SUNSET BLAZE (Kleinsorge 1948) $2.50 
(Seedlings No. 343 x 333.) An unforgetable, rich, brilliant 
golden flame salmon blend with a solidness of color and lots of 
fire; heavily influenced with burnished gold and a bright golden 
yellow beard. Flowers and stalk branching are good. Winner of 
the President’s cup at the 1949 A.I.S. Convention. Award of Merit 
A.I.S. 1951. Early Midseason. 40”. 
SUSAN OF HILLY (White 1943) 75c 
This one completes the quartet of our little oncos with their 
individual type of blooms. Susan’s standards are pale amethyst. The 
falls have an intriguing flare, and are pale yellow and iridescent 
mother-of-pearl, lightly shaded violet, with a dark violet signal. 
Stalks are 24” and rhizomes are small. Early midseason. 
SUZETTE (Knowlton 1945) $1.00 
A cream plicata with lightly dotted maroon markings at the edges 
near the throat. For contrast the styles are rosy madder-brown. 
Excellent form, substance and branching. Dainty. Midseason. 40”. 
SWEET MARIE (Muhlestein 1951) $4.00 
Large flowers in an appealing orchid with a rich tangerine beard. 
Possessing good substance with a beautiful finish. 36”. Midseason. 
Highly Commended A.I.S. 1950. 
SYLLABUB (G. Douglas 1950) $4.50; 3 for $11.25 
A soft flesh pink self, even possessing a pink beard. There are no 
haft venations and it does not fade in the sun. It has closed stand- 
ards—flaring falls and good substance. Four and five way branch- 
ing. 28”. Mid-late. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1950. 
TABASCO (Craig 1951) $9.00 
The hybridizer considers this one of his best plicatas. Rich and 
flaring in form, with exceptional texture. In color, gold, sprayed 
with paprika. 
TEMPLE BELLS (Hall 1952) $15.00 
Unparalleled in beauty, a smooth apricot, evenly spread over the 
entire flower. Gracefully curved, flaring falls, which are slightly 
ruffled at the edges. Adorned with a heavy reddish-orange beard. 
36”. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1952. 
THE FRANCISCAN (Essig 1947) $1.00 
A dark purple Iris, flushed with iridescent tones of maroon- 
purple around the beard, which is of bronze-gold. Firm domed 
standards, very flaring falls. Midseason. 36”. 
THE KNOCKOUT (Muhlestein 1951) $5.00 
A new combination of yellows. Rich yellow standards, with 
lighter falls, which are heavily brushed with the deeper yellow 
on the hafts. Distinctive and charming. 37”. Midseason. 
THE MAD HATTER (Lyon 1951) $10.00 
(Ranger x Cordovan) This cross gave a most pleasing fragrance 
to all of its progeny. The Mad Hatter is a deep maroon, with 
heavy velvety falls, which appear to be overlaid with blackish 
maroon. The standards are nicely arched, the branching is good, 
and the form is semi-flaring. Long blooming time. Stalks are 42- 
44”, Midseason and late. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1951. 
THOTMES Ill (Kleinsorge 1950) $10.00 
A smooth self of glistenig golden tan with a light bronze beard. 
Gigantic in size, extra broad falls, and heavy texture. 40” stalks. 
This Iris has been named for an early pioneer Iris collector. H.M. 
A.I.S. 1951. Award of Merit 1953. Pictured on Page 28. 
TOBACCO ROAD (Kleinsorge 1942) $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
A golden tobacco brown self of heavy substance and beautifully 
flared form. Always admired. Award of Merit A.I.S. 1946. 34”. 
TOP SCORE (Salbach 1949) $1.50 
A brilliant variegata of clear bright deep yellow standards, with 
rounded falls a rich chestnut brown to mahogany, clearly edged 
with deep yellow. A distinctive and colorful garden subject. Mid- 
season. 32”. 
TOP FLIGHT (Hall 1953) $10.00 
A deeper apricot color than Temple Bells with a fiery orange- 
ted beard. Standards and falls nearly the same shade, a preferred 
flower. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1953. 34”. 
TOURNAMENT (J. Wills 1948) $1.50 
Broad full standards and wide semi-flaring falls of a luminous 
purplish-rose, with a velvety-brown overlay onthe hafts. Honor- 
able Mention A.I.S. 1948. A late bloomer. 42”. 
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TRAIL BLAZER (Milliken) $4.00; 3 for $10.00 
A fiery red mulberry-purple, shot with blue at the tip of the beard. 
