1055 Introductions 
BERTHA LOMBARD (Richard P. Eckles) 
ML 29" (China Maid x Tobacco Road) 
An appealing and distinctive dark blend 
for the front of the border. Basically a deep 
reddish-brown, it is enlivened with a large. 
and brilliant gold patch on the flaring, rut- 
fled falls, blending to russet brown at the 
tip and lower margins. The blossoms, well 
spaced and admirably proportioned, are 
borne on well-branched stalks, and remain _ 
crisp and lovely even when the tempera- 
ture goes unseasonably to 95°. It is an ex- 
cellent poedGparent: gaa ae re ae $10.00 
CHANCELLOR (Lena Lothrop) ML 42” 
(Esquire x (Iolite x Blue Dusk) ) 
A delightful and impressive dark violet 
near-self with heavy substance and four- 
way-and-terminal branching, CHANCELLOR © 
dominates its corner of the garden for over 
four weeks. The conical, frilled, taffeta-like 
standards tower over velvety falls which 
flare to a six-inch diameter. Even finer 
than SWAGGER in finish and proportions, 
CHANCELLOR may well be Mrs. Lothrop’s 
masterpiece in the violet-black class. Fer- 
tile both ways, we expect it will be indis- 
pensable’ io breéders2 42. Meee $20.00 
EDITH JANE (Lena Lothrop) ML 48’ 
(Wabash x Val) 
From amoena parents comes an unex- 
pected color break to produce a tall novel- 
ty variegata with a slight infusion of onco 
ancestry. Conical waved standards of Am- 
ber Yellow over flaring dark violet falls. 
broadly edged in gold, make this a gay 
and unusual iris. The four-way branching 
guarantees a long blooming season. No 
pollen but sets seed—a challenge to hy- 
bridizers 
KEWPIE (Kathryne Lohman) EM 18” 
(Table Iris) 
A dainty mulberry rose self with flaring 
falls. It is a strong grower and a clump 
blooms over a long period. The flower has 
splendid form and texture and this unusual 
color in the Table Iris class should prove 
USeraiein ‘hybridizing uu ee $3.00 
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MAHARAJAH (Clarence G. White) ML 40” 
(Tobacco Road x (Spring Secretary) 
x (Fiesta x Chosen) ) 
Discovering that MAHARAJAH is not on- 
ly a worthy addition to the “dark blend’ 
class but an even more valuable parent 
than Tobacco Road, we are releasing it for 
distribution. Its globular five-inch blossoms 
sparkle in honey-gold and reddish tawny 
shades, and its tall, beautifully branched 
stalks make it a focal point in the garden 
for a month or longer. It is fertile both ways 
and the onco influence makes for breadth 
of parts $20.00 
ROBERT ALEXANDER (Lena Lothrop)ML 40” 
(Hills of Gold x (Axtec Copper x Jean 
Cayeux) ) 
A large and impressively ruffled absolute 
self in Amber Yellow, refined and well pro- 
portioned. It has waved, well-closed stand- 
ards, and broadly rippling falls, flare to a 
five-inch diameter. The  candelabrum- 
branching, with three blossoms often open 
at once, will delight the connoisseur. Ex- 
quisite when planted with Soraya... $12.50 
General List 
VARIETIES PRECEDED BY A STAR (*) 
are in short supply, and may not be chosen 
as extras, 
*ADMIRAL NIMITZ (Graves '48) M _. $1.00 
Fine large white, bright gold beard. 
*AFTER MIDNIGHT (Muhlestein ‘49)_ $2.00 
Large tall well formed dark purple. 
HAIRY? MISS o(Linses' 53) iM) itera! $5.00 
A near self of red-violet, broad flaring 
falls, low growing and ideal in border. 
ALADDIN’S WISH (Murawska‘45) M__ $ .75 
Light lavender-blue with brushings ot 
creamy white radiating through the large 
blossom. 
ALASTOR (Spender '40)M33"  .60 
Deep pink with hazel-brown hatt. 
ALBA SUPERBA (J. Sass ‘43)ML36” _.. $ .75 
A huge white. 
ALDURA (Larson '43)ML34" $1.00 
Large blue and white plicata. 
ALEPPO PLAIN (J. Sass ‘43)L36" $1.00 
Yellow plicata dotted on edge with pur- 
ple. 
ALLRED (Lothrop ‘49)M35" $2.50 
A brown-red self, with flaring velvety 
falls and no reticulations to spoil the hatft. 
