CORDOVAN (Kleinsorge 1946) $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
A Bryce Canyon seedling. In color it is close to Cordovan 
leather. Falls rich and glossy tones of deep coppery ox-blood 
red, frilled at the edge. Standards are coppery rose-red. Large 
flowers with good branching. Mid-season. 36”. Award of Merit 
AILS. 1951. 
COURTIER (D. Hall 1947) $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
Deep in color, a charming “Flamingo” pink of medium size. The 
deep tangerine beard is very prominent. Branching is good. It 
sets seed freely. Winter hardy. Mid-season. 30”. 
CUSTARD (T. Craig 1950) $3.00 
(Rich Raiment x Mitchell’s No. 4155.) A splendid smooth large 
soft yellow plicata, lightly sprinkled and sprayed with cinnamon 
brown. 40”. 
DAFFY (DeForest 1947) $1.25; 3 for $3.15 
A novel Iris, well named. The trim plicata is of good form, size 
and substance. The ground color is near white, with cream on the 
reverse side of the falls. The standards are flushed maroon. Falls 
ate peppered of Zebra stripe and all variations in maroon. Try it. 
Mid-late. 36”. 
DAMASCUS BLADE (C. G. White 1953) $10.00 
There’s an air of mystery to this Eupogocyclus hybrid. It is 
definitely related to Quaker Mischief; the other antecedents are a 
matter for interesting conjecture. Huge showy flowers in steel 
gray, overtones of mauve pink and brown, complete the enigma. 
Large blooms. A one-quarter onco, it is hardy, even in New 
England. Very late bloomer. 38”. 
DANCING DEB (Tompkins 1952) $7.00 
( (Delilah x Seashell) x (Jake) ) Light heliotrope in color, this 
flower is well-favored with broad petals and wide hafts. Petals 
are gracefully ruffled, form is excellent, standards are becomingly 
arched and domed, falls are saucily flaring. Honorable Mention 
WARS UWb)ay 
DARK CHOCOLATE (G. Murray 1954) $35.00 
See our 1954 Introductions on page 4. 
DAWN REFLECTION (Stevens 1948) $5.00 
This is a very lovely plicata with the old time favorites, Tiffany 
and Madame Louis Aureau as its ancestors. The immense blooms 
have a ground color of glistening ivory with a definite sparsely 
etched rose-pink on the falls. The standards are superimposed 
with a bright lilac-pink etching. Visionary substance and branch- 
ing on 36” stalks. Mid-season. 
DEEP MAROON (Muhlestein 1952) $15.00 
((Rubeo x Garden Magic) x (Garden Glory) ) In producing 
clean and clear coloring on the fall petals, this border plant of 
deep red should qualify as an exceptional parent. Standards 
are slightly lighter than the falls, the deep maroon predominating. 
Good branching, clean finish. 
DESERT SONG (Fay 1946) $1.50; 3 for $3.75 
An outstanding cream colored Iris. Beautifully flared and ruffled. 
Excellent substance and clean hafts. Blooms over a long period. 
Early mid-season. 36”. Award of Merit A.I.S. 1949. 
DISTANCE (Cook 1946) $1.50; 3 for $3.75 
Harmonious in its clear smooth silvery light blue coloring. Void 
of veining at the hafts. The beard is white and inconspicuous. 
Mid-season. 36”. Award of Merit 1949. 
DOLLY VARDEN (David Hall 1950) $10.00 
(Parentage Flamingo Pink seedling #44-26 x Courtier) This 
is a fine addition to the Hall .‘Flamingo Pink” series. It is a self 
with no haft markings. In color, a light pink with a slight over: 
lay of salmon. Good form, splendid substance and well branched 
flowers that withstand hot sun remarkably well. 36”. Honorable 
Mention 1950. 
EBONY ECHO (Tompkins 1948) $7.00 
(Cape Bon x Casa Morena) A rich deep carmine with a satin 
finish and blackish-red overlay. The flowers are large and have 
very broad ruffled standards and horizontal falls of surpassing 
loveliness. Mid-season. 38”. H. M. 1949. Award of Merit 
AXAles,  UQBYBY. 
ELIZABETH OF ENGLAND (Miles 1946) $3.00; 3 for $7.50 
A beautifully ruffled flower of an exquisite azure blue that holds 
its color. Well proportioned flowers of heavy substance and finish 
make this a unique addition to the blue class. 36’. Mid-season. 
Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1952. 
