SABBATH MORN (Tompkins 1955) M. L. 36 in. (Sib to Lady Moon x 
Sib to Ivory Charm) x Vatican Purple. A large, beautifully formed 
flower of rich ivory cream with a soft brushing of Ochraceous 
salmon on the shoulders. The standards are broad and well 
domed and the wide falls flare semi-horizontally. The substance 
is very heavy and the finish is smooth and sleek. A warm color 
in a serenely regal, cool looking flower. Strong stalks with good 
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SHINING HOUR (Tompkins 1955) M. 38 in. War Cry x (Cedar Rose 
x DeForest 14-43). With the advent of this iris, something new 
is added to the brown class. Technically a blend, this neverthe- 
less appears to be a brown self. A deep chartreuse amber, it 
has a full undertone of rich deep Chestnut brown. A combination 
that produces an unexpectedly brilliant color that really shines 
out wherever it is planted. The flowers are large and nicely 
formed with broad slightly ruffled petals of heavy substance 
and glittering finish. Strong well branched stalks are produced 
on husky, rapidly increasing plants. No. 51-57_-_________ 10.00 
SHOCK WAVE (Tompkins 1955) M. L. 40 in. (Spindrift x (Spring 
Maid x Far West)) x (Loomis X1044 x Overture). Here is an iris 
that is to say the least, most unsual and novel; and certainly 
different. A reverse bicolor, it is a gigantic, broad petaled 
flower of semi-flaring form with good substance and finish. 
The standards are clean clear orchid and the falls are apricot 
orange with at times faint flushes of orchid in them. A fiery 
tangerine beard adds to the bizarre effect. Undoubtedly, as is 
the case with Color Carnival, some will like this and some won't, 
but we think that most will admit that it is a new and somewhat 
shocking color combination and it certainly should prove to be 
an interesting parent. The plants are very large with extremely 
heavy and broad foliage and large, strong, well branched stalks. 
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STARLIT HOUR (Tompkins 1955) E. L. 38 in. (Mme .Lovis Aureau x 
Blue Shimmer) x Captivation. A large, semi-flaring flower with 
broad, round, delicately ruffled petals. The color is a clear 
Aniline lilac with plicata markings in rich violet in a broad 
stitched edge around the standards and falls. Very well liked 
by all our garden visitors who, like us, have found this some- 
thing a little different in the plicata class. Strong, hardy plants 
with good stalks and nice branching. No. 51-33 _______ 10.00 
OTHER 1955 INTRODUCTIONS 
1955 INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE SASS GARDENS 
BLACK BABY (Sass 1955) DB 41/2 in. (From dwarf seedlings). The 
darkest of the dwarf iris we have so far seen. The flower has 
nice form with well rounded and domed standards and full, 
horizontal falls. The substance is very heavy and it has a smooth 
finish. The color is a very dark purple black with a faint under- 
tone of black red. Grows well and increases rapidly _____. 3.00 
BUTTERHORN (Sass 1955) M. 38 in. (((( Aleppo Plain x ((Mattie 
Gates x Orloff x Tiffany)) x Jake) x ((Rameses line blend x (A. 
Plain x Improved Ruth Pollock)). For a long time Mr. Sass has 
been working to achieve a better Mattie Gates, and in Butterhorn 
we feel that he has really done it. This has large, perfectly 
formed flowers of heavy substance and icy finish. The petals are 
broad, perfectly proportioned and delicately ruffled with arched 
and domed standards and full, well extended falls. The ground 
color is like icy white velvet and the petals are edged with a 
broad band of pure lemon gold. It makes husky, hardy plants 
that are free with increase and the stalks are tall, strong and 
perfectly branched. The most beautiful of this type we have 
ever seen. No. 50-365. H. C. 1954 - x __. 30.00 
CHAMPAGNE VELVET (Sass 1955) M. 36 in. (No. 49-100 Sdlg. from 
long line involving Orloff, Tiffany, Aleppo Plains, M. L. Aureau 
and ertha Gersdorff) x 48-443 Sdlg. from Orloff, Tiffany, Aleppo 
Plains, and M. L. Aureau lines). A lovely new plicata from the 
home of famous plicatas. This is a beauty and has been one of 
the centers of attraction in our garden the past two years. The 
flowers are extra large with extremely broad petals and excellent 
form and substance. The ground color is like white satin and 
the petals have a half inch wide border of minute dots of bright 
violet that is applied with mathematical like precision. The plants 
are hardy and increase is good. Stalks are strong and well 
branched. No. 52-61 ~ Pees os Se oe ee 2500 
CHANGING LIGHTS (Sass 1955) M. 40 in. ((M. Gates x Ola Kala) 
x Ola Kala)) x ((Golden Age x P. Sunset) x (Midwest Gem x 
Dore)). A tall, well branched iris with large, excellently formed 
flowers. A blend, this has a basic color of rich amber with an 
infusion of light copper and pale rose pink. The whole throat 
area of the flower is highlighted by a flush of clear light gold 
which with the help of the full gold beard gives the flower the 
appearance of having a light within it. A good grower and a 
very floriferous variety. Now S021 8h 2 a2e eee as 10.00 
COMANCHE (Sass 1955) E. L. 38 in. (Port Wine x Port Wine). A 
very large plicata on the order of Port Wine. This has taller 
stalks, with more and larger blooms per stalk. The pattern and 
color is quite the same, the ground being cream white with a 
broad border of wine. In this however the border carries more 
red. A very brilliant iris that has been much in demand in the 
Sass garden and here the past few years. A good stock permits 
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DESERT FLOWER (Sass 1955) M. 35 in. ((Tiffany x Orloff-F3) x 
((Orloff x Tiffany) x Blue Plic. Sdlg.)) x ((Tiffany x Orloff-F3) x 
(Tiffany x Orloff)). A plicata that is entirely different from any 
other we have seen; the best way we can describe it is to say 
it reminds us very much of a more exotic, plicata marked Lady 
Mohr. The color combination is much the same. The standards 
are near oyster white with faint flushes of blue and some pale 
buff sandings and the falls are light cream buff, flushed lemon 
and pale blue with buff sandings. The flowers are broad, have 
excellent form and are quite heavily ruffled. No. 49-31 ._ 15.00 
HUNTSMAN (Sass 1955) M. 36 in. (A red sdlg. involving red sdlgs. 
