1954 IRIS 
TECHNICOLOR (Whiting '50) M. 34" $7.50 
Glowing ruby red flower, well proportioned to height 
of stem. Blooms freely. HM. ‘50. 
TEMPLE BELLS (Hall '52) M. 36" Net $15.00 
Large apricot-yellow flower with slightly ruffled flar- 
ing falls, accented by heavy red-orange beard. An 
iris of distinction. HM. ‘52. 
THE CAPITOL (See page 3 for description) $1.00 
THE MAD HATTER (Lyon '51) M. 42" $10.00 
Unusually tall deep maroon iris of semi-flaring form, 
great substance and fine branching. Fragrant. HM. ‘51. 
THE RED DOUGLAS (See page 3 for description) 75c 
THE TANNER (Muhlestein '51) ML. 30" $5.00 
Facinating bright mustard tan self with fine flaring 
form. A new shade in this color class. 
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TOURNAMENT (Wills '48) L. 42" $1.50 
Brilliant large rose-purple iris with velvety brown over- 
lay at haft. HM. ‘48. 
TOURNAMENT QUEEN (Milliken '47) EM. 36" $1.50 
Huge lustrous fuchsia toned iris measuring 7 inches 
across. Sweet scented. 
TOWER OF JEWELS (Salbach '41) M. 48" $1.00 
A beautiful blend of gold, pale yellow and mauve. 
Very tall, well branched stalks. 
TRANQUILITY (Fay '50) M. 38" $8.00 
A magnificent iris. The large milk-white flower with 
white beard has domed standards and broad flaring 
falls. Perfectly branched stalks and blue-green leaves. 
HM. ‘50. AM. '53. 
5 OUTSTANDING IRIS FOR $25.00 
Here is your opportunity to have the magnificent 
"ORIENTAL GLORY" 
and four other top flight iris for only $25.00 
ARGUS PHEASANT 
CAHOKIA 
Select GALA FINALE 
GOLDEN PLOVER 
2 PIERRE MENARD 
PINK FORMAL 
ROSABELLA 
BALLERINA 
GARNET GLOW 
GOLD DUST 
MALAY 
2 
SADDLE BROWN 
Select | PINK SENSATION 
(TRANQUILITY 
THISTLE BLOOM (Whiting '51) M. 36" $3.50 
Well named. Large, broad petaled amoena in thistle 
tones. A sturdy flower with light airy appearance. 
THOTMES III (Kleinsorge '50) M. 40" $10.00 
Smooth glistening golden tan self with light bronze 
beard. An iris of immense size with unusually broad 
falls and very heavy substance. HM. '5I. 
THREE CHEERS (Cook '45) M. 38” 75¢ 
Tall, impressive bi-color with clear light blue stand- 
ards and velvety dark violet falls. Near white beard. 
HM. ‘46 
THREE OAKS (See page 3 for description) $1.00 
THREE SISTERS (See page 3 for description) $1.00 
TIFFANJA (DeForest '42) M. 42" 75c 
Lovely cream yellow plicata stippled and bordered 
light brown. AM. '46. 
TISHOMINGO (Caldwell '42) ML. 38" 75c 
Large wisteria-blue self with glistening finish, flaring 
form and heavy substance. AM. '43. 
TOBACCO ROAD (Kleinsorge '42) M. 36" $2.00 
Tobacco brown self of very heavy substance. Wide 
horizontal falls and closed standards. AM. ‘46. 
TOP FLIGHT (Hall '53) M. 34" Net $10.00 
A Temple Bells of deeper coloring with heavy orange- 
red beard. An impressive iris. HM. ‘53. 
TOP SCORE (Salbach '49) M. 32" $1.50 
Splendid variegata with bright yellow standards and 
broad deep chestnut falls, edged yellow. Distinctive. 
TRANQUIL MOON (Cook '48) M. 35" $4.00 
A most unusual cool, crisp appearing flower with deep 
cream standards and wide horizontal falls of white, 
bordered cream. HM. ‘50. 
TREASURE ISLAND (See page 3 for description}  60c 
TRULY YOURS (Fay '49) L. 38” Net $15.00 
Immense, lacy edged, heavily rutfled flower. The 
heart is bright, yellow shading to white at bottom of 
falls and top of standards. The unopened buds and 
under side of falls are yellow. The haft is very wide 
with gold threads radiating from the yellow beard. 
An exquisite iris. AM. ‘51. Dykes Medal! '53. 
TWILIGHT SKY (Fay '48) M. 35" $2.00 
A clear pink with red beard. No markings. HM. '50. 
VANITY FAIR (Hall '51) L. 36" $10.00 
Smooth tailored medium pink bloom of heavy substance 
and silken sheen. Bright tangerine orange beard. A 
superior flamingo pink. HM. ‘52. 
VELVET DUSK (Schreiner '49) ML. 36" $2.00 
Glossy blue-black bloom, well flared and rounded, 
with brown beard. 
VICE REGAL (Miles '46) EM. 34" 75¢ 
Rich bronzy red-purple with bronze beard and lustrous 
finish, AM. ‘51. 
VIOLET HARMONY (Lowry '52) M. 40" $12.50 
A lovely shade of violet with lighter shading under 
beard. Large and ruffled with semi-flaring falls. Sturdy 
stalk. A vigorous grower with long season of bloom. 
HM. '52. President's Cup ‘53. 
