AUBURN (Kleinsorge 1945) EM. 36”. 
An auburn shaded Iris, deep copper to henna-brown. An in- 
dividual, vivid color with a brilliant patch of blue in the cen- 
ter giving it emphasis; fragrant. $1.50; 3 for $3.75 
AUTUMN SPLENDOR (Stevens 1946) M. 38’. 
Classically formed, opulently rounded flowers of good size, 
excellent texture and substance. Clear golden brown stand- 
ards with falls golden brown overlaid red brown; fragrant. 
$2.00 
AZURE SKIES (Pattison 1943) ML. 34’. 
Lovely light, cool, airily ruffled pale lavender blue. Fine sub- 
stance, surprisingly crisp. Reminds one of a piece of crisp 
starched cloth. HM’43. AM’45. 60c; 3 for $1.50 
BALLERINA (Hall 1951) M. 36’. 
One of the lighter flamingo pinks, very broad petaled with 
taller than average stems for this color. A casual ruffle and 
swirl to the broadly proportioned flower gives a full and 
voluminous appearance to each bloom. HM’51. AM’53. $7.50 
BALLET DANCER (Kleinsorge 1949) ML. 38”. 
The swirling, arching grace of the stiffly flaring, rigidly held 
horizontal falls gives us a flower of great grace and individual- 
ity in this buffy golden apricot self. HM’49. AM’52. $2.50 
BANDMASTER (Hall 1944) M. 38’. 
Tall, large, pleasing powder blue. Immense flowers, stem 
tall, sturdy and well branched. Color holds up unusually well. 
A few shades deeper than Great Lakes. HM’44. 
75c; 3 for $2.00 
BARBARA LUDDY (Lapham 1947) M. 38’. 
An enchanting saffrano pink with a buff cast and creamy 
flush near the tangerine beard. A lovely pink of nice form and Pag aias ARGUS PHEASANT 
coloring. HM’47. $3.00 
AMANDINE 
BELLERIVE (Benson 1950) M. 40”. 
A rich cream Iris noteworthy for its finely chiseled fori: and 
the extra well substanced petals, so thickly textured they 
are completely opaque. Winner of President’s Cup for 1952. 
$3.00 
BERKELEY GOLD (Salbach 1942) ML. 38”. 
High ranking yellow, deep gold in color with an astounding 
finish, good form, splendid stalk. The brilliance of coloring 
makes it apear as if the flower had been recently polished. 
HM’44. AM’46. 60c; 3 for $1.50 
BLACK BELLE (Stevens 1951) ML. 32’’. 
This precisely styled Iris of richest black velvet and silken 
sheen has a ruby overcast that gives it a myriad of highlights 
like a star studded midnight sky. An Iris of splendid sub- 
stance that withstands wind and rain. Ideal for the front of 
the border. $5.00 
BLACK CASTLE (Schreiner 1953) M. 32’. 
If I may say so, our seedling field has shown some rather re- 
markable advances in blacks. In the falls of BLACK CASTLE, 
accurately depicted on page 41, we have really reached almost 
the limit of coloring. (The left standard is over-exposed.) 
BLACK CASTLE is not quite as tall as STORM WARNING 
but in its falls is even closer to jet. The orange beard is in- 
describably rich. For a really deep organ tone in the sym- 
phony of Iris colors, try these new blacks! $15.00 
BLACK DIAMOND (Schreiner 1951) ML. 33’. * 
From a sister of Black Forest x Down East comes this advance 
in black Iris. Though not appreciably taller than Black For- 
est it is fully 75% larger. Indeed, it is in size and LUSTRE 
that Black Diamond represents the greatest advance. The 
copiously formed, heavily substanced, ebony-blue black 
blooms simply glisten with a lustrous black silk sheen that 
creates a most sumptuous effect. Pictured on page 14. HM’52. 
$7.50 
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