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WILLIAM H. WEBSTER 
Close your eyes and envision an Iris of huge 
proportions with domed standards and long, very 
broad falls which are delightfully ruffled. Now, in 
your mind's eye, take the soft, subtle tint of laven- 
der blue on the horizon of an early winter's twilight 
and paint the standards. Lighten it with some gray 
snow and spread the pigment over the falls. About 
the dove-gray beard infuse a dye that is but a hint 
of the green of spring to come. This is MYSTIC 
LEGEND. 
The stems of forty inches or more often bear 
seven or eight of the huge blooms. Branching is 
good and the fans are husky. The thick substanced 
falls are often more than three inches broad. 
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Those of you who saw it in our Iris Show exhibit 
at Pasadena this spring will well remember it—for 
it was a sensation and the cynosure of all eyes. 
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The Websters had planned to name this Iris in honor of their 
handsome son whom they lost as a sacrifice upon the Altar of Freedom! 
His name however was unavailable for an Iris and so, after hearing their 
story, we christened this floral tribute. Therefore while to us it is 
MYSTIC LEGEND—to the Websters it will always be DANNY BOY. 
