BLUE RIM (Larsen 1948) $2.00 
This is one of the outstanding plicatas. Large blooms with wide 
rounded petals, smooth substance. Standards are heavily sprayed 
with clear medium blue, fall petals etched around the edges, leaving 
center of falls almost white. Midseason. 36”. ((Purissima x Ala- 
meda) x (Aldura) ) 
BLUE SAPPHIRE (Schreiner 1953) $7.50 
A blue iris of large size and exquisite purity which takes its place 
among the top rated blues. It is a good bloomer and has poise. Good, 
heavy substance and beautiful ruffling. Early. 40”. (Snow Flurry x 
Chivalry) Honorable Mention 1954. 
BLUE VALLEY (K. Smith 1947) $1.00 
The large ruffled blooms with flaring falls are medium* blue which 
continues well into the heart of the flower. Smooth texture, and 
metallic sheen sparkles throughout the