THE HYBRIDIZER’S CORNER—Continued 
the rugged Sass Iris Matula, which then was combined with the Loomis 
pinks, and this in turn combined with the Davil Hall flamingos in the 
hope of getting greater vigor. Seeing the plant’s growth as well as the 
heavy stems with moderate branching shows to what degree we have 
succeeded. 
ORCHIDS AND LAVENDERS 
In St. Louis at the time of the Iris meeting several years ago Pink 
Plume gave a fine display and its reception was gratifying. Actually 
this Iris and its sisters of later years, Layanesque ’53, Crispette ’54, 
Orchid Ruffles ’54, represent a comparatively separate line of breed- 
ing. Years ago we grew the Iris Violet Crown, a very fine Iris in 
its day. Violet Crown was crossed with the old diploid Noweta 
and we got the same essential orchid coloring that we have carried 
down through three generations. The parentage of Lavanesque, for 
instance, is Dreamcastle x ((Angelus x ?) x (Matula x (Noweta x Violet 
Crown))). This past blooming season one of our delights was the 
tendency of this orchid line to show another significant break in that 
we are now getting a whole new series of orchid and deeper rose- 
toned seedlings. 
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Lengthening Your 
Blooming Seasou 
Turn on color in your Iris Garden before the later 
blooming Iris start with hardy, prolific intermediate va- 
rieties. Blooming at tulip time on stems 24 and 32 inches. 
Alaska, pure flaring white 
Andalusian Blue, lovely sky blue 
Black Hawk, finest glistening black 
Golden Bow, deepest golden yellow 
Marine Wave, rich violet blue 
Peshawar, silky red brown 
Ruby Glow, velvety ruby red 
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BLENDS 
Perhaps, next to the plicatas, the blends represent a class of coloring 
of which the Iris as a family can boast, no other flower being able to 
equal it. ‘The class is most extensive and we have found these varieties, 
each in their own coloring, very good material: Chamois, Cascade 
Splendor, Russet Wings, Sunset Blaze, Copper Medallion, Argus Pheas- 
ant, Pretty Quadroon and, of course, wonderful Inca Chief. Last May 
when visiting the originator of Inca Chief, Mr. Mitsch modestly asked 
if I would take a look at a “few Inca Chief seedlings.” It didn’t take 
long to find three most promising seedlings. Dr. Kleinsorge has cer- 
tainly given the Iris world a wonderful line in his fine blend line. 
Inca Chief, as well as many more Iris that go back to Tobacco Road, 
reveals what the Iris world would be missing today had not Dr, Klein- 
sorge developed this distinct blend family. 
THE RUFFLED AND FLUTED IRIS 
We are probably standing on the threshhold of a new development 
in Iris. It is revealed in the lace-edged Iris Chantilly. Probably the 
most famous in these lace-edged types is the recent Dykes Medal win- 
ner, Truly Yours. Note these varieties Party Dress, Russet 
Wings, Orchid Ruffles. In the East, stemming from an original cross 
of Daybreak and Midwest Gem, we have one family of these lace types. 
In the flamingos there are many examples (due to the background in- 
heritance in many cases of Midwest Gem). When Chantilly flowered 
for the first time this different factor attracted us and we had the 
feeling that Midwest Gem, which was in the parentage of Chantilly, 
had something to do with this. This lace likewise has shown up in a 
number of Sass seedlings and it has also been noted in seedlings of 
Cascade Splendor and Rose Splendor. We have been carrying on some 
breeding work along this line that goes back to our original cross of 
(Chantilly x Midwest Gem) from which cross we selected a few pollen- 
ators that we combined in turn with Iris that seemed to lean particu- 
larly toward ruffles and lace edge. We have a number of unusual flow- 
ers of this type on trial or in stock propagation. White and yellow 
seem to be the colors which yield this feature with the greatest ease. 
We still await the light sky blues as well as some of the dark blacks 
though we are trying something of everything along this line. 
Such is the fascination and fun of creating and growing new Iris. 
The only bounds an Iris hybridist will know is his own enthusiasm 
and imagination. Who knows, your Iris might some day win a Dykes 
Medal! 
FAMILY TREES 
WONDERBAR 
Argus Pheasant (Casa Morena x 
Tobacco Road) 
Black Forest (Dymia x Ethiop 
Queen) 
Burmese Ruby (Red Valor x Red 
Gleam) 
Char Maize (Snow Flurry x Aztec 
Copper) 
Distance (Castalia x Santa Bar- 
bara) 
Frances Craig (Snow Flurry x 
Capitola) 
Golden Sunshine (Goldbeater x 
Jasmine) 
Gold Sovereign (Ola Kala x 
Rocket) 
Helen Collingwood (Extravaganza 
x Louise Blake) 
Inca Chief (Mexico x Tobacco 
Road) 
Jane Phillips (Helen McGregor x 
(Pale Moonlight x Great Lakes) 
Halolight (Alpine Glow x Gypsy 
Rose) 
Morning Melody (China Maid x 
Morocco Rose) 
Mt. McKinley (Amigo x Wabash) 
Nine Hearths (Wabash x Snow- 
king) 
Orelio (Casa Morena x Garden 
Flame) 
