| Other names for these are: 
H Y B R | D S Oncopogons, Oncobreds, 
Pogocyclus and Eupogocyclus 
THE MOHR FAMILY 
Descendants of the Famous William Mohr 
For years all the ‘’Mohrs’’ were lavender or purple—but now 
we present the first members of the new race we predict is on its 
way—"’The Rainbow of Mohrs’’. This year we offer new ones having 
yellow, pink and blue as the predominating colors. Under test in 
our Trial Gardens are 88 named varieties and 12 numbered seed- 
lings of Onco-Bearded Hybrids, probably the largest collection in 
existence. Each year we release several of the best of these, so 
Mohr and Onco-Bearded fans can keep their collections up to date. 
The 5 new listings are for those who order early. Wherever pos- 
Tat we give parentages to aid hybridizers. Shipped summer and 
all. 
* * * LADY MOHR (Salbach 1944) (ALTA CALIFORNIA x 
KING MIDAS) x CAPITOLA. May we present our nomination for 
the most outstanding Iris in existence that can be considered a 
forerunner of that new race of Onco-Bearded Hybrids in all colors 
of the Rainbow. LADY MOHTR is the only one of these at present pos- 
sessing real charm and having yellow as the predominating color; 
thus she is a throwback to her great grandparent, the exotic Iris 
gatesii, from Armenia. She is colored in ethereal pastel tints, with 
standards of oyster-shell white infused with the faintest tinge of 
lavender. Falls are a bewitching seafoam yellow. Her carriage is 
regal, the form as perfect as we have seen—in fact, the goal of the 
hybridizers—beautifully cupped standards, large rounded falls, 
broad at the haft. The whole appearance suggests the Onco- 
cyclus ancestry, and this is accentuated by a prominent cinnamon- 
mulberry beauty-spot around the beard. Unlike many of her kin, 
she is of giant size, stands a full yard in height, and has as many 
as 5 or 6 of her enchanting flowers to a stem. No wonder, then, 
she has moved rapidly toward the top of the SYMPOSIUM during 
the last three years. Now she stands as the highest ranking of all 
yellow and white Iris in the entire SYMPOSIUM. Yet the appeal 
of LADY MOHR is not alone to the Iris lover, for this variety is to- 
day coveted by more hybridizers than any other Iris. While her 
grandparent WILLIAM MOHR is nearly sterile, LADY MOHR is 
abundantly fertile, yielding good pollen and setting seed well. Per- 
haps by now it is evident why we have bestowed on this variety our 
triple stars, a real distinction which we give to the elite few. 45 
chromosomes. A rapid increaser, so we are cutting the price in 
half in spite of the terrific demand. If you’re hybridizing, you'll 
need 3, hence— $10.00; 3 for $20.00 
* CAPTAIN ROYAL (Snyder 1944). At last we are able to catalog 
a blue member of the Mohr family A smooth-toned marbled blue 
self, unlike any we have ever seen. Nicely rounded flowers with 
closed standards, heavy, flaring falls. A grandchild of WILLIAM 
MOHR. So new, no data yet on its potency, but we expect it to be 
about as fertile as LADY MOHR. $15.00 
* SUEZ (Schreiner 1944). WILLIAM MOHR x MME. LOUIS 
AUREAU. Bob Schreiner hit the jack-pot when he created this 
beauty. A real fancier’s Iris. Gives a wonderful demonstration of 
heredity, for in its unique color pattern may be envisioned the 
striking lining and intricate dotting of MME. LOUIS AUREAU in 
a color blended between the deep rosy heliotrope of that variety and 
lavender of WILLIAM MOHR, resulting in a rich shade of oriental 
mulberry. Remarkably fertile; yields good pollen and sets seed 
both to its own and other pollen. A very sturdy plant. You'll be 
thrilled with this one. $7.50 
BARRIMOHR (W. Miller 1944). WILLIAM MOHR x ADOBE. 
This new arrival in the MOHR family is unlike any other in two 
important respects: first, its petals are gracefully ruffled; second, 
it is a bitone, done in mulberry-violet, with a broad brushing of red 
purple down the center in true Oncocyclus pattern. Not generally 
available, so likely to be one your neighbors have not seen. Price 
cut in half for the Centennial. $7.50 
ILLUSION (Kleinsorge 1943). ORMOHR x RED CROSS. As this is 
the only pink of the Mohr family, and outstanding, we feel we 
must show it to you in color—so behold a true likeness of this 
captivating flower. Very large, much like its seed-parent ORMOHR, 
but colored an exquisite orchid-pink, with tawny brown overlay. 
Rhizomes small, sometimes slow in blooming; but when they do— 
Oh, my! Useful in completing your garden picture, as it is latest 
of all to bloom, One to a customer. $7.50 
ORMACO (Kleinsorge 1942). ORMOHR x AZTEC COPPER. So 
rich and distinctive we feel you must “’see’’ this to understand its 
- appeal; hence we present, on opposite page, a life-like Kodachrome 
of this much-sought grandchild of WILLIAM MOHR. Difficult to 
capture photographically is the wonderful bronzy, metallic sheen. 
Richly endowed with those traits which characterize Oncocyclus 
ancestry. Hardy. 53 chromosomes. $3.00 
* MY DAY (Tharp 1944). WILLIAM MOHR x LOS ANGELES. 
