“Blowers from the Wilds of Missowri’’ 
IRIS 
IVORY CHARM (W., 1947) Each $1.00 
Truly charming is this fresh ivory toned iris with its bright 
golden throat. One of the very first to bloom, it brings a rich 
promise of weeks of beauty to come. The stalks are exception- 
ally well branched, the plants show fast increase. Early mid- 
season. 36 inches. 
JAKE (Long-Sass, 1943) Each 60c, 3 for $1.25 
A white white, with no other color in it; a very large flower, 
well formed, free blooming, and an easy grower. The introducer 
says that this is the white iris that everybody has been waiting 
for, at a price everyone can afford. 
JASMINE (Grant, 1944) Each $2.00 
M. L. A smooth golden yellow, gardenia-like texture. The color 
is poured on so smoothly, not a vein or variation of shading of 
coloring is noted. 388 inches. 
JASPER AGATE (Mrs. T. Williams, 1943) Each $1.50 
M. A jewel-like Iris in a color difficult to describe. A medley of 
gold and copper-red with an underlying copper pink tone and a 
beautiful lacquer-like finish. Though not large or tall, its indi- 
viduality and charm in color are readily apparent. 34 inches. 
JAVA SKY (Wareham, 1942) Each $2.50 
M. An Iris with a brilliant blending of colors. The highly domed 
standards are Etruscan red strongly suffused with golden cop- 
per along the firm midrib. The falls are the same color with 
a gleaming overlay of Hortense violet in the center and around 
the edge a narrow border of copper-gold. 39 inches. 
JEAN CAYEUX (Cayeux, 1931) Each 40c, 3 for 75c 
36 inches. Winner of the Dykes Memorial Medal, highest inter- 
national honors. This is one of the most distinctly colored and 
beautiful irises ever created. A marvelous blending of Havana 
and coffee brown. 
JONOQUILL (Whiting, 1943) Each 75c 
M. Large flowers of soft clear yellow distinctly edged with 
deeper yellow on both standards and falls. 
JUNALUSKA (Kirkland, 1934) Each 40c 
E. M. 38 in. Unique blend of red, copper, rose and gold. General 
effect copper red. Tall and early. Runner-up for Dykes Medal 
1938. 
KALINGA (Kleinsorge, 1934) Each 40c 
L. 36 in. Huge ivory-cream. Tall and profuse. Beautiful in itself 
and nice buffer for other colors. 
KANSAS INGLESIDE (Hill, 1940) Each 40c, 3 for 75c 
E. 34 in. Harly flowering warm-toned brown-red self. the first 
of the reds to bloom and very welcome. Adapted to fall blooming 
too, where autumns are long. 
KATHERINE FAY (Fay, 1945) Each $2.00, 3 for $4.00 
A grand white, large, tall and with semi-flaring ruffled blooms. 
All white, no yellow in the center. It is an easy grower and 
rapid multiplier. 100% hardy. H. M., A. I. S., 1945. 
KLONDYKE GOLD (Kirkland, 1941) Each 50c 
M. 40 in. Enormous flower of pure, even deep yellow with grand 
substance, form and branching. 
KOREA (Whiting, 1948) Each $4.00 
M. 37 in. A large, semi-flaring flower of soft golden amber 
slightly flushed rose. Broad round petals and smooth finish. 
LADY BOSCAWEN (Graves, 1946) Each $5.00 
M. A white of elegant beauty in style of bloom, in color and in 
ruffling. Broad, fluted standards of pure white with moulded, 
flaring falls delightfully ruffled. Substance is strong and firm; 
large flowers well spaced on graceful stalks. 40 inches. 
LADY LOUISE (Graves, 1947) Each $8.00 
A flower that is distinctive in both color and pattern. The broad 
ruffled standards of colonial buff are roundly domed and firmly 
held by the very strong midrib. The falls of iridescent white are 
nicely fluted and bordered in Colonial buff blending into the 
deeper buff of the style arms. Beautifully formed and firm sub- 
stanced flowers. Vigorous. Midseason. 44 in. H. M., A. I. S., 
1947. 