DON’T BE CONTENT WITH BEARDED IRIS ALONE! 
EL PASO (Kleinsorge 1949) $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
Brown Iris always have a magnetic power over us. So here is 
another luminous, metallic finished, rich golden brown. It is 
beautifully branched, but not a tall Iris. Flowers are of pleasing 
size and flaring form. 32”. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1950. 
EMPRESS EUGENIE (D. W. Lyon 1952) $8.00 
Deepest of deep empire yellow self, with an intense buttercup 
yellow beard. Its pure clean coloring has no haft markings. The 
light spray of garnet brown at the base of the petals gives depth 
to the flower. The standards arch gracefully, very wide falls are 
saucer flaring and heavy substanced. Mid-season. 35”. 
ENGRAVED (Craig 1952) $7.50 
(Mariposa mia x Capitola) Another Eupogocyclus hybrid. Its 
steel blend ranges from white to pale pearl shell gray, with 
heavy all-over pattern of deep neutral gray veins. The name 
of this exceptional onco-plicata implies its similarity to a gray 
steel engraving. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1953. 36”. 
ENVOY (DeForest 1948) $5.00; 3 for $12.50 
A smooth dark Iris whose rich standards are flushed reddish 
purple, and whose falls are a near black with a burnt orange 
beard. Late mid-late. A grand color. 34”. 
EXTRAVAGANZA (G. Douglas 1944) $1.50; 3 for $3.75 
A real Amoena. Standards are white with a slight shading of 
cream. Falls are a blending of iridescent copper, red, and deep 
violet, with a velvet finish. Late. 40”. Award of Merit A.I.S. 1947. 
FANCY FEATHER (Muhlestein 1952) $7.50 
((Rare Marble x 46-49A) x (Salar x Gold Ruffles) ) A novel 
and exciting new plicata. The standards are blended yellow-buft 
with no plicating. The falls are the same ground color heavily 
plicated in red. This should intrigue the collector in novelties. 
Nicely formed flowers on 36” stalks. Mid-season. 
FANTASY (D. Hall 1947) $4.00; 3 for $10.00 
Most attractive lovely tones of tose and orchid-lavender with 
a flush of golden yellow at the throat of the flower. The tangerine 
beard illuminates this fantasy of color. Not a tall Iris but when 
it blooms, four blooms open at one time on the well branched 
stalks, giving us a profusion of dainty coloring. This Iris blooms 
again in the fall for us. Award of Merit A.J.S. 1949. Mid-season. 
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FAR HILLS (J. Wills 1949) $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
(Parentage Melanie x Copper Rose) Charming and unusual, this 
deepest of orchid pinks has broad domed standards and full slight- 
ly ruffled falls. The smooth firm finish with no haft venations 
creates a most effective garden subject. Mid-season. 38”. 
FIRECRACKER (D. Hall 1943) $1.50; 3 for $3.75 
This is a bright red plicata. The flower is yellow, heavily stitched 
and etched in a glowing dark burgundy red. It charms from afar. 
Mid-season. 32”. 
FLORADORA (D. Hall 1947) $1.50 
A medium toned flamingo pink of medium size. A geranium red 
beard makes a pronounced contrast. There are no markings on the 
haft of the fall petals. Mid-season. 30”. 
FLURRY MOHR (C. Rees 1950) $2.00 
(Snow Flurry x Capitola) A sensational oncobred, huge in size, 
violet-purple in color. This Iris should appeal to flower arrangers 
inasmuch as its weak point (weak standards) will allow the 
flowers to be arranged into a flat Japanese Iris type for exotic 
effects. 
FORTUNE’S FAVOR (DeForest 1944) $1.00 
A beruffled giant of bright glistening tan. The standards are 
broad and closed. Wide rounded falls are overlaid with a rosy 
lavender tint, and a luxuriant orange beard. Mid-season. 36”. 
FRANCES CRAIG (Craig 1952) $15.00 
A superlative oncocyclus hybrid. The immense pale greyed lav- 
ender flowers on tall (44”) stems are a breathtaking sight. In 
form, it shows the onco characteristics, and is of very fine quality. 
Highly commended 1951. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1953. 
FRANK PUGLIESE (Lapham 1947) $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
(Parentage Christabel x Red Gleam) A fragrant and glorified 
_Christabel, deeper and redder in coloring with Jess contrast be- 
tween the standards and the falls which have no haft venations. 
Free flowering, tall, well branched stalks. Mid-season bloom. 38”. 
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