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& Gardens “@ blame, California 1954 IRIS 
KEY TO CATALOG: 
STANDARDS: Upright petals. 
FALLS: Lower petals. 
AMOENA: White standards, colored falls. 
VARIEGATA: Yellow standards, dark falls. 
PLICATA: Color stippled on white or yellow ground. 
BLEND: Combination of two or more colors. 
BI-COLOR: Flower of two colors. 
SELF: Uniform color. 
SUBSTANCE: Thickness of petal. 
TEXTURE: Finish of petal. 
HM. Honorable Mention by A.I.S. 
AM. Award of Merit by A.1.S. 
DYKES MEDAL: Highest Award by A.I.S. 
E-Early M- Medium L-Late (Time of bloom) 
Height of stalk is given in inches. 
ADAIR (Mitchell) M. 36" $2.00 
Lovely, crisp, slightly ruffled lavender-blue self with 
white beard. Delicate and airy in appearance, yet 
weather resistant. 
AFTER MIDNIGHT (Muhlestein '49) M. 36" $2.00 
Large well formed flower of deep purple on tall stalk. 
Beautiful combined with the pinks, light blues and 
creams. 
ALADDIN'S WISH (Murawska ‘45) 
M. 36" 75c; 3 for $2.00 
Huge, medium blue with brushed markings of cream. 
A unique flower. 
AL BORAK (DeForest '52) ML. 36" Net $12.00 
A very large brown and copper russet with wide, hori- 
zontal falls. One of Mr. DeForest's finest introductions 
and destined to be one of the top numbers in this 
class. Received most favorable comment in our garden 
last year. HM. ‘53. 
ALBA SUPERBA (Sass '43) M. 38" 75c 
Very large, well formed white iris. HM. '43. 
ALEPPO PLAIN (Sass '41) M. 36" $1.00 
Deep red and cream plicata. Popular with the plicata 
fans. 
ALDURA {See page 3 for description) $1.00 
ALLINE ROGERS (Kleinsorge '50) EM, 34" $3.50 
Large, flaring, heavily ruffled bloom in a blend of pink, 
rose and gold with golden yellow beard. HM. ‘51. 
AMANDINE (Douglas '46) ML. 36" $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
lear lemon-cream self with broad domed standards 
and ruttled, flaring falls. Highly weather resistant. 
Winner of President's Cup '48. HM. '46. AM. '48. 
AMBER GEM (Salbach '46) M. 36" $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
Beautifully formed large blooms of soft rose blended 
with golden amber. Well branched stalks. Effective 
with medium blues. HM. ‘47. 
AMIGO (Williamson '34) EM. 34" 60c 
One of the older but ever popular numbers, with 
clear lavender-blue standards and deep violet-blue 
falls, edged with lavender. AM, 38". 
AMULET (Sass '53) M. 38" $5.00 
A very large flower with broad ruffled petals of semi- 
flaring form. The color is rich chamois, overlaid with 
the same pattern as Rainbow Room but in lighter 
shades of rose, gold and blue. Very hardy with sturdy, 
well branched stalks. 
AND THOU (Graves '42) M. 36" $1.00 
A large pale wedgewood blue self with an unusual 
blue beard. HM. '42. 
APRICOT SUPREME (Tompkins '51) M. 40" $7.50 
A tall, well branched iris of deep apricot coloring, 
with a very full beard of an exceptionally brilliant 
shade of apricot red. The blooms are large with 
broad heavily substanced petals. HM. ‘51. 
ARAB CHIEF (See page 3 for description) $1.00 
ARCTIC (See page 3 for description) 60c 
ARGUS PHEASANT (DeForest '48) M. 38" $5.00 
Outstanding, rich golden brown self with golden 
brown beard. Immense blooms with wide standards 
and broad, flaring falls. AM. '50. Dykes Medal Win- 
ner ‘52. 
AUBURN (Kleinsorge '45) E. 36" $1.50 
Vivid coppery henna-brown with a brilliant patch of 
blue at tip of beard. HM. ‘46. 
AUTUMN BROWN (Lowry '53) M. 38” Net $18.00 
A brilliant dark copper-brown blend with metallic 
sheen. Slightly ruffled. Wide flaring falls of heavy 
substance. HM. ‘52. 
AUTUMN FLAME (Sass '41) E. 35" $1.00 
Large red-purple bi-tone with velvety falls. Rebooms 
in fall. 
AUTUMN HUES (Sass '5!1) M. 38" Net $20.00 
A large ruffled flower of rich antimony yellow, faintly 
flushed rose-pink and blue. Blue flash at tip of the 
beard and a brushing of orange on the haft. 
AZALEA (Nesmith '46) M. 36" $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
Azalea pink flushed with ivory. Coral beard. A lovely 
flower in the garden. 
AZTEC COPPER (See page 3 for description) 75¢ 
AZURE LAKE (Muhlestein '52) EM. 36" $10.00 
A lovely medium blue iris with domed standards and 
heavily ruffled, flared falls. It drew the attention of 
all who visited our garden last year. 
AZURE SKIES (See page 3 for description) 60c 
BALLERINA (Hall '51) M. 36° $7.50 
Another beautiful flamingo pink from Mr. Hall's tamous 
line of pinks. The large blooms are well formed, heavily 
ruffled and of fine substance. Heavy orange beard. 
IiMepe> eeAMIn 53. 
BALLET DANCER (Kleinsorge '49) M. 38" $2.50 
An appropriately named flower of apricot-tan with 
large closed standards and broad horizontal falls 
with fluted edges. HM. '49. AM, '52. 
BALLET GIRL (Sass '35) ML. 36" 60c 
Dainty soft pink flower with rounded, flaring falls. 
BANDMASTER (Hall '44) M. 38" 75c 
Immense, smooth medium blue flower on tall, well 
branched stalk. Does not fade. HM. '44. 
BARBARA LUDDY (Lapham '48) M. 38" $3.00 
A lovely light shell pink, flushed with cream around 
the tangerine beard. Nice form. HM. '47. 
BARGAIN DAY (Mitchell) L. 36" $1.00 
Lovely, yellow ground plicata, 
BELLERIVE (Benson '50) M. 40" $3.00 
A very striking rich cream flower of fine form and 
heavy substance. HM. ‘50. Winner of President's 
Gup 52. 
BEN AHDEM (Morris '50) E. 28" $1.50 
Deep lilac-blue. Flower resembles it's Regelia parent, 
Hoogiana. 
