May's “MOUNTAIN-GROWN” IR 
TERMS USED IN DESCRIPTIONS 
Amoena: White or tinted white standards with colored falls. 
Beard: Narrow band of short, hairlike growth which comes from the 
haft one-third to one-half way down the falls. 
Bi-color: Light or medium standards and deeper contrasting falls. 
Blend: Combination of yellow and one or more other colors. 
Dykes Medal: Highest award an Iris can win. Given to one out- 
standing Iris each year. 
Falls: The three lower petals of the Iris. 
Plicata: A light or white flower flushed, lined or stippled with a 
darker shade, particularly on the margins. 
Self: The same shade of color throughout the whole flower. 
Standards: The three upstanding petals. 
Style Arm: The claw-shaped part in the center of the blossom. 
Variegata: Yellow or near yellow standards with deeper falls which 
may be either veined or solid tones of brown or purple. 
ADMIRATION (Smith, 1946) $2.50 
A massive iris of rich medium yellow. Heavy substance and ex- 
cellent form. 
ALADDIN’S WISH (Murawska, 1945) 75¢ 
Light blue with brushings of thick cream radiating through the 
large blossom. A husky grower with tall well-branched stalks, 
this iris is an interesting novelty. 
ALBA SUPERBA (J. Sass, 1943) 75¢ 
Very large pure white flower of good substance, on tall, well 
branched stalks. 
ALEPPO PLAIN (J. Sass, 1943) $1.00 
Yellow-red plicata. Cream ground heavily dotted and sanded on 
edge forming a border of pansy purple. Bright and attractive. 
ARGUS PHEASANT 
SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
CASCADE SPLENDOR 
ALPINE GLOW (Kleinsorge, 1945) $1.00 
Large flower of subdued rose tones bordering on lilac or pale 
violet. Golden beard. An interesting pastel variety. 
AMANDINE (G. Douglas, 1946) $2.00 
Delicate creamy lemon self. Standards are broad and domed; 
falls full. This fine, ruffled iris fully deserves the many honors 
accorded it. 
AMBER GEM (Salbach, 1946) $2.06 
Fine large blooms of subdued rose with blending of golden brown 
on well-branched stalks. Rose-amber garden effect. 
ANNA WILLIAMSON (Cook, 1946) $1.00 
Bright pink-bi-color. Standards lighter than falis. The rosy pink 
tone has an underlying yellow suffusion. 
ANITRA (H. Sass, 1936) 60c 
Large clear pearl-blue self. Domed standards; flaring falls. One 
of the older varieties, but still a fine iris. 
ARAB CHIEF (Whiting, 1944) $1.00 
A near self of rich copper-cream of splendid texture and sub- 
stance. Pure cadmium beard and metallic overlay at the haft 
give it radiance. Flaring falls. Small rhizomes, but big flowers. 
ARABIAN NIGHTS (Whiting, 1949) $2.00 
Exotic medley of smoothly blended peach, yellow and copper. 
Large flowers of graceful form and heavy substance. 
ARCTIC (Kleinsorge, 1940) 60c 
Large ruffled cream and gold. 
ARGUS PHEASANT (De Forest, 1948) $5.00 
Highest ranking Iris for 1952, this Dykes Medal winner is a 
smooth, bright golden Argus brown with self beard. Flowers are 
large and color most attractive. 
AUBURN (Kleinsorge, 1945) $1.50 
Both the standards and falls are coppery henna-brown with an 
undertone of gold. Brilliant blue patch at tip of beard. One of 
the finest in this relatively new color class. 