LADY MOHR (Salbach, 1944) Each $1.50, 3 for $3.00 
A new and altogether different addition to the interesting Wm. 
Mohr family of iris, this one brings color combination previous- 
ly unknown to the tall bearded group. Standards are oyster 
white, huge and slightly fluted, with strong mid-ribs. Falls are 
pale chartreuse or greenish yellow, with prominent veining. 
There is a very prominent dark patch surrounding the beard. 
LA GOLONDRINA (Tompkins, 1946) Each $3.50 
M. L. 40 in. A self of glowing royal purple. Huge flowers with 
delightful ruffling. 
LAKE GEORGE (K. Smith, 1945) Each $2.00 
M. L. A self of blue violet (Ridgeway) shading darker at the 
hafts. The standards are roundly domed. The falls are very 
flaring with no color other than blue showing on the hafts. 
Beard light yellow tipped blue at the end. 38 inches. 
LAKE HURON (J. Sass, 1942) Each 50c 
M. 36 inches. One of the shades we have been looking for. 
This iris is a real blue, emphisized by a golden yellow beard. 
LAKE SHANNON (De Forest, 1945) Each $3.00 
M. The name suggests the clear blue water of a mountain lake 
and it is very descriptive of this medium blue. The standards 
and falls are wide and fluted with a beautiful well branched 
stalk that allows three flowers to be open at one time without 
any crowding. 36 inches. 
LAMPLIT HOUR (Tompkins, 1947) Each $3.50 
M. 38 in. A different note in the bicolor class. Standards white 
flushed cream and falls of yellow. A lovely iris. 
LANCASTER (Cook, 1940) Each 50c, 3 for $1.00 
M. 36 inches. H. M., A. I. S., 1941. A whirlpool of color, chang- 
ing from deep pink to warm old rose, with just a dash of yellow 
gleaming, gives this iris a hint of tan-pink. 
LAVENDER AND GOLD LACE (Whiting, 1946) Each $1.00 
M. 38 in. A lovely bicolor blend with standards of yellow flushed 
lavender and falls of deep lavender edged gold. The petals are 
heavily fluted and lacy. 
LEADING LADY (Lyell, 1949) Each $7.00 
Large beautifully formed combination of white and yellow, yel- 
low standards, falls white edged with yellow. 
LEGEND Each 40c, 3 for 75c 
36 inches. A super iris of huge size, perfect form and rich, deep 
coloring. S. lilac, flushed lavender; F. rich deep crimson-claret, 
like a piece of fine plush. 
LELA DIXON (G. Douglas, 1949) Each $8.00 
EH. A seedling of Blue Shimmer, it has lost the flexible stalk, but 
kept the color. In fact, the blue is more clear, and the white 
more pure. 
LELANI (Washington, 1943) Each $5.00 
Charming and entirely different is this lovely orange pink iris. 
The standards of Venetian pink are well domed and firm. The 
falls are rounded, of the same color, with well defined line of 
deeper pink and have the added attraction of a peach red beard. 
Midseason. 35 in. 
LIGHTHOUSE (Salbach, 1936) Each 50c, 3 for $1.00 
M. L. 36 inches; A. M. bronze-rose. Closed standards of bronzy 
rose semi-flaring falls of rose, edged bronze. Slightly fragrant, 
gigantic flowers on good stalks. 
LIGHTS ON (Lapham, 1946) Each $5.00 
M. 33 in. Rich, uniformly glossy red, glowing like a live coal. 
Newest claimant to the title of reddest iris, 
LILAC LANE (Whiting, 1947) Each $8.00 
M. 36 in. Pearly pink-lilac in a large full flower of domed stand- 
ards and widely flaring falls, lightly ruffled. A superior variety 
of strong substance and unusual charm. 
LORD DONGAN (kK. Smith, 1940) Each $1.00 
M. Stunning creation with broad standards of Chinese violet and 
wide rounded falls of velvety Corinthian purple with no haft 
venations. The thick pale yellow beard lights up the center of 
the flower. 37 inches. 
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