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IVORY CHARM (W. 1947) No. 445 (PRIS- 
CILLA X BAGHDAD) Early midseason, 
36 inches. Truly charming is this fresh 
ivory toned iris with its bright golden 
throat. One of the very first to bloom it 
brings a rich promise of weeks of beauty 
to come. The stalks are exceptionally well 
branched, the plants show fast et 
JONQUIL (W. 1943) No. 3975 (SERENITE 
X HAPPY DAYS) Midseason to late, 42 
inches. Very large flowers of soft, clean 
yellow, distinctly edged with deeper yel- 
low. Tall and high branched, it should be 
planted behind other irises. Strong plants 
show fast increase. R. 88, 1942. $1.00 
KOREA (W. 1948) No. 4660 (ARAB CHIEF 
X CEDAR ROSE) Please note correction 
in record. Very late, 34 inches. Warm and 
glowing brown red self. An unusual shade 
of red, deep and rich, close to the textile 
color name, KOREA, Dictionary of color, 
plate 5, J 11. The blooms are widely 
rounded, ruffled, full bod’ed and weather 
resistant. It flowers very late, adding weeks 
to the iris blooming season. $5.00 
LAVENDER AND GOLD LACE (W. 1946) 
No. 4020 (MOONGLOW X MATULA) 
Midseason, 36 inches. This charmingly 
different iris holds a place all its own. The 
standards are golden yellow fiushed with 
lavender and edged with a crimped finish. 
The falls are lavender with a dist nct frill 
of gold, so crimped that it looks like a lace 
edging. Strong, hardy plants with gen- 
erous bloom and increase. $2.00 
LILAC LANE (W. 1947) No. 4277 (PURIS- 
SIMA X MATULA) X (GILT EDGE) 
Midseason, 36 inches. Pink toned lilac self 
of delicate coloring but very heavy sub- 
stance. The color is close to Mauvette of 
both Ridgway and Dictionary of Color, but 
a pearly irridescence enhances the tone. 
The wide standards are nicely arched and 
domed, the broad falls, lightly ruffled, flare 
harmoniously. It is a most refined flower 
in form and coloring, even to the light 
yellow beard. The stalks are strong and 
fairly well branched. The plants have 
excellent growing and blooming habits. 
H. M. 1948. $10.00 
MAPLE SUGAR (Whiting 1948) No. 4363 
(MARISHA X AMITOLA) X CHINA 
MAID) X (HARVEST MOON) Late mid- 
season, 38 inches. Very smooth, creamy 
tan self, as lucious as maple sugar candy. 
It is not as dark as the Dictionary of Color, 
plate 14, J 8, called Maple Sugar, but 
nearer to pure maple, plate 11, E 4. The 

flowers are med:um large, shapely, well 
eroomed and of excellent substance. Strong, 
hardy plants produce stalks of good height 
and adequate branching. $7.50 
MARATHON (Whiting 1948) No. 4314 
(MELLOWGLOW X CEDAR ROSE) Mid- 
season, 36 inches. A glowing color in the 
garden—a rich but smooth blending of ap- 
ricot, buff and rufous orange. Near to Dic- 
tionary of Color, plate 11, H 12, hence the 
name, MARATHON. Also because it has 
run a good race. It is of moderate height 
and size, wide form and heavy substance. 
The vigorous, free blooming plants make 
it a garden show piece. $10.00 
MELLOWGLOW (W. 1942 ) No. 4027 
(MIDWEST GEM X FIESTA) Midseason, 
38 inches. Deep peach or apricot with a 
flush of pink. The standards are very 
wide and arched, the falls broadly rounded 
and smoothly colored at the haft. This 
mellow, glowing blend is outstanding in 
any planting. H.M. 1942, R. 89, 1946. $5.00 
MEXICAN MAGIC (W. 1947) No. 4353 
(CRIMSON TIDE X E. B. WILLIAMSON) 
X (VEISHEA) Midseason late, 30 inches. 
A brilliant medley of Spanish red and 
copper with a strong blaze of blue in the 
falls. The flowers are beautifully full and 
rounded—Mr. Pilkington called it a red of 
perfect form. The blooms are rather 
crowded on the stems—we are working to 
get this same flower on a better branched 
stalk. For this reason we introduced it at 
a low price, but were sold out soon after 
blooming season. H.M. 1947. $5.00 
MIRABELLE (W. 1941) No. 3976 (MA- 
TULA X HAPPY DAYS) Midseason, 38 
inches. This was the first of our apricot 
toned blends. We have better ones now, 
and MIRABELLE helped bring them. Its 
smooth color, heavy substance and good 
branching have been transmitted to many 
seedlings of far better form. H.M. 1941, 
Per. R. 86, 1943. $3.50 
MONONA (W. 1942) No. 3991 (CREOLE 
BELLE X MATULA) Early midseason, 35 
inches. One of the first to bloom, it ex- 
tends well into midseason. A warm, bright 
blend of rosy plum and heliotrope. Very 
smooth and attractive in form and color. 
Strong plants show good increase, and free 
bloom. $1.00 
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