ACTION .60 
(Cook ’42) E.M. 36”—Large glowing cop- 
pery red with extra broad falls and brilliant 
yellow beard. 
ADMIRAL NIMITZ 3.00 
(Graves ’48) M. 42”—A spectacular new 
white. The crisp, firm flowers with closely 
domed standards and semi-flaring falls are 
large and very white, surmounted by a thick 
brilliant gold beard. H.M. 748. 
ADVENTURE Ay be 
(Grant ’41) M. 36’—Cream and raspberry- 
cinnamon plicata. 
AFAR 2.50 
(Lapham ’48) E.M. 34”—Orange sherbet 
toned pink, a color all its own. Strong 
grower, 
ALADDIN’S WISH 1.25 
(Murawaska ’45) M. 36’—Medium blue 
with brushings of cream. A large, tall and 
very distinct plicata. Unusual. 
ALASTOR ; 50 
(Spender ’40) E.M. 36”—A brilliant, smooth 
deep pink with a bright orange beard. 
AMANDINE 2.00 
(G. Douglas *46) M.L. 36” — Beautiful 
creamy lemon yellow self with wide petals 
and fine form. Well branched stems. H.M. 
48. 
AMBER GEM 1.50 
(Salbach 46) M. 36”—Blended shades of 
bright chestnut and gold. Standards are 
rich golden brown shading to gold at the 
base. Falls are broad, bright chestnut- 
brown with prominent veining of deeper 
brown. H.M. 747. 
AMIGO 50 
(Williamson ’34) E.M. 34”—Standards clear 
light lavender-violet; falls deep hyacinth 
violet with light margin. H.M. ’36; A.M. ’38. 
ARAB CHIEF 1.00 
(Whiting *44) V.L. 36”’—Near self of rich 
burnt orange coloring. Large size and vigor- 
ous growing. H.M. 746. 
ARGUS PHEASANT 9.00 
(DeForest *48) M. 38”—A smooth soft, 
light brown Iris with an orange-brown 
beard. Huge flowers with broad flaring 
falls and wide standards. H.M. 748; A.M. ’50. 
ARIANE 75 
(Cayeux ’35) E.M. 32”—Over-all blue and 
white plicata. Heavy bloomer and one of 
the best plicatas. 
AUBANEL 50 
(Cayeux ’35) M.L. 38”—Large, well formed 
shrimp pink with a flush of yellow in the 
heart. 
AURORA DAWN 1.50 
(Whiting 48) M. 36”—Delightful blend of 
rose-pink and gold. 
A real beauty. 
AZALEA 1.35 
(Nesmith 46) M. 38”—Azalea pink and 
ivory. Standards are domed and firmly held. 
Falls semi-flaring. Soft pink beard. In- 
creases rapidly. 
AZTEC COPPER .50 
(Kleinsorge 739) M. 36”’—Subtle blend of 
smoky violet and soft copper. Large, well- 
substanced flowers on well-branched stems. 
H.M. 740. 
AZURE SKIES 75 
(Pattison 43) M. 36”’—Ruffled self of pale 
azure-blue. Firm-domed standards and flar- 
ing falls. Very lovely. A.M. ’45. 
BALMUNG .60 
(H. Sass 39) M. L. 38’—Especially fine 
yellow plicata with clear brown markings. 
H.M. 740; A.M. 42. 
BANDMASTER 1.00 
(Hall ’44) M. 38”—A very large, vigorous 
growing and free blooming medium blue. 
The color holds up unusually well. A.M. ’44, 
BERKELEY GOLD -50 
(Salbach 42) MLL. 36” — Very rich deep 
yellow and one of the top rankers in this 
color. Good size and form and of heavy 
substance. H.M. 44; A.M. ’46. 
BERMUDA SAND 90 
(Hall 39) M. 36”-—A light coffee-tan with 
a glint of gold. Heavily ruffled. 
BERTHA GERSDORFF 75 
(J. Sass 42) M. 32”—Standards are yellow 
flushed pink. Falls, yellow flushed pinkish 
purple. 
BLACK BANNER 1.00 
(Nicholls ’47) M, 32”—Intensely colored 
near black, sleek and velvety, with nearly 
solid hafts. H.M. 747, 
BLACK FOREST 1.50 
(Schreiner 47) M. 32”—A rich, silky, ebony 
blue-black, the effect of which is intensified 
by a very solid haft and a blackish blue 
beard. H.M. ’46; A.M. ’48. 
BLACK RUBY 3.00 
(Dolman ’49) E. 34”—An almost black-red, 
extra smooth and glossy. Hafts are clean 
and devoid of markings, the bronze-gold 
beard seemingly placed on a solid piece of 
velvety crimson-black. Branching is good 
and increases rapidly. 
BLUE RHYTHM 1.50 
(Whiting 45) M.L. 38”—A step nearer real 
blue in an iris, being close to cornflower 
blue. Flowers large and full, with wide haft. 
Widely considered for Dykes Medal last 
year. H.M. ’45: A.M. °47. 
BLUE SHIMMER 75 
(J. Sass ’42) M. 38”—This is tops in white 
and blue plicatas. Large crisp, white ground 
‘flowers, peppered in a purer shade of blue 
than any other blue-marked plicata. Pep- 
pered, not buttonhole stitched as ordinary. 
H.M. ’42; A.M. 744. 
