IRIS © for Color tu your Spriug Gardeu 
IDEAL IN PERENNIAL BORDERS OR FORMAL BEDS 
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NEW INTRODUCTIONS FOR 1955 
We are proud to co-introduce with Windridge Farm of Battle Creek, Michigan: 
Tall Bearded 
plicata of good size and with form, substance and branching better than many of 
the plicatas, The standards, which are closed and domed, are heavily marked deep 
bright purple on a white base, while the gracefully flaring falls are only lightly 
edged with the same color, being the most concentrated at the haft. Even the 
purple style arms add to the charm, while the bright orange beard enlivens the 
entire flower. The bloom stalks are tall and well branched and the flowers are 
in good proportion to the height. 
Dwarf 
WEE TURQUE (Streibich '55) 4I/." Seen CHT 
This dwarf of pure pumila parentage is a color we have not seen before in the 
dwarfs. The great amount of green along the midrib and at the haft gives a 
. turquoise effect, hence the name. The standards, closed and of good form, are 
in this turquoise color, and the falls are of a soft grape coloring. The falls tuck at 
the very tip but are wide and broad. The heavy beard is white and the flower has 
ample pollen. A two year clump of Wee Turque is a solid mass of bloom, re- 
sembling a corsage. 
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We also are proud that we have been chosen by Mr. Kensell Williams of Reno, Nevada 
to introduce this fine iris, which has been rated the best of the new deeper blues by 
several judges: 
Tall Bearded 
ABBIE COLLET (K. Williams a 2 hy at eee Aaa ORS: I Ae Fees: $10.00 
Blue irises are always great favorites in the garden, and this large, fluted, flaring 
very blue pure self, with slight intensification in falls will be, we believe, one of 
the highlights in our garden this season. The blooms, which are open 3 to 4 
days, are unusually iridescent, with extremely heavy substance like crisp leather, 
and are completely weather resistant, having withstood both hail and high winds. 
The stalks are very stout and straight, with flowers well spaced on beautifully 
balanced branches. Plants are large and vigorous, with stiff and upright foilage. 
The very rich, deep coloring of this fine flower, together with all the other 
qualities of a top ranking iris, make it one of the most impressive for the front 
of the border. 
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We wish again to thank our many friends and customers for their patronage and kind- 
ness in recommending us to others. 
Sincerely, 
WILLIAM and HELEN DIEHL 
T hree 
