MAPLETON, IOWA—1948 
13 

VATICAN PURPLE 
$4.00 
With 
ARAB CHIEF 
" $6.00 
With 
MIRABELLE 
$6.00 
With 
HARVEST MOON 
$5.00 
With 
CORNFLOWER 
$6.00 
ALL FOR $15.00 
SIOUX CITY SUE (W.-Snyder 1947) No. 
432 (MATULA X CHINA MAID) X 
(BURMESE GOLD) Midseason, 34 inches. 
A glamorous beauty, chosen by Mrs. E. C. 
Currier and Mr. W. S. Snyder and named 
in honor of the lovely red haired, blue eyed 
girl of the song. It is, appropriately, a 
rich auburn red, with a central blaze of 
blue. The blooms are beautifully rounded, 
with captivating and curvaceous lines. The 
plants show good habits of growth and 
bloom. $5.00 
TA MING (W. 1943) No. 4048 (MATULA 
X NARANJA) Midseason, 35 _ inches. 
Chinese yellow with an orange flush on 
the falls. Neat, clean and fresh in coloring 
and of full, rounded form. Well branched 
stalks of medium height. Strong Deri eh 
1.00 
TEA ROSE (W. 1944) No. 4127 (MATULA 
X CHINA MAID) Midseason, 36 inches. 
Not quite as pure a pink as the picture 
shows but a fresh and lovely pink toned 
iris that has won many friends. There is 
no hint of orchid—instead the pink is 
warmed by a soft amber infusion and a 

VATICAN PURPLE 
rich amber glow lights up the center. A 
touch of light blue at the tip of the beard 
serves to heighten the pink effect by con- 
trast. The branching is not wide but the 
flowers are well spaced and beautifully 
rounded in form. H.C. 1943, H.M. 1945, 
Per. R. 87, 1946. $4.00 
THREE OAKS (W. 1943) No. 4110 (MA- 
TULA X CHINA MAID) Midseason, 38 
inches. A sister seedling of TEA ROSE 
but much larger, darker and more heavily 
infused with copper. It is close to copper 
rose in Dictionary of Color or Etruscan 
red in Ridgway. A large and pronounced 
blue blaze on the fall gives it distinction. 
The branching is rather close to the very 
strong stems so that it is more effective in 
a clump than as a single stalk. Very strong, 
heavy plants bloom and increase gener- 
ously. Pollen parent of CAMPFIRE GLOW 
and GYPSY ROSE. H.M. 1945, R. 88, ent 
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We do not have to offer special inducements 
to sell Whiting Irises. No free plants up to a 
certain percent of your order. BUT—We do 
send EXTRAS. New varieties that are delight- 
ful surprises to our customers. 
