1954 IRIS 
CREVETTE (Whiting '51) M. 34" $2.00 
A creamy shell pink self with tangerine beard. Flowers 
of good form on well branched stems. Blooms freely. 
CUBAN CARNIVAL (Sass '48) M. 36" $1.00 
A vivid plicata with deep cream ground, washed deep 
violet-red, with gold throat. 
DANCING WATERS (Sass '50) M. 36" $5.00 
A fine new plicata of clear white and brilliant blue. 
Broad, flaring falls. Excellent branching. 
DANUBE WAVE (Schreiner '47) M. 38" $2.00 
Rich shade of dark marine blue, with great depth of 
color. Fine, flaring form and excellent substance. 
HM. ‘48. AM. ‘51. 
DARK MELODY (Sass ‘51) ML. 36" $5.00 
A most appealing and novel new plicata with creamy 
ground and heavy border of dark purple. Brown beard. 
DARK KNIGHT (Salbach '34) ML. 38" 60c 
Mahogany red. Blooms perfectly formed and abund- 
ant. HM. ‘36. 
DARK TOWER (Mitchell '50) M. 38" $3.00 
A fine, ruffled blue. Good stalk with excellent branch- 
ing. A cross of Snow Flurry and Chivalry. Fine parent 
for blues, whites and ruffling. 
DAWN OF GOLD (Salbach '40) L. 36" 50c 
Soft golden yellow. Good form and heavy texture. 
Late blooming. 
DAYBREAK (See page 3 for description) $1.00 
DEEP BUTTERCUP (Muhlestein '48) EM. 36" $1.50 
A deep bright yellow with large buds of wax-like 
appearance. Has !/4 Onco blood. HC. '47. 
DEEP MAROON (Muhlestein '52) EM. 30" Net $15.00 
A fine new red bi-color. Standards are orange-red, 
and rich velvety falls are a deep maroon-red. No 
markings on haft. Good branching. 
DEEP VELVET (See page 3 for description) 50c 
DEPUTE NOMBLOT (Cayeux '29) M. 44" 50c 
Velvety claret crimson iris. Many of today's modern 
iris have this flower in their heritage. Dykes Medal 
(France) '30. 
DESERT SKIES (See page 3 for description) 65c 
DESERT SONG (Fay ‘46) M. 40" $1.50 
Beautifully ruffled, cream flower of excellent proportion 
and very heavy texture. Withstands adverse weather 
conditions. A top iris in this color class. AM. ‘49. 
DESTINY (Burgess '34) ML. 38" 60c 
A very dark, velvety bronze-purple with golden bronze 
beard. 
DISTANCE (Cook '46) M, 35" $1.50 
Large, clean, silvery light blue with white beard, 
Excellent form and substance. HM. '46. AM. ‘49. 
DOGROSE (Insole '30) M. 36" 60c 
Large, lovely lilac-pink self of good form. 
DOLLY VARDEN (Hall '50) M. 37" $10.00 
A flower of exceptionally fine form in deep flamingo 
pink with salmon overlay and no haft markings. Very 
heavy substance. Strong, well branched stems. HM, ‘50. 
DREAMCASTLE (Cook '43) M. 36" $1.50 
Very lovely orchid-pink with white beard tinted lemon 
at the base. A large flower with extremely broad 
petals. One of the best in this class. AM. ‘48. 
Diehl's Gardens & Alamo, California 
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EASTERMOHR (Weidner '53) M. 40" Net $22.50 
An Onco-hybrid that is really blue. A cross of Wm. 
Mohr x Easter Morn, it has inherited the color and 
excellent branching from the pollen parent. A large, 
ruffled flower with firmly cupped standards and semi- 
flaring falls. Stock Limited. 
EASTER SUNRISE (Rees '44) VE. 48" $1.00 
A creamy white iris with gold at haft. A beautiful 
background iris where height is needed. 
EBONY ECHO (Tompkins '48) ML. 36" $7.00 
The bud appears to be shiny black. Large flowers are 
deep Carmine with a satiny black-red overlay. Broad, 
ruffled, horizontal falls. HM. '49. AM. ‘53. 
EBONY ISLE (DeForest '49) M. 34" $5.00 
A very smooth flower of deep black-red. Unusual 
finish. Excellent form. HM. ‘50. 
EBONY QUEEN (Sass '47) M. 36" $1.00 
Very dark black-purple self. Medium sized blooms 
on well branched stalks. HM. '47. 
EDITH LAURA (Mitchell '49) M. 38" $1.50 
Standards white and falls white, edged violet. 
EDWARD LAPHAM (Lapham ‘'40) ML. 36" $1.00 
Fine, rich maroon-red iris with slight fragrance. HM. 
‘40, 
ELMOHR (See page 3 for description) $1.00 
EL PASO (Kleinsorge '49) M. 32" $2.00 
A rich, bright, golden-brown with metallic finish. 
Closed standards and broad, flaring falls. HM. ‘50. 
ELSA SASS (Sass '39) M. 36" 60c 
A clear, soft lemon-yellow with a dash of white near 
the haft. Large, rounded petals, slightly frilled. HM. 
Ia AME Als 
ENVOY (DeForest '49) M. 34" $5.00 
A different and very beautiful new flower in the black 
bi-color class. Standards glow with rich red tones 
and the falls are like black velvet. A top iris. 
ESQUIRE (Lothrop '45) M. 38” $1.00 
Rich, medium-deep purple with texture lines. Beautiful 
form and branching. HM. ‘47. 
EVA SLOAN (Faught '53) M. 38" Net $15.00 
White falls, cream edged and lined. Closed cream 
standards. Blooms well spaced and placed. Very fra- 
grant. A dependable bloomer. HC, '52. 
EXTRAVAGANZA (Douglas '44) ML. 38" $1.50 
A choice amoena with white standards and falls a 
deep plum-red flushed purple. AM. ‘47. 
