MAPLE VALLEY IRIS GARDENS 

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MAPLE VALLEY IRIS GARDENS 
AMARANTH (W. 1942) No. 4059 
(CHEERIO X OSSAR) Midseason, 
36 inches. Light rosy purple self. 
Good form, smooth coloring, enamel 
finish. Pod parent of GYPSY ROSE 
AND CAMPFIRE GLOW. R. 88, 
1942. $2.00 
ANNABEL (W. 1942) No. 3993 
(BLUE TRIUMPH X ALINE) Mid- 
season, 36 inches. Very pure light 
blue self. Clean, trim and neat. Pod 
parent of BLUE RHYTHM. $1.00 
ARAB CHIEF (W. 1944) No. 4175 
(RAEJEAN X GARDEN MAGIC) 
Very late, 38 inches. A brilliant iris, 
difficult to describe. The color plate 
is too light and does not show its 
smooth, rich blending. It is a near 
self of Copper Leaf, Henna or Vene- 
tian Red by the Dictionary of Color. 
The nearest Ridgway color is Hay’s 
Russet. The pure cadmium beard 
and metalic overlay at the haft give 
it radiance. Rather high branched. 
The plants are strong, prolific and 
free flowering. H.M. 1946, R. 89, 
1946. $3.00 
AURORA DAWN (Whiting 1948) No. 
4325 (VEISHEA X KOREA) Midsea- 
son, 40 inches. A brilliant blend of 
rose pink and gold, as fresh as the 
morning. The colors are clear and 
vivid but smoothly blended. Tall, 
very well branched. Blooms freely. 
Plants strong and prolific. $4.00 
BAGHDAD (W. 1946) No. 4275 (GARDEN 
GLORY X GOLDEN SPIKE) Late mid- 
season, 34 inches. Deep, strong yellow self, 
overlaid with a metalic lustre of burnished 
brass. The picture shows the full wide 
form of the flower but is hardly rich 
enough in coloring. The substance is the 
heaviest of any flower in the garden. The 
stalk branches low and wide, carrying nine 
to eleven blooms. It often flowers over a 
four weeks’ period. It is proving to be a 
very useful parent. The plants are vigor- 
ous and hardy. $10.00 

BAGHDAD 
BAGHDAD & GYPSY ROSE $13.00 
BAGHDAD & BLUE RHYTHM $12.00 
ALL THREE FOR $18.00 
BLUE RHYTHM (W. 1945) No. 4332 (AN- 
NABEL X BLUE ZENITH) Midseason, 40 
inches. Large flowers of near cornflower 
blue, with a silvery overtone, and a warm- 
er cadence in the falls. The form of the 
flower as well as the subtle shading of 
color is rhythmic. It has long, flowing, 
graceful lines, and the tall stalks are wide- 
ly and beautifully branched. The plants 
are large and strong, blooming and _ in- 
creasing freely. H. M. 1945, R. 90, 1946, 
A. M. 1947. We are very proud of the many 
letters we have received telling of the ex- 
