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LORI MAY (De Forest 1941) 
An especially pleasing color is this daphne pink of flaring form 
and thick petals. Mid-late. 30’. $1.00. 
LOS ANGELES (Mohr-Mitchell 1927) 
Pure white plicata faintly edged blue at the center of the blooms. 
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LOTHARIO (Schreiner 1942) 
A new iris of colors very much in demand. Light blue standards 
and rich plush blue-purple falls with orange beard. Lightly frilled 
blooms on well branched stems. 38’’. $3.00. 
LOUISE BLAKE (Smith 1943) 
A very striking amoena. Arched light chicory blue standards, 
fluted at the edge. Velvety violet falls edged with chicory blue, 
and a faint sheen of rich copper near the throat. Mid-season. 
30”. $4.00. 
LOUVOIS (Cayeux 1936) 
A distinctive and rich brown bi-color. The standards are light 
chocolate with falls a very rich velvet of maroon-chocolate edged 
in the light chocolate. Mid-season. 34’. 60c. 
LUCERNE (Salbach 1940) 
A stunning iris of the deepest smooth clear blue carried on tall 
stalks. Blossoms are large and beautifully formed. There are 
few iris in this co'or range and none to excel this one in beauty 
and growing habits. Mid-season. 40’’. 75c. 
LYNN LANGFORD (D. Hall 1946) 
The richest and most charming of the new orchid pinks. The 
flower is of good size, form and substance. It is of a deep 
toned orchid pink, shading to golden yellow at the center of the 
flower and beard, with no veinings. Outstanding. Mid-season. 
36”. $8.00. 
MADAME LOUIS AUREAU (Cayeux 1934) 
This iris is a French creation, and is still classed among the fine 
plicatas of today. It is used extensively in hybridizing. Huge 
sparkling silvery white ground color, heavily dusted and sprayed 
with a most pleasing shade of rose-heliotrope. Not a tall iris 
but the blooms are huge and well formed. Mid-season. 30”. 
40c. 
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MAJENICA (Cook 1941) 
A bright and colorful salmon tinted pink blend which is both 
pleasing and refreshing. Crisp wide petaled flowers of smooth 
finish and firm substance. We predict a lasting popularity for 
this one. Mid-season. 36’. $1.00. 
MANDALAY (Hall 1943) 
A new and very attractive color of smooth reddish rose, that has 
been greatly admired. Hardy, free bloomer. Late. 33”. $1.00. 
MARIMBA (De Forest 1943) 
Striking clear light cinnamon blooms on well branched stalks. 
Mid-season. 38’. $1.00. 
MARQUITA (Cayeux 1931) 
A strikingly different and beautifully formed iris, very much in 
demand. With domed standards of deep cream, falls same, 
veined watermelon-rose. 40c. 
MARY E. NICHOLLS (Nicholls 1939) 
White self with burnished gold haft of texture like heavy satin. 
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MARY VERNON (McKee 1942) 
This new variegata comes highly recommended. Its standards 
are antique gold with a flush of Chiante ruby at the midrib. Falls 
Chianti ruby with edging same as standards. 37’. $2.50. 
MATTERHORN (J. Sass 1938) 
Serenely composed in its purity. Here is a pure, faultless white 
with not a trace of markings on the shoulders of the fall petals, 
even the beard is white. There are few white iris of this type. The 
flower is of broad rounded flaring form, good size and substance. 
Early mid-season. 38’. 75c; 3 for $1.85. 
MATULA (H. Sass 1939) 
An unusual and sensational blending of rose, rich Orange, apricot- 
red and buff. The large flowers are airily waved and crimped. 
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MAY DAY (D. Hall 1939) 
Most attractive glowing apricot-orange blend with an overcast 
of copper. The beard is orange. Midseason. 38”. 40c; 3 for 
$1.00. 
MELANIE (Hillson 1941) 
This is a fine iris. Its lovely large ruffled glistening orchid-pink 
blossoms stand out as a garden subject. Has wonderful sub- 
stance and good branching. Mid-season. 40’’. 75c. 
MELITZA (Nesmith 1940) 
Lovely pastel of delicate salmony flesh colorings and tangerine 
beard which enhances the beauty of the flower. Mid-season. 
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MELLOWGLOW (Whiting 1942) 
This mellow, glowing blend is hailed as one of the most outstand- 
ing. A deep peachy apricot with a flush of pink smoothly blended 
on the wide and arched standards, with broadly rounded falls. 
Mid-season. 38”. $5.00. 
MICHELANGELO (Weed 1936) 
Tali dove grey with brown veining at the haft. 40’. 35c. 
MING YELLOW (Glutzbeck 1938) 
Stately, clear and rich smooth textured yellow of great merit. 
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MINNIE COLQUITT (H. Sass 1942) 
Here is a plicata that is different and most popular. The ground 
color is pure white with a massive, and wide, heavy stitching of 
wine-purple around both the standard and fall petals, which are 
slightly ruffled, giving an effect of a purple band around the 
edges. Early mid-season. 35’’. $3.00. 
MIOBELLE (McKee 1945) 
A most intriguing rose self blended with an arraying spell of 
copper. In form, the falls, being very broad, increase the beauty 
and desirability of this beauty. Late season. 38’. $2.50. 
MISS CALIFORNIA (Salbach 1937) 
Beautiful large orchid pink. Early and hardy. 40’. 50c; 3 for 
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MISSOURI (Grinter 1933) 
1937 Dykes Medal Winner. Clear rich medium blue with stand- 
ards a little lighter than the falls. Definitely one of the best 
blues of its class. 36’’, 50c. 
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