BEARDED IRIS 
A List of Choice Varieties 
ALASTOR (Spender 1940). A brilliant deep cyclamen pink with a 
pronounced golden center. One of the finest ever to come from 
England. AM 1941, R 89. 7de 
ALPINE GLOW (Kleinsorge 1945). Large flower of subdued rose 
tones. A rose-violet blend. HM 1946. $3.00 
AMIGO (Williamson 1934). Like a velvety purple pansy. Very 
popular. AM AIS 1939 also AM from England in 1945, R90. 75e 
ANGELUS (Egelberg 1937). A bright light pink with mauve iri- 
descence. Very late. AM 1939, R 90. 50c¢ 
ANITRA (H. Sass 1935). A huge silvery sky blue. Pure in color. 
HM, R 88. 40¢ 
ARIANA (Cayeux 1935). This enormous plicata of gleaming white 
is heavily overlaid with violet blue. Unusual. $1.00 
AUBANEL (Cayeux 1935). This lovely pink blend from France is 
one of the most popular iris in our garden. Large, well formed 
and near to shrimp-pink in color. AM, R 87. 75e 
AUBURN (Klein 1945). A new color in iris is this vivid coppery 
henna-brown self. Early, well formed and makes a striking clump. 
HM 1946. $7.50 
AZTEC COPPER (Kleinsorge 1939). A huge blend of smoky violets 
and delicate coppers with wonderful substance. HM 1940. 75e 
AZURE SKIES (Pattison 1943). Airily ruffled pale lavender blue. 
Declared by many to be the most lovely light blue to date. AM 
1945, R89. $2.00 
BALMUNG (H. Sass 1939). The finest of the Sass series of yellow 
plicatas. Ground color is a definite yellow and the markings are 
cinnamon-brown. AM 1942, R 89. $1.00 
BANDMASTER (Hall 1944). A very large medium blue that is 
near to true sky blue. The color holds up unusually well. HM 
1944, R 88. $4.00 
BERKELEY GOLD (Salbach 1942). Perfectly formed rich solid 
yellow. One of the finest. AM 1946, R 90. $1.50 
BERMUDA SAND (Hall 1939). A light coffee-tan with a glint of 
gold. A glorified and gigantic Jean Cayeux. $1.00 
BIRCHBARK (Kleinsorge 1940). Solid clean white, with a cool 
inner glow. Medium height. A truly fine white. d50e 
BLACK FOREST (Schreiner 1945). A rich, silky, ebony blue-black. 
Medium height with flaring falls. AM 1948. $6.00 
BLUE FRILLS (Stephenson 1946). A deeper shade of pure 
azure-blue than most blues. Has rounded form and rich glossy 
texture. $5.00 
BLUE RHYTHM (Whiting 1945). Very large flower of corn- 
flower blue with a silvery overtone. AM 1947. $7.50 
BLUE VALLEY (Kk. Smith 1947). Huge, ruffled true blue. Great 
Lakes looked lavender in comparison. Truly worthy of all the 
praise it has received. HM 1947. $18.00 
BLUE SHIMMER (J. Sass 1942). Tops among the blue and white 
plicatas. AM 1942, R 89. $2.50 
BONANZA (J. Sass 1939). A medium sized, very yellow ground 
plicata with d’stinct brown edging. 40¢ 
BROWN THRASHER (Kirkland 1941). Brilliant rich golden 
brown. A ‘must have’’. AM 1943,.R 87. $2.00 
BRYCE CANYON (Kleinsorge 1944). Sensational new shade of 
warm henna copper, self colored and large flowered. HM 1945, 
R 90. Runner-up for Dykes Medal in 1948. $6.00 

CHIVALRY—On third place in the 1949 Symposium 
BURGUNDY ROSE (Hall 1946). This huge, showy flower of deep 
rose attracted lots of attention. A self rather than a blend. $5.00 
CALIFORNIA PEACH (Salbach 1941). A grand blend of peach, 
pink and apricot. Center of falls tinted with lavender. HM, 
R 87. $1.00 
CAMEROUN (Cayeux 1938). Huge, almost black, with a beautiful 
sheen and very broad segments. AM, R 91. $1.00 
CAPTAIN WELLS (Cook 1941). A deep glossy maroon purple. 
Very rich due to the absence of haft markings. One of the finest. 
