BEARDED IRIS —A List of Choice Varieties 
ALASTOR (Spender 1940). A brilliant deep cyclamen pink with a pronounced golden 
center. One of the finest ever to come from England. AM 1941. 60¢ 
ALPINE GLOW (Kleinsorge 1945). Large flower of subdued rose tones. A _ rose-violet 
blend. HM 1946. $2.00 
AMANDINE (Douglas 1946). Large pale lemon cream self with delightfully ruffled, broad, 
full form of exquisite beauty. AM 1948. $7.50 
AMIGO (Williamson 1934). Like a velvety purple pansy. Very popular. AM AIS 1939 
also AM from England in 1945. 50¢ 
ANGELUS (Egelberg 1937). A bright light pink with mauve iridescence. Very late. 
AM 1939. 50e¢ 
ARIANA (Cayeux 1935). This enormous plicata of gleaming white is heavily overlaid 
with violet blue. Unusual. $1.00 
AUBURN (Klein 1945). A new color in iris is this vivid coppery henna-brown self. Early, 
well formed and makes a striking clump. HM 1946. $7.50 
‘AZTEC COPPER (Kleinsorge 1939). A huge blend of smoky violets and delicate coppers 
with wonderful substance. HM 1940. 75e¢ 
AZURE SKIES (Pattison 1943). Airily ruffled pale lavender blue. Declared by many to 
be the most lovely light blue to date. AM 1945. i es 
BALMUNG (H. Sass 1939). The finest of the Sass series of yellow plicatas. Ground color 
is a definite yellow and the markings are cinnamon-brown. AM 1942. Tae 
BANDMASTER (Hall 1944). Very large medium blue that is near to true sky blue. The 
color holds up unusually well. HM 1944. $2.00 
BERKELEY GOLD (Salbach 1942). Perfectly formed rich solid yellow. One of the finest. 
AM 1946. $1.00 
BERMUDA SAND (Hall 1939). A light coffee-tan with a glint of gold. A glorified and 
gigantic Jean Cayeux. $1.00 
BIRCHBARK (Kleinsorge 1940). Solid clean white, with a cool inner glow. Medium 
height. A truly fine white. 50¢ 
BLACK BANNER (Nicholls 1947). Velvety, intensely colored near black. Broad and full, 
ruffled flaring form. $2.50 
BLACK FOREST (Schreiner 1945). A rich, silky, ebony blue-black. Medium height with 
flaring falls. AM 1948. $3.50 
BLUE FRILLS (Stephenson 1946). A deeper shade of pure azure-blue than most blues. 
Has rounded form and rich glossy texture. $3.00 
BLUE RHYTHM (Whiting 1945). Very large flower of cornflower blue with a silvery 
overtone. AM 1947. $4.00 
BLUE VALLEY (K. Smith 1947). Huge, ruffled true blue. Great Lakes looked lavender 
in comparison. Truly worthy of all the praise it has received. HM 1947. AM 1949. $10.00 
BLUE SHIMMER (J. Sass 1942). Tops among the blue and white plicatas. AM 1942. $1.50 
BONANZA (J. Sass 1939). A medium sized, very yellow ground plicata with distinct 
brown edging. 40¢ 
BROWN THRASHER (Kirkland 1941). Brilliant rich golden brown. A ‘‘must have”. 
AM 1943. $1.25 
BRYCE CANYON (Kleinsorge 1944). Sensational new shade of warm henna copper, self 
colored and large flowered. HM 1945. Runner-up for Dykes Medal in 1948. $3.50 
BURGUNDY ROSE (Hall 1946). This huge, showy flower of deep rose attracted lots of 
attention. A self rather than a blend. $3.00 
CALIFORNIA PEACH (Salbach 1941). A grand blend of peach, pink and apricot. Center 
of falls tinted with lavender. HM. 50e 
CAMEROUN (Cayeux 1938). Huge, almost black, with a beautiful sheen and very broad 
segments. AM. $1.00 
CAPTAIN WELLS (Cook 1941). A deep glossy maroon purple. Very rich due to the 
absence of haft markings. One of the finest. AM 1943. $1 00 
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