BETTY’S CHOICE (Harris 45) 362—85 
Ruffled, rosy-mauve with a cream blotch. 
Petls are edged with cream. This glad 
builds’ a tall spike and opens six. Is really 
very beautiful and one that florists will 
demand. Get a start in Betty’s Choice. 
L .20; M .15; S .10. 
BONFIRE 436 (Fischer) A new scarlet 
that is probably the most brilliant in its 
color? | erows*-) 6 it} tall sprocucing 
spikes of remarkable uniformity that 
regularly opens 6 to 8 glossy sheen flo- 
rets. It is an cutstanding cutter, good 
propagator and germinator. L 50; M .35; 
S .25; Blbts. 4-.25; 10-.50. 
BIKINI (Lins-Ruble) (90) 424. Bright 
orange with violet throat markings. 
Opens 5-6 slightly ruffled blooms on a 
strong straight spike. Good commer- 
cial habits. L .35; M .25; S .15; Blbts. 
50-1.00. 
BELTRAMiI (Lins) 480. Large beautifully 
formed, wide open, ruffled and fluted 
florets of gclden brown to deep rose 
mulberry. |L .10; 3-.25; M .08; 3-.20; S 
06; 2-.15. 
BLACK DIAMOND (Gelser) 354. None 
of the drab or somber tones of the most 
of the dark reds can be associated with 
Black Diamond for its vibrant color is 
iis primary virtue. It grows to 42 inches 
in height and makes a fine flowerhead. 
L .15; M .10; S .05; Blbts. 10-25. 
BLACK PANTHER (Lins) 554. This is the 
largest real black red. The plants are 
tall with long flowerheads and very 
large black red, wide open florets. A 
large black red is needed in every col- 
lection. This one will fill the bill. L .35; 
M .25; S .15. 
BLUE BEAUTY (Pfitzer) 4766. This is 
probably the best blue o nthe market. 
The strong blue shade becomes a bit 
lighter at the edges of the petals. It is 
a tall, strong grower. L .10; M .08; S .05. 
BLUEBLOOD 379. Blue, red throat. This 
glad has been overlooked. Introduced 
by Mr. Ellis the last. year he issued a 
catalog therefore not widely dissemi- 
nated. Makes healthy bulbs and plenty 
of bulblets. 5-6 open. L .10; M .08; S .05. 
BUCKEYE BRONZE 490. An outstanding 
bronze that is very popular. A must have. 
L .10; 3-.25; M .08; 3-20; S .06; 3-15. 
BURGUNDY (Scheer 742) 452. 90 days. 
A formal spike of crimson rose, with 
many open. Intense coloring with nar- 
row cream lines on thrcat petal. Straight 
medium height spike with a rather long 
flowerhead. Good propagator. L .15; M 
2-.25; S 3.20; Blbts. 50- 20. 
BLUE LAGOON (Snyder) (80) 476. Tall 
Medium blue that grows well in ad- 
verse conditions. Opens 6 well placed 
cup shaped blooms. Gocd show giad. L 
35; M .20; S .15. 
BURMA (Palmer) 462. Deep rose, shad- 
ing somewhat lighter in throat. Opens 
up to 10 large, heavily ruffled, nicely 
placed blooms on a 5-fcot spike. Most 
of the buds showing color. Excellent 
for exhibition. L .10; 3-.25; M .08; 4-.25; 
S 05; 3-.10; Blbts. 108-.35. 
BUTTERSCOTCH (L. R. Langworthy) A 
glowing Indian Yellow with throat 
markings of Chinese Coral and a suf- 
fusicn of the same coral shade overlay- 
ing the edges of the lower petals. Opens 
10-inch fine formal spike. The color ef- 
fect is a warm pastel salmon. Strorg, 
xigorous grower. L .75; M .50; S_ .50; 
Blbts. 10.60. 
CHIC (Marshail 48) 440—80. Large, beau- 
tiful, ruffled pearly-pink that has blooms 
of «xceptionally fine fcrm, substance 
and color. About six open on moder- 
ately tall plants. One for fancier and 
also a good florist variety. L 35; M. 25; 
S .20. 
CALICO QUEEN 341. Just as its name 
implies, is a calico color. White back- 
ground with red spots. Very pretty and 
is admired by all who see it. L .15. 
CALIFORNIA (Salbach) 543. Huge wide 
open clear geranium pink with a slight- 
ly deeper marking in the throat. Very 
tall husky plant that stands the heat 
well. This is a really fine variety. One 
of the best for cutflowers. Patented, so 
increase cannot be sold. L .25; M_ .15; 
S .10; 10.75. Blbts. 100-.50. 
CAPEHEART 440 light salmon rose. As 
good as Picardy for use. Free from dis- 
ea-e. A real glad that you shculd have. 
L .10; 3-.25; M .08; 3-.20; S .06; 3-.15. 
CHARLOTTE ANN (Lins-Ruble) 490. A 
heavily ruffled chocolate colored glad 
that the florists go for. Tall rugged 
grower with 4 to 6 open and 4 to 6 
showing color cn heavy stem. L .60; M 
58; S .35. 
CHARMOLUCK (Wilson) (M) 483. Many 
people who do not care for smokies 
as a Class will like the soft orange-tan 
and smoky rose tones of Chamoluck. 
As beautifully blended as some of our 
fine new varieties of iris, the colors 
shade to a creamy center. Makes good 
spikes of medium height, with 6 or 7 
five-inch florets cpen at a time. Much 
admired in our garden. L .50; M .35; S 
25; Blbts. 10-.25. 
