Introductions: 
lings every spring ealls for no less than a pilgrimage to Briarwood, her home. 
She presents for your approval: 
ROSE OF ABBEVILLE. (Reg. 1949) H. C. 1950. A result of Old Coral 
X Peggy Mac. The large 6-inch flowers are quite ruffled and creped. The 
form is flat with broad overlapping segments. The color is soft rose. Here 
is the first iris of Abbeville form with a triangular signal patch. Height 30 
inches. $10.00. 
VIOLET RAY. (Reg. 1949). This iris caused a sensation in Shreveport 
last year. The result of an unnamed big Abbeville purple X Old Coral. The 
6!4-inch flowers of pansy purple have a flat form, very firm and very broad 
segments. The radiant light yellow signal patch is surrounded by cream rays 
that extend to the center of the sepal. Height 30 inches. Most striking. Stock 
very limited. $15.00. 
Seedlings of Dee Randolph Kerper (Mrs. John F.) 
Mrs. Kerper inherited her love for the Louisiana Irises from her mother, 
Mrs. Robert Lee Randolph, who was in the cirele of early enthusiasts that in- 
eluded Mrs. Mary S. Debaillon, Mrs. Cammie G. Henry, Mrs. Lillian H. Trichel, 
and Miss Caroline Dormon, all of whom will never be forgotten in the an- 
nuals of Louisiana iris history. It is in memory of Dr. John K. Small, who 
first brought this group of iris to the attention of the botanical and horti- 
cultural world that Mrs. Randolph named the stunning iris below that I am 
introducing for Mrs. Kerper. The other iris is named in honor of her mother, 
a fitting tribute to one of our first collectors and pioneer enthusiasts. This 
later iris is the climax of many years of planting selective seed. 
DR. JOHN K. SMALL. (Reg. 1944) A. I. 8. Bronze Metal 1940. This 
flower is well-known for its immense radiant signal patch set on a wide rose 
sepal for heavy texture and good substance. The undertone is gold, as is the 
underside of the sepal. The petal is rose. 39 inches. Very striking. $5.00. 
MRS. ROBERT LEE RANDOLPE. (Reg. 1950). On a tall, straight 
stalk of 40 inches are displayed these unique flowers the color tones of which 
surround Cosmos in the color charts. The sepals of the large 6-inch flowers 
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