CHIVALRY (Wills 44) ++ AM’46, Dykes '47, Symposium ’52 $2.00; 3 for $5.50 
A glorious clear bright blue so outstanding that to see it is to want it. While its color is its 
greatest attraction, its delightful ruffled form and exceptionally fine branching add much 
to the effect it creates. A wonderful performer in every way. Clifford W. Benson, of Mis- 
souri, writes: “This Dykes Medal winner will eventually be grown by every Iris lover 
throughout the world.” Be the first in your neighborhood, and give your friends a treat. 
Already its pollen has yielded “Transatlantic,” and if you put Chivalry pollen on Snow 
Flurry you are likely to get some very lovely things. See Chivalry in Color Plate of my 
garden on Page 3. M-36”. 
ZEBRA (Pallida variegata) See my natural Color Photograph below. 2 for $1.45 
A novelty needed in every garden. The only Iris with leaves striped in creamy yellow and 
green in a pattern much like that of a Zebra. Has striking ornamental value from March 
to November. Best used as edgings or clumps to attract attention, so | give you special 
group prices. Also, just the thing for individualistic flower arrangements and corsages. 
Flowers light blue. M-30”. 
CAROL HARKER (Naylor ’51) $6.00 
A pleasing, original medium blue Iris, distinctive in two respects. First, it has a jaunty 
flare that gives the flower personality. Second, there is a unique infusion of gold in the 
throat, creating a novel color effect rarely seen in blue Iris. While the form is crisp, tailored, 
the color is soft and mellow. A 1951 introduction, one to watch. ML-36”. 
BLUE RHYTHM (Whiting '45) Symposium ’52 $1.00 
World’s Most Honored Iris: Dykes Medal ’50; President’s Cup ’50; top variety in ’51 
Symposium. No other Iris has ever won all three of these honors before. So this has, in- 
deed, climbed to the very top of the pinnacle of fame. Only through outstanding behavior 
in every section of the country could an Iris receive enough votes to achieve such acclaim. 
And this means, simply, that it is the Iris for you, wherever you are. A wonderful silvery 
cornflower blue. Abundantly generous in its branching—in fact, it is the best-branched 
blue that I list, and hence an ideal subject for ambitious hybridizers. Has pollen and sets 
seed. A vigorous grower and rapid increaser, which means loads of these delectable blooms 
in a hurry. Better get your order in now. ML-38”. 
THE BLUE PLICATAS 
Blue in an Enticing New Form 
EARLY 
LATE 
LELA DIXON (Douglas ’49) $3.50; 3 for $6.95 
A plicata so new that it is unfamiliar to many Iris lovers. It is, however, easy to understand 
its coloring, for it is essentially an improved edition of Blue Shimmer, known to everyone. 
Both the blue and the white are purer and clearer in Lela Dixon. Originated in Tennessee 
ee fully cold-hardy by further tests in New England. The top-notch blue plicata. 
MIDSEASON 
BLUE SHIMMER (Sass ’42) HM’42 Award of Merit '44, Symposium ’52 $1.00 
The most popular plicata the world has ever known. Almost at the top of the’52 Symposium 
—and no wonder. lvory-white, entrancingly decorated with a tracery and stippling of 
exquisite clear blue. Falls flaring with a substance reminding one of heavy white leather. 
Extremely large, elegant. One of the most fragrant plicatas. Fertile with either its own 
pollen or pollen of other varieties. Blue Shimmer pollen will often produce seed when 
used on William Mohr. M-39”. 
THE NEAR BLACKS 
Very Black, but for Even Blacker Iris, See the Oncos, Pages 4-5. 
MIDSEASON 
BLACK FOREST (Schreiner 45) HM’46, AM’48, Symposium ’52 $1.25 
Through the past years we have had many approaches to black in various degrees, but 
none that can compare with BLACK FOREST, for it is the blackest Tall Bearded Iris to 
date. BLACK FOREST is several registers darker and deeper in color than the famous near- 
blacks of recent years such as Sable, Ethiop Queen, etc. For so deep a color it is decidedly 
bright and gleaming. A real monotone—no haft markings. Is a wonderful producer of 
black varieties, most notably the very new Black Hills, available next year. M-32”. 
LATE 
NIGHT SPOT (Muhlestein '49) 
- Night Spot will command attention in any garden. It is a tall, rich, black-purple bitone. Falls flare horizontally, and are 
extremely velvety, rich and free of haft markings. Yields wonderful seedlings and holds great promise as a parent for 
still finer blacks. L-40”. 
IRIS IN LAVENDER and ORCHID 
Lovely Colorings to Remind You of Tropical Orchids 
EARLY 
PARTING HOUR (Holmberg '49) 
A new fancy from a new hybridizer. Standards deep amethyst. Falls dark amethyst, brushed white from center out- 
ward. Bright orange beard. EM-36”. 
BURGUNDY ROSE (Hall ’46) 
No other at this end of the spectrum has a color so distinctive and attractive—a deep amethyst, subtly blended with 
rose pink. A color with considerable carrying power; hence this has exceptional garden value. A large flower, nicely 
ruffled. EM-33”. 
