1950 Iutreductious by és Syllmar Gardens » 
The introductions following are by three very earnest hybridizers, who are striving to achieve the topmost in 
this field of hybridizing. 
CARL TAYLOR is well known as the creator of White Ruffles and Golden Ruffles, the latter receiving the A.M. 
A.1.S. 1949. 
CLIFF BENSON, the hybridizer of Swan Lake and Tosca, each flower receiving the C.C. 
ers, 
Swan Lake was 
awarded first prize in 1946-47 by the Missouri Botanical Gardens as the most outstanding seedling. 
ELMA MIESS, creator of Spring Romance. 
BELLERIVE (Benson) $10.00 
A huge, husky, ruffled cream that commands immediate attention, of regal size, form and poise. 
It possesses a rich, smooth glistening sheen. Standards domed and falls semi-flaring. Strong 
42-inch stalks. A vigorous grower and a rapid increaser. H.C. A.I.S. 1949. 
HAPPY VALLEY (Elma Miess) $15.00 
A beautiful, large amethyst or pleroma violet self, with quality marked all over it. The beard is 
intense orange at the base to a lemon yellow at the tip. The falls are exceptionally broad at the 
haft, rounded in form, flaring and ruffled. Standards domed and ruffled with a strong mid-rib. 
The substance is very heavy, plus a delightful fragrance. The spacing of the flowers is excellent 
on good sturdy stems, branched semi-low. Vigorous and floriferous. 40 inches. Early. 
LAKE TENAYA (Elma Miess) $10.00 
One of the most gracefully poised and branched of all the iris. A very vigorous and floriferous 
plant with very lush foliage, topped with the bluest of blue iris, plus an intense yellow beard. 
This flower is of good size and well proportioned to its long graceful stem. The falls are flaring 
to horizontal, the standards domed and slightly lapped. The flower is slightly ruffled throughout 
and of excellent substance and long life. 42 inches. Midseason. 
PLACERITA (Elma Miess) $20.00 
This iris is as exciting to see as gold was to those who discovered this precious metal at Placerita 
Canyon, not far from our gardens and the name to which this flower fell heir. 
Placerita is a burnished gold self much more intense in color and more golden than one of its 
parents, Tobacco Road, and more vigorous in plant habits. There are no haft markings and the 
entire flower glows and sparkles as if sprinkled with dusted gold. The very wide falls are hori- 
zontal. Exceptionally heavy substance with no perceptible fading. Branched low, 36 in. Midseason. 
VIOLET BRIGHT (Carl Taylor) $10.00 
This large ruffled and luminous violet flower of excellent form and good substance is well placed 
on adequately branched 36-inch stems. Hardy in the midwest, with good foliage and vigorous 
growing habits. 
WE SHIP ONLY IRIS OF HIGHER QUALITY 
We are constantly thanked by our customers for the quality of 
“SYLLMAR” rhizomes. Actually our soil and cultural rotation makes 
for these healthy field-grown vigorous rhizomes, packed full of 
energy, ready to perform in your garden, assuring you of plenty of 
gorgeous blooms the following spring. 
We ship only one-year-old roots. 
Cultural Directions for Bearded Iris 
RHIZOMES will be shipped to you in a firm condition and should 
be planted as soon as possible after they are received. If you are 
unable to plant on receiving them, then be sure to keep the rhizomes 
in a dry and cool place until you can plant them. 
Iris require good drainage and sun for at least one-half day, in 
order to obtain the best results, with abundance of bloom. The soil 
should be moist before planting and kept moderately moist until 
the plants are well established. Care should be taken to not over 
water. If your soil is heavy and poorly drained set the rhizomes a 
little higher than the surrounding soil. The rhizomes should be 
planted so the soil just covers them and no more. Be sure and spread 
the roots well and firm the soil around them. This will anchor the 
rhizomes until the new roots form. Separate your plants every third 
year to get the best results. 
The use of bone meal when planting and both bone meal and well 
rotted manure as a side dressing once each year will usually be suf- 
ficient fertilizing. Be careful that fertilizer of any kind does not 

contact the rhizomes. SPRING ROMANCE -— See Page 15 
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