AURORA DAWN (Whiting, 1948) Each 75c, 3 for $2.00 
M. 40 in. A Tyrian pink with a gold and rose overlay. A dusting of 
gold and a tiny blue blaze on the fall adds to its beauty. 
AUTUMN FLAME (dH. P. Sass, 1941) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
Re. A big, tall, bright red-purple. 
AUTUMN TWILIGHT (Brown, 1948) Each $2.00 
L. & Re. 32 in. Ecru standards, falls same with heavy center of lavender. 
AVE MARIA (Tompkins, 1944) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M. L. 38 in. A pure white of gigantic size. Will not burn in the sun. A 
beauty for the show room. 
AZALEA (Nesmith, 1946) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M. 36 in. Both attractive and charming in this lovely new color of 
Azalea-pink with a flush of ivory over the entire flower, and coral- 
pink beard. Flowers are medium sized. A generous bloomer. 
AZTEC COPPER (Kleinsorge, 1939) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M.L. 36-40 in. Smoky violets and delicate coppers, blended and washed 
together in lovely harmony to baffle description. 
AZTEC INDIAN (Buss, 1949) Each $2.50 
M. 38 in. An outstanding new Iris of deep rich brown and shimmering 
copper. 
BAGHDAD (Whiting, 1946) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M.L. 34 in. A gay and bold, strong wax-yellow with a smooth overlay 
of almost pure brass like a rich metallic lustre. 
BALI BELLE (Mitchell) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
30 in. Background is yellow, with a chartreuse cast. Surfaces are lightly 
peppered with tiny dark dots; interesting feature is the blue blaze which 
extends down the fall from white beard. 
BALLET DANCER (Kleinsorge. 1949) Each $2.50 
M.L. 38 in. This golden apricot Iris is distinctive and charming. 
Standards are full and closed. The heavy substanced flowers are a 
delightful golden apricot self with splendid carrying qualities. Good 
spacing and branching. H.M., 1949. 
BALMUNG (H. Sass, 1939) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M.L. 38 in. Just about the finest of all the Sass series of yellow plicatas. 
Ground color is a definite yellow and the markings are peppered in 
cinnamon-brown. 
BLUE RHYTHM 
BLUE RHYTHM (Whiting, 1945) Each 75c, 3 for $2.00 
M.L, 38 in. Soft medium blue with a silvery tone, smooth and velvety 
clear colored. It lacks nothing in branching, poise or growth. Described 
as a cornflower-blue, a self with a clean haft and substance. Dykes 
Medal, 1950. 
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BANDIT (Tompkins, 1950) Each $1.00 
E.M. 34 in. A large flowered and very broad petaled Iris of deep 
antique ruby. 
BANDMASTER (Hall, 1944) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M. 38 in. A large vigorous growing and free blooming medium blue. 
Form, substance and branching are good. H.M., 1944. 
BARBARA LUDDY (Lapham, 1947) Each $2.00, 3 for $4.50 
M. 38 in. The color is light Safrano-pink, and it has just a flush of 
ivory near the haft and a round broad tangerine beard. 
BARGAIN DAY (Mitchell, 1949) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
L. The round domed standards are a light vinaceous flushed yellow. 
The falls a rich velvety red. Flowers large and frilled. 
BARRIMOHR (Miller, 1944) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M. 32-36 in. A mulberry toned self. Standards are broad and ruffled, 
with semi-flaring falls brushed down in center with lustrous red-purple. 
BEAU GAY (Nesmith, 1949) Each $2.00, 3 for $4.50 
M. 32 in. The charm of this light salmon-orange self is in its ruffled 
form, very fine substance and delicacy of color. Lovely for border 
planting. 
BELLERIVE (Benson, 1949) Each $3.00, 3 for $7.50 
E.M. 42 in. A huge, husky, ruffled cream that commands immediate 
attention, of regal size, form and poise. Standards domed and falls semi- 
flaring. H.C., 1949. H.M., 1950. 
BERKELEY GOLD (Salbach, 1942) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M.L. 38 in. Deep clear yellow self of especially fine form, heavy .sub- 
stance and smooth finish. H.M., 1944. A.M., 1946. 
BETTY CAMPBELL (Hill-Son, 1945) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M. 40 in. A deep blue bicolor with violet-blue falls and slightly paler 
deep blue self. Flower is well rounded; large. 
BEVERLY (Lapham, 1939) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M. 32 in. Deep pink tone. Blooms are of good size, well shaped, 
blooming abundantly. 
BISHOP’S ROBE (Heller, 1948) Each $1.50, 3 for $3.50 
M. 42 in. It is a sight to behold this tall velvety black-purple Ivis as a 
clump in a garden, especially when planted alongside deep yellows. 
Blue and gold beard adds to the attractiveness. 
BLACK BANNER (Nicholls, 1947) Each 75c, 3 for $2.00 
L. 36 in. This intensely colored near black Iris is becoming very popular. 
Rich and sleek in its finish. Good branching, and grows well every- 
where. H.M., 1947. 
BLACK DIAMOND (Schreiner, 1951) Each $7.50 
M.L. 33 in. Though not appreciably taller than Black Forest it is fully 
75 per cent larger. Truly a black diamond to radiate a beauty all its 
own among the varied jewel-tones of a modern Iris garden. 
BLACK FOREST (Schreiner, 1945) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M.L. 33 in. Deep satiny blue-black in both standards and falls. The 
flowers are not large, but are nicely formed and well placed on the 
nicely branched stalks. H.M., 1946. 
BLIZZARD (Knowlton, 1949) Each $2.50 
E. 40 in. A large white that is frilled and ruffled. Flowers are firm 
textured with well domed standards and arched flaring falls. Ten or 
more blooms and evenly spaced on the well branched stalk. Bright 
yellow beard. 
BLUE ANGEL WINGS (McKee, 1949) Each $2.00, 3 for $4.50 
M. 38 in. A light blue bicolor with light blue standards, a lighter 
tone of blue in the falls. The lower part of the standards and the style 
branches are a much deeper tone of blue than the falls and upper por- 
tion of the standards. H.M., 1949. 
BLUE ELEGANCE (Jory, 1948) Each $2.50 
E. 40 in. This beautiful Onco-hybrid of very large size is in two shades 
of blue. The full rounded standards are clear chicory-blue with the 
large, semi-flaring falls of a deeper tone. 
BLUE FRILLS (B. N. Stephenson, 1945) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M. 36 in. An azure-blue that is deeper in color than many of the blue 
Iris of the present day. Roundly formed flowers of heavy substance 
and smooth glossy texture. 
BLUE GLOW (Nicholls, 1945) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M.L. 38 in. Lighter in color than Black Banner. Almost a self, save 
for the lighter tone of violet in the standards. Smoothly finished flowers 
and well branched stalks. Fragrant. 
BLUE OX (Craig, 1949) Each $2.00 
M. 30 in. This huge smooth lavender-blue with leather-like substance 
is similar in color to the older blue Iris El Capitan, and it does not show 
any trace of Onocyclus blood in its pattern. 
BLUE SHIMMER (J. Sass, 1942) Each 75c, 3 for $2.00 
M. 39 in. Among the choice of plicatas for originality is this shimmer- 
ing white, dotted and dappled with the clearest tones of blue. Well 
rounded flowers. Pictured on page 32. 