AM 1943, R 89. $1.50 
CARLSBAD CAVERNS (K. Wilson 1946). Ruffled lemon stand- 
ards with white falls edged gold. Very large. $2.50 
CAROLINE BURR (K. Smith 1940). Large, well formed flowers of 
ivory white with an elusive tinge of green. AM 1942, R89. $1.50 
CARVED IVORY (Essig). Heavy substanced, large creamy ivory 
self. Early. 50¢ 
CASA MORENO (DeForest 1943). Very large, deep, rich, glisten- 
ing brown that does not fade. Stunning. AM 1946, R 8s. $4.00 
CASCADE SPLENDOR (Klein. 1945). Very large ruffled pink, tan 
and apricot blend. The finest iris in the pink-tan effect. AM 1947. 

Symposium of THE 100 BEST IRIS for 1949 
Selected by Judges of the American Iris Society 
1. Ola Kala ’44 (2)* 26. New Snow ’46 (22) 
2. Great Lakes ’38 (3) 27. Lady Boscawen ’46 (24) 
3. Chivalry ‘44 (1) 28. Grand Canyon ’41 (11) 
4. Bryce Canyon ‘44 (6) 29. Solid Mahogany ’46 (33) 
5. Helen McGregor ’46 (4) 30. Chantilly ’45 (38) 
6. Blue Rhythm ’44 (13) 31. Casa Morena ’43 (29) 
7. Sable ’38 (10) 32. Dreamceastle '43 (59) 
8. Elmohr ’42 (7) 33. Blue Valley ‘47 (12) 
9. Blue Shimmer ’42 (5) 34. Tobacco Road ’42 (26) 
10. Master Charles ’43 (8) 35. Katherine Fay ’45 (21) 
11. Wabash '36 (17) 36. Fair Elaine ’38 (43) 
12. Lady Mohr ’44 (19) 37. Garden Glory ‘43 (34) 
13. Berkeley Gold ’42 (15) 38. Rocket °45 (30) 
14. Mulberry Rose ’41 (18) 39. Black Forest °45 (23) 
15. Azure Skies '43 (9) 40. Treasure Island °37 (—) 
16. Snow Flurry °39 (28) 41. Golden Fleece °40 (47) 
17. Amandine ’46 (16) 42. Spun Gold ’°40 (35) 
18. Amigo °34 (20) 43. Cherie ’47 (39) 
19. Los Angeles ’27 (71) 44. Moonlight Madonna ’43 (42) 
20. Prairie Sunset 739 (36) 45. Minnie Colquitt ’42 (76) 
21, Caseade Splendor ’45 (14) 46. Extravaganza. ’44 (37) 
22. Pink Cameo ’46 (46) 47. Violet Symphony ’40 (27) 
23. Ranger ’44 (25) 48. Deep Velvet 739 (49) 
24. Tiffanja ’42 (31) 49. China Maid '36 (96) 
25. The Admiral ’41 (32) 50. Chamois ’44 (53) 
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51. Bandmaster °44 (57) 76. Elsa Sass °39 (83) 
52. Matterhorn 738 (—) 77. Mexico °43 (88) 
53. Distance ‘46 (97) 78. Lynn Langford ’46 (41) 
54. Remembrance ’42 (45) 79. Gudrun ’30 (—) 
55. Winter Carnival (—) 80. Missouri ’33 (—) 
56. Firecracker 43 (52) 81. Nightfall ’42 (—) 
57. The Red Douglas ’87 (58) 82. Junaluska °34 (—) 
58. Gloriole °33 (85) 83. Three Oaks '43 (82) 
59. Spanish Peaks ’47 (—) 84. Harriet Thoreau ‘44 (75) 
60. City of Lincoln ’37 (74) 85. Shining Waters ’33 (—) 
61. Spindrift '44 (60) 86. Lord Dongan ’40 (70) 
62. Sylvia Murray ’44 (56) 87. Ormohr *37 (—) 
63. Golden Majesty ’38 (69) 88. Desert Song °46 (99) 
64. Captain Wells 41 (S86) 89. Gypsy °44 (93) 
65. Daybreak ’41 (50) 90. Old Parchment '39 (—) 
66. Christabel ’36 (100) 91. Arab Chief °44 (77) 
67. Golden Treasure 736 (—) 92. Angelus ’37 (—) 
68. Fantasy ’47 (87) 93. Tiffany ’38 (—) 
69. Goldbeater ’44 (78) 94. Cloud Castle '44 (63) 
70. Red Valor ’36 (72) 95. Ming Yellow °38 (—) 
71. Priscilla ’42 (90) 96. Golden Hagle '42 (—) 
72. Snow Carnival (79) 97. Mary Vernon ’42 (84) 
73. White Wedgewood 743 (64) 98. Sierra Blue °32 (—) 
74. Sharkskin ’42 (48) 99. Lighthouse ’36 (—) 
75. Vatican Purple (—) 100. Pink Reflection ’42 (65) 
*Date following the name is the year of introduction; figure in parenthesis denotes standing in 1947 Symposium. 
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