HAPPY BIRTHDAY (D. Hall 1952) $12.00 
A “flamingo pink’. Said to be “twice as large as Heritage’, 
deeper in color than Ballerina and larger and more colorful than 
Pink Sensation. The color is rich and clear light pink with 
tangerine beard. Its large flowers with crimped and rutfled edges 
are of good substance. 36”. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1952. 
HEATHER ROSE (Hall 1950) $3.50 
This is a new and different shade of rosy orchid-pink. Near that 
of Scottish heather. Vigorous grower and a free bloomer. Wéin- 
ter hardy. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1951. 
HEIGHO (Craig 1949) $6.00; 3 for $15.00 
Immense globe-like flowers of heavy substance with unusually 
broad and full petals. Smoothly colored, a clear bradley violet 
with a hint of a signal patch at the tips of the dull orange-gold 
beard. It starts blooming early and continues until late. Ideally 
branched, vigorous grower. 45”. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1949 
HELEN COLLINGWOOD (K. Smith 1949) $10.00 
(Extravaganza x Louise Blake) This neglecta is different and 
vibrant in its attractive color combination. The standards are light 
lavender, while the falls are a brilliant red-purple. Profuse 
bloomer. Mid-late. Award of Merit A.I.S. 1952. 
HELEN McGREGOR (Graves 1946) $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
Much enthusiasm has been created over this delightfully clear, 
very light blue Iris which has no trace of lavender in it. The 
flowers have large broad round petals, beautifully ruffled. Extra 
heavy substance with an almost white beard. Mid-late. 36”. Award 
of Merit A.I.S. 1948. Dykes Medal 1949. 
HERITAGE (D. Hall 1949) $5.00; 3 for $12.50 
(No. 44-29 x Courtier) Flamingo pink. Deeper than Cherie or 
Hit Parade. Smooth in texture, heavy substance, semi-flaring, 
slightly ruffled falls and no haft venations. The beard is a bright 
tangerine. 34” Award of Merit 1951. 
HIGH COMMAND (8. R. Long 1946) $1.50 
Here we have a distinctive variegata. The yellow standards 
are framed in a subdued shading of red falls. Early Mid-season. 
HIGH SEAS (Corey 1952) $10.00 
(Snow Flurry x Cloud Castle) A blue-white, silky, ruffled. Well 
branched stalks, superb wide flowers—High Seas embodies what 
its name conveys. A flower that goes well in genteel surroundings. 
Should be sought-for in breeding blues and whites. High Com- 
mendation A.I.S. 1951, Honorable Mention 1952. 40”. Early. 
HIGH-TOR (Fielding 1952) $7.50 
(Snow Flurry x Azure Skies) Impressive as a garden subject 
on its tall sturdy well branched stalks. The flowers are huge in 
size and ruffled in form. Chicory blue standards with a tinge 
of lavender and falls slightly deeper in color. Floriferous and 
vety fragrant. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1952. 
HI-TIME (Hall 1950) $3.50 
A luminous self of golden apricot color, with a deep tangerine 
beard. There are no haft markings to detract from the soft shim- 
mering beauty of this delicately tinted flower. Medium large in 
size, fine texture and form. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1950. 
HIT PARADE (D. Hall 1947) $1.50; 3 for $3.75 
A- flamingo pink of good form and substance. The color 1s 
between Courtier and Floradora, having larger flowers and slightly 
ruffled. It has the characteristic tangerine beard. A free bloomer 
and increases well. Mid-season. 30”. 
HONOR BRIGHT (DeForest 1951) $6.00 
(Tiffanja x Firecracker) Chrome yellow ground, a suggestion of 
orange, a white patch on the falls—this potpourri goes into the 
making of Honor Bright, large flowered brown plicata. Spread- 
ing form, distinctly different. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1951. 
HURRICANE (Craig 1949) $6.00 
(Purissima x Capitola) A powder blue, suffused and flecked warm 
dark blue. Huge in size, admirably formed, showing it is an 
oncobred hybrid. Exceptional substance and texture. The flecking 
on this flower is indeed variable. 40”. Honorable Mention 1949. 
ILLUSTRIOUS (Hall 1953) $7.00 
(Chivalry x Bandmaster) A late flower with large blooms of 
uniformly deep blue approaching indigo. With an inconspic- 
uous beard, Illustrious’ smooth hafts reveal a brown tone. Widely 
branched. 36”. Very late. 
DON’T BE CONTENT WITH BEARDED IRIS ALONE! 
ILLUSION (Kleinsorge 1943) $1.25 
Huge blooms of ethereal lilac pink with tawny brown overlay on 
the haft anda brown tipped beard. Very smooth in texture. This 
is an Ormohr seedling and it blooms very late, 30°. 
INCA CHIEF (Mitsch 1952) $15.00 
(Mexico x Tobacco Road) When the Spaniards made their 
conquest of Peru they found an Inca empire where the splendor 
of the court was fabulous. Similarly in Inca Chief we gain the 
same connotation of glorious wealth in color and size. A golden 
bronze, evenly flowing throughout. This is a royal flower of 
immense size. Outstanding. Honorable Mention A.J.S. 1952. 
Mid-late. 35”. 
INSPIRATION (Stevens 1937) $1.00 
Inspiration’s exquisite giant blooms have no rivals. Without ques- 
tion this is the best deep rich rose color. Its huge, beautifully 
formed, smoothly finished, clear, even toned, lustrous rose-carmine 
coloring is unmarred by markings of any other than a slight 
browish flush on the haft of the fall petals. Mid-season. 38”. 
JALLAH EFFENDI (C. White 1952) $10.00 
A sensational and impressive oncobred in color blendings found 
only in the oncos. Its standards are a clear yellow-green with deli- 
cate mahogany veins, red splashed. Its falls are yellow, red veined 
around the mustard yellow beard, and purple splashed. 
JANE PHILLIPS (Graves 1950) $5.00 
A clear attractive medium blue self, smooth in finish and beauti- 
fully formed. The large flowers with domed standards and semi- 
flaring falls are lightly frilled at the edges. Winter tested. 38”. 
Award of Merit A. I. S. 1952. 
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