We are one of the very first to catalog this new Mohr Iris, which 
has had very restricted distribution. A melting blue-lavender, with 
the distinctive Onco blaze, in deep purple, at end of beard; also a 
purplish flush at tip of falls. HONORABLE MENTION ‘39. Stalks 
yard high, nicely branched. $5.00 
CAPITOLA (Reinelt 1940).WILLIAM MOHR x IB-MACRANTHA. 
A real beauty; extremely large globular blooms in brilliant red 
violet. The pollen parent of LADY MOHR; hence in great demand 
by hybridizers trying to outdo LADY MOHR herself. We find it 
very difficult to get seed on CAPITOLA, but its pollen will often 
cause seed to set on Tall Bearded varieties, offering intriguing 
possibilities. Try it. 43 chromosomes. $2.50 
* * ELMOHR (Loomis 1942). WILLIAM MOHR x SEEDLING. 
The highest ranking MOHR in the last SYMPOSIUM and winner 
of the DYKES MEDAL in ‘45. Visualize an enormous Iris draped 
in Bishop’s purple robes of regal splendor. Our new price makes 
this one of the best buys in Irisdom. $1.25; 3 for $3.25 
MISS MUFFET (Salbach 1940). SEEDLING x (WILLIAM MOHR x 
IB-MAC). Of similar parentage and the same general coloring 
as the superb LADY MOHR. But this is odd rather than beautiful, 
and available at a fraction of the price. Standards pale lavender 
cream, washed brown. Falls chartreuse yellow, marbled purple. 
Beard strange, brown. Pollen fertile. $1.50; 3 for $3.75 
GRACE MOHR (Jory 1935). WILLIAM MOHR x CONQUISTA- 
DOR? You'll be enthralled with this tall, gigantic beauty in pale 
lilac, veined manganese violet. $1.00 
ORMOHR (Kleinsorge 1937). WILLIAM MOHR x ANAKIN. Huge, 
silvery lavender, veined violet. Fertile pollen; sets seed. 50c 
WILLIAM MOHR (Mohr-Mitchell 1925). PARISIANA x GATESII. 
A much-admired large lavender, overlaid with a network of red- 
violet. In the ancestry of all of above varieties. Practically no 
pollen. Ordinarily difficult to get it to set seed. A special tech- 
nique is helpful. Try opening buds ready to open, and pollinating 
the stigmas while still moist with stigmatic secretion, which often 
dries after the flower opens. Pollen of these has been successful 
on WILLIAM MOHR: CASA MORENA, INSPIRATION, BLUE 
SHIMMER, EL CAPITAN, AZTEC COPPER. 22 chromosomes. 
Rhizomes small. 50c; 3 for $1.25; 12 for $4.75 
OTHER FASCINATING ONCO-BEARDED HYBRIDS 
Most of These Naturally Have Small Rhizomes 
* PRESENT (White 1941). ONCO x BEARDED. Triumphant 
queen of all of Clarence White’s delightful ‘‘oncobreds’’. Tall, 
breathtaking, yet soft and alluring, like embroidered handiwork of 
the East, in lilac and pinkish tints, set off by a velvety rose signal 
patch, HONORABLE MENTION ‘47. 22 chromosomes. $3.50 
* * SOME LOVE (White 1938). POLYHYMNIA x JUBILEE. 
Clarence White was much too modest when he named this to indi- 
cate that SOME LOVE it. Actually, everyone adores it and wants a 
start of it. One of the most delicately beautiful of all Iris, for its 
ivory ground color is besprinkled with pink and cinnamon like the 
egg of some rare bird. Visitors seem magnetically drawn to this, and 
thus it gets attention when other varieties are passed by. Perfectly 
hardy, thriving in Massachusetts. 22 chromosomes. AWARD OF 
MERIT ‘40. $2.50; 3 for $5.00 
SHERIFFA (White 1942). One of the most distinct and impres- 
sive of the ‘“Oncobreds’’. Picture a flower with a deep blue ground 
color, flushed and veined in dark red, and radiating an electric 
iridescence. Beard most unusual, brown, tipped bright blue. Tall, 
nicely branched stalks. Exact parentage unknown, but we suspect 
Regelia blood. Exceptionally hardy, adaptable. 47 chromosomes. 
Introduced at $25.00. Now, while they last— $1.00 
PESHAWAR (Schreiner 1937). Low growing but appealing. Rich 
velvety. blackish purple, enriched with brown and powdered with 
silver. One of its great grandparents was an Onco. 60c 
BALROUDOR (J. Sass 1933). (PUMILA x ?) x ONCOGELIA 
BEATRIX. A most striking low-growing soft blue violet and olive 
buff. 35c; 3 for 90c 
ZWANENBURG (Denis 1912). LUTESCENS AUREA x SUSIANA. 
A very early, oddly colored hybrid in cream-buff splashed with 
maroon. Low growing. 35c¢; 3 for 90c 
ONCO-BEARDED COLLECTIONS 
LATEST CREATIONS—Lady Mohr, Barrimohr, Ormaco, 
Capitola and Some Love—a $25.50 value for 
AMATEUR’S DELIGHT — Elmohr, Miss Muffet, Grace 
Mohr, Some Love and Peshawar—a $6.85 value for. .$ 5.00 
ECONOMY SPECIAL — Some Love, Ormohr, William 
Mohr, Balroudor and Zwanenburg—a $4.20 value for $ 3.50 



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