THE BEST TALL BEARDED IRIS 
AIRY DREAM. ....33”"; L 35¢ 
A clear soft pink self. 
AL-LU-WE. 40”; M 40¢ 
A large bronze and red variegata, not 
commonly offered but is top-notch. 
AMALIA. 36”; Me r 35¢ 
Large dark red, a nice variety. 
AMBASSADEUR. 42”; ML* 35¢ 
An AM variety in hyssop and carmine; 
attractive. ' 
AMBROSIA. 36”; M. ; : _35¢ 
A dainty variety in a fine satiny pink; 
pretty for near spots. 
AMIGO. 34”;EM SO0¢ 
An enchanting pansy color; striking 
contrast with clear light lavender stand- 
ards foiled by the deep  purple-velvet 
edged falls; HM; AM. 
AMITOLA 38”; L s 40¢ 
A russet pink with attractive gold 
blend. 
ANGELUS. 36”; 50¢ 
A very distinct and beautiful color in a 
creamy lavernder-pink. The petals are 
broad, large; substance heavy; HM; AM. 
ARAB CHIEF. 90¢ 
This variety is a most attractive rich 
burnt orange, almost a henna tone. It is 
one of the brighter and most attractive 
and a favorite; HM. 
ARCTIC. .50¢ 
Profuse blooming; beautiful huge flowers 
of white and gold. 
AT DAWNING. 50¢ 
Beautiful pinkish white standards with 
a gold base; falls a soft rose, gold-veined 
throat und deep orange beard. 
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AVONDALE. 33’;M 
45¢ 
A pretty strawberry-red; HM. 
AZURE SKIES. 34’; ML 75¢ 
A lovely ruffled pale lavender self. The 
standards are domed and flaring, falls al- 
most horizontal, accented by a showy 
white beard; HM; AM. 
BALDWIN. 40”; 35¢ 
A large attractive lavender-bluee color; 
HM; showy. 
BALLET GIRL. 36’; EM 50¢ 
A very delicate shade of pink. It is a 
distinctive variety. 
BERKELEY GOLD. 38” 75¢ 
A deep clear yellow self of fine form. 
The color is intense and pure; HM; AM. 
BERMUDA SANDS. 36”; M 
A heavily ruffled flower in a _ lovely 
light coffee-tan color, a glint of gold 
shining through to brighten the whole 
The Dykes Winner for 1949. 
BLACK HAWK. 28”; VE 504 
Striking two-toned bloom; the standards 
a_ brilliant mulberry, falls intense violet- 
black, like black velvet. 
BLUE HILL. 40’; M 35¢ 
ce flowers in a showy cornflower- 
blue. ( 
BLUE RHYTHM. 38”’;ML $3.00 
Soft medium blue with a silvery tone, 
velvety in texture and a Dykes Winner in 
1950. 
BLUE SHIMMER. 38”; M 
The clearest tone blue, 
crisp enameled ivory-white. 
ing plicata; HM; M. 
BLUE TRIUMPH. 42”; 
The finest light blue, 
HM and AM. 
90¢ 
2 
90¢ 
peppered on 
It is a charm- 
M 50¢ 
received both a 
BRANDYWINE. 36”; M 50¢ 
Large slvery blue flowers. 
BRUNHILDE. 36’; EM 50¢ 
A very uniform dark rich violet-blue 
MICHIGAN GROWN IRIS 
Michigan grown Iris cannot be excelled. 
The soil and climate are ideal for all 
root growing plants. 
Soine sections in the West produce a 
large showy white rhizomes, which comes 
from irrigation; these rhizomes are soft 
and we have found that at least a years 
start is iost in planting them. 
Michigan rhizomes are not so large but 
they are solid and hard. Michigan winters 
tend, also, to produce a tough rhizome. 
Where carriage charges are not paid by 
the shipper, the extra weight amounts to 
considerable, too. 
SHIPPING TIME 
All the bearded Iris can be shipped be- 
ginning about July 20th. The Siberian 
and some of the species are shipped later. 
self with a blue cast beard; HM; AM. 
BUCKSKIN. 
This is by far the best tan colored 
Iris. It is a tall grower and bears many 
large blooms with large closed standards 
and wide flaring falls. 
BUFFAWN. 34’; E 50¢ 
A beautiful soft pinkish self with the 
50¢ 
most brilliant red-orange beard. It is 
an unusual color and very desireable. 
BURGUNDY ROSE. 35” $2.50 
The color blend of this strong growing 
variety is very striking. Blooms are ruf- 
fied, large, a dark amethyst color and 
free blooming. 
BUTTERCUP LANE. 32” 50¢ 
A very heavily ruffled clean bright yel- 
low on strong stems. An ideal variety. 
CALCUTTA. 42”; M* 35¢ 
An unusual color; coconut-brown; at- 
tractive. 
CALIFORNIA PEACH. 38”; EM 50¢ 
A beautiful pink-peach and apricot color 
with much more gold and yellow in it than 
China Maid; M. 