from The Red Douglas, Garden Flame, Starless Night, Golden 
Age, Prairie Sunset, Orloff, Tiffany, Casque D’ore and Hans Sass 
first red seedling) x Red Chieftain. A new iris that is really hard 
to classify as to color, this is neither a red nor a brown, but a 
happy combination of the two colors. As near as | have been 
able to classify it by charts is that it is very close to the dark 
brown red called Oxblood by Wilson, No. 00823 with an under- 
tone of Indian Lake 826 also by Wilson. Personally | think of it 
as chocolate red and have noticed that most all visitors have 
called it that, so perhaps that is as good a description as any. 
The rutfled flowers are massive and very broad petaled with 
heavy substance and a rich leathery finish. A dull gold, brown 
infused beard and a clean haft adds to its lustre. Of the new 
Sass iris this is one of my favorites and | think you too will 
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MAY SKY (Sass 1955) M. L. 38 in. (((Golden Fleece x (Dore x 
Matula)) x Pretty Pansy)) x ((Balmung x R. Pollock) x Plic. Sdlg.) 
x (Elsa Sass x Golden Fleece)). A new iris of the Pretty Pansy 
type, this is tall, well branched with very large, excellently 
formed flowers. The most vivid of its kind, it has a snow white 
ground and a washed paitern of very brilliant violet in a bright 
medium shade. A very showy variety with four and often five 
blooms open at once, this has a great many buds, giving it a 
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MELODY (Sass 1955 M. L. 37 in. (Amigo x Wabash). Here is a new 
amoena that we feel will find a welcome in any garden. The 
flowers are medium large with excellent form and finish. The 
clean silver toned standards are broad, slightly ruffled and well 
domed and the semi-flaring falls of deep blue violet are very 
clean and rich, with a velvety finish. A full gold beard and a 
hairline edge of white add to its beauty. Graceful, excellently 
branched stalks with many blooms out at once make this a real 
“Melody” in the garden. A good hardy plant that increases fast, 
this often produces three stalks to the single rhizome. No. hee 
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MOHAVE GOLD (Sass 1955) L. 40 in. ((Yellow sdlg. x Ola Kala) x 
(Ola Kala x Ella Callis)) x (Mattie Gates x yellow sdlg.). A 
majestic and imposing iris, this has tall, well branched stalks 
that carry immense, tailored flowers. Very broad petaled and 
excellently formed, this is of such a deep shade of yellow that 
it must truly be called orange. A rich, velvety finish and deep 
beard adds to its richness. A stalk of this in bloom is a sight 
one doesn’t forget. Doubly welcome too for it begins to bloom 
toward the end of mid-season and continues till most others 
are gone. As a visitor to the garden last year said, “Boy, its one 
‘humdinger’ of an iris.” No. 50-549_ poe 25.00 
NIGHT SHADOW (Sass 1955) E. M. 36 in. (From a long line of dar 
seedlings involving Starless Night, The Red Douglas and The 
Black Douglas.) A full petaled, nicely ruffled flower of deepest 
black with somewhat of a red undertone. One of the best of 
this type we have seen. The flowers are large and of good form 
with heavy substance and a rich finish. Somewhat darker, w2 
believe, this is reminiscent of Sable Night in color structure, 
though different in form. The plants are very hardy and easy of 
growth with strong nicely branched stalks. No. 51-108 _. 20.09 
PERSIAN ROBE (Sass 1955) M. 38 in. (Amigo x Miles Blue No. 2) 
x ((Matula x yellow toned Rameses sdlg.) x ((Beau Ideal x 
Rameses) x Amitola) x Miss Calif.)) x Louise Blake). A new 
amoena that is predominately of red tones. The standards are 
pale buff, flushed rose which lightens at the edges to a golden 
pink and the falls are rich wine red with a buff pink border. 
The flowers are large with excellent form and good substance. 
The standards have a silken finish while the falls appear to be 
very velvety. A bright new color combination that really stands 
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