GOLD SOVEREIGN 
clean haft, the trim, flaring form, all 
add to its charm. The plants are not 
always large but are perfectly hardy, 
prolific and free flowering. We ap- 
preciated this comment in the 1949 
Iris Year Book (England): “‘Garden 
Glory looks better every year and is 
consistently outstanding in spite of new 
and so called redder introductions. In 
height it is fairly short but its ruby red 
flowers throw their deep lustre from a 
distance at which many irises become 
ingistinct.m H.C 1942 = eM 9458 
A. M. 1947. Selected for trial at Wisley 
(England) 1947. On 100 Best List 1946- 
47-48-49-50-51-52. $1.50 
GLAD TIDINGS, Whiting 1947. No. 
4246 ((AMITOLA X COPPER PIECE) 
X AMARANTH). Late, 32 inches. A 
wax yellow iris of most unusual form 
and branching habits. The large, waxy 
flowers cling close to the stalk which 
resembles a spike of gladiolus. Very 
effective in the garden and stunning 
in formal flower arrangements. It 
breaks all the branching “‘rules.’’ but 
try a clump of it in front of VATICAN 
PURPLE and watch your garden visi- 
tors. Plants are robust and floriferous. 
$1.50 
GOLDCRAFT, Whiting 1949. No. 4350 
((SACRAMENTO X SIEGFRIED) X 
CLOTH OF GOLD). Midseason, 34 
inches. Deep yellow self, very clear 
and bright. Hardy plants. 50c 
GOLDEN FLEECE, J. Sass-Whiting 
1940. (SIEGFRIED X DORE). Mid- 
season, 40 inches. We introduced this 
lovely iris for Jacob Sass more than 
ten years ago and it is still one of the 
prime favorites in the garden. Pure 
lemon cream, accented by a deeper 
yellow half and a wide yellow edging 
around the falls. Tall, well branched, 
vigorous in growth and free flowering. 
H. M. 1940, A. M. 1942. 100 Best List 
1941-42-43-44-45-46-47-48-49-50-51-52. 75e¢ 
GOLDEN SPIKE, Whiting 1940. No. 
3915 (HAPPY DAY Sex MATULA): 
Early midseason, 36 inches. Deep yel- 
low self with heavy orange beard. 
Large flowers with wide, smooth hafts 
and broad petals. Well branched stalks 
