gested name of The Franciscan because of its true 
brown color and suede like substance so suggestive of 
a Franciscan’s Robe. Since then this name was reg- 
istered to another iris, hence the new name. This is a 
strikingly different brown iris in two shades. The falls 
are velvety dark brown with well domed standards of 
a lighter more satiny brown. There are no reticulations 
present. The stalks are well branched and carry an 
average of 10 buds. The orange beard is tipped with 
brown and the plant has stiff broad foliage. Crosses 
are suggested with such iris as TOBACCO ROAD, 
CASA MORENA and BRYCE CANYON, as well as 
with GOLD BROCADE and PAINTED DESERT to 
develop. addittonale height sss). hee $15.00 
RED MESA (Heller 1948) (Rose Ultra x The Red Doug- 
las) Midseason to Late. 36 in. A couple of years ago 
Mrs. Pattison told Mr. Heller that he had three won- 
derful different reds in his RED SCARF, RED MESA 
and ROSY FUTURE which she felt were worthy of 
introduction. Since then we have not scen anything 
in their color class or characterisiics to compare with 
these iris. RED MESA is as different and unlike most 
reds as BROWN SUEDE is compared to most browns. 
The falls are a deep bright satiny mahogany red with- 
out the common purplish cast, while the lighter stand- 
ards are a brownish red of silky sheen. The gold 
beard is tipped with brown and as is the case with 
BROWN SUEDE there is an entire absence of un- 
sightly reticulations. The well branched stalks carry 
as many as 15 buds, while the perfectly shaped flowers 
are little atfected by wind, rain or sun... $12.00 

RED SCARF (Heller 1948) No. 21-20-3 (Tiffany x Miss 
Aravilla) Midseason 36 inches. This very brilliant red 
has been one of the brightest spots in Mr. Heller’s 
garden for the past few years and every visitor search- 
ing for a bright red has usually been disappointed 
that this iris was not introduced and not for sale up 
to this time. We know of no better red for mass plant- 
ing, and for this it has wonderful increase in that 
single rhizomes often give off as many as 5 blooming 
stalks per season. Standards and falls are of the same 
deep brilliant red color; however, the former are silky 
in texture while the falls are velvety. A large stock 
allows us to make an introductory price of... $8.00 
BISHOPS ROBE (Heller 1948) No. 64-9-7 (The Bishop 
x Sable) Midseason 42 inches. It is a sight to behold 
this tall velvety black purple iris as a clump in a 
garden, especially when planted alongside such deep 
yellows as GOLD BROCADE.. This iris obtains its 
depth of color from SABLE and its height, branching 
and flaring qualities from THE BISHOP. The blue and 
gold beard greatly add to the attractiveness of this 
iris. An average ot 9 buds is had per stalk. For those 
in milder climates who wish an earlier as well as off- 
season bloomer of almost the same coloring and 
characteristics of THE BISHOPS ROBE we suggest its 
sister seedling, BISHOPS VELVET, listed under Early 
and Off Seqconms BloGmers = ee se $7.90 
ROSY FUTURE (Heller 1948) No. 11-7-1 (The Red 
Douglas x China Maid) Midseason to Late 40 inches. 
A beautiful large true deep rosy red with no sugges- 
tion of purple. The bloom has a satiny texture and 
there are no reticulations, but the haft is shaded a 
TORY) TOK 1 eee ee i cee $6.00 
