OUR NEW IRIS INTRODUCTION 
for 1954 
DURING THE PAST FOUR YEARS WE HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR 
OF INTRODUCING MANY OF THE SPLENDID IRIS PRODUCED BY THE WELL KNOWN 
AND HIGHLY REGARDED IRIS HYBRIDIZER, THE LATE JOHN DOLMAN, JR. A FEW 
OF HIS BEST VARIETIES NOW BEING GROWN ARE BLACK RUBY (Introduced by Cooley's 
Gardens), BISQUE, SPANISH CREAM, JILL, ELFIN LAKE AND KERLIELLO. 
THIS YEAR WE OFFER AN IRIS, WHICH NOT ONLY JOHN DOLMAN, BUT 
THOSE WHO KNOW IRIS, CONSIDER HIS VERY BEST ORIGINATION. HE WAS 
JUSTLY PROUD OF THIS FINE IRIS AS HE SHOWED IT IN BLOOM FOR THE FIRST 
TIME TO THE MANY IRIS LOVING FRIENDS AND JUDGES WHO VISITED HIS GARDEN 
IN SWARTHMORE, PENNA., IN MAY, 1952. SIX MONTHS LATER JOHN DOLMAN 
SUDDENLY PASSED AWAY. THIS ULTIMATE ACHIEVEMENT IS A REAL TRIUMPH 
ANDES OFFERED, TOR YOU" IN) HIS: - 
PEACHERINO 
(Spanish Cream and Orangeade) 
A charming peach and white bicolor. The closed standards are a lovely soft peach 
color. The semi-flaring falls are a warm white, lightly edged peach, a more heavy overlay 
of peach covers the shoulders. Beard is peach-tangerine. This Iris has the usual Dolman 
weather resistant qualities-holding it’s color and shape well and refusing to go down in wind 
or rain. Blooms late mid-season on strong, 36” stalks which are very well branched. Having 
built up a good stock, we are able to offer this fine Iris at a lower introductory price than an 
Iris of this quality would usually command. $15.00 each. 
GENERAL DESCRIPTIVE LIST 
escriptive Arrangements used in the listing is as follows: 
Name of Variety (as registered with the A.1.S.) 
Name of Originator and date of introduction. 
Time of Bloom—vV.E.—very early, E.—early, M.—mid-season, L.—late, V.L.—very late. 
Height of Bloom Stalks—Shown in inches. 
Awards—-Shown at end of description. See Glossary of Iris Terms for explanation of Awards. 
Iris marked thus * are new listings for 1954. 
SPECIAL NOTE—For older, well known and moderately priced varieties, see Page No. 25. 
ADORNMENT (Milliken, ‘47) M. 32” 
A charming Iris which never fails to attract 
attention. A crisp, tailor flower in an en- 
chanting shade of medium violet, adorned 
with a bright blue beard. $1.00 each 
ALADDIN’S WISH (Murawksa, ’45) M. 36” 
An Iris that is different from all others. A 
plicata of a beautiful shade of blue with 
brushings of cream radiating throughout the 
flower. 75¢ each, 3 for $1.80 
ALPINE GLOW (Kleinsorge, ‘45) M. 40” 
Smooth, dusty rose-toned flower, petals of 
which are crimped like an Oriental Poppy. 
Beard is gold with brown shadings on the 
haft. H.M. 1946. $1.00 each, 3 for $2.50 
AMANDINE (Douglas, ‘46) M.L. 34” 
Pale cream with a touch of yellow. Beautiful 
form, well branched stems and excellent sub- 
stance withstanding worst kind of weather. 
A.M. 1948. Runner-up for the Dykes Medal 
1952, President’s Cup ‘48. Top-rated Cream 
in the Favorite 100 List. Pictured on next 
page. $2.00 each 
AND THOU (Graves, 42) M. 40” 
Very pale Wedgewood blue deepening to- 
ward the center. Deep blue beard with white 
tips gives a most novel appearance. Large 
flowers of heavy substance with good branch- 
ing. H.M. 1945. $1.00 each, 3 for $2.50 
*APRICOT SUPREME (Tompkins, ‘51) 
M. 38” 
A tall, well branched Iris of deep apricot 
coloring with a brilliant apricot red beard. 
Flowers are large with broad petals of heavy 
substance. $7.50 each 
ARAB ‘CHIEF (Whiting ‘44) V.L. 36” 
A rich and glowing Iris of brilliant burnt 
orange color. Flowers are of good size and a 
vigorous grower. Very late. $1.00 each 
ARGUS PHEASANT (DeForest, ‘48) M. 38” 
A smooth, soft brown self which is considered 
the best in the light brown color class. Very 
large flowers with broad, flaring falls and 
wide standards. A.M. 1950. Winner of the 
Dykes Medal in 1952. $5.00 each 
