1951 
Introductions 
Douglasiana Iris 
AMIGUITA (Eric E. Nies 1951) $4.00 
Here is a break in colors for our native California Irises. It has the 
coloring of the Bearded Iris Amigo, therefore the name Amiguita, 
which means “Little Friend”. Its rich purple and white combination 
of coloring is most intriguing. This Iris has been withheld from 
introduction until we had sufficient stock to warrant a low intro- 
ductory price. Flowers are of good size and bloom on stalks of 
12” heighth. Highly Commended A.I.S. 1949. 
GRAY DAWN (Mrs Julian Curtis 1951) $3.50 
(Orchid Sprite x Yellow Opal) 
One of the smoothest satin finished and most beautifully formed 
Douglasianas we have seen. Its large flowers with broad falls make 
an enticing network for the blending of colors which truly remind 
one of early dawn. In color, it is a warm soft gray with touches 
of Maroon-red and Turquoise in the center of the fall petals. The 
standards are opalescent. Height 12”. LOUISIANA IRIS—SAUCY MINX 
Bearded Iris Louisiana Iris 
THE MAD HATTER (David Wm. Lyon 1951) $20.00 CANDLES (Caroline Dormon 1951) $5.00 
Floriferous and showy flat flowers with very broad segments, 
(Ranger x Cordovan No. 207-47-7) amaranth-red in color, with picnic-yellow style-arms, and bright 
Several good reds bloomed from this cross, and we had a hard yellow signal. A clump of Candles suggests candelbrum with 
time to decide which was the best. We finally settled on this one, lighted candles. Twenty-four inch stalks, carry five and one-half 
because its bloom stalks were the tallest, with good branching, Gichintlowere: 
deepest in color, and it bloomed twice during the season last 
year, too. By Royal Horticultural Colour Chart, it is of deepest 
Maroon, with quite velvety falls, whcih seem to be overlaid with GREEN LUSTRE (Eric E. Nies 1951) $7.50 
blackish-maroon. Semi-flaring form, and nicely arched standards. Lovely and lustrous light Uranium green (by Royal Horticultural 
This cross gave the sweetest and most pleasing fragrance to all Colour Chart). Flowers are of medium size and height, with flaring 
its progeny. 42-44”. Mid-season and late. form. The falls are light Uranium green with perhaps a little 
soft dresden yellow mixed into its tones to soften and enhance 
the delicate richness of this flower. Style arms and standards are 
light uranium green. The signal stripe on the falls are of deep 
buttercup yellow. When this flower first opens there is a medium 
blue around the signal which fades into just enough of a flush 
of blue to intensify the soft green tones. 
SAUCY MINX (Caroline Dormon 1951) $5.00 
(Cajan x New Orleans) 
Impudent upstanding rufflled flowers measuring 514”. In color, 
a bright rose-red at edge of segments, shading inward to amber 
and soft yellow. 18 to 24 inch stems bear several flowers at the 
same time with occasional side branching. A clump is an unforget- 
able sight, in fact, Eric Nies, of Hollywood, says that Saucy Minx 
is the finest Louisiana Iris he has ever seen. 
We invite you to join... 
THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY 
440 Chestnut Street, Nashville 10, Tennessee 
Annual Dues — $3.50 
THE HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY 
George E. Lenington, Secy. 
% The K. C. Life Insurance Co. 
Box 139, Kansas City 10, Missouri 
THE MAD HATTER 
IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY z 
