MAPLETON, IOWA—1949 


cellent behavior of BLUE RHYTHM in 
all parts of the country. It was a strong 
contender for Dykes Medal last year, and 
moved up to sixth place in the 1948 Sym- 
posium. $7.50 
BLUE ZENITH (W. 1942) No. 4024 (SIER- 
RA BLUE X MISS CAMELIA) Midseason, 
42 inches. A clear sky blue self of large 
size, full form and excellent blooming 
habits. Perfectly hardy and of vigorous 
and prolific growth. Per. R. 87, 1944. $1.00 
BURMESE GOLD (W. 1945) No. 4158 
(HAPPY DAYS X E. B. WILLIAMSON) X 
(PRAIRIE SUNSET) Midseason, 36 inches. 
A warm and glowing blend of pink and 
gold. The colors are so smoothly com- 
bined over the whole flower that it seems 
a self, near to the color by its name in 
Dictionary of Color plate 3, C 11. In some 
lights it is much brighter, with a touch 
of bittersweet. It is most effective as a 
clump in the garden as the branching is 
not wide. R. 90, 1946. $5.00 
CAMPFIRE GLOW (W. 1947) No. 4370 
(AMARANTH X THREE OAKS) Early 
midseason to late, 36 inches. A glowing 
ruby red self, heavily overlaid with bright 
copper, which gives it a metalic sheen. 
Dictionary of Color plate 7, L 2, has a color 
called Pompeii that is near to it, yet not as 
warm and vivid. It is a pure self without 
haft markings, even the beard is red, 
glinted with copper. The flowers are not 
very large but the form is wide and full, 
the substance extremely firm. The branch- 
ing is not wide but adequate for good pro- 
portion. It blooms over a period of three 
to four weeks. Plants are hardy but not 
large. Increase moderately slow. H.C. 1945, 
H.M. 1947. $20.00 
CEDAR ROSE (W. 1941) No. 39108 (MA- 
TULA X SUMMER TAN) Midseason, 36 
inches. A rosy red self made richer by a 
brown infusion. One of the first irises we 
named, but it seems to have grown more 
popular every year. It has been very valu- 
able in breeding. It is the pollen parent of 
both MARATHON and PINK CORAL. The 
stalks are well branched, the plants vigor- 
ous and free flowering. H.C. 1940, H.M. 
1942, Per. R. 87, 1943. $1.00 
CLOTH OF GOLD (W. 1945) No. 413 
(GOLDEN HIND X GOLDEN SPIKE) 
Midseason, 36 inches. A bright but deep 
yellow self. The substance is very heavy, 
the form pleasingly flared. Plants are ex- 
tremely vigorous. “A really good yellow 
of very nice form, carried on well branch- 
ed 36 in. stems”. G. L. Pilkington in Eng- 
lish Year Book. CLOTH OF GOLD came 
into its own last year and was a sellout. 
H.M. 1947. $3.00 
COPPER FRILLS (W. 1941) No. 3946 
(GOLDEN LIGHT X LUX) Midseason, 34 
inches. Crisply ruffled, rosy copper self— 
well named. A border iris, rich in color, 
good for massing. Flowers rather small but 
well proportioned to the well branched 
stalk. Nice for cutting. Appreciated more 
each year. 50c, 3 for $1.00 
CORNFLOWER (Whiting 1948) No. 4413 
(SEA BLUE X GREAT LAKES) Late mid- 
season, 36 inches. A really blue self. Not 
one of the largest, but one of the bluest 
irises we have ever grown. Darker and 
much bluer than either of its parents, it 
comes close to cornflower blue, of classical 
form, with well domed standards and nicely 
flaring falls. Branching good, plant growt 
very vigorous. $4.00 
DAINTY BESS (W. 1941) No. 39127 
CALINE X32 ) Midseason, 15 inches. 
The only iris we ever named without 
knowing the pollen parent. But it is such 
a little gem we could not resist its charms. 
Clear, light blue, near to that of Aline, but 
smaller and almost a dwarf in height. The 
flowers are trim and neat and well carried 
on a nicely branched stem. $1.00 
DAYDAWN (W. 1940) No. 39143 (MA- 
TULA X SUMMER TAN) Midseason, 38 
inches. Large flowers of rosy pink and 
yellow, smoothly blended. The stalks are 
tall and fairly well branched. Good for 
massing at back of iris border. H. C. 1949. 
50c, 3 for $1.00 
FROSTY BLUE (W.-K. 1941) No. 3933 
(SHINING WATERS X GLORIOLE) Mid- 
season, 38 inches. Clear, light blue self 
with a frosty shimmer. Large, well form- 
ed flowers on an _ exceptionally well 
branched stalk. Very large, vigorous 
plants, hardy and prolific of bloom and in- 
crease. R. 87, 1943. $1.50 
GALLANTRY (W. 1945) No. 4078 (WIN- 
NESHIEK X MATA HARI) Midseason, 38 
inches. Heavily ruffled blue purple self 
of medium dark tone, close to Regimental 
Blue in Dictionary of Color. The shape of 
the flower is unique, the standards form 
a frilled cup, the falls a saucer with rippled 
edges. The substance is firm, the branching 
especially good. R. 86, 1946. $5.00 


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