Gilbert H. Wild & Son... Sareoxie. Mo. 
Iris 
CHIVALRY (Wills, 1944) Each $7.00 
A most impressive flower. It is deeper in color than Great 
Lakes and larger in size. The domed standards are large and 
full. The flaring falls are broad hafted and strong. The beard 
is orange, changing to blue at tip. Standards and falls are ruf- 
fled. Well branched and splendid placement of blooms. This is 
a very fine real blue iris of outstanding merit. 36 inches. 
CHRISTABEL (Lapham, 1936) Each 50c, 3 for $1.25 
The large flowers are a beautiful glowing red with a very 
smooth finish and a brilliant yellow beard. Dependable, and one 
of the finest reds at any price. Midseason. 36 inches. 
CITY OF LINCOLN (H. Sass, 1937) Each 30c, 3 for 75c 
Medium late. 42 inches. Possesses rich golden standards and 
bright velvety red falls. This is the boldest color contrast 
to be found in any iris and makes a clump of this variety a 
very striking focal point in any iris picture. City of Lincoln 
possesses fine height, excellent branching, splendid flaring form, 
and equals most of the newer irises in size. 
CLOTH OF GOLD (Whiting, 1945) Each $1.25 
Midseason, 36 inches. A bright but deep yellow self. The sub- 
stance is very heavy, the form pleasingly flared. Plants are ex- 
tremely vigorous. ‘A really good yellow of very nice form, car- 
ried on well branched 36-inch stems.”—G. L. Pilkington in Eng- 
lish Year Book. 
CLOUD CASTLE (Graves, 1944) M. Each $2.00 
An exquisite and effective pale wistaria blue. The standards 
are broad and roundly domed with a distinct fluting at the edge. 
The ruffled falls are wide and flaring. There is an indefinable 
charm about this iris that always attracts the attention of gar- 
den visitors. A self with evenly spaced flowers on well branch- 
ed stalks. H. M., A. I. S. 1944. Per. R. 88 1946. 37 inches. 
COPPER LUSTRE (Kirk, 1934) Each 35c, 3 for 75c 
Wntirely different from all others, its great popularity has re- 
sulted not only from the odd and beautiful copper tone of its 
flowers but also from the fact that it performs well in all sec- 
tions of the country. It positively glows in its bright copper, 
gold and pinkish tan blendings. Dykes Medal, 1938. 
COPPER PINK (Kellogg, 1941) Each 50c, 3 for $1.00 
Big pink blend with coppery suffusion at the haft. There is 
some blue shading on the mid-rib and the style arms are blue. 
Beard is orange-brown, and there is considerable gold about the 
Center! Ev AT. S. 1942: 
COPPER ROSE (Cook, 1941) Each $1.00 
M. 38 inches. Smoothly blended old rose, tan and copper with 
golden center. Standards between buff pink and Japan rose. 
Falls between terra cotta and ochre red. Broad petals. 
CORDOVAN (Kleinsorge, 1946) Each $3.00 
The large bold flowers of ox-blood red are appropriately named, 
the color resembling that of Cordovan leather. The beauty of 
the rich finish is enhanced with a coppery flush over the entire 
flower. The wide falls are distinctively fluted. Heavy sub- 
stance; well branched. Midseason. 36 inches. 
CORNFLOWER (Whiting, 1948) Each $4.00 
A really blue self. Not one of the largest, but one of the bluest 
Irises we have ever grown. Darker and much bluer than either 
of its parents, it comes close to cornflower blue, of classical 
form, with well domed standards and nicely flaring falls. 
Branching good, plant growth very vigorous. Late midseason. 
CORITICA (H. Sass, 1942) Each $1.00 
Precisely dotted brown on a rich yellow ground, it is regarded 
by some iris enthusiasts as the best of the Sass yellow plicatas. 
Deeper in color than Balmung, but not quite as large. 
