Here’s What’s New for 1952 
NORTHWESTERN, Franklin Cook 1951, (BLUE GLOW & GULF STREAM). Midseason, 
38 inches. We are proud to present this magnificent new royal purple beauty so much 
admired here at the 1950 Annual Meeting. It is majestic, colorful, clear and bright, a 
pure self color throughout even to haft and beard. The flowers are large, beautifully 
arched, with well domed standards and wide, fairly straight hanging falls. It has just 
that touch of ruffling everyone admires. The strong stalks have moderate three way 
branching with 9 to 13 well placed buds giving a long season of bloom. NORTHWEST- 
ERN grows superbly, often making 5 to 9 sideshoots in a year, and is perfectly hardy. 
H. C. (Highly Commended) in 1950. H. M. (Honorable Mention) in 1951. $15.00 
MIDCONTINENT, Whiting 1952. No. 493 (AURORA DAWN X CAMPFIRE GLOW). 
Early mideason to late, 40 inches. A rich, golden brown, near self of warm and glowing 
color. The flowers are large, widely rounded and well placed on tall, strong stalks. 
MIDCONTINENT has the longest season of bloom of any iris we ever grew. Last spring 
it bloomed for four solid weeks, looking well every day in all kinds of weather. One of 
of our most important aims in iris breeding has been to extend the season of bloom. 
All of our more recent introductions bloom over a longer period than any we knew a 
few years ago, but this one has so many flowers of such lasting quality that we are very 
proud of it. The plants are vigorous and perfectly hardy. $15.00 
SAMITE, Whiting 1952. No. 498 (LADY MOON X FROSTY BLUE). Midsezson to 
late, 38 inches. This is the white seedling that many of you saw in Mrs. Colquitt’s 
garden in 1951. It is clear white except for a touch of yellow in the throat. The white 
beard is tipped yellow. The flowers are large, of very heavy substance and ruffled form. 
The standards are well closed, the falls widely flaring. The strong stalks are adequately 
branched to carry 7 to 9 blooms. The plants are perfectly hardy and are prolific of 
both bloom and increase. H. C. 1951. $15.00 
ARABY ROSE, Whiting 1952. No. 497 (GYPSY ROSE & ARABIAN NIGHTS). Mid- 
season to late, 38 inches. A glamorous iris of golden tan, heavily flushed wtih violet on 
the falls. The blooms are large and firm with closely held standards and nicely flaring 
falls. The gracefully ruffled edges add to its charm and poise. The strong, well 
branched stalks carry many flowers, insuring a long blooming season. Robust, hardy 
plants. $10.00 
WOOD OPAL, Whiting 1952. No. 4912 (AURORA DAWN X CAMPFIRE GLOW). Mid- 
season to late, 38 inches. The smoth and opalescent blending of brown and tan in this 
iris suggested the name. It looks as if it might have been carved from a log in the 
Petrified Forest. A faint infusion of pink in the blending enhances the subtle, gem like 
effect of its coloring. No veining mars the haft. The large, sleekly rounded flowers are 
of heavy substance, lasting for days. The tall, well branched stalks insure a long season 
of bloom, almost as long as that of its sister seedling MIDCONTINENT. On June 16 
last year, in a row of a dozen plants, we found several fully developed seed pods, 15 
good blooms and 10 buds yet to open. The plants are hardy and vigorous. $10.00 
MAJOLICA, Whiting 1952. No. 4634 (MELLOWGLOW & LAVENDER AND GOLD 
LACE). Midseason, 34 inches. Suggestive of Italian pottery is this beautifully blended 
and patterned iris with its thick substance and glossy texture. The standards are bright 
buff with a subtle blending of rose pink, the falls are rosy lavender with a neat border 
of golden buff. The flowers are large with well domed standards and nicely rounded, 
semi-flaring falls. The strong stalks are of medium height but excellent branching. 
Plants are heardy, strong growing and floriferous. $10.00 
FLIGHT LEADER, Whiting 1952. No. 458 ((BLUE MONARCH X BLUE TRIUMPH) X 
GREAT LAKES). Midseason, 38 inches. A large, tall, imposing flower of wistaria blue. 
The standards are well domed, the falls pleasingly flared, with white beards tipped yel- 
low. Of heavy substance and glistening texture, the large blooms hold their shape and 
color well. The tall, strong stalks are widely branched, the plants are hardy and espe- 
cially vigorous. $5.00 
ROSE OF PICARDY, Whiting 1952. No. 4647 (GARDEN GLORY & ROCKET). Late, 
30 inches. A warm, rosy red iris that blooms so late that few visitors have seen it. A 
blended self of rose petal and rose of Picardy (Dictionary of Color) it is a most welcome 
sight after other favorities are gone. A deep yellow beard and haft enliven its garden 
effect. The flowers are medium large, very full fashioned, delightfully curled and of 
good substance. The strong, hardy plants bloom freely with moderately branched 
stalks. $5.00 
