CALIFORNIA PINK (Heller 48) tee + $4.00; 3 for $10.95 
My finest offering of new strain Mr. Heller calls EVERBLOOMERS. One of first as well as 
one of last to bloom in spring; additional blooming periods from Aug. to even Jan. in mild 
climates. Mr. Heller states where climate is mild enough, will bloom 6 months out of every 
year. One of my customers reports bloom 8 months of the year. In cold climates freezing 
may destroy winter stalks, but this only makes spring bloom that much heavier. One of 
choicest pinks among all of my fall bloomers. A tall, gorgeous, large bright orchid pink, 
with a novel lilac-white beard. E-45”. 
THANKSGIVING FIRELIGHT (Austin ’50) $3.00; 3 for $6.75 
A colorful Iris, the delight of all who see it. Usually blooms at Thanksgiving time. Done 
in festive fall colors. Standards blended reddish yellow, bronzy orange. Falls dark crimson, 
lighter edge. A fast increaser, a heavy bloomer in an established clump. Has pollen, sets 
seed. Transmits its fall blooming tendency to offspring. 34”. 
FROM ONE WHO HAS TRIED IT—"'Thanksgiving Firelight made a real display, 
lI like it very much.” Chas. A. Williams, San Gabriel, Calif. Paha Nie 
AUTUMN TWILIGHT (Brown '48) ct#e + $2.00; 3 for $4.50 
An Autumn Bloomer that has been bred and found dependable in the rigorous short- 
season climate of Massachusetts, where it blooms in August, Sept. and Oct. Standards 
golden cream, or ecru. Falls pinkish lavender with prominent orange beard. Floriferous 
and increases rapidly. Should give fall bloom in practically any state. Try it. L-32”. 
BISHOP’S VELVET (Heller '48) $2.00 
A stunning tall twice-bloomer that will start your season with the Intermediates, 3 weeks 
before peak of Tall Bearded bloom, and then give you another bloom later in the year. 
Perhaps the most velvety Iris 1 grow. A self in richest of blackish royal purples, with 
harmonizing blue beard, tipped in yellow. Not yet tested in East. VE-40”. 
BUCKTHORN BROWN (Milliken 48) +4 $2.00 
The best of all bronze Autumn bloomers! A ruffled and rippled light bronzy brown with 
elusive hints of blue and mauve in the strongly flaring falls. Style crests golden buff faintly 
streaked in green. Beard intense yellow. Good sized flowers on well branched stalks with 
about 8 buds. Fragrant. 36”. 
MAJESTIC GOLD (Heller 48) x $1.50 
A large deep yellow fall bloomer, much resembling Sally Ann but priced to fit more mod- 
erate budgets. Sometimes blooms several times during the fall. Pollen abundant. 40”. 
GERSDORFF-SASS HYBRID xx $1.25; 3 for $2.50 
The most unusual and stunning of all, colored like Dresden china. A combination not 
duplicated even in the multitude of spring bloomers. Standards smooth parchment, flushed 
mulberry. Falls mulberry-pink, overlaid on a parchment ground, and with a most striking 
lemon-yellow haft, beard and style crests. Fine large flowers. VE-28”. 
GOLDEN CHOICE (Heller ’48) $1.25; 3 for $2.50 
A remarkably pure, clear yellow self with a harmonizing bright yellow beard. Large flowers 
with broad rounded falls and closed standards. Always wins the admiration of garden 
visitors. Comes from Golden Hind x Fort Knox, so has superb blood for breeding new 
yellows, and some of these may have fall blooming tendencies. E-38”. 
POLAR KING (Donahue '39) ++ Award of Merit ’32 $1.25 
This and Autumn Elf are the only inexpensive fall bloomers good enough to get my 3 star 
BENGAL PRINCESS (Heller 48) xx + $1.50 
The least expensive of Heller’s EVER-BLOOMERS. He siates that in favorable climates 
it will bloom 8 months out of the year. Standards ruffled yellow; falls glistening dark 
chartreuse yellow marked with darker yellow and purple marbling. 24”. 
JULY BEAUTY (Weed '43) kx + $1.25; 3 for $3.45 
One of the best both for bloom and for crossing for everbloom Sometimes starts its 
fall bloom as early as July and may continue till Dec. Light lilac bie and deep amethyst. 
Stems heavily branched with up to 20 buds. Was one of the very ou'standing varieties in 
our garden last fall. Reported as a fall bloomer in Massachusetts. E!\!-28”. 
FALL BEAUTY (Weed ’41) Heavy and dependable rebloomer. E-34”. T5¢: 3 for $1.80 
Standards a blend of lilac, bronze, buff. Falls semi-flaring, bright red violet, edged bronze. 
SANGREAL (Sass '35) x + Approaches an everbloomer. EM-24”. 75¢: 3 for $1.65 
After blooming normally in the spring, Sangreal gave me the heaviest summer bloom 
of any bearded Iris last summer. A large part of the rhizomes in a long row bloomed all 
thru Aug., with some fall bloom, too. Attractive light yellow self with deep yellow veins. 
AUTUMN ELF (Brown '35) 44% + Honorable Mention ’36 75¢; 3 for $2.10 
Re-bloomed repeatedly through summer & fall in originator’s garden in Massachusetts. 
One of the best proven summer & fall bloomers for cold climates. Delightful flower with 
pale olive green standards, lavender falls with cream edge. Dainty, fragrant. M-15”. 
RADIANT—One of the brightest of fall bloomers. Golden bronze and glowing copper red. 60¢ 
Transmits its brilliance and its fall blooming tendency to its offspring. ML-29” 
ETHEL PECKHAM «x Aug. & Sept. Dark red, striking. 28”. 60¢ 
Reported from Northern Idaho as blooming ‘‘as persistently as a Fuller brush salesman.” 
