HORTICULTURAL VARIETIES AND HYBRIDS 
Hybrids found in the wild, as well as those produced in the 
garden by hybridizers, number into the thousands. As these hy- 
brids make good, they may be given a variety name. Some of the 
best Irises have no name, while others have several names. Many 
of the named hybrids have been registered and the descriptions 
are recorded with the American Iris Society. 
Following are the show winners as declared by the Society for 
Louisiana Irises at the past seven annual Iris shows held: 
1943 SEEDLING Shown by Mr. W. B. MacMillan 
| Abbeville, Louisiana 
1944 BAYOU SUNSET Shown by Mr. W. B. MacMillan 
Abbeville, Louisiana 
1945 NEW ORLEANS Shown by Mrs. E. G. Feusse 
Lafayette, Louisiana 
1946 PLUM GOOD Shown by Mr. Ira S. Nelson 
Lafayette, Louisiana 
1947 LONGFELLOW’S GABRIEL Shown by Mrs. J. A. Geary 
Lake Charles, Louisiana 
1948 LOCKETT’S LUCK Shown by Miss Elmina Thibaut 
Napoleonville, Louisiana 
1949 MIDSHIPMAN _ Shown by Mr. and Mrs. Joe G. Richard 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 
No attempt is made here to describe varieties. This informa- 
tion may be obtained from publications listed as references on the 
last page and others. 
PROPAGATION 
You will be interested in increasing the quantity of your best 
varieties. 
There are two practical methods of perpetuating or increasing 
Iris stock via vegetative and seed propagation. 
VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION. Iris plants increased by this 
method will produce plants identical to the variety from which 
they were propagated. This is the only sure way of maintaining 
an established strain of Iris without variation of bloom and plant. 
Propagation by seed may vary greatly from the parent plant unless 
it is a pure strain. Vegetative increase may be obtained by (1) rhi- 
zome separation, (2) rhizome cuttings, and (3) flower stalk off- 
shoots. The ideal time of the year for success with the first two 
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