BLACK DIAMOND 
BLACK FOREST (Schreiner 1945) M. 33 ”’. * 
The darkest Iris in its price class, Black Forest is a rich, 
silky, ebony blue-black with the solid effect emphasized by 
the solid hafts and blackish blue beard. For so deep a color 
it is decidedly gleaming. Medium sized flowers, fragrant, flori- 
ferous. Illustrated page 32. HM’46. AM’48. 
BLACK HILLS (Fay 1951) M. 38”. $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
Here is another blue-black Ivis, a descendant of Black Forest. 
A nicely proportioned, stylish blue-black with beard to 
match. Tall as many other Iris in other color classes. An in- 
tensification of color in the top portion of the fall adds an 
interesting note. $10.00 
BLACK MISCHIEF (Schreiner 1953) EM. 36’. 
Free flowering, early blooming, intensely colored near black, 
as rich and deep a midnight hue as can be imagined. Illustrat- 
ed in arrangement by Mr. Starker, page 9. $10.00 
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BLUE ENSIGN (Meyer 1937) ML. 33’’. * 
Certainly one of the most striking of the English Iris. A beau- 
tiful shade of royal blue with blue beard and rounded 
petals of a decided oval appearance. Dykes Medal, England, 
1950. $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
BLUE FRILLS (Stephenson 1946) M. 36”. 
A delightfully rounded clear azure blue with a blue tinged 
beard. The flowers have fine substance and a wax like sheen, 
glossy and rich. Notable for clarity of coloring and styling 
DE NOS $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
BLUE GLOW (Nicholls 1945) L. 36”. 
A rich shade of deep indigo blue with varnished-like smooth- 
ness and luster. Enticingly marked with a brown flush on the 
haft. An extremely fine Iris, fragrant. HM’48. 
$1.00; 3 for $2.50 
BLUE RHYTHM (Whiting 1945) ML. 38’. * 
A medium blue with a silvery tone, this Iris has ramrod stiff 
stems of superb branching and classically formed flowers held 
rigidly aloft. Its subtle shading has a warm cadence that im- 
presses one instantly. Winner of THREE awards in one year: 
the President’s Cup, the Dykes Medal and the Wisley Award 
(English) in 1950. HM’45. AM’47. DM’50. 
$1.00; 3 for $2.50 
BLUE RIM (Larsen 1948) M. 36”. 
Very large, round flowered plicata. The ground color of white 
is tinted blue with a pronounced etching of blue stitches. 
Pictured on page 48. HM’49. $2.50 
BLUE SHIMMER (J. Sass 1942) M. 38’. * 
Charming and capricious, a plicata of utmost originality. The 
handsome blooms, extremely large, are crisp enamel ivory 
white on which the clearest tone of blue is peppered. The 
plant habit in stem, stalk and flower is outstanding: fragrant. 
HM’42. AM’44. 
$1.00; 3 for $2.50 
BLUMOHR 
