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Quite Essential in Harmonizing Your Color Effects. 
Acre EARLY 
_ EASTER SUNRISE (Rees '44) * 
A very tall and delightful cream self with much gold at the haft. A seedling of 
Snow Flurry. There is no ruffling, but when the big buds begin to unfurl, they 
have a crystalline appearance that is breath-taking. Most remarkable in having 
the most evergreen foliage of any of our 500 ‘varieties. In mid January, after 2 
_ feet of snow and very cold weather, these clumps still had a mass of fine broad 
leaves a foot or more long. Ideal starting point for breeding attractive evergreen 
foliage into various other colors. Stock limited. Order early. The principal com- 
petitor of South Seas as the first Tall Bearded Iris to bloom. VE—46". 
MIDSEASON 
AMANDINE (G. Douglas ‘46) AM’48, President's Cup ‘48, S 
A new award in Irisdom is the President's Cup, given each year to the originator 
of the most outstanding Iris, as determined by a vote of the visitors at the Annual 
Meeting, American Iris Society. For 1948 this went to Geddes Douglas for his 
Not only did it receive the most votes, but it 
A big, beautifully ruffled 
While fairy-like in appearance, it 
has extraordinary substance. Well up in the voting for the 1949 Dykes Medal, so 
superb new creation Amandine. 
polled 90% of all votes as the “people’s choice”. 
yellow-cream with wide falls and standards. 
* you can be sure it is tops. ML—36”. 
RUFFLED BOUQUET-—-Most beautiful, ruffled, page 28. $10.00 
GOLDEN MADONNA (Essig ‘40) $1.00; 3 for $2.00; 10 for $6.00 
One of the finest cream Iris in our entire collection. Its coloring is 
both elegant and lovely—standards rich cream, pure and clear; 
falls ivory white, effectively bordered pale yellow, with a yellow 
haft and beard. Large flowers, beautifully poised on tall, strong 
stalks. M—40”. 
THE DECORATIVE YELLOW PLICATAS 
Prettily Brushed and Stippled 
See the Vivid Red Plicatas for New Brilliance. 
MIDSEASON 
SUZETTE (Knowlton ‘45) * HC’44, HM’‘45 $6.00 
Loveliest of yellow plicatas and a distinct innovation. Fine both as 
a specimen stalk and when viewed from across the garden. Clear 
creamy-yellow, dotted with rose and maroon, highlighted by the 
highly colored rosy madder styles. Admired also for its perfection 
of form and branching, and for its excellent weather-resisting sub- 
stance. EM—38". 
BENTON AURORA (Morris ‘45) $3.00; 3 for $6.00; 10 for $18.00 
A new plicata imported by us from England. Petals clear canary- 
yellow, neatly edged and trimmed with fine stipplings of maroon. 
Fine low-branched stalks. M—36”. 
TIFFANJA (DeForest ‘42) & & HM’44, AM’‘46, S_ $1; 3 for $2; 10 for $6 
A very distinctive, impressive plicata that may also be classed as 
a reverse bitone, for the standards are deeper colored than the 
falls. Standards creamy buff-yellow; falls pure glistening white, 
bordered to match the standards. Sprinkled with light golden brown 
at haft and around edge. A flower of near perfection, becoming 
very popular as it is so fine and unusual. M—37”". 
HONEY CHILE (Salbach ‘40) * $1.00 
One of the most unusual Iris I grow. Standards soft honey-yellow. 
Falls deep orange-yellow, heavily veined in brown. Not generally 
pet renee so certain to create interest in your neighborhood. 
YUMA (Mitchell ‘45) 75c; 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50 
The colorings of the Arizona desert brought forth in a tall new 
plicata for your garden. Stipplings of dark red, brown and purple 
on a pronounced yellow ground, lighter in the standards and 
deeper in the falls. Well branched stems. Pleasingly fragrant. 
M—42". 
BROWN FEATHERS (Martin ‘41) * 60c 
A seldom-seen cream-yellow plicata that is well worth growing. 
Standards strongly flushed with bronze; falls heavily etched with 
feather stitches of brownish red. M—32". 
