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MAGNOLIA FARM IRIS GARDENS 
Approaching red we behold the glorious maroon and garnet tones. RED 
VALOR, huge and tall with blooms ideally formed. THE RED DOUGLAS 
has great, long petaled flowers that are smooth, dark and rich. Veteran 
CAPT. WELLS ts of similar color but different form and blooms at the end 
of the season. Newer REDWARD is brighter and redder and glows with 
hidden fire when seen with the sun shining through its irridescent petals. 
It is of medium stature. Closer yet to true red is richly colored SOLID 
MAHOGANY, one of our very finest iris. RANGER and DREAMLAND 
are in the same color class. GARDEN GLORY is a gem of color and form. 
The color is absolutely solid and the beard is inconspicuous. Very late bloom- 
ing is tall GARDEN MAGIC with its contrast of lighter standards. Brighter 
are fiery RED GLEAM and WAKARUSA, nearly scarlet in tone. The latter 
is further brightened by its orange toned Geraceae, While true orange does 
not as yet exist in the iris spectrum, the deep yellows sometimes approach 
it in effect. The sun itself seems to appear as we behold blazing ROCKET. 
This gaudy orange-yellow must be placed carefully in the garden for it will 
outshine its neighbors. Other orangish yellows are NARANJA, more sub- 
dued in tone, and clear toned PRINCE OF ORANGE, a fine orange yellow 
with medium sized flaring blooms on graceful stems. There are many fine 
deep yellows today. OLA KALA is much famed, as nearly perfect an iris 
as any we grow. Reliable are BERKELEY GOLD and SPUN GOLD, the 
latter with somewhat velvety falls. Vigorous GOLDEN MAJESTY is still 
a favorite with its bright gold color end free bl looming habit. LATE SUN 
is unique because of its peculiar soos undertone. 
In some iris we find the pure yellow of the spectrum. GOLD-BEATER 
is outstanding with its pure, deep color. GOLDEN HIND is a model of 
perfection, a rich butter yellow self of superb flaring form. Its hardiness, 
vigor and free blooming habits have made it one of the very best iris of all 
time. CLOTH OF GOLD is a glorification of GOLDEN HIND. Similar in 
habit, it is larger and taller and a shade lighter in tone. Huge MING YEL- 
LOW has excellent form. GOLDEN EAGLE is the largest of all yellows. A 
flower of absolute purity and satiny texture. BUTTERCUP LANE is a 
gem for foreground planting. Its bright ruflied blooms are a delight in the 
order. 
A color break has come with the newer lemon-ice yellows. Here are cool 
yellow, pastel shades that combine well with many colors. ELSA SASS is 
fine as are newer MOONLIGHT MADONNA, even toned and well formed 
and gilded MISTY GOLD, waved and ruffled. GOLDEN FLEECE and 
ee EDGE are lemon and white bitones, the silvery white falls bordered 
emon 
The useful cream iris come next on the scene. AMANDINE is superb. 
The great wavy blooms are purest lemon ba It is ideal in flower and 
growth. SNOQUALMIE i is the color of rich Jersey cream. GOLDEN MA- 
DONNA is huge with gold encircling the fells. GOLDEN TREASURE’S 
cream-white petals blend to bright orange gold in the center of the beauti- 
fully formed flowers. CAROLINE BURR is ivory white with an elusive 
greenish underglow. It has all good qualities. 
Variations now appear on the iris show. Flamingo pinks attract the on- 
looker with their novel tones of purest pink and their brilliant tangerine- 
orange beards. True pink did not belong to the iris till recently. Now we 
have many shades of this most desirable color. PINK CAMEO is as its name 
suggests the palest pink of tke Italian cameos. Its lovely blooms are abynd- 
antly produced and its plant habits are ideal. HIT PARADE is a shade 
deeper and rot so tall. Perhaps the deepest and pinkest of all is COURTIER, 
