ROYAL SOVEREIGN (Stevens 1951) ML. 38”. 
BLACK DIAMOND (Schreiner 1951) ML. 33”. 
WHITE TOWER (Schreiner 1951) E. 42”. 
With Ola Kala riding the crest of popularity for two successive 
years, it would seem that a newcomer of even deeper golden 
coloring, larger size, and more opulent form would also be 
destined for the peak of popularity! Royal Sovereign rivals 
Rocket in its intensity of coloring but lacks the olive tone, 
reminding one rather of the lustrous light golden orange of 
the California Poppy. Writes Mrs. Stevens: “Entirely distinct, 
this glorious new Iris is a smooth, very light orange. Sensa- 
tional as is the color, the rich plush-velvet of the falls and the 
rigidly held, taffeta-textured standards, are equally so. A true 
self without a single vein or variation in color, this Iris is 
destined for a great future once it is seen overseas. The flow- 
ers are large and the plant is a vigorous grower and rapid 
increaser. Unlike most Iris with orange toning, it will stand 
the hottest sun without either fading or bleaching.” 
$15.00 
From a sister of Black Forest x Down East comes this newest 
advance in black Iris. Though not appreciably taller than 
Black Forest it is fully 75% larger. Indeed, it is in size and 
lustre that Black Diamond represents the greatest advance. 
The copiously formed, heavily substanced, ebony-blue-black 
blooms simply glisten with a lustrous black-silk sheen that 
creates a very sumptuous effect. Truly a black diamond to 
radiate a beauty all its own among the varied jewel-tones of 
a modern Iris garden. $20.00 
Well named! Definitely one of the tallest, and, I really believe, 
the whitest and largest of all white Iris, standing out in the 
Iris patch like a white campanile tower over a mediaeval city. 
The massive snow sculptured blooms are very nobly formed 
with broad falls of extraordinary substance and a texture, 
whose stardust sheen warms to gold-dust near the golden 
bearded haft. Blooms are spaced well apart along the stem, 
somewhat after the manner of Desert Song. A sedate, kingly 
Iris that will prove an ace as a landscape flower. $10.00 
MYSTIC MELODY 
MYSTIC MELODY (Stevens 1951) ML. 39”. 
This sister-seedling of Summit, though less striking, is not less glam- 
orous. Indeed, there is a haunting loveliness about the butter yellow 
of the enamelled, sun-drenched falls and the luminous, shimmering 
cream of the silken, moon-lit standards that weaves a spell over the 
beholder and leaves him rapt. Picturing this Iris with four open blooms 
may suggest a bunchiness which in fact does not exist, as the branching 
starts 8 inches from the ground. If you must choose between this and 
Summit, I would say: If you are a breeder, buy Summit; if a fancier, 
buy Mystic Melody. But if you can, get both, for each is a distinct 
and outstanding Iris in its own right. $15.00 
MAYTIME (Whiting 1950) ML. 40”. 
Though not our introduction, we think so highly of this near-Amoena 
that we could not resist picturing it, and we admire it so much we 
would be proud to call it one of our introductions. The Amoena class 
being the most difficult of all color classes to improve, Maytime repre- 
sents a real breeding triumph. Its two-tone lilac-pink has a warmth 
and freshness—a limpid etherealness—that are most inspiring. An Iris 
MAYTIME a a to remember to add to yeur collection. $20.00 
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