VATICAN PURPLE 
TEA ROSE, Whiting 1944. No. 4127 
(MATULA X CHINA MAID). Mid-sea- 
son, 36 inches. A fresh and attractive cop- 
per pink iris that wins more friends each 
year. Not as bright a pink as the picture, 
it is smoothly infused with light copper or 
amber to make a self of warm rose pink. 
The old color term “tea rose” (see notes in 
Dictionary of Color) seems appropriate for 
its name. The branching is not wide but 
the flowers are well spaced and beautifully 
rounded in form. The plants are especially 
vigorous with strong bloom and increase. 
H. C. 1943, H. M. 1945. Selected for trial 
at Wisley 1949. A.I.S. Symposium 1950. 
$1.50, 3 for $3.00 
THREE OAKS, Whiting 1943. No. 4110 
(MATULA X CHINA MAID). Mid-sea- 
son, 36 inches. A sister seedling of TEA 
ROSE and a friendly rival with her for 
honors. The large flowers are of a deeper 
rose pink, more heavily blended with cop- 
per and set off by a pronounced blue blaze 
in the fall. The strong, heavy stalks are 
short branched but produce a spectacular 
effect of color in the garden. The hardy, 
robust plants flower freely and increase 
generously. H. M. 1945, A. M. 1949, Sympo- 
sium 1947-48-49. Selected for trial at 
Wisley 1950. $2.00, 3 for $4.00 
VATICAN PURPLE, Whiting 1943. No. 
4060 (MISSOURI X MATA HARI). Mid- 
season to late, 38 inches. A very rich deep 
blue purple self, one of the most impres- 
sive irises in the garden. The huge flow- 
ers are of extremely heavy substance and 
glossy finish. The standards are _ not 
“closely domed” but the entire flower 
holds its pleasingly ruffled form, crisp and 
non-fading, in all kinds of weather. The 
strong, widely branched stalks carry 9 to 
12 large blooms over a long period. The 
plants are hardy and prolific. It maintain- 
ed a high average, 89.5, in the 1949 Region- 
al Performance Ratings. H. M. 1943, 
Symposium 1947-48-49-50. Selected for 
trial at Wisley 1948. $2.00, 3 for $5.00 
APRIL 29, 1951, MONTPELIER, IDAHO—The 
24 iris plants we received from you last July 
have come through a difficult winter with no 
loss whatever. Others, both new and estab- 
lished clumps, show quite heavy losses. I am 
making a planting including Blue Rhythm and 
its ancestors as far back as I can trace them. 
Do you know the parentage of Blue Triumph 
and Aline? — Robert L. Jenson. SEE BLUE 
RHYTHM “FAMILY TREE’ ON LAST PAGE 
OF CATALOG. 
