (W. 1942) No. 39142 (PURIS- 
SIMA X BLUE WAVES) Midseason, 30-36 
inches. A very pure white iris that wins 
friends everywhere. Of modest size and 
height, it owes its popularity to its purity 
and its pleasingly rounded form. Cool, 
clean of all markings of color in haft or 
beard, it is known as the really pure white 
iris. Mistakenly classed as an intermediate, 
it often grows to 36 inches in height. Al- 
ways well branched, it has a long season 
of bloom extending over three weeks. The 
strong, hardy plants increase twice as fast 
as the average variety. H.M. 1943, Per. R. 
87, 1944, A.M. 1947. $1.00 
RAEJEAN (W. 1940) No. 3967 (AMITOLA 
X COPPER PIECE) Late, 38 inches. A 
very large, late, two-toned yellow of pleas- 
ing personality. The closely domed stand- 
ards are of deep chrome yellow, the wide 
falls are of ligther tone edged with deeper 
yellow. The substance is very firm and 
the texture glistening. Very free with both 
bloom and increase. H.M. 1942, Per. R. 87, 
1943. Sei 
ROCKET (W. 1945) No. 4215 (SANDAL- 
WOOD X NARANJA) X (GOLDEN 
SPIKE) Early midseason, 38 inches This 
has been called the orange iris. The stand- 
ards are the deepest chrome yellow, the 
falls really orange almost to the edge. The 
