2 MAPLE VALLEY IRIS GARDENS 
1950 Iutroductions... 
BLUE MOOD No. 4513 (VATICAN PURPLE X (BEOTIE X HUGUETTE)). Me lca 
32 inches. Deep blue purple self of great garden value. Hardy, vigorous and free 
blooming. $5.00 
HEATH CREST No. 479 (NYLON X LOOMIS S. Q. 72). M.-La., 38-40 inches. Mal- 
low pink self with heavy tangerine beard. Especially interesting for breeding but 
effective in the garden if carefully placed as it is tall and high branched. Very 
prolific of bloom and increase. $5.00 
IVORY PRINCESS No. 4356 ((PURISSIMA X MATULA) X WHITE GODDESS). 
M.-La., 38 inches. A tall and stately flower on a beautifully branched stalk. The 
color is pure cream or warm ivory with no markings at the haft. Perfectly hardy 
and strong growing. $10.00 
LADY MOON No. 4337 ((PURISSIMA X MUTULA) X WHITE GODDESS). M., 36 
inches. A cold white self with a white beard. The flowers are large, well formed 
and of very heavy substance. Strong, hardy plants. $10.00 
LODESTONE No. 462 (OLA KALA X ROCKET). M., 32 inches. Very deep chrome 
yellow to orange, slightly deeper on falls. Makes a vivid patch of color, a magnet 
in the garden. The hardy plants are prolific and floriferous. $5.00 
MAPLE FLAME No. 4676 (PRAIRIE SUNSET X VEISHEA). M.-La., 36 inches. 
Standards rich gold, lightly flushed cardinal red; falls smoothly overlaid cardinal 
except at haft. A brilliant display of color, like maple trees in October. Blooms 
freely on hardy, vigorous plants. $10.00 
MAYTIME No. 464 (SHANNOPIN & PATHFINDER). M., 36 inches. A pink toned 
amoena, clean and fresh in coloring. The standards are pale orchid pink, the falls 
much deeper. The flowers are large, the petals wide and full, the form graceful. 
Perfectly hardy and free with both bloom and increase. $25.00 
ROSE AMBER No. 4653 (HARVEST MOON X GYPSY ROSE). M., 36 inches. Rose 
pink and golden amber, so smoothly blended as to appear self colored, except that 
the rich golden beard and central amber glow gives it life and light. The very 
large blooms are gracefully ruffled. The plants are strong and hardy, the growing 
and blooming habits excellent. $15.00 
TECHNICOLOR No. 4646 (GARDEN GLORY X ROCKET). M., 34 inches. A bril- 
liant, ruby red self, much admired by all garden visitors. Although this is the 
nearest approach to true red we have grown, the color is not harsh but rich and 
glowing. Hardy, vigorous and free blooming. $25.00 

1949 Contest Winners 
Mr. Wm. H. Guenther of St. Joseph, Missouri, won first in the picture contest 
with Blue Rhythm which we have used on the front cover. Mr. Guenther is an ex- 
pert engraver as well as a photographer, and his company, Artcrafts Engraving, 
prepared the plates for the color reproduction. 
Mr. Ray K. Rickman of Joplin, Missouri, won second with a color slide of 
Priscilla. 
Dr. Phillip G. Corliss of Somerton, Arizona, won third with a slide of Garden 
Glory. These and other good slides were added to the A. I. S. Region 21 slide col- 
lection. 
Mr. Robert Baker Wynne of Raleigh, North Carolina, submitted the garden plan 
which we have used in the center of our catalog and won an easy first in the 
“Planting for Color” contest. We are very proud of it. 
Mrs. F. E. Winegar of Denver, Colorado, won second with several excellent 
color groups. 
Mrs. Ralph E. Ricker of Sioux City, Iowa, placed third. These and other sug- 
gested groups will be found as special collections in the catalog. 
