SPURIAS 
Spurias belong to the beardless species. Their 
hard, strong, rhizomes are ideal for holding 
banks. They bloom after the tall bearded season 
has closed. Their orchid-like flowers are splen- 
did for corsages or for bouquet work and ar- 
rangements. Here is an open field for hybridizers 
who desire to work with this species. Their 
disease resistance make them the easiest iris 
to cultivate. 
(Spurias will be shipped after Sept. 1st—order 
these on a separate sheet.) 
PASTORAL (Nies ‘43). (Bronzspur x Saugatuck.) 
Flaring falls of orange-yellow edged lavender. 
Standards yellow changing to lavender. Light 
lavender styles. Deep lavender crest (signal 
DclOly) 2 Neks oiue falas . okie sce tara ee cleans $3.00 
RUSSET FLAME (Nies). Deep yellow with heavy 
brown shadings, and borders on the falls. 
Good keeping qualities. Net........... $1.25 
SAGATUCK (Nies ‘41). (Ochraleuca x Monspur, 
F2.) Standards lavender shading to yellow at 
the base; falls yellow, veined with bronze 
and bordered with lavender. Wonderful parent. 
ING tedemens Sraattte a  iaccis athe aac stek et eae $1.25 
AZURE DAWN (Nies ‘47). (ocroleuca x Monspur, 
F2.) Blue-lavender with lemon-chrome signal 
FICHE CHme NG hatte ote ets tet saeus cetera oe ane chorale $1.00 
BRONZE BUTTERFLY (Brenan ‘51). (Bronzspur x 
Ochraurea.) Truly the most brown spuria | 
CAViEMSS Crise Tal Vien ©: miettca ees ahepaueestedero is $7.50 
BRONZSPUR (Nies ‘41). (ochraleuca x Monspur, 
TWO OPALS (Nies ‘46). (Fifth Symphony x Sauga- 
tuck.) Similar in coloring to Sagatuck, but ruf- 
fled and falls flare more. A.M. ‘50. Scarce. 
Eo tplendic! Grown _andiyellaw vienéd’secia. IN Gteeaiandee s natiecidts deen ahohetanece cic meae een eee eee $5.00 
Splendid parent for many colors....... $1.00 WADI ZEM ZEM (Milliken '42). Beautiful, large, 
clearicreamas Net seas -u. css Minis, Se eae $3.00 
FAIRY LIGHT (Thorup ‘49). (Shelford Giant x 
yellow spuria.) Lemon-chrome. Flaring falls 
bordered one-eighth of an inch white. Very 
vigorous of growth and increase. H.M. ‘48 $2.00 
WHITE HERON (Milliken ‘48). Perhaps the giant 
of all spurias. The shape, size, and over-all 
quality is superb. Almost white with cream- 
FAIRY WAND (Washington ‘31). Unusual yellow shadings at the center. H.M. ‘50. .$4.00 
Ilendedstanter; ties ssn tats olccaas oaths lee $1.00 svete Cara havtren) otk earn 
Ss r : iliamson 2 
ies NOSED (uber 22 pice aoiden se (fulva x foliosa.) Hexagona hybrid. Not a 
aE Ag ee ecley ge sca wea ee i spuria, but a lovely violet hybrid that requires 
MONNIERI (may be only a garden hybrid of I. somewhat the same growing condition. 
ochraleuca.) Full light yellow.......... $ .50 ING i ke ease oki pe ie ety chins ar ae a $ .50 
KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THIS CATALOG 
E., M., L.: Season of bloom; Early, Midseason, Late. 
Varieties marked with ‘’*”’ are descended from Regelia or Oncocyculs iris. 
Hybrid: Cross of two distinct species. 
C.O.C.: Certificate of Commendation—given by judges at A.I.S. shows. 
H.C.: Highly Commended Award given by A.1.S. judges to iris (growing in gardens) not yet introduced. 
H.M.: Honorable Mention. The first ‘‘counting’’ award an iris may receive on its climb to higher awards. 
A.M.: Award of Merit may be given to only eight Tall Bearded and two ‘‘other than Tall Bearded” each 
year by A.I.S. judges. One year must elapse after the H.M. award before an A.M. may be won. 
Dykes Medal Memorial medal given by the English Iris Society in memory of W. R. Dykes, who 
contributed, in hybridizing and writings, in monumental ways, to increase interest in iris. At present 
the Dykes Memorial Medal is given (or offered) in U.S.A., England and France, although no medals 
have been awarded in France for several years. This is the highest award any iris may achieve. 
COLORS 
AMOENA: Iris having white standards and darker colored falls—usually in shades of lavender or 
purple, although recently have come some yellow and white amoenas. 
NEGLECTA: Bi-colored blue or purple with the standards very much lighter colored than the falls. 
(This is closely related to Amoena coloring, but the contrast isn't so great.) 
PLICATA: Varieties having a distinct “stitching’’ or bordered edge on either standards or falls, or 
both, although recently have come varieties often referred to as ‘‘fancies’’ that are dotted, brushed 
or almost completely covered with color other than the ground color. We have yellow-ground 
plicatas or white-ground plicatas with markings in blue, purple, brown, red, etc. 
BLENDS: Colors containing a lot of yellow blended with any number of other colors, reds, coppers, 
browns, pinks, lavenders, blues, etc. 
VARIEGATAS: Yellow standards (or blended tan or brown) with very dark brown, purple or red falls. 
OTHER COLORS: Other colors are self explanatory, although bi-colors are those containing essen- 
tially the same color with either standards or falls a dark color. (Tints or shades darker.) 
SUBSTANCE: The thickness, heaviness or lasting quality of the petals. 
TEXTURE: The finish of the flower, whether velvety, dull, enamel-like, silkie, etc., and this does 
not have a great deal to do with actual substance, although flowers with heavier substance may 
appear different in texture—show more depth or velvetiness than varieties with less substance. 
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