JULIET (Kleinsorge 1946) $1.00 
A rich and brilliantly colored Iris. It is flame-copper with salmon 
shadings. The center of the flower is bright burnt-orange. It has 
good form and substance. Mid-season. 34’. 
JUNE SUNLIGHT (McCormick 1953) $12.50 
(Treasure Island x Spun Gold) This handsome yellow is a light 
cadmium self, having flaring falls suggestive of deep yellow vel- 
vet. Clean hafts without veining. Styles, standards and falls are 
the same rich hue. Beard is orange. Smooth coloring throughout. 
Large rales nicely branched. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1953. 
Eater 3.6; - 
KALIFA FATIMA (Oncobred) (White 1952) $7.50 
Grayish lavender, white and blackish purple, with a purple signal 
patch, go into the blend to bring forth Kalifa Fatima. It is like 
a wild oncocyclus, yet it has abundant pollen, a quality that in- 
terests the hybridizers. Prolific bloomer. Honorable Mention 
ANSE, USB. 
KING’S JESTER (Stevens 1948) $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
An unusual and novel patterned plicata of heavy rose-maroon 
stitching and feathering on a silvery white background. The 
standards are more heavily marked than the falls. Mid-season. 38”. 
KOL NIDRE (David W. Lyon 1953) $20.00 
(Vice Regal x Down East) The sacred loveliness of this Iris 
reminds one of the Kol Nidre, the sad and very beautiful chant 
sung on the eve of the Jewish Day of Atonement. 
In color, the standards are medium violet. The color sweeps down 
the fall petals from a deep dahlia purple which blends into a deep 
plum purple in the center with’ an aconite violet border about 14” 
wide. The hafts are brushed with a dark garnet brown. In form 
the closed standards are broad and full petaled. The round globe 
shaped heavy velvet falls flare in a pleasing manner. The 36” 
stalks are nicely branched. 
LADDIE (E. Miess 1951) $6.00; 3 for $15.00 
(Missouri x Great Lakes) The large, well formed and ruffled 
blooms are a damson blue, infused with cocoa brown at the 
haft, possessing a rare and unusual silvery overlay. Fragrant 
and nicely branched Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1951. 
LADY ALBRIGHT (Muhlestein 1950) $6.50 
(Veishea x Bronzed Copper) One of the most sensational and 
colorful rich blends. The standards are dianthus (copper), and 
the falls amaranth, (rosy deep lavender) edged the color of the 
standards. Mid-late. Honorable Mention 1950. 
LADY BOSCAWEN (Graves 1946) $1.00 
Exquisitely ruffled, pure cool white. Large broad petaled flowers 
with a decided sheen. Smooth texture, fine substance, and 
beautifully branched. Award of Merit A.I.S. 1948. Mid-season. 
AD 
LADY DOZIER (Dozier 1951) $12.00 
(Ormohr x Brunhilde) The presence of Oncocyclus kinship is 
evident in this large flower of rich cobalt or violet. blue. The 
breadth of petals is a characteristic which places Lady Dozier 
among the favorites. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1951. Midseason. 
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LADY ILSE (K. Smith 1951) $15.00 
(Jane Phillips x Kenne Valley) Worthy of its splendid heritage. 
The large flowers, artistically ruffled, are of powder blue radiat- 
ing an iridescent sheen. There are no venation markings. 41”. 
Late mid-season. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1952. 
LEADING LADY (Lyell 1950) $3.00; 3 for $7.50 
A large ruffled and very broad petaled flower with rich yellow 
standards and creamy white falls, edged gold. A lovely sight in 
the garden. 38”.. Mid-season. Honorable Mention 1950. 
LILAC LANE (Whiting 1947) $3.50; 3 for $8.75 
A pink toned lilac self with a pearly iridescence to emphasize its 
beauty and lovely styling. Large wide petaled, heavy substanced, 
slightly ruffled. Award of Merit A.I.S. 1951. Mid-season. 36” 
LIMELIGHT (Hall 1952) $10.00 
(Sunray x Hall’s Sdlg. No. 46-42) Anothér canary yellow, having 
a hint of green but with the softness brought to mind by the 
name. Only a little imagination is needed to feel the limelight 
of the theatre in days of gracious living in another era. Larger 
than Chantilly but possessed with its ruffles and lacings. Lighter 
area on falls, near orange beard, well branched and well spaced. 
Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1952. 35”. 
