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“© GATES (Sass '46) HM’46, Award of Merit ’50 $5.00; 3 for $13.75 
e very latest advance in this popular color pattern made famous by Golden Fleece. A 
deeper and purer color, flower is larger, has better substance. Standards bright glistening 
lemon yellow. Falls pure white with a wide and effective border of lemon yellow. Unlike 
all other Tall Bearded Iris, this has a white rooster-comb crest at end of beard—a char- 
acter ordinarily associated only with the Crested Iris, as Japonica. Has strong tendency 
to re-bloom in fall. Sweetly scented. Pollen plentiful. ML-36”. 
SIERRA PRIMROSE (Essig '46) xx $2.00; 3 for $3.95 
A lovely Iris for the connoisseuR who revels in soft pastel tints—a beautiful primrose 
yellow, almost cream. Among the largest Iris, yet flowers are produced in profusion on 
tall, low-branched stalks—a clump is a sight to long remember. A plant of this will draw 
more attention than a dozen ordinary varieties. Wild plum fragrance. Another virtue, 
adding much to its garden value, is its long blooming period. M-ML-40”. 
, PLEASED CUSTOMER: “This year Sierra Primrose had seven open flowers 
in bloom on one stalk. It was the most beautiful specimen I’ve grown. I cut it and took 
it to the store where I work so everyone could enjoy it. Every bud bloomec an 
beautiful for several days.” Mrs. Virginia M. Bollin, Coolidge, Arizona. 
THE DECORATIVE YELLOW PLICATAS 
Prettily Brushed and Stippled 
See the Vivid Red Plicatas for New Brilliance 
MIDSEASON 
RODEO (DeForest 47) Honorable Mention '49 $3.00 
Rodeo is outstanding for its size and boldness. An enormous Iris, often close to six inches, 
‘‘as conspicuous as a ‘ten-gallon’ hat.” The first yellow-ground plicata in a really bold, 
impressive pattern that makes the flower stand out as does Minnie Colquitt among white 
plicatas. Resembles its seed parent, the famous Tiffanja, but is much larger and brighter. 
Standards clear gold, falls white, edged gold, stitched in buckskin brown. A prodigous 
grower and increaser. Pollen plentiful. M-36”. 
BENTON AURORA (Morris ’45) $1.50; 3 for $3.95 
A new plicata | imported from England. Petals clear canary-yellow, neatly edged and 
trimmed with fine stipplings of maroon. Fine, low branched stalks. M-36”. 
CREAM and IVORY TONES 
Needed in Every Garden for Softening and Harmonizing the Brighter Colors 
EARLY 
BELLERIVE (Benson ’49) 4% Honorable Mention ’50 $4.00 
Winner of the ’52 Presidents’ Cup given each year to the originator of the most outstand- 
ing Iris as determined by the vote of the visitors at the annual meeting, American Iris 
Society. So this is the ‘Peoples’ Choice.” A huge, ruffled deep cream with a smooth 
glistening sheen. Noteworthy for its fine chiseled form and extra substance. Comes from 
Birchbark x Gallant Leader so should be a top-notch parent for adding size, height and 
form in the reds, as well as for securing fine new creams. EM-42”. 
IVORY TOWER (Walker ’48) High Commendation '46 $1.50 
An extremely early tall, candelabra type flower with exceptionally beautiful buds, long, 
pointed, so arranged as to give the appearance of a candelabra with cream colored candles. 
These wax-like buds open into immense, delectable banana cream blooms, with broad 
falls, arching standards. VE-40". 
EASTER SUNRISE (Rees '44) $1.25 
A very large and very tall delightful cream self with much gold at the haft. When the big 
buds begin to unfurl, they have a crystalline appearance that is breath-taking. Most re- 
markable in having the most evergreen foliage of any of my 600 varieties. In mid-January, 
after 2 feet of snow, these clumps still had a mass of fine broad leaves a foot or more long. 
Ideal starting point for breeding attractive evergreen foliage into various other colors. 
Sometimes the first Tall Bearded Iris to bloom. VE-46”. 
BLUE VALLEY—Entrancing—$3.50 
MAIDSEASON 
RUFFLED BOUQUET (Rees ’47) + Honorable Mention ’52 $5.00; 3 for $9.95 
RadianT and glorious is this loveliest of all ruffled Iris. A beautiful Snow Flurry seedling 
from the creator of the ever-popular Snow Flurry itself. With many varieties the ruffling 
seems rather incidental, but here it is a definite feature. Perfect flaring form with very 
heavy substance, much better than in Snow Flurry. The color, too, gives exceptional ap- 
peal. Standards luscious creamy-yellow; falls white, brushed and edged to match stand- 
ards. Crosses readily with Flamingo Pinks, such as Cherie, Fantasy and Pink Formal. 
