




TOBACCO ROAD 
CURTAIN CALL (Milliken) 
Very large ruffled flowers of medium violet (Aconite violet 
of Ridgway) which have a very rich grapy fragrance. Try 
planting with Serenata and see what a beautiful harmony of 
colors. 2% feet. $1.00; 3 for $2.50; 10 for $7.00 
DAPHNE PINK (Milliken) See 1949 Introductions, page 2. 
DARJEELING (Giridlian) 
A hybrid crested iris that is surpassing in its class for beauty, 
ease of culture and floriferousness. The 21-inch frilled flowers 
are pale lavender and open flat, the crest deep yellow. They 
make a beautiful corsage. The plant needs protection in cold 
sections. An excellent house plant, blooming in winter and 
having as many as 150 flowers develop from a single branched 
stalk 2% feet. See picture, page 19. $1.50 
DAYBREAK (Kleinsorge) 
A large and well-shaped pink and yellow blend that is de- 
servedly popular. It was the runner-up for Dykes Medal in 
1945. It is an iris that anyone would be glad to have in their 
garden. 3 feet. $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
DAY’S FARWELL (Milliken) 
The large standards are a uniform rose-lavender. The long, 
hanging falls are a deeper rose-lavender overlaid at the center 
with brown. An excellent landscape iris. Midseason bloomer. 
Height 3% to 4 feet. 75c; 3 for $2.00; 10 for $6.00 
DEBUT (Milliken) 
A large firm spreading flower (eight inches) of glistening 
translucent old gold blended on the falls with a light touch of 
lavender which is most apparent down the middle of the falls. 
A bright golden beard helps light the center of the flower. A 
wonderful shading of colors makes this a most entrancing 
flower. 3 feet. $1.50; 3 for $3.75; 10 for $10.00 
DEEP MAHOGANY (Milliken) 
A large richly colored flower in red and brown tones. One 
of the most popular irises in our gardens last year. The velvety 
flaring falls are deep Van Dyke red, edged with cinnamon buff. 
This coloring blends smoothly with the standards which are 
cinnamon-brown shading to the somewhat lighter Buckthorn 
brown. 2% feet. $2.00; 3 for $5.00; 10 for $12.50 
DEEP VELVET (Salbach) 
A rich red violet the color becoming deeper toward the center 
of the flower, a deep backdrop to the bronze beards. A vigorous 
plant throwing well-branched stems to carry the well fashioned 
flowers. 3 feet. $1.00; 3 for $2.50; 10 for $7.00 
DESERT SANDS (Milliken) 
A very clear deep olive-buff, which reminds us of the desert 
sand-dunes between the Imperial Valley and Yuma, Arizona. 
The color is smooth and although the flowers are of medium 
size they tlare widely. The more one sees it the more one 
appreciates it. 2% feet. $5.00; 3 for $12.50 
DESERT SKIES (Salbach) 
An attractive flower with chicory-blue standards and falls 
a shade deeper. Very fragrant. 3 feet. 
$1.00; 3 for $2.50; 10 for $7.00 

MASTER CHARLES 
