TRANQUILITY--A tall, stately milk-white flower on 
perfectly branched stalks. 7.50 
TREASURE ISLAND--A rich shade of vivid yellow. 
The center of the flower is beautifully flushed with 
white. . 60 
VATICAN PURPLE--A rich dark blue-purple with heavy 
texture and silky finish. Long lasting as a cut flower. 1.00 
VISION OF MIRZA--A large cream yellow, heavily 
peppered with brown and rose. Unusual coloring. Rates) 
WABASH--Snowy-white standards; purple falls with a 
white margin. No other variety like it in its low . 60 
price range. 
THE VESPER IRIS 
(Dichotoma) 
We quote the following article about the Vesper Iris from 
the April, 1952, number of the FLOWER GROWER: 
"Here's an iris that tells time! At three o'clock every 
afternoon from late July to frost the 2-inch flowers open 
into colorful gems of blue, lavender, or wine color, some 
enhanced by orange, mahogany or tyrian markings on the 
attractive falls. 
"By crossing and selection, the height of the Vesper Iris 
(I. Dichotoma) has been increased from the 2 feet it attained 
several decades ago to 3 or even 4 feet, and stems are so 
wiry that they need no staking. The number of blossoms per 
plant has been doubled so that a single well grown clump will — 
now display 100 or more flowers every day for a month or 
even longer, and the new brighter colors which have been 
added are still being improved each year. 
"The candelabra-like branching of the Vesper Iris spaces 
each open flower in the clump so advantageously that it is 
usually difficult to find one blossom touching another. From 
a little distance the flowers look like gorgeous butterflies at 
rest with outstretched wings. Flower beauty is never marred 
by wilted blossoms. Each open bloom curls into a graceful 
little spiral during the night and usually drops to the ground 
before sunrise to be replaced by another crisp flower the next 
afternoon. 
