Recent DeForest Origina tions 
COPPER RIVER— 
(1945) Tan ground. Falls over- 
laid copper. Pollen parent of the 
well liked new variety, Al Borak. 
$1.25 
DAFFY— 
(1947) Intriguing in a clump. 
Ground color creamy white, stan- 
dards flushed maroon. Falls come 
peppered, striped, half-and-half 
and all variations between. $1.50 
EBONY ISLE— 
(1949) Well formed flower of 
darkest red purple, blackish over- 
lay. Rich and smooth. No _ haft 
markings. H. M. 1950. $5.00 
ENVOY— 
(1948) Another rich dark _ Iris, 
with wide, near black falls. Smooth 
hatt: $5.00 
FIRST VIOLET— 
(1952) Height 38 inches. Large 
ruffed flowers, perfectly spaced on 
a sturdy stalk. Clean, sparkling. 
“Manganese Violet” with blue un- 
dertone. Wide, clean haft. Beard 
slightly lighter than self. Honorable 
Mention in 1953, being fourth in 
that year’s voting. Sold out in ’52, 
and again in ’53. $20.00 Net 
FRANCES KENT— 
(1951) Tall stalk, bearing ex- 
quisite ruffled flowers, with closed 
standards and flaring to near-hor- 
izontal falls. One of the most dis- 
tinct and unusual to come from 
the fascinating tangerine bearded 
pink lines. The standards of this 
Iris are chartreuse cream, flushed 
pink. Falls cream, with pinkish 
tangerine beard. H. M. 1952. ..$10.00 
GALA FINALE— 
(1950) Deep, bright yellow 
ground, heavily overlaid rich “In- 
dian” red. One of the very bright- 
est in this plicata group. H. M. 1952. 
$6.00 
GARNET FLAME— 
(1952) Tall, large flowered vari- 
ety. Bi-tone of golden russet and 
bright garnet brown. A clump of 
this variety was brilliant and out- 
standing throughout the ’53 season. 
$7.50 
GAY BORDER— 
(1949) Large, white-ground pli- 
cata heavily marked rosy maroon. 
Tall, and well branched. H.M. 1949. 
$2.00 
GOLDEN PLOVER—: 
(1950) Large, smooth, golden 
tan. Well spaced on 38 inch stalk. 
HM. 1951. $6.00 
GYPSY CLASSIC— 
(1950) <A flaring, neat flower of 
henna and golden brown. Gold 
styles. Bright orange beard. H. M. 
1952. $6.00 
GOLDENDALE— 
(1953) Smooth yellow self, with 
center flush of “orange.” Self beard. 
$10.00 
HONCR BRIGHT— 
(1951) Different and distinct pli- 
cata. Chrome yellow ground, with 
white in the center of falls. H. M. 
tot $6.00. 
INDIAN NATION— 
(1952) Tall stalk, with large 
flowers having an enamel-like fin- 
ish. A red and brown blend, named 
after the Oklahoma song. $7.50. 
