have not been tested thoroughly in my garden. 
WHITE: 
PRISCILLA 
ADMIRAL NIMITZ 
LADY BOSCAWEN 
MOUNT HERMON 
NEW SNOW 
SHARKSKIN 
SNOW CARNIVAL 
VIGIL 
WHITE RUSSIA 
WHiTE PARCHMENT 
BLIZZARD 
CREAM & PALE YELLOW: 
CORPORAL MARY 
AMANDINE 
DESERT MOON 
DESERT SONG 
POLONADE 
GOLDEN FLEECE 
LADY LOUISE 
VISION FUGITIVE 
STAR SHINE 
ON GUARD 
YELLOW: 
BERKELEY GOLD 
GREIG LAPHAM 
SUMMERTIME 
GOLDBEATER 
OLA KALA 
ZANTHA 
PENN CHARTER 
ORANGE, TAN, BROWN: 
CHAMOIS 
ROCKET 
RUSSET WINGS 
RED AND RED EFFECTS: 
COLOR SERGEANT 
DRUM MAJOR 
RED TORCH 
RED MAJESTY 
SOLID MAHOGANY 
SARAH GOODLOE 
INDIAN RED 
FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 
One Hundred Best Iris for 1950 
I have given this list great care and thought, and have observed these irises in many 
parts of the country as well as in my own garden. No varieties are in this list that 
DEEP ROSE AND PINK: 
DREAMCASTLE 
TOURNAMENT 
MULBERRY ROSE 
FAR HILLS 
LIGHT PINK & 
PINK EFFECT: 
COURTIER 
BARBARA LUDDY 
TWILIGHT SKY 
CHANTILLY 
CHERIE 
EXQUISITE 
FANTASY 
RADIATION 
PAGAN PRINCESS 
PINK CAMEO 
PINK REFLECTION 
PREMIER PEACH 
LIGHT BLUE & 
BLUE LAVENDER: 
SEAFARER 
AZURE SKIES 
BLUE RHYTHM 
BLUE VALLEY 
CHIVALRY 
CLOUD CASTLE 
GREAT LAKES 
HELEN McGREGOR 
BLUE FRILLS 
ST. REGIS 
SYLVIA MURRAY 
SYRINGA 
BAY STATE 
DEEP BLUE, VIOLET 
& MAUVE: 
BARBARA ADAMS 
BLACK BANNER 
BLACK FOREST 
DANUBE WAVE 
ESQUIRE 
GULF STREAM 
MASTER CHARLES 
NIGHTFALL 
PENSIVE 
THE ADMIRAL 
PLICATA: 
MINNIE COLQUITT 
SNOW CRYSTAL 
SUZETTE 
TIFFANJA 
AMOENA—NEGLECTA: 
AUCOCISCO 
AMIGO 
EXTRAVAGANZA 
WABASH 
GAYLORD 
VARIEGATA: 
MARY VERNON 
OLYMPIAN 
BLENDS: 
BRONZE BROCADE 
BRYCE CANYON 
RILLA GABBERT 
CASCADE SPLENDOR 
MARY ELLEN 
MIOGEM 
CAROUSEL 
PRAIRIE SUNSET 
RAINBOW ROOM 
SUKEY OF SALEM 
ONCO HYBRIDS: 
ELMOHR 
LADY MOHR 

DM after the name of a variety indicates that it has won the Dykes Medal. 
. OLA KALA, DM, 743 
. GREAT LAKES, DM, ’38 
. CHIVALRY, DM, 744 
BLUE RHYTHM, ’45 
BRYCE CANYON, 744 
- MASTER CHARLES, 
SABLE, ’38 
- ELMOHR, DM, 742 
10. LADY MOHR, ’44 
11. BLUE SHIMMER, ’42 
12. WABASH, DM, ’36 
13. BERKELEY GOLD, 
14. AZURE SKIES, 743 
15. SNOW FLURRY, ’39 
16. AMANDINE, ’46 
17. CASCADE SPLENDOR, 
18. NEW SNOW, ’46 
19. PINK CAMEO, ’46 
20. TIFFANJA, ’42 
21. LADY BOSCAWEN, ’46 
22. SOLID MAHOGANY, 744 
23. PRAIRIE SUNSET, DM, 
24. LOS ANGELES, '27 
25. MULBERRY ROSE, "41 
43 
SO DON NONE WD 
42 
45 
739 
HELEN McGREGOR, DM, ’46 
American Iris Soctety 
1949 OFFICIAL SYMPOSIUM OF 100 MOST POPULAR IRIS 
SELECTED BY ACCREDITED JUDGES OF THE SOCIETY 
The number after each variety is the year of introduction. 
. AMIGO, 734 
. CHANTILLY, °45 
- BLUE VALLEY, 747 
. DREAMCASTLE, 743 
. RANGER, 743 
. THE ADMIRAL, 
- GARDEN GLORY, ’43 
. CASA MORENA, ’43 
. CHERIE, 
. ROCKET, 745 
. CHAMOIS, 744 
- GRAND CANYON, ’41 
. FAIR ELAINE, ’38 
. KATHARINE FAY, 745 
. TOBACCO ROAD, 
- EXTRAVAGANZA, 
. BLACK FOREST, 745 
- MOONLIGHT MADONNA, 
. VIOLET SYMPHONY, ’40 
. DISTANCE, ’46 
. GOLDBEATER, 
- SPANISH PEAKS, ’47 
. GOLDEN FLEECE, ’40 
- SYLVIA MURRAY, ’44 
. WINTER CARNIVAL, ’41 
"41 
47 
"42 
46 
43 
44 
- TREASURE ISLAND, ’37 
- SPUN GOLD, 
- BANDMASTER, ’44 
. CHINA MAID, ’36 
- MINNIE COLQUITT, 742 
- DEEP VELVET, ’39 
- DESERT SONG, 746 
. LOTHARIO, 
. EASTER BONNET, 744 
- SNOW CARNIVAL, ’42 
. CLOTH OF GOLD, ’45 
. THE RED DOUGLAS, DM, ’37 
. THREE CHEERS, 745 
. CITY OF LINCOLN, ’36 
. ARAB CHIEF, 744 
- GOLDEN MAJESTY, ’38 
. ARGUS PHEASANT, 748 
- CHRISTABEL, 736 
. GLORIOLE, ’33 
. CORDOVAN, 46 
- SHARKSKIN, 742 
. RED VALOR, 
. FIRECRACKER, 
. CAPTAIN WELLS, ’41 
. PRISCILLA, ’42 
40 
*42 
36 
43 
76. THREE OAKS, ’43 
77. LYNN LANGFORD, 746 
78. FANTASY, ’47 
79. SPINDRIFT, 744 
80. GOLDEN TREASURE, ’36 
81. MATTERHORN, ’38 
82), GYPSY) 7445 > 
83. LAKE GEORGE, ’45 
84. CLOUD CASTLE, ’44 
85. REMEMBRANCE, 742 
86. LORD DONGAN, ’40 
87. WHITE WEDGEWOOD, ’43 
88. DAYBREAK, ’41 
89. SHINING WATERS, ’33 
90. MISSOURI, DM, ’33 
91. JUNALUSKA, 734 
92. HARRIET THOREAU, ’44 
93. MEXICO, '43 
94. ELSA SASS, ’39 
95. VATICAN PURPLE, ’43 
96. MARY VERNON, 742 
97. SIERRA BLUE, 732 
98. MING YELLOW, ’38 
99. TIFFANY, 738 
100. NIGHTFALL, ’42 