COURTIER (D. Hall, 1947) M. Each $6.00 
The deepest pink of the Hall Flamingo pinks. Not quite as 
good form as Cherie, but the color is outstanding. Very promi- 
nent deep tangerine beard. Strong stalks and good branching. 
H. C., A. I. S. 1944. 30 inches. 
CRIMSON TIDE (Nicholls, 1939) 
40 inches. M. L. Very large brilliant red flowers. 
Each 60c 
DAMASCUS (Tompkins, 1945) M. Each $4.00 
A large rich Spanish yellow with a smooth overlay of Navaho 
or copper-orange on the falls. The petals are quite broad, 
heavily substanced and have a velvety finish. Stalks are strong 
with good branching and the plants are very hardy. 38 inches. 
DAMERINE (Gage, 1939) Each 75c 
A large flower of deep red with domed standards and flaring 
falls. Received Bronze Medal at New York World’s Fair, 1940. 
DAYBREAK (Kleinsorge, 1941) Each $1.35, 3 for $3.00 
A huge golden pink with slight undertones of copper. The 
flowers are well shaped with closed standards and falls that 
are semi-flaring, but there is a suggestion of ruffling in the 
entire blossom. It has excellent branching and the stems are 
3 to 4 feet tall. The name is most appropriate. 
DERRILL HART (Glutz, 1938) Each 35c, 3 for 75c 
M. 40 inches. Large flowers whose standards are rose with 
suffusion of violet, falls showing more red. Tall well-branched 
stalks. A very lovely flower. 
DESERT SONG (Fay, 1946) Each $8.00 
Large beautifully formed blooms of cream, with very broad 
standards and rounded flaring falls. A self with no haft mark- 
ings and especially heavy substance. The flowers are evenly 
spaced on very tall well branched stalks. Early midseason. 40 
inches. 
DISTANCE (Cook, 1946) Each $7.00 
M. 35 inches. This is said to be a forerunner of real blue iris. 
The flowers are large and heavily substanced. Placement is 
good on strong well branched stalks. 
DREAMCASTLE (Cook, 1943) Each $5.00 
An orchid pink self, the segments very broad and of bright 
clear tones. The white beard, tinted lemon at the base, tends 
to emphasize the solid pink effect. One of the most sought after 
varieties and stock is very scarce. We have a few plants only. 
DREAMLAND (Snyder, 1945) Each $3.00 
M. 38 inches. This new iris has ruffled well domed standards 
and ruffled semi-flaring falls. Deep Hollyhock red is the closest 
description to color. Haft has no venations and is offset with 
a lemon colored beard. Branching and substance of the best. 
DYMIA Each 35c, 3 for 75c 
38 inches. Honorable Mention, American Iris Society. A hand- 
some, very large, very dark uniform purple, almost black, with 
a dark blue beard that harmonizes beautifully and intensifies 
the coloring. 
EASTER BONNET (Maxwell-Norton, 1944) Each $1.50 
Base color rhodenite pink with %-inch margin of burnished 
gold on both standards and falls, heavy to gold at the haft, 
golden beard. A large flower well spaced on stalk. 40 inches 
tall. Try this one. 
E. B. WILLIAMSON (P. Cook, 1937) Each 35c, 3 for 75c 
M. 36 inches. A new light rosy copper blend of lustrous, silken 
sheen. Low branched stems, unusual vigor, nice size; a blend- 
ing of restless colors that shine and sparkle many hued from 
a self-colored flower. 
EDITH ROAKE (K. Smith, 1946) Each $4.00 
A blue and white plicata that has great garden value. Very fine 
as a clump. Vigorous and prolific. 40 inches. 
EDWARD LAPHAM (Lapham, 1942) Each $2.00 
This flawless rich crimson flower with a cast of maroon is most 
attractive and one of the reddest iris to date. A self even to the 
hafts and throat. The smooth glossy finish adds to the loveli- 
ness of the trim tailored blooms. Midseason. 36 inches. 
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Each 30c, 3 for 75c 
An iris of rich purple. Blooms early in spring, then (in most 
sections) again in fall. 
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