LATE 
SORREL TOP (Mitchell ‘43) * HM’‘47 $1.00 
A novel flower, classed by Prof. Mitchell as a “fancy, but at the 
same time, may be called a reverse bicolor. Very different from 
the arrangement to which we are accustomed, for here the concen- 
tration of color is in the standards. These are pale yellow, heavily 
suffused with brownish rose. Falls white, edged brownish rose. 
Tall, imposing. Much liked by our garden visitors. One to a 
customer. ML—42". 
BALMUNG (H. P. Sass '39) HM’40, AM’42 75c: 3 for $2; 10 for $6 
To the uninitiated this strikingly-marked plicata might easily pass 
for a rare new orchid from the tropics, for its colorings are so 
novel, different from most Iris. Rather deep yellow, prominently 
etched in brown. Exceptionally large flowers, splendid carriage. 
ML—38". 
$1.50 
$7.50 

MISSION MADONNA—Creamy White 
WHITES WITH YELLOW INFLUENCE 
Pure Whites with Throats of Gold 
EARLY 
MISSION MADONNA (Essig ‘46) * * HC’45 $4; 3 for $8; 10 for $24 
An immense new Iris combining to a remarkable degree size, 
beauty and gracefulness. Standards a delicate creamy yellow. 
Falls creamy white, with a strong yellow haft, a brilliant yellow 
beard. Petals ruffled with a decorative picoted edging. The very 
finest of the new, but already famous Essig Madonna series. Try 
this for sheer beauty. Fragrant. EM—40”. Photo above. 
EASTER CANDLE (Essig ‘46) * * $3.00; 3 for $6.00; 10 for $18.00 
A new introduction that is the tallest, most stately Iris in this color 
class. Emphasis is on serenity and purity for it is a white as pure 
as an Easter candle, with a bright yellow gilding at the throat, 
reminding one of the candle’s clear yellow flame. Well-domed 
standards, semi-flaring falls contribute to create an effect unsur- 
passed among Iris of this type. I have found the pollen of Easter 
Candle to be much more potent on Oncos than that of most 
varieties. Very useful for such crosses, as its early blooming season 
overlaps that of many Oncos, and it has the great height needed 
to counteract the dwarf character of all Oncos. Delightfully 
fragrant. E—48”. 
ARCTIC (Kleinsorge ‘40) HM’41, AM‘42 50c 
Gigantic and tranquil, like the Arctic regions with the sun rising 
over the horizon. Visualize, then, a gleaming creamy white with 
gold generously spilling over from the center. EM—42”. 
MIDSEASON 
SHARKSKIN (G. Douglas '42) * * AM’46,S $1.50; 3 for $3; 10 for $9 
A wonderful, very large, tall creamy-white Iris pre-eminently suited 
to those rather numerous climates where adversities of weather 
frequently wreck ordinary Iris of fragile make-up. Visualize the 
queenly, silken material known as sharkskin and you will under- 
stand the firm substance, almost velvety texture of this Iris. Petals 
broad, falls nicely flaring, with a glistening yellow glow deep in 
the throat. M—44”. 
LATE 
MARIPOSA MIA (Mitchell ‘46) $2.00; 3 for $4.00 
So quaint and dainty is this tall, prettily ruffled new white that 
Prof. Mitchell gave it this Spanish name meaning “My Butterfly”. 
He tells us that he considers it one of his very best Iris, and. a 
very fine parent. Much of the charm comes from the decorative 
yellow style arms and the basal veining. As many as 10 flowers 
on each well-branched stalk. Very fragrant. L—46”. 
‘THE PURE WHITES 
Serene as Freshly Fallen Snow 
Use Generously to Bring Out the Beauty in Other Colors 
MIDSEASON 
WHITE RUFFLES (C. C. Taylor ‘47) HC’45, HM’47 $8.00 
A beautifully ruffled warm white descendant of Snow Flurry; much 
like a large edition of that famous variety. Imagine flowers 6 inches 
high and 6 inches wide, nicely spaced along tall stems. Also in- 
herits the vigor and free-blooming qualities of Snow Flurry. Distri- 
bution as yet limited, so here is your chance to get a wonderful 
new one before any of your neighbors have it. 44”. 
THE PURE WHITES—Continued on next page 

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