To Greatly Extend Your Iris Blooming Season 
Be Sure To Order a Few of Each of these Four Distinct Types of 
HIPPING AND PLANTING TIMES 
Use The To Begin Your tris Season 
USES: Low edgings, rock gardens and window boxes or pots. Rhizomes small. 
BLOOMING TIMES: If you would like to be surprised and delighted each and every spring, then by 
all means plant some Dwarfs. Unlike other Iris, they awake from their winter slumbers with the first 
inkling of spring warmth. Some morning, before you are expecting them, there they'll be, blooming away 
when winter has hardly left. From then on the “‘Iris fever’ develops rapidly, and is soon at high pitch. 
ORIGIN AND NATIVE HABITATS: Until recently almost no careful hybridizing, with recorded parent- 
ages, has been done in this group; hence the opportunities are beyond measure. Judging largely from 
appearance, our named varieties have descended to us from the wild species Iris chamaeiris, |. arenaria, 
|. Mellita and |. pumila, native to various portions of Europe and Western Asia. 
ADDITIONAL VARIETIES AVAILABLE SOON: Baria, Bronya, Burchfield, Cretica, Curiosity, Fairy 
Flax, Fiancee, Little Jewel, Promise, Verdun, Violet Prince. 
SYMPOSIUM: The symbol [@] marks varieties in the 1952 Symposium of the best Dwarfs. 
PINK and MAUVE 
ROSE BLUSH (Marx) kx $1.00; 3 for $2.75 
This is perhaps the largest-flowered real Dwarf that | grow. The petals sometimes reach 
spread of 5 inches. A smooth delightful pinkish lavender self with spreading falls. Promi- 
nent white beard. Often reblooms in fall. EE-5”. 
(Hill-son ’44) 44 [@) 15¢; 
The most sought of all pink Dwarfs, as it has such a bright rose-pink color and such neat 
wide-extended falls. Beard yellow. A new and superior form. EE-9”. 
REDDISH TONES 
HILL’S RED SEEDLING (Hill) xx $1.25; 3 for $3.45 
Red Dwarfs are scarce, and here is one of the nicest, a self in rich reddish wine color, 
with velvety falls. Light blue beard. EE-6.” 
HEATHERBLOOM (Marx ’48) «x f@ $1.00 
The largest red Dwarf | have ever seen. A striking deep Hydrangea red with domed or 
semi-pointed standards and dark velvety falls lightening at the edges. A Dwarf that 
regularly draws the visitors with the attraction of the unusual. Pollen abundant. EE-6”. 
VARIEGATAS, or RED BICOLORS 
(Welch '50) 44% HM’S0, Caparne '5] fe $3.00; 
The truest and finest dwarf variegata in existence today. A 1950 introduction by Walter 
Welch, chairman of the new Dwarf Iris Club. Standards clear yellow, nearly closed. Falls 
smooth, lustrous mahogany, or brownish red, with neat yellow border like standards. A 
profuse bloomer, and close to a perfect Dwarf. Scarce and in great demand by both Dwarf 
fans and hybridizers. EE-6”. 
FIOR DEL MONDO (Hill-son) xxx $1.00; 3 for $2.75 
A striking variegata in a novel pattern! Standards sulphur yellow. Falls ochre- yellow, with 
strong variable markings in dark red. Orange beard. Popular. EE-11”. 
AMOENA BLEND 75¢ 
Very odd and unusual coloring. Standards pale yellow, flushed and marbled lilac. Falls 
soft marbled burgundy, yellow at edges. VE-6”. 
YELLOWS, LIGHT and DEEP 
(Hodgson) +4 HM’51, RU Caparne ’52 $1.00; 
A very pleasing bright yellow self from Bride x Jean Siret, so may have fall blooming 
tendencies. Beard also yellow, completing color harmony. EE-9”. 
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CARPATHIA (Schreiner) kx $2.50; 3 for $5.55 
A true miniature; one of 4 known forms of Pumila, sought by every Dwarf breeder. A 
real midget, 4” high. Standards clear light yellow, crinkled. Falls olive yellow, edged light 
yellow. Beard particularly interesting, unusual; outer part clear cream; inner part deepest 
orange. Exceedingly floriferous. A boon to every Dwarf hybridizer. Scarce. EE-4”. 
AMBER QUEEN x $1.00 
A novel and interesting Dwarf with tall pointed standards, light yellow; falls, long narrow, 
light yellow, brushed deep amber yellow. Beard, bright yellowish orange. EE-8”. 
(Marx 47) +k [© 715¢; 
Choice large light sulphur yellow set off by a deep yellow beard. Falls, flaring, much 
larger, broader than in most Dwarfs. One of a new race of superior Dwarfs. EE-7”. 
TINY TREASURE (Hill-son) «x @ 75¢; 3 for $2.10 
A very choice new midget of proud carriage in bright canary yellow. Falls flare out hori- 
zontally. Blooms profusely. Sweet pea fragrance. Rare. EE-5”. 
