YELLOWS 
We have numerous fine yellows, and no one will dispute their high value in the garden picture. 
They are equally valuable in the breeding program. All the fine blends, almost without exception, 
stem from yellow bloodlines, and nearly all of David Hall's fine pinks stem from Golden Eagle, 
and beyond that from W. R. Dykes. There is still room for improvement in the yellows, and from 
them may come the orange color now much sought after. Ola Kala has been a top iris for some 
years now, and bred to Rocket gave Mrs. Whiting her lovely deep orange-yellow Gold Sovereign. 
Berkeley Gold, Admiration, Golden Eagle, Zantha, Goldbeater and Moontide all hold rather high 
promise as breeders. Baghdad is a very potent pollen parent and last year I obtained seed for 
the first time from Golden Ruffles by the use of Baghdad and Fabulous’ Kate pollen. My own Gold 
Ruffles is proving a splendid parent—not only for yellows and cream, but for pinks as well— 
even blends—adding substance and ruffling to many of its seedlings. Song of Songs, Mrs. Crosby's 
new ruffled yellow and white, is from Gold Ruffles and Cream Gold. My own 49-11 series pinks 
are from a seedling of Gold Ruffles. Chantilly and Gold Ruffles crossed produced a wonderful 
array of yellows, buffs and blends with heavy ruffling.1 had a new yellow appear last year 
No. 49-21-50—from a seedling of Gold Ruffles x Pink Formal—it will surely be named and introduced 
next year if it increases well, for it appeared to have every good quality—clarity of color, form, 
substance, branching and that certain something—charm, individuality & personality that calls 
one to look time and time again. Yes, there is still room for improvement in this color class, and 
we may add tangerine, brown, blue or purple beards, as well as ruffling or other qualities to 
make them distinctive. 
BLENDS 
As with the yellows there are a goodly number of fine blends, yet because of their very 
makeup there will always be a great demand for rich things in this color range. Famous for their 
rich blends are Dr. Kleinsorge and Mrs. Whiting and hybridizers interested in this class will employ 
their iris with considerable success. Sultan's Robe, Casa Morena, Rilla Gabbert, Miobelle, Miogem, 
Three Oaks, Tobacco Road, Bryce Canyon, Mexico and Mirabelle have all proved to be fine 
parents. We think Lady Albright will be a good parent as perhaps will Sunset Road and Brown 
Stain. Honeyflow and Cape Bon (sister seedlings) have produced rich blends employed with either 
Sass or Kleinsorge lines. The fine iris in this color range are numerous and there are untold 
possibilities in the combination of parents and the colors that may come. Try Stag at Eve. 
ORANGES 
As stated last year I believe the much-sought orange color will probably come from the tangerine 
bearded pinks and their by-products—there is ample evidence of this with such fine iris as Hi Time 
and Melody Lane. Yet there seems to be another approach which has stemmed from Naranja 
blood, mostly, and these are definitely on the yellow side. Useful among these we would list: 
Damascus, Rocket, Moontide, Orangeman, Ella Callis, Tiffanja, Top Score, Symbol, Orange Gem, 
Gold Nugget, Ola Kala and perhaps Mexico should be useful here as might Arab Chief, Coloratura 
and Treva. 
CREAM 
Creams are very important in the garden picture for use as foils for dark and gaudy colors. 
In late years there have been some important additions to this color class: Amadine, Snoqualmie, 
Carved Ivory, Ruffled Bouquet, Desert Song, Creamo, Ivory Tower and Golden Treasure, and 
lately there have come a goodly number of yellow and white bi-colors or cream and white bi-colors 
such as Tranquil Moon, Cream Gold and Song of Songs; these may replace the cream selfs in the 
garden picture. Some of the lightly marked plicatas (yellow or cream) may be used the same. 
Almost all the creams are the result of breeding from yellow and white parents. Gold Ruffles has 
given me several fine creams. Easter Morn, Snow Flurry, Snow Carnival, Purissima and other 
whites might be employed in quest of this color. 
MULBERRY 
This has been a neglected class, although, perhaps, not too many are necessary. We have 
some fine ones: Master Charles, Mulberry Rose and Elmohr. Reds used with the deep purples 
might give us newer additions in this class. 
PLICATAS 
Some like their plicatas precisely stitched, while others prefer them heavily bordered, splashed 
and brushed. Mohr-Mitchell gave us the first large-flowered white plicatas and the Sasses gave 
us the first large yellow-ground plicatas. These lines have been combined in numerous ways and 
results have been pleasing. A goodly number of iris contain plicata blood and when bred to the 
right combination of bloodlines plicatas “pop up” where they may not be expected. Almost all the 
rich plicatas come through either Tiffany or Orloff, and we have as a result of these Firecracker 
Vision of Mirza, Royal Scot, Tiffanja, Rare Marble, Firedance and others. Firecracker and Rare 
Marble have proven fine parents for rich plicatas. Tom Craig's new Rich Raiment and Joseph's 
Mantle are unusual additions in this color. Daffy shows what might be had—each fall being 
marked differently, and Daffy produces seedlings with this same characteristic, Aldura is not 
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