CHILDHOOD (Long ’46) 
A picturesque blended lavender bitone, one of the largest and most colorful of all my English importations. Standards 
light amethyst, flushed with gold; falls pinkish lilac, with an overlay of blue, edged bronzy-gold. Said to withstand 
the winds and rain of England, so it should be able to “take it” anywhere. E-36”. 
MIDSEASON 
LILAG LANE (Whiting ’47) 4% HM’48 
EVENGLOW (Clevenger '48) + $2.00; 3 for $3.95 
Probably the largest lavender Iris—so large it will as'ound you. A lovely lobelia violet, 
with a rosy cast. Flower is well tailored, with unsurpe stance. M. 
SYRINGA (Lowry ’47) % HC’46, Honorable Mention ’47 $2.00; 3 for $5.50 
A cold-hardy New England variety, a pure lilac self just the co’ freshly opened flowers 
of old fashioned lilac or Syringa. Recognized as an outstanc lor break. An Iris of 
cle individuality and charm with the most delectable fragr: \ prolific bloomer. 
M-40". 
LATE 
SEA LARK (Muhlstein ’46) Honorable Mention '47 $1.50 
A highly original Iris in soft pleasing tones; just perfect for flower arrangers—either at 
shows or for that special occasion at home. Use it with cream or pink varieties and watch 
people exclaim. An unusual slate or mauve blue, with a marked flush of purple in the 
center of both standards and falls. An interesting combination of colors unlike any | have 
seen. Characterized by Fisher Harris as Muhlestein’s best production. LM-36”. 
OLD LACE (Mitchell ’45) $1.25; 3 for $3.45 
An Iris with a texture like old lace, ruffled, crumpled and creped in such a way as to add 
to the charm resulting from a blend of palest parchment and amethyst, deeper in the falls. 
One of the new “‘fancies.’’ M-36.” 
WHITES With LAVENDER INFLUENCE 
Deeper Colored Buds Add Much Charm to This Group 
EARLY 
DUTCH BOY (Douglas '49) x $3.00 
At last | offer you a most desirable, unusual combination: a very early bloomer that is 
hardy and a dependable regular bloomer. Most early whites start growth too early and 
lose their blooms due to frost. Dutch Boy has been tested for 5 years both in north and 
south; has always bloomed profusely. Flowers open blue-white, change to a cool white 
under sun, but remain crisp, firm. Perfect four-way branching. E-38”. 
SNOW FLURRY (Rees ’39) HM’39, AM’41, Symposium ’52 $1.00; 3 for $2.75 
Possesses such a glorious ruffling everyone falls in love with it. Buds tipped in blue, open- 
ing to snow-white flowers with the faintest blush of lilac blue. Comes out quite early, so 
safest to mulch in very cold regions. Yields no pollen, but is a most outstanding seed- 
parent. Has many descendants, mostly ruffled, such as: White Ruffles and Ruffled Bouquet. 
Char-Maize and Easter Sunrise. Now comes Orville Fay of Illinois, with this convincing 
statement: “‘If you would like to see some very large, ruffled, sky-blue Irises with form 
and color just out of this world, all you have to do is to put some pollen from Chivalry on 
to Snow Flurry and wait two years. | think that Snow Flurry is the world’s finest Iris 
Parent.” Orange blossom fragrance. E to M-42”. 
LATE 
WHITE SMOKE (Rees '50) xx $5.00; 3 for $9.95 
From the creator of Snow Flurry comes this stunning big blue-white Snow Flurry seedling 
that starts the mid-season and continues to the last, carrying the famed ruffled loveliness 
of Snow Flurry to the end of the Iris season. Inclined to be even larger and has much 
heavier substance. Every indication points to comparable breeding possibilities, which 
places it just on the threshold. Be among the first to try it. M to L-42”. 
THE WHITE PLICATAS 
Decorated in Lavender, Violet or Rosy-brown 
On Previous Pages: Pink, Red, Blue and Yellow Plicatas 
MIDSEASON 
EDITH RORKE (Smith '46) High Commendation ’45 $1.50 
A showy, frilled plicata, decorated in blue-violet in an exceptionally clean pattern. A clump 
is really something to behold. Vigorous, a heavy bloomer. EM-36”. 
WHITE PLICATAS—Confinued on Page 32. 
ZEBRA—Needed in every garden 
$2.00; 3 for $3.95 
$3.00; 3 for $5.95 
$1.50; 3 for $3.35 
$1.50; 3 for $3.95 
$5.00; 3 for $9.95 
There have been so few really fine new ones in lilac and lavender tints that | particularly welcome Lilac Lane to our gar- 
dens. Here is one so outstanding it was a Runner-Up for the Award of Merit in ’50 and received this Award in ’51. An 
irresistible, cool, tranquil, lilac self, with a wonderful pearly iridescence. Flowers very full, standards arched and 
domed, falls widely flaring, lightly ruffled. One of Mrs. Whiting’s best. M-36”. 
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