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IRIS (Continued) 
Louisiana 
Delta Iris 
and hybrids are native to_ the 
are mostly ‘hardy. They 
shade and will tolerate 
These species 
Mississippi delta and 
will grow in sun or part 
dry conditions after flowering, but _ should be 
liberally watered during the growing | season. 
The foliage is good, flowers showy, and usefu 
for cutting. Delivery anytime. 
ABBEVILLE RED. A very large, broad pet- 
alled flower of deep red. A greatly improved 
fulva. $2.00 ea. 
CACIQUE. A _ hybrid of the deepest velvety 
royal purple self with a very small touch of 
orange at the crest. Sells on sight. $1.00 ea. 
CAROLINE DORMON. An _ iris certainly 
worthy of its name. If the unusual is what 
one likes, here it is. Starting with a heart of 
pale gold, the colors blend to a deep rose-red 
at the tip of the sepals and petals. The sepals 
slightly upward at the tip forming a 
point. A 6” flower borne on a 36” stem. Has 
a deeper color in the sun. $3.50. 
DARK MORASS. Another hybrid of bronzy 
shadings with a rosy purple undertone. $1.00 ea. 
FLEXICAULIS. Bright blue with white and 
yellow throat. Cheerful flowers on 16-inch stems, 
Rea among the foliage. Similar to Foliosa. 
1.00 ea. 
FULVA. Flowers bright brick color on 3- 
foot stems. Color unique among Iris. Segments 
drooping. $1.00. 
GOLDEN FAIRY. Bright yellow flowers on 
tall and graceful stem. $3.50 ea. 
HAILE SELASSIE. A very exciting large flow- 
ered variety with deep velvety purple flowers. 
Extremely beautiful. $1.50 ea. 
JEUNE FILLE. (De Baillon-Dormon 1942.) 
Delicate and lovely large frilly flowers with a 
yellow crest. The best of the collected whites 
of giganticaerulea form. 40 inch. $1.50 ea. 
KRAMER YELLOW. Large, light yellow 
flowers. $1.50 ea. 
MIRACULOSA. An_ extra large flowering 
species. Flowers are white with sky blue over- 
cast. Yellow crest. $1.00 ea. 
RHUMBA. (Shehee-Dormon 1946.) This iris 
was collected near New Orleans. Its exquisite 
huge 7” blooms are entrancing. It is a deep 
cream with heavy veining of orchid. $1.50 ea. 
ROYAL SAVANNAHRUM. The flowers are 
not as large as the others but make up for it 
in the brilliancy of their colorings. Violet blue 
deepening to purple in the haft. $1.00 ea. 
SAVANNAHRUM. Very large, deep velvet 
blue with yellow signal blotch. Fine for moist 
situations. $1.00 ea. 
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Oncocyclus 
SUSIANA. The mournng iris. A __ single 
huge flower on a 15-inch stem, early in_ the 
spring. The color is nearly black, being thickly 
veined and dotted purplish black on a gray 
ground with a large black signal blotch in the 
center of the falls. Both the haft of the stand- 
ards and of the falls have black beard. Each 
flower is a poem in itself, and a sight that can- 
not be forgotten. 
It should be planted late in October in soil 
that has been enriched with lime an one- 
meal. It is hardy and will withstand the 
coldest winters, provided they have good drain- 
age. After the flowering season, withhold water 
and let them dry out. When the foliage has 
withered, dig up the rhizomes and keep them 
in dry sand till next October, when they may be 
replanted. Strong rhizomes. Delivery October to 
December of 1953. $2.00 ea. 
