THE MAD HATTER 
MINNIE COLQUITT (H. Sass 1942) $1.00 
Sometimes called the purple banded plicata because of its unique 
markings. A beautiful specimen. The basic color is pure white with 
a broad wine-purple band sprayed and stitched around the edges of 
both standards and falls. Large flowers of good substance and 
pleasing form. Very popular. Midseason blooming. 36”. Award of 
Merit A.I.S, 1945. 
MIOBELLE (McKee 1945) $1.00 
A most intriguing rose self blended with an arraying spell of 
copper. In form, the falls, are very broad, which increases the 
beauty and desirability of this colorful blend. Late season. 38”. 
MISSOURI (Grinter, 1933) 50c 
A grand old Iris that still holds its place in the popularity pole. 
It is a bi-color in blues with a brown flush coming from the 
heart of the flower. Blooms late mid-season. 36”. Dykes Medal 
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MISTY GOLD (Schreiner 1943) $1.00 
The exquisite delicate beauty of this lemon-toned Iris is both 
pleasing and refreshing, Its crinkle-petals with gold braiding at 
the edges is strikingly effective. Mid-late. 36”. 
MOHRESQUE (A. D. Keith 1950) $2.50 
(Parentage Doxa x Zwannenburg) Those who are remembering 
the colors of the parents of this Iris can form a better picture 
of its strange and odd colorings. The standards are light brown; 
the falls are yellowish-buff, changing to near chartreuse as it 
follows up the petals into the bearded section, with a purplish 
flaking all over the falls. Early bloomer. 38”. 
MONTECITO (Milliken 1950) $10.00 
An appealing and charming picture is painted by nature in this 
network of cool deep lemon-yellow and frosty white. The closed 
standards are of pale lemon yellow. The falls are a crisp satin- 
finished deeper lemon-yellow, with a highlight of smooth frosted 
white in the center section. Even the tip of the beard is white, 
changing to soft yellow as it works down into the throat of the 
flower. Stalks medium tall, 35”. 
MOONTIDE (McKee 1946) $4.00 
Here is a rich cadmium yellow with an orange beard, broad and 
roundly domed. standards and wide flaring falls. Finish is of 
firm substance and velvety texture. Honorable Mention ALS. 
1946. Midseason. 40”. 
MORNING (Faught 1949) $6.00 
A lovely and unusual yet pleasing color combination. The white 
standards are edged with wide bands of cream. The flaring falls 
are of pale blue. It has good substance and pleasing form. 36”. 
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MT. McKINLEY (Schreiner 1947) $2.00 
This is a Wabash and Amigo seedling. An Amoena, with standards 
soft clear white with a blue flush, and the falls deep purple 
edged pale blue. Said to be an improvement over the ever popular 
Wabash. Early midseason. 36”. 
MULBERRY ROSE (Schreiner 1941) $1.00 
Delightfully new and unusual coloring, mulberry-rose. The very 
large graceful blooms are of outstanding beauty and are a most 
effective color in the garden, Midseason. 40”. 
NEW HOPE (DeForest 1950) $10.00 
Plicatas are ever popular and you will fall in love with this clear 
clean crisp blue and white one. The large ruffled flowers are 
white, bordered with medium violet-blue stitchings. The beard 
is blue tipped. Fine substance and beautifully branched. 36”. 
Highly commended A.I.S. 1949. Honorable Mention 1951. 
NEW HORIZON (Fay 1946) $3.00 
A choice variety in the peach-pink colorings, which come from 
the “Flamingo” line. It is almost a self, with the tangerine beard, 
and pink buds. Flowers are of good size and substance and are 
carried on tall well branched stalks. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 
1947. Late. 38”. 
NEW SNOW (Fay 1946) $3.00 
White as new snow. The beard is of bright yellow, the only color 
on the entire flower, as there are no haft markings. In form, it is 
ruffled and flaring. Midseason. Hardy. 38”. 
NIGRT MOTH (T. Craig 1950) $7.50 
Parentage ( (Advance Guard x M2-21) x Jumna) An onco-cyclus 
Hybrid, showing strongly onco marked flowers, and the vigorous- 
ness of Eupogon growth. A pale wisteria, heavily veined and 
stippled at the haft and throat of the flower, with a small deep 
violet signal accent at the tip of the beard. 38”. 
NINE HEARTHS (Rawlins 1948) $4.00 
(Parentage Wabash x Snowking) A white Iris with half amoena 
blood should be of interest to hybridizers, especially when it is a 
good white, with heavy substance and broad petals. This one has 
been given a fine recommendation. However, we hear that it is 
hard to get it to set a seed pod. Midseason. 
OLA KALA (J. Sass 1943) $1.00 
A grand yellow of the deepest shades, in fact is could almost be 
called orange. In form the standards are closed, falls are semi- 
flaring and gracefully carried on exceptionally well branched 
stems. Holds up well under adverse weather conditions. It gives 
its best performance on two year plants. Dykes Medal A.I.S. 1948. 
Midseason to late. 36”. 
OLD ROSE (Salbach 1940) 50c 
Parentage—(Marquita x Monadnock) x Dark Knight) Some Iris 
wil live to see many others fall by the wayside and forgotten, 
Old Rose is one of them. There is never enough stock to supply 
the demand. It has Marquita’s fine form, and Monadnock’s beau- 
tiful old rose color. Blooms mid-late season. 36”. 
ON GUARD (C. Carpenter 1949) $5.00 
(Parentage Ming Yellow x Yellow Dr. Grant Sdlg.) A delight- 
ful warm yellow that is softened to a lighter tone in the center of 
the falls and then a slight infusion of old gold at the haft around 
a full yellow beard. Well formed standards; broad semi-flaring 
falls which are picoted around the border, giving it distinction. 
Winter hardy. Mid-late season. 40”. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 
1949. 
ORELIO (DeForest 1947) $3.00 
(Pronounced Or-el’-yo.) This is a Casa Morena and Garden Flame 
cross. It is a bright rich brown-red. Flowers are of medium size, 
nicely branched. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1948. Mid-late. 35”. 
ORIENTAL SPLENDOR (Salbach 1950) $10.00 
Mr. Salbach thinks this is one of the richest colored Iris he has 
ever grown. The standards are a velvety mahogany red, with falls _ 
of very rich deep chestnut brown, shading to gold near the haft. 
There is a brilliant blue blaze in the center of the falls, and the 
beard is orange-yellow, Blooms are nicely formed on well 
branched stems. 
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