DIARY FOR PINK FORMAL 
Kept by Fisher Harris, 1422 Military Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, one of the city's and 
state's leading attorneys. A neighbor to James L. White, another prominent attorney. Both 
maintain wonderiul and interesting gardens and collections of many of the latest novelties in 
iris—and have proved their ability, too, by their winnings at the shows in Salt Lake City the 
past few years. 
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PINK FORMAL (Muhlestein 1949.) Received as a guest July 15, 1948. Substantial growth 
apparent August 4. Goes into winter with three ‘'fans.'' 
1949 
March 20. Two new shoots up in front. 
April 22. Bud apparent. 
May II. First bloom. Height 33 inches. Wind and rain. During a few hours of fair weather | 
made a careful comparison with another new pink. Pink Formal much larger, deeper color, 
standards closed, the other open. Pink Formal glows in the garden; stands out as though 
others surrounding were the frame and it the picture. Vicious wind this evening followed by 
rain. 
May 12. Flower undamaged: has increased in size and brilliance. Cruel wind tonight. 
May 13. Flower still brighter and even larger (seven inches across, falls flare.) 
May 14. Compared with another pink this is not in the same class at all. Its relation to Pink 
Formal is about that of California Gold to Ola Kala. Deluge of rain 3 to 6 p.m. Next 
top bud out almost in full at 7:30 p.m. Also flower on first branch; and so, though the 
original flower was in good condition, | took it off. 
May 15. It rained during the night and | removed hundreds of flowers that were wrecked by 
that rain and the previous one. Both blooms of Pink Formal, however, are in perfect 
condition. Hard rain with a few minutes of light hail 5 to 7:30 p.m. Standards of most 
others have flopped and falls of many are shredded, but Pink Formal not injured: standards 
still closed and erect. 
May 16. Rain during the night; both flowers look fine; larger and even brighter, though again 
some hundreds of others had to be picked off to save the garden picture. 
May 17. Rain last evening and all through the night. Pink Formal still as good as new. (The 
same is true of sdlg.: (Morocco Rose x Hall's 42-10) x (Pink Formal) which is not so large 
or quite so deep a color, but still the second best pink | have seen during this or any 
other season.) Three blooms now. Rain at noon; wind; rain evening. Five minutes of sun- 
shine today. 
May 18. Rain during the night. Top flower slightly wilted at 6 p.m. 
May 19. Still bright and the center of interest. "Bright and fair'' today, though too much wind. 
May 20. More rain and hail tonight. Show specimens had to be cut to save them for the show 
tomorrow. 
May 22. First day no bloom out on Pink Formal—one more terminal bud to open. 
May 24. Last flower opened today, still of good size, color, and form. 
May 29. Flower fading, slowly curling up. Thanks for a good performance. 
(To Replace the Picture of Pink Formal) 
