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Le Jour, EM. 86. two rows white petals White Swan, 
golden yellow stamens _............... Ney ds 85 t 
Mischief, L, 86.6, choice pink ........ 1.00 , Bae 
Perle Blanche, EM, 84, white 95 white, one of / 
Polar Star, choice large white ...... 220 the most | 

President Lincoln, GUAT T eae Of aie e eran enn errr eae — 
choice red, will be- tnems Lee le thes eee gen ee 
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come very popu- CY PC ee Teko Sa, 
lar geatete fe 3.50 JAPANESE PEONIES 
f An altogether different type of peony; 
The Bride, E, 84, partly single but they have a double row of 
pure white 1.10 petals and bear no pollen; an excellent cut 

flower type. Perfectly hardy. 
Ama-No-Sode, M, 92, rose-pink _.. 2.00 
Winners of 
Iris 
Dykes Memorial 
Medal 
Due to the many inquiries we have had regarding the Iris Dykes Medal Winners of the past 
years, we offer the information given below assembled from bulletins of the American Iris 
Society. 

All varieties, except two (Margot Holmes—not hardy with us, and Olympia—not able to lo- 
cate this variety,) are now available and will be found priced elsewhere in this catalog. 
The Dykes Memorial Medal, instituted in 1926 to commemorate the work of the late Vice eus 
Dykes in “advancing appreciation of the iris.”” has been awarded to outstandin;y varieties in 
England, France, and America. The method of choosing a Dykes Medal Winner in England is 
quite different from the system followed by the American Iris Society for the American award. 
In England the medal is awarded to a new seedling, while here it is chosen from Award of 
Merit winners of a three-year period. The following awards have been made to late (where ne 
variety is listed, no award has been made in that year): 
Year America England France 
1927 San Francisco Margot Holmes 
1928 Pluie D’ Or 
1929 Dauntless Joyance Vert Galant 
1930 G, 2) Baker Depute Nombolt 
1931 Gudrun Jean Cayeux 
1932 Rameses Helador 
1933 Coralie Alice Harding 
1934 Golden Hind Mme. Louis Aureau 
1935 Sierra Blue Sahara Mme. M. Lassailly 
19386 Mary Geddes : Olympia é 
1937 Missouri Wicole Lassailly 
1938 Copper Lustre Antigone 
1939. Rosy Wings 
1940 Wabash White City 
1941 The Red Douglas Mabel Chadburn 
1942 Great Lakes 
1943 Prairie Sunset 
1944 Spun Gold 
1945. Elmohr 
1946 
1947 Chivalry 
1948 Ola Kala 
