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Use The DWARFS To Begin Your tris Season 
USES: Low edgings, rock gardens and window boxes or pots. Rhizomes small. 
BLOOMING TIMES: If you would like to be surprised and delighted each and every spring, then by 
all means plant some Dwarfs. Unlike other Iris, they awake from their winter slumbers with the first 
inkling of spring warmth. Some morning, before you are expecting them, there they'll be, blooming away 
when winter has hardly left. From then on the “‘Iris fever’ develops rapidly, and is soon at high pitch. 
ORIGIN AND NATIVE HABITATS: Until recently almost no careful hybridizing, with recorded parent- 
ages, has been done in this group; hence the opportunities are beyond measure. Judging largely from 
appearance, our named varieties have descended to us from the wild species Iris chamaeiris, |. arenaria, 
|. Mellita and |. pumila, native to various portions of Europe and Western Asia. 
ADDITIONAL VARIETIES AVAILABLE SOON: Cup & Saucer, Little Giant, Nana, Orange Glint, Petite, 
*“ Whitone. 
SYMPOSIUM: The symbol [@] marks varieties in the 1953 Symposium of the best Dwarfs. 
PINK and MAUVE 
PROMISE (Cook) x Honorable Mention '52 [e Really has promise! $3.00 
The finest pink dwarf | have seen. A pearly mauve pink, with stiffly flaring wide horizontal 
falls that give it great distinction. A ‘“‘must’”’ for every Dwarf hybridizer. 4”. 
CRETICA x $2.00; 3 for $5.50 
My first listing of this true miniature; one of the 4 known forms of Pumila. Sought by every 
breeder of Dwarfs. A tiny bright pink mauve with pale lilac beard. Hybridizers find it 
produces blends in purplish to pinkish tones. Pollen blue, plentiful. EE-4”. 
ROSE BLUSH (Marx) kx © $1.00; 3 for $2.25 
This is perhaps the largest-flowered real Dwarf that | grow. The petals sometimes reach 
spread of 5 inches. A smooth delightful pinkish lavender self with spreading falls. Promi- 
nent white beard. Often reblooms in fall. EE-5”. 
LITTLE JEWEL (Sass '39) x © @ 75¢ 
A splendid Dwarf done in silvery lilac rose pink with nicely cupped standards and nearly 
horizontal falls. Lovely coloring. E-6”. 
MIST O’PINK (Hill-son 44) c+» @ 15¢ 
A much sought pink Dwarf. Has a bright rose-pink color and neat wide-extended falls. 
Beard yellow. A superior form. EE-9”. 
REDDISH TONES 
BLAZON (Welch ’52) % HM’52; RU Caparne Award ’53 [@ $3.00 
A true masterpiece from the recent breeding of Walter Welch. Deepest maroon self. 
Brilliant gold beard with spur and gold embroidery stitching radiating from beard, re- 
sembling some heraldic motif, which suggested the name. Fragrant, fertile. EE-7”. 
HEATHERBLOOM (Marx '48) xx 6 [@ $1.00; 3 for $2.75 
The largest red Dwarf | have ever seen. A striking deep Hydrangea red with domed or 
semi-pointed standards and dark velvety falls lightening at the edges. A Dwarf that 
regularly draws the visitors with the attraction of the unusual. Pollen abundant. EE-6”. 
BRONYA x @ $1.00 
A tiny miniature of refined form and very rich coloring. Standards mulberry; falls deep 
oxblood red with striking yellow beard. A fine Arenaria hybrid. E-5”. 
TAMPA le) The Reddest Dwarf, a true miniature. Long-stemmed, nice for cutting. EE-12”. 75¢ 
Upper left: SULINA; right: MOON GLEAM 
Lower left: FIOR DEL MONDO; right: AZUREA 
a fo) Greatly Extend Your Iris Bloomin Season 
Be Sure To Order a Fow of boch | of these Four Distinct Types oF 
~ CULTURE, SHIPPING. AND PLANTING TIMES. for all 4 types: Same as ar Tall Bearded. ‘page | 
APRIL MORN (Welch ’52) * Honorable Mention '52 [@ 
SULINA %« x (6) See Ektachrome 
BLUE BAND (Cook ’50) ++ Honorable Mention ’52 4 
| FAIRY FLAX (Cook '51) % Honorable Mention '51 
STYLISH (Welch ’51) 4% Honorable Mention '52 § 
FANCIER’S COLLECTION=—Any 3 of the 7 marked 4 for only 
BEGINNERS RAINBOW RIOT—Any 6 of the 7 marked © for only 
VARIEGATAS, or RED ‘BICOLORS 
FIOR DEL MONDO (Hill-son) «xx See Ektachrome © $1.00 
A striking. variegata in a novel pattern! Standards sulphur yellow. Falls ochre-yellow, with 
strong variable markings in dark red. Orange beard. Popular. EE-11”. 
AMOENA BLEND © Odd & unusual. Yellow marbled burgundy. 
YELLOWS, LIGHT and DEEP 
CARPATHIA (Schreiner) + $2.00 
A true miniature; one of 4 known forms of Pumila, sought by every Dwarf breeder. A 
real midget, 4” high. Standards clear light yellow, crinkled. Falls olive yellow, edged light 
yellow. Beard particularly interesting, unusual; outer part clear cream; inner part deepest 
orange. Exceedingly floriferous. A boon to every Dwarf hybridizer. Scarce. EE-4”. 