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LOCKWOOD (DeForest 1947) $1.50 
Enticing bright brown blend with an attractive blaze on the 
rounded falls. Smooth texture and well branched stalks. Auburn 
and Lockwood make a perfect pair. The first, blooms early and 
Lockwood holds everybody’s attention the latter part of the 
season. 36” 
LOTHARIO (Schreiner 1942) $1.00 
This outstanding neglecta has richness, size and quality all rolled 
up together, resulting in a beautifully formed Iris with light blue 
standards and rich blue-purple falls of smooth even coloring 
throughout. Lightly frilled and fragrant. 36”. Midlate bloom. 
Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1945. 
LOTTE LEMBRICH (Lapham 1951) $10.00 
(Lapham’s E-4 x Paradise Pink) The shade of old fashioned lilacs 
is brought to view in this novel iris. It is new, also in com- 
bination of deeper color on the falls and—a light tangerine 
beard! The effect is not easily forgotten. Delicate, with perfect 
rounded form, heavy substance. Truly, a sweet and alluring iris. 
Midseason. 36”. 
LOVELACE (Mitchell 1948) $3.00; 3 for $7.50 
This soft delicately stitched plicata is a picture of harmonious 
colorings. The standards are buff-white with a soft pink stippling, 
while the falls are a warm white completely edged with a soft 
pink stippling, deepening in tone at the haft. The flowers are 
crisp, flaring and slightly ruffled. 36”. 
LOVE STORY (Sapp 1950) $5.00 
(Golden Eagle x Hall’s Sdlg No. 43-18) One of the popular 
Flamingo Pinks, Love Story rises high and flares as an aristocrat. 
It is tall and has a well branched stalk. Honorable Mention 1950. 
Midseason. 48”. 
LYNN LANGFORD (D. Hall 1946) $2.00 
The richest and most charming of the orchid pinks. The flower 
is large in size, good form and substance. It is of a deep toned 
orchid pink, shading to golden yellow at the center around the 
beard, with no veinings. Award of Merit 1950. Mid-season. 36”. 
Everybody’s favorite. 
MAJORETTE (Miess 1953) $17.50 
(Golden Gleam x Wayfarer) Vivid in coloring, unusual. Light 
medium red violet shading to deep red violet on the fall petals, 
white beard, white plicata markings on the shoulders—these 
points have special charm. Flaring falls, graceful ruffling. Mid- 
season. 36” 
MARDI GRAS (K. Smith 1952) $15.00 
( (Extravaganza x 5-30) x (Mme. Maurice Lassilly Ilse Louise) ) 
A colorful late blooming neglecta deeper in color than Helen 
Collingwood. The standards are light campanula violet, arched 
and silken, the falls of dark velvety purple are semi-flaring and 
have a smooth brown overlay at the hafts. The large flowers 
are well spaced on 40 inch stalks. Very outstanding. 
MARJIE (DeForest 1950) $2.50 
A flower arrangetr’s delight. Very ruffled medium sized flowers 
of deepest rich yellow, full of life, with smooth heavy substance 
and fine texture. Exceptionally well branched. 38”. Midseason. 
MARY RANDALL (Fay 1951) $20.00 
((New Horizon) x (Fay Sdlg. No. F2: Pink Cameo x Cherie) ) 
This is one of the most eagerly sought irises. Although it was 
introduced several years ago, stocks have never become abundant, 
owing to the continued demand. Deep rose pink self with tan- 
gerine red beard, a new color fusion. Finely formed, well spaced 
and nicely branched. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1951. Award of 
Merit 1953. Midseason. 36”. Limited stock. 
MASTER NEIL (Jensen 1952) $7.50 
(Wm. Mohr x Stained Glass) Lovers of the “Mohr” family will 
most certainly want this one when it is discovered that it is a 
plicata. The ground color is cream; the markings are delicately 
applied’ in a cinnamon-brown shade. Master Neil will bloom on 
stalks from 32” to 40” tall. It’s pogocyclus blood is evident both 
in foliage and blooms. Early-midseason. 
MATTY GATES (Sass 1946) $3.50 
This distinctive reverse bitone yellow pattern is like Golden 
Fleece, except that it is deeper and clearer in tone. Standards are 
lemon-chrome. Falls white with a three-fourths inch border of 
lemon-chrome. Finish is wax-like. Award of Merit 1730s Mid- 
late. 36”. 
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