MARTIE EVEREST x +A pretty lavender blue bitone. 60 
A very heavy fall bloomer starting in late August or early September. 28”. 
Autumn Blooming DWARFS 
GREEN GODDESS (Weed ’39) +k $1.25; 3 for $2.85 
Creamy white with pronounced greenish cast—in fact one of the greenest dwarfs that 
I list. Though a real midget, only 4” high, it has flowers among largest of Dwarfs, often 
over 4” across. An extremely heavy, persistent bloomer, not only flowering in the spring, 
but often also in fall, and even in winter where climate permits. EE-4”. 
PAPOOSE (Wayman '37) «* Done in Indian colors. EE-6”. $1.00 
One of heaviest, most persistent bloomers of all Dwarfs. Extra long spring bloom, plus 
3 months fall bloom. Standards fawn & buff, flushed red from base. Falls mahogany red, 
edged buff. 
BLUE MASCOT (Marx 47) 4% Honorable Mention 45 
The blue member of a new race of superior Dwarfs with exceptionally large flowers with 
broad petals. A charming light lilac-blue self that blooms both spring and fall. A real 
Dwarf; tips of flowers only 4 inches above the ground. EE-4”. 
SOUND MONEY (Sass’34) HM’36, Caparne Award ’50(Highest for Dwarfs) 60¢; 3 for $1.45 
A fine low-growing Pumila hybrid; will make a carpet of bright yellow. EE-4”. 
AUTUMN QUEEN (Sass '26) ke + 60¢ 
Sometimes everblooming, Apr. to Nov. Very pure white, like dwarf Priscilla, white beard. 
For AUTUMN COLLECTIONS see page 19. 
Older, Inexpensive Autumn Bloomers, on page 9. 
rating. Most dependable for northern latitudes. | have records of its blooming in Massachusetts 5 falls in succession. 
Bloomed 4 months in our garden last fall, from early Sept. to late Dec. A high quality pure white Iris, ideally branched, 
sometimes 4 flowers out at once. Very fragrant. Sure to please. Sold out completely last year. E to L-32”. 
AUTUMN FLAME (Sass '41) 
One of the finest for early fall bloom, giving a grand display in late Sept. A large wine-red bitone with velvety falls. 
Fragrant. 30”. 
PINK LACE (Sass '45) x + See Ektachrome at right. 
PINK LACE— Only $1.00 
$1.00; 3 for $2.75 
$1.00 
Outstanding as a fall-blooming Flamingo pink, second only to Carabella & Fantasy. Not the last word in Flamingos but 
among the best of earlier introductions. Only inexpensive one that blooms well in fall & spring. A real bargain at this 
new low price. Flowers salmon pink with tangerine beard. Nicely formed, of medium size. Seed set last spring on Pink 
Lace using pollen of 5 tangerine-bearded pinks. Now you try it! M-36”. 
MARY VERNON (McKee ’41) HM’42, Award of Merit ’45 $1.00 
Often blooms again at Thanksgiving time, and its colors are so appropriate for decorations at that season. Standards 
burnished gold, falls ruby, margined gold. See it in color in ‘The Iris,” page 158. Sets seed. M-36”. 
SUNSET SERENADE (Sass '43) HM’43, Award of Merit ’45 15¢ 
One supreme seedling among thousands bred from Prairie Sunset. Standards pure bright orange, falls reddish copper, 
edged orange. Has pollen; sets seed. M-34”. 
ROYAL SCOT (Hall '44) Honorable Mention '44 ; 15 
Yes, an Iris marked in red “plaid” like Scotch kilts. Ground color light yellow, so heavily stippled deep amaranth red 
it gives a red effect. M-36”. 
Autumn Bloomers of INTERMEDIATE Height 
PRIORITY (Lapham '45) +++ + Honorable Mention ’47 $4. 00; 3 for $10.95 
The best red fall bloomer in my collection of over 80 varieties. Not only that, but it is a very persistent rebloomer, blooming 
for us on 4 different occasions last summer and fall. Standards light crimson; falls dark velvety crimson. Unusual decora- 
tive features are the deep amethyst stigmas, contrasting sharply with the yellow style crests. M-26”. 
BILLET DOUX (Douglas ’47) $2.00; 3 for $5.50 
You will welcome this winsome little Iris for its intriguing form, its charming personality, and its possibilities for use in 
Hasta eeu aes A miniature Great Lakes, with erect poise and very flaring falls. A silvery blue with porcelain-like 
inish. VE-22”. 
CREAMY LOVELINESS (Taylor '47) $2.00; 3 for $5.50 
A frequent bloomer from Mr. Taylor. In a warm climate this should bloom about 4 times each year. It has, for example, 
bloomed in Apr., Aug., Oct. and Nov. A fine lemon-cream with falls washed or dappled in pale lavender. 4-way branched 
stems. Pollen abundant, so this should be tops for crossing with other colors to develop a whole series of ever-bloomers. 
Opportunity knocks! E-20”. 
TWO FOR TEA (Auten '48) cee + $1.50; 3 for $2.95 
A Table Iris that blooms spring, summer and fall. A delicate, dainty orchid pink self, slender stemmed. | had some in 
bloom almost continuously last summer and fall. M-20”. 
AUGUST WAVES (Brown '41) x +A pretty neglecta. 18 to 26”. : $1.50; 3 for $3.95 
From Massachusetts comes this new variety that reblooms from August to frost in cold climates or warm ones. Thus this 
is most welcome as Iris bloom is ordinarily at its lowest ebb in August. Standards pale blue. Falls flaring, rich violet. 
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