THE NEW GREENISH TONES 
GREEN SPOT (Cook '51) %&% Honorable Mention ’51 $4.00 
A color break from all predecessors that | want to bring to your special attention. Imagine 
the novelty of a trim pure white flower with spreading horizontal falls having a half-inch 
patch of almost unbelievable bright medium green at the end of the beard. Holds untold 
possibilities for breeders desirous of increasing the amount of green. E-12”. 
BLARNEY (Welch ’50) xx $3.00 
Much heralded in 1950, at time of introduction, as the greenest bearded Iris in existence. 
Today it vies with Green Spot for top honors in this respect. Standards, arched, nearly 
white with faint lilac veins at base. Falls, pale olive green, heavily washed and vaguely 
lined in soft dark lavender. Beard prominent, nearly white. A ‘‘must”’ for all breeders of 
Dwarfs and all working toward green Iris. Supply limited. EE-5”. 
GREEN GODDESS—The Autumn and Winter Blooming greenish Dwarf, page 11. $1.25 
LIGHT and DARK BLUE 
SULINA xxx @ $2.50 
A true miniature; one of the 4 known forms of Pumila; sought by every breeder of Dwarfs. 
A midget, only 4” high. A deep violet-blue self with a blackish violet area like a black 
signal around the lilac-blue beard. Even the pollen is blue. It is believed that all blue 
Dwarfs have stemmed from Sulina or some other similar form. So this is really a collector’s 
item for any Dwarf hybridizer. Scarcest of all. EE-4”. 
STYLISH (Welch '51) +++ Honorable Mention ’52 [e $2.50 
Most perfect Dwarf available today. Experts consider this as near perfection in form as 
any Dwarf bred to date. Should be an ideal parent for breeding. Walter Welch says “‘If 
it has a fault, | cannot find it.” An absolutely new distinct color. A glowing petunia violet 
self with a blue beard, making a rich ensemble. Wonderful wide petals, domed standards, 
flaring falls with clean hafts, heavy substance. Fertile. EE-8”. 
BLUE BAND (Cook '50) x Honorable Mention ’52 ( 
$2.00 
Highest ranking Dwarf in '51 Symposium. This seems to be the bluest Dwarf on the 
market today. A neat little blue bitone with long-oval standards, somewhat erect, light 
blue; falls deeper, violet blue, with white beard and tiny white signal at end of beard. Has 
the excellent characteristics of Mr. Cook's earlier Dwarf introductions, Alinda and Violet 
Gem. eee produced profusely. EE-6”. 
Upper left: SULINA; right: MOON GLEAM AZUREA 
Lower left: FIOR DEL MONDO; right: AZUREA- 
60¢ 
Truly a delightful fairly large dwarf, close to sky blue. Falls prettily veined in lilac; beard 
white. EE-6”. 
MULBERRY, BRIGHT and DARK 
$3.00; 3 for $6.75 
A true miniature; one of the 4 known forms of Pumila, sought by every Dwarf breeder. 
A highly novel Dwarf of midget stature, being only 4 inches high. Standards satiny light 
reddish mulberry. Falls blackish mulberry, neatly edged to match standards. Beard pale 
blue. Superb for hybridizing. Exceedingly scarce. EE-4”. 
(Grapes) 15¢; 
A pleasing nicely-formed bitone. Standards rounded, well cupped, light buff mulberry. 
Falls in contrasting blackish mulberry. E-9”. 
Hill) tex 60¢; 
One of my favorites. An effective midget with cream white standards; falls cream, blended 
yellow. Beard lemon-white. Almost as early as Azuerea. Order several. BE=5 
WHITE and DEEP CREAM 
CHNEEKUPPE, or Snow Cap. Cream throat. E-10” 60¢ 
Stands out in garden as it is the whitest of the very early Dwarfs. 
HYBRIDIZER’S SUPER SPECIAL—Primus, Carpathia, Nana & Sulina... _.. $9.95 
APPROACHES TO GREEN—Green Spot, Blarney & Green Goddess....... $7.95 
EXTRA CHOICE—Rose Blush, Hill’s Red, Moon Gleam, Blue Band, Hill’s 
Cream, The Great Smokies for only.................... $5.95 
BEGINNER’S RAINBOW RIOT—Mist O’Pink, Path of Gold, Hill’s Cream, 
The Great Smokies, Fior del Mondo, Tiny 
Treasure. for only eps A eee 4 
Join the New DWARF IRIS CLUB 
All interested in Dwarfs should join. If you belong to the American Iris Society, 
ou may join Dwarf Club without payment of dues. If not, it costs only a dollar. 
Write Walter Welch, Middlebury, Indiana. Members receive comprehensive an- 
ual Dwarf Portfolio. 
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“Rain, rain and sun! A rainbow in the sky!” 
—TENNYSON: Idylls of the King. 