The blue spreads over the central portion of the falls. The beard 
is cinnamon, with a touch of deep red on the sides. The large, in- 
souciant flowers are carried on tall stalks (40’). 
TRANQUILITY (Fay 1950) $8.00 
(Snow Flurry x Katharine Fay.) One of the best whites, large 
milk-white flower, well branched, petals full and round, nicely 
flaring falls, domed standards, no markings. Award of Merit 
A.I.S. 1953. Midseason. 38”. 
TRANQUIL MOON (P. Cook 1948) $4.00 
A novelty in light yellow to deep cream standards and sparkling 
silvery white falls edged with the same color as the standards. 
The falls are wide and quite flaring in form. 40”. Midseason. 
Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1950. 
TRULY YOURS (O. Fay 1949) $15.00 
((Rameses x Far West) x Hall’s No. 42-35) x (Zantha)) A re- 
fined Iris of distinction. The under side of the fall petals are a 
solid yellow. The heart of the flower is bright yellow, which 
shades into an almost white at both the top of the standards and 
the lower edges of the falls which are laced and ruffled at the 
edges like Chantilly. At the wide hafts there are gold threads 
radiating from the yellow beard. The closed standards and almost 
horizontal falls make a flower to hold one spellbound. Late. 38”. 
Winter hardy. Award of Merit A.I.S. 1951. Dykes Medal 1953. 
TWILIGHT SKY (Fay 1948) $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
This lovely pink comes from a Pink Cameo x Floradora cross. 
Medium sized flowers on nicely branched 35” stalks. Tailored 
in form, it is a soft clean clear pink with a red tinged beard. 
Winter hardy. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1950. 
TWO SNOWS (Mrs. E. L. Scott 1952) $10.00 
(Snow Flurry x Snow Carnival) An ultra-white of medium flare, 
superior substance, withstands adverse weather conditions. Gold 
beard tipped with white. A heavy bloomer that varies up to 7- 
bud placements. Good branching. Two Snows won the Silver 
Medal at the 1952 Show of the New York Horticultural Society. 
Midseason. 40”. 
UTAH SUNSET (Muhlestein 1951) $5.00 
((Honeyflow) x (No. 46-16: Prairie Sunset x Tobacco Road) ) 
Like the western mountains, Utah Sunset is huge. A bright color- 
ful blend, this Iris has smooth substance and commands more 
than a glance in the garden because of its size and the mingling 
of onionskin pink, buff and salmon tones. High Commendation 
A.LS. 1949. Early-midseason. 36”. 
VANDABETH (Miles 1952) $12.50 
(Vanda x Elizabeth of England) This hybridizer has given us 
some very fine Iris such as Vice Regal and Elizabeth of England. 
A flower of rare perfection, in a rich pale blue smoothly overlaid 
with heliotrope that gradually deepens at the heart of the flower, 
harmonizing with a deep yellow beard. The flowers with conic 
standards and flaring falls slightly ruffled, have that rare heavy 
quality that withstands adverse weather conditions. 36”. 
VANITY FAIR (D. Hall 1951) $10.00 
(Cherie x Fantasy) This is a very late blooming clear medium 
true pink. Very smooth and beautifully tailored in form, with a 
fiery tangerine beard. Delicate and lovely. 36”. Honorable Men- 
tion 1952. 
VEILED IN MYSTERY (Milliken 1951) $10.00 
This is a jewel of antique satin-white with a dusting of pale 
chartreuse blended together. It makes a picture of rare beauty, 
due to the dainty fluting and ruffling of the standards and falls. 
ae violet beard lends majesty. Truly outstanding. Midseason. 
VICTORIAN VEIL (T. Craig 1950) $5.00; 3 for $12.50 
( (Advance Guard x Mitchell’s No. 2-21) x (Sister to Joseph's 
Mantle) ). This is one of Tom’s “Fancies”. Huge blossoms of 
snow white gtound color, very heavily sprayed with rose-violet, 
giving a slightly bi-tone effect. The broad petals are beautifully 
ruffled. Its well branched tall stalks will be a ctowd stopper. 44”, 
VIOLET HARMONY (Lowry 1952) $12.50 
(Snow Flurry x Cloud Castle) At the American Iris Society Con- 
vention in 1953 Violet Harmony was, without doubt, the most 
popular iris, resulting in winning the President’s Gup wlnbiswa 
lovely shade of violet with a light area on the falls beneath the 
beard. The form is exquisite with ideal ruffling and spacing of 
flowers on the stems. A high class iris. Honorable Mention A.1.S. 
1952. Midseason. 38”. 
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