Superb for adding firm ruffling to all colors. M-42”. 
i : “Seen at Mrs. Lowry’s garden as one of the 
lo Bebecget a yellows caters he avily romet 
wit yellow, and flaring.” Aug.’52 Bul. New 
THE EXQUISITE PALE BLUES 
A Little More Blue Than White 
MIDSEASON 
HELEN McGREGOR (Graves '46) « AM’48, Dyke’s Medal ’49, Symposium ’52 — $2.50 
Never in all history has an Iris risen so high in so short a time. Introduced in 1946; the very 
next year it was 4th from the top of the Symposium of the 100 best Iris. 
“Have you seen the blue sky on a clear, bright morning with left-over starlight twinkling 
on the dewdrops? That is Helen McGregor, by far the most beautiful Iris I’ve seen in many 
years. It is a large flower with a wide haft and very much ruffled. Its color is clear blue of a 
light hue, but with no lavender in it.” Such is Geddes Douglas’ characterization of this out- 
standing new creation. Has remarkable weather-resisting substance. No pollen, but a 
splendid seed-setter. With worthy pollen its children average very high in quality. EM-32”. 
CLOUD CASTLE (Graves 44) HM’44, Award of Merit 49, Sym.’52 $1.50; 3 for $2.95 
Visualize an exquisite pale wisteria-blue, beautifully ruffled, with indefinable charm that 
causes visitors to return again and again. Flowers exceptionally large, with splendid broad 
falls, widely flaring. Standards roundly domed with a quaint fluting at the edge. One of 
the best blues for the hybridizer. Sets seed, has fertile pollen. M-36”. 
IRIS IN SKY-BLUE TONES 
Real Blues, but Light as the Sky Itself 
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SOUTH SEAS (Essig '47) $2.00; 3 for $3.95 
The clear sky-blue reflections of the south seas. It is as if the warmth of southern waters 
activates this new Iris with the first breath of spring, for it is often the first Tall Bearded 
Iris to bloom. Very tall, yet low branched. Haft of falls with yellow reticulations, and a deep 
yellow beard, giving a striking “blue and gold” effect. As it comes out so early, | recom- 
mend mulching in very cold regions. Mrs. Phares reports from Austin, Texas, that South 
Seas started blooming on February 9, and gave her 5 weeks of continuous bloom, with 8 
to 10 blooms on each stalk. VE-52”. 
MIDSEASON 
LADDIE (Miess ’51) 4% Honorable Mention ’51 $7.50 
A 1951 introduction that adds a new color note to the Iris garden. A pleasing damson blue, 
distinctively infused with cocoa brown at the haft. The blue has an unusual overlay as of 
silver, and under certain lights seems to be more silver than blue. Standards domed and 
falls flaring; both slightly ruffled. Imagine as many as nine or more of these intriguing 
flowers on a single stalk. Fragrant. M. 
THE BRIGHT and DEEP BLUES 
Try These for Purity and Depth of Color 
EARLY 
SKY RANGER (Hall '48) 4g HM’49 Award of Merit ’52 $2.50; 3 for $4.95 
Aptly named, for this heavily ruffled medium blue ranges the skies, between 4 and 5 feet 
from the ground. Probably the tallest fine Iris of any color. In spite of this height, the sturdy 
stems have held up when many others have gone down during storms. The 3-way branched 
stems usually open one flower at a time on each branch, creating a stunning stalk that might 
easily win sweepstakes at an Iris show. Lily of Valley fragrance. E-54.” 
Extra Special—1¢ Offer With Early Orders 
If you mail your order before July 31, and include one Sky Ranger at regular price of $2.50; 
you may add a second Sky Ranger for only one cent. Early ordering pays! 
MIDSEASON 
PIERRE MENARD (Faught '48) 4 HM’48, Award of Merit '50 
Probably the largest blue Iris in existence toda 
of 8” and a height of 6”. A dee 
$7.50 
y. Flowers have been measured with a spread 
p medium blue self with a wonderful enamel finish. A lovely 
wave to the petals. H. Randall, recent president of the British Iris Society says this has as pure 
a color as any he has seen. A clump is simply breathtaking. Highly promising as a ‘parent. 38”, 
BLUE VALLEY (Smith '47) 4% << Ektachrome. HM’47, Symposium ’52 $3.50; 3 for $6.95 
Award of Merit ’49. The new blue everyone is talking about as the nearest approach to true, 
bright spectrum blue of any Iris ever created. N. Leslie Cave states: “Blue Valley was en- 
trancing. Nothing in Mr. Randall’s garden could approach it for blueness,” Beautifully ruffled, 
large in size, and possessing a vivacious sparkle that gives unusual character. Falls of ex- 
ceptional substance, flaring out almost horizontally. A single rhizome has been known to 
produce as many as 7 flower stalks. One of the most coveted of all Iris. Enticingly fragrant. 
Introduced in ‘47 at $25.00; now price down where everyone can have the thrill of growing 
this famous variety. Bloomed for me in mid-June, again in mid-July, in addition to regular 
May bloom. M to L-38”. 
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