CAPT. COURAGEOUS. 44; M 35¢ 
Pretty rose-buff color not often found 
listed. 
CARFAX. 48”; M 
A huge auricula purple flower. 
CHEERIO. 40¢ 
One of the best early red bicolors, very 
popular. It is of good form and size. 
CHINA MAID. 36”; E 50¢ 
A very beautiful blend in shades of 
35¢ 
pink, golden copper and lilac, smoothly 
blended together; large size and fine 
form; HM; AM. 
C.AIRISTAELL. 36”; M 50¢ 
Dependable mid-season glowing red with 
a smooth finish and brilliant yellow beard; 
flowers are large and beautiful 50¢ 
CITY OF LINCOLN. 42”; ML 50¢ 
Rich golden yellow standards and bright 
velvety red falls. We like this variety 
very much and groups of it in the garden 
ee it stand out above all others; HM; 
CLARA NOYES. 30”; M 
A fascinating color blend 
yellow, orange and _ apricot. 
CLARIBEL. 40”; M 40¢ 
Large flowered, vigorous white plicata 
with blue stitching. 
COPPER LUSTRE. 36”; M 50¢ 
It definitely glows in its bright copper, 
gold and tan blendings, a very beautiful 
Iris. It was the 1938 Dykes Winner. 
COPPERSMITH. 42”; M 35¢ 
A pretty vinaceous flushed magenta with 
a coppery sheen; HM. 
40¢ 
in tones of 
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CORONET. 42”; L* 50¢ 
A very pretty golden tan blend; HM; 
this is a real pretty variety for its color. 
CORRIDA. 42”; L_ : 35¢ 
Pretty sky-blue with darker veins; AM. 
CRYSTAL BEAUTY. 45”; ML* 35¢ 
A clean white variety that should be in 
all collections, especially as it is not costly. 
CYRUS THE GREAT. 38”; E 40¢ 
A regel dark blue; HM. 
DEPUTE NOMBOLT. 52”; M 50¢ 
Huge claret-crimson variety; Dykes Win- 
ner; AM; a dandy. 
DESTINY. 36”; ML 40¢ 
Velvety, blackish plum-purple and a 
rich, heavy flower of good form and stem. 
One of the best of the dark Irises. 
DIRECTEUR PINELLE. 48”; M 
A dark bronze-red; AM; 
variety. 
DOGROSE. 48”; M 40¢ 
A superb pink winning the Silver Medal; 
not often found listed. 
50¢ 
really a fine 
DOLLY MADISON. 36”; E 40¢ 
Mauvette flushed pale colonial buff; 
heavy substance; HM. 
DORE. 40”; ML* 35¢ 
Apretty daffodl color. 
DYMIA. 38’; M* 35¢ 
A deep plum color, almost black; HM. ...... 
EASTER MORN. 42”; M* 50¢ 
A heavy textured white receiving both 
an AM and HM. 
EL TOVAR. 36’; M 40¢ 
Honey-yellow standards and talls almost 
black; HM; AM; good. 
ETHELWYNN DUBUAR. 38”; ML* 30¢ 
Orchid pink. 
EXCLUSIVE. 38”; L 40d 
A beautful light blue overlaid with a 
EM edd apt producing a powder blue; 
HM; 3 
FAIR. ELAINE. 35’; M 50¢ 
An entrancing bicolor, pale primrose to 
cream-white standards and blazing rich 
gold falls. It is very attractive; HM; AM. 
ELSA SASS. 36”; ML 50¢ 
A most distinctive color, closed standards 
of deep lemon, semi-flaring falls of deep 
lemon. washed cream at center. It is a 
strong grower; HM; AM. 
FLORA ZENOR. 40”; EM 50¢ 
An exotic color blend of pale cameo- 
pink shading into hafts of a deeper rose, 
all set off with its vivid red beard; AM. 
GLORIOLE. 40’; M 50¢ 
A huge frosty pale blue of excellent sub- 
stance; HM; AM. 2 
GOLDEN HIND. 30”; M; (DM) 40¢ 
A very showy rich, clear, buttercup 
yellow and white; its richness is possessed 
by few Iris. The Dykes Winner for 1939. 
G. P. BAKER. 60’;M 50¢ 
A masterpece yellow, 12 blooms to the 
stalk; AM; Dykes Winner. 
GOLDEN FLEECE. 36’; ML 75¢ 
This is wholly unlike any other Iris. A 
lemon-coiored flower with c eamy falls 
edged geid aid beautfully r-:sed, huge in 
Sizes NIMs 
GOLDEN MAJESTY. 40” ML 50¢ 
Striking lovely rich golden yellow with 
a broad form and well branched stems. 
Its color is very even and rich; HM; AM. 
GOLDEN SPIKE. 36”; M 50¢ 
A splendid clear waxy deep yellow with 
a showy thick orange-yellow beard; AM. 