BARIA (Cook ’51) % Honorable Mention 51 & $2.00; 3 for $5.50 
One of the new type of Dwarfs recently released by Mr. Cook with stems nearly one foot 
high. A lovely light yellow with waved standards and falls. E-10”. 
BURCHFIELD (Burchfield) zxx*% © $1.00; 3 for $2.75 
My personal favorite of all yellow Dwarfs because it is such an extremely heavy bloomer 
and is of such an intense yellow color, almost orange. It can’t be beat for a low carpet of 
brilliant color, either in the rock garden or as an edging. Also tops for breeders. Best 
known variety for working toward a true orange dwarf. When crossed with violet dwarfs, 
it gives blackish shades. EE-7”. 
PATH OF GOLD (Hodgson) %% HM’51, RU Caparne '52 (@ 
A very pleasing bright yellow self from Bride x Jean Siret, so may have fall blooming 
tendencies. Beard also yellow, completing color harmony. Fragrant. EE-9”. 
AMBER QUEEN © 75¢; 3 for $1.80 
A novel and interesting Dwarf with tall pointed standards, light yellow; falls, long narrow, 
light yellow, brushed deep amber yellow. Beard, bright yellowish orange. EE-8”. 
MOON GLEAM (Marx '47) «xe © @ See Ektachrome. 75¢; 3 for $2.10 
Choice large light sulphur yellow set off by a deep yellow beard. Falls, flaring, much 
larger, broader than in most Dwarfs. One of a new race of superior Dwarfs. EE-7”. 
TINY TREASURE (Hill-son) x* © @ ¢ 
A very choice new midget of proud carriage in bright canary yellow. Falls flare out hori- 
zontally. Blooms profusely. Sweet pea fragrance. Rare. EE-5”. 
THE NEW GREENISH TONES 
BLARNEY (Welch '50) ckx* 6 $2.50; 3 for $4.95 
Much heralded in 1950, at time of introduction, as the greenest bearded Iris in existence. 
Today it vies with Green Spot for top honors in this respect. Standards, arched, nearly 
white with faint lilac veins at base. Falls, pale olive green, heavily washed and vaguely 
lined in soft dark lavender. Beard prominent, nearly white. A ‘‘must’’ for all breeders of 
Dwarfs and all working toward green Iris. EE-5”. 
GREEN SPOT (Cook '51) «x Honorable Mention ’51 § $2.50 
A color break from all predecessors that | want to bring to your special attention. Imagine 
the novelty of a trim pure white flower with spreading horizontal falls having a half-inch 
patch of almost unbelievable bright medium green at the end of the beard. Holds untold 
possibilities for breeders desirous of increasing the amount of green. E-12”. 
GREEN GODDESS—The Autumn and Winter Blooming greenish Dwarf, page 15. $1.50 
LIGHT and DARK BLUE and VIOLET 
75¢; 3 for $2.10 
$3.00 
A flax blue self of smooth clean color and with a blue beard. Wide flaring falls. Domed 
standards. Among the earliest of all dwarfs. Breeders have sought a blue Pumila for years, 
at last it is here. Fully fertile both ways. EE-4”. 
$2.50 
A true miniature; one of the 4 known forms of Pumila; sought by every breeder of Dwarfs. 
A midget, only 4” high. A deep violet-blue self with a blackish violet area like a black signal 
around the lilac-blue beard. Even the pollen is blue. It is believed that all blue Dwarfs have 
stemmed from Sulina or some other similar form. So this is really a collector’s item for any 
Dwarf hybridizer. Scarcest of all. EE-4”. 
$2.00; 3 for $3.95 
Highest ranking Dwarf in '51 Symposium. Among the bluest Dwarfs on the market today. A 
neat little blue bitone with long-oval standards, somewhat erect, light blue; falls deeper, 
violet blue, with white beard and tiny white signal at end of beard. Has the excellent char- 
acteristics of Mr. Cook’s earlier Dwarf introductions, Alinda and Violet Gem. Pollen pro- 
duced profusely. EE-6”. 
$2.00 
One of the new strain dwarfs developed by Mr. Cook and growing nearly 1 foot high. A clear 
light blue self with a white beard. Very blue and clear in tone. EE-11”. 
AZUREA (&) See Ektachrome. Truly delightful 
A fairly large Dwarf, close to sky blue. Falls prettily veined in lilac; beard white. EE-6”. 
MULBERRY, BRIGHT and DARK 
$2.50; 3 for $4.95 
Experts consider this as near perfection as any Dwarf. Should be an ideal parent for breeding. 
Walter Welch says “‘If it has a fault, | cannot find it.’ An absolutely new distinct color. A 
glowing petunia violet self with a blue beard, a rich ensemble. Wonderful wide petals, domed 
standards, flaring falls with clean hafts, heavy substance. Fertile. EE-8”. 
$4.95 
$3.95 
Old Dwarfs for only 50¢é eac 
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16 Wondering about the hardiness of my stock and the ease of growing it? Read the ex- 
periences of others in cold regions, page 34. 
