BLUE SAPPHIRE (Schreiner, 1953) Each $10.00 
E. 40 in. Outstanding light blue Iris are not numerous. Here is one of 
extra large size and exquisite purity. Blue Sapphire makes 
a magnificent clump, exhibiting floriferousness and stalwart poise. Its 
charming, insouciant ruffling belies its extraordinarily heavy substance. 
A superb background Iris that the wind won’t blow over nor rain in- 
jure. A very blue blue, like a silvery Jane Phillips. 
BLUE VALLEY (Smith, 1947) Each $2.00, 3 for $4.50 
M.L. 36 in. Hailed as one of the closest approaches to true blue in 
Ivis—the bluest yet. Large, full ruffled flowers with a jaunty flare 
and a nice sparkling sheen. 
BLUE VIOLET (Craig, 1948) Each $2.00, 3 for $4.50 
M.L. 38 in. Very massive, rich deep dark blue. The color is very pure 
and void of red tones. Impressive. 
BLUE ZENITH (Whiting, 1942) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M. 40 in. A large and tall campanula sky-blue—one of the loveliest and 
best of the blues. The flowers are slightly ruffled. 
BOLD COURTIER (Whiting, 1949) Each $1.00 
L. 36 in. Brilliant blend of deep rose and copper with extremely heavy 
substance and lacquered finish. The heavily crimped and curled 
petals give it an intriguing personality. 
BONNY (Lapham, 1948) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M. 37 in. One of the famous seashell family, peppermint-pink in color 
with leather-like substance and smooth coloring without a_ solitary 
vein. A tangerine beard. Flowers medium size. 
BO PEEP (Lapham-Cage, 1940) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M. 36 in. An orchid-pink flushed with cream; fragrant. 
BRASS BAND (Whiting, 1949) Each $1.00 
E. 38 in. Bright orange-yellow bicolor. A vivid note for the early garden. 
Large flowers on sturdy, well branched stalks. 
BRIGHT SONG (Schroeder, 1949) Each $5.00 
E. 38 in. A casually ruffled bright pink flower of great brilliancy. One 
of the finest, most brilliant of the “raspberry pinks” with a prominent 
tangerine beard. ‘Vall, very well branched stems. It is a striking Ivis, 
original in coloring and poise. H.M., 1950. 
BRITANNIA (Tompkins, 1949) Each $6.00 
M.L. 38 in. A self of rich dark carmine-red; this is a real giant with 
flowers of heavy substance, beautiful form and a glistening finish. The 
petals are all very broad and the hafts are free of venations. H.M., 1950. 
BROWN THRASHER 
BROWN THRASHER (Kirkland, 1941) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M. 34 in. Gorgeous color, a brilliant golden light brown with lustrous 
sheen—not velvety. It is one of the very best brown Irises and it really 
appears brown. H.M., 1940. A.M., 1943. 
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BRONZE BROCADE (Nesmith, 1948) Each $3.00 
M.L. 40 in. A very smooth blend of rich coppery red and _ tobacco- 
brown with an undertone of deeper brown and a flush of Corinthian 
purple around the bronzy gold beard. The petals are very broad with 
heavy substance and both the standards and falls have an edging of 
dark Kaiser-brown. H.M., 1948. 
BRYCE CANYON (Kleinsorge, 1944) Kach $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M.L. 38 in. A distinct and warm shade of henna-copper. It has especial- 
ly broad hafts, large rounded falls, and finely held standards. Self col- 
ored, with bronze-yellow beard. Huge flower. | 
BUFFAWN (Andrews, 1940) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M.L. 36 in. Large golden tan of firm substance and flaring falls. Good 
companion to blues. 
Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
with smoky 
BUCKSKIN (Kleinsorge, 1939) 
E. 34 in. Buff-fawn with tangerine beard. Falls overlaid 
lavender. 
BURGUNDY ROSE (Hall. 1946) Each $1.50, 3 for $3.50 
M. 35 in. The large ruffled dark amethyst-colored flowers are proudly 
carried on strong well branched stems. The color of Burgundy Rose is 
quite striking and it has great garden value. 
BURGUNDY SPLASH (Craig, 1949) Each $6.00 
L. 37 in. Well branched stem bearing seven buds. Large, well formed 
flower; standards subdued Burgundy, falls with creamy yellow ground 
heavily stippled richer, more intense Burgundy in a l-inch border. 
Orange beard. 
BURMESE GOLD (Whiting, 1945) Each 75¢ 
M. 34 in. A pleasant, ruffly Iris with a charming air. A lustrous gold 
blend of deep yellow, pink, apricot and real gold. 
BURMESE RUBY (Muhlestein, 1949) Each $2.00 
M.L. 36 in. A complete red self, only the orange beard in contrast. Has 
an enamel-like finish rather than velvety. H.C., 1948. 
BURNISHED BRONZE (Craig, 1950) Each $2.50 
40 in. A bright and rich blend of burnt amber with an overcast of burnt 
sienna and rose madder with a bright velvet blaze. 
BUTTERFLY WINGS (White, 1946) Each $2.00 
E.M. 34 in. Porcelain-blue (or blue oyster-shell) with falls heavily lined 
like a butterfly’s wings. H.M., 1947. 
CAHOKIA (Faught, 1948) Each $5.00 
M.L. 40 in. One of the very finest blues and considered by some the 
purest blue we have. Enhanced by pale lemon-colored beard. Cahokia 
is certainly one of the finest of the light blues. 
CALIFORNIA PEACH (Salbach, 1941) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
E.M. 38 in. A pink-peach blend from California. This Iris has much 
more gold and yellow in it than does China Maid. Well branched with 
a very long blooming season. H.M., 1940. 
CAMEROUN (Cayeux, 1938) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M.L. 36 in. A brilliant deep purple Iris whose standards are of vivid 
violet with broad semi-flaring falls of velvety black-purple. 
CAMPANULA (Tompkins, 1948) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M. L. 38 in. Self of rich Campanula-blue. Very large with broad petals 
and full form. 
CAMPFIRE GLOW (Whiting, 1947) Each $3.50 
M.L. 35 in. A pure self of glowing ruby-red, heavily overlaid with 
bright copper, giving it a metallic finish. This Iris does not make large 
plants. H.M., 1947. 
CAPE BON (Tompkins, 1945) Each $1.00 
M.L. 38 in. Very large and of fine form is this rich glowing blend 
of Arabian red and chocolate-brown. H.M., 1945. 
CAPRICCIO (DeForest, 1942) Each 75c, 3 for $2.00 
M. 40 in. Standards yellow and crinkled; falls yellow, overlaid with 
onion-skin-pink. 
CAPTIVATION (Tompkins, 1949) Each $1.50 
M. 38 in. A large full formed plicata with rich cream ground and 
deep orchid edge. The colors are very pure and bright. 
CARAVAN (Tompkins, 1949) Each $1.50 
M. 38-40 in. A gigantic Ivis of deep bright mahogany. This has a beau- 
tiful semi-flaring form and a lustrous finish. An extremely heavy sub- 
stance enables it to defy almost any kind of weather. 
CARDINALS ROBE (Lyell, 1949) Each $2.50 
M. 38 in. A brilliant self of deep magenta-purple or reddish wine. The 
form is excellent and the substance is heavy. All petals are broad and 
slightly ruffled and the falls are free from venations. 
CAROL HARKER (Naylor, 1951) Each $5.00 
M.L. 36 in. Two pronounced characteristics give this fine medium 
blue Iris distinction, its jaunty flare (reminiscent of Permanent Wave) 
and its unique infusion of gold in the throat on both standards and 
falls which creates a novel color effect rarely seen. 
