MAPLETON, IOWA-——1949 

VATICAN PURPLE 
$4.00 
With 
ARAB CHIEF 
$5.00 
With 
GLAD TIDINGS 
$6.00 
With 
HARVEST MOON 
$5.00 
With 
CORNFLOWER 
$6.00 
ALL 5 FOR $11.00 
RUBIENT (W. 1942) No. 4061 (VALOR X 
WINNESHIEK) Midseason, 36 inches. Like 
a big purple pansy. The standards are 
pure pansy purple, Dictionary of Color 
plate 54, L 8, or Ridgway plate XII, 69 K. 
The falls are deeper purple of velvety 
texture, neatly edged with a border of 
pansy purple. The gold patterned haft 
adds to the pansy effect. The flowers are 
of medium size, rather high on the stalk. 
The plants are very vigorous, hardy and 
prolific. Per R. 87, 1946. $1.50 
SEA BLUE (W. 1941) No. 3944 (MIS- 
SOURI X SHINING WATERS) Midseason, 
38 inches. A large, tall, light blue self 
with nice form, good branching and strong 
growth. Because of its parentage it has 
proved most useful in breeding for better 
blues. Per. R. 87, 1943. ne 7G 
SIOUX CITY SUE (W.-Snyder 1947) No. 
432 (MATULA X CHINA MAID) X 
(BURMESE GOLD) Midseason, 34 inches. 
A glamorous beauty, named in honor of 
the lovely red haired, blue eyed girl of the 
song. It is, appropriately, a rich auburn 

VATICAN PURPLE 

red, with a central blaze of blue. The 
blooms are beautifully rounded, with cap- 
tivating and curvaceous lines. The plants 
show good habits of growth and bloom. 
$3.00 
TA MING (W. 1943) No. 4048 (MATULA 
X NARANJA) Midseason, 35 _ inches. 
Chinese yellow with an orange flush on 
the falls. Neat, clean and fresh in coloring 
and of full, rounded form. Well branched 
stalks of medium height. Strong Spa 
1. 
TEA ROSE (W. 1944) No. 4127 (MATULA 
X CHINA MAID) Midseason, 36 inches. 
Not quite as pure a pink as the picture 
shows but a fresh and lovely pink toned 
iris that has won many friends. There is 
no hint of orchid—instead the pink is 
warmed by a soft amber infusion and a 
rich amber glow lights up the center. A 
touch of light blue at the tip of the beard 
serves to heighten the pink effect by con- 
trast. The branching is not wide but the 
flowers are well spaced and beautifully 
rounded in form. H.C. 1943, H.M. 1945, 
Per. R. 87, 1946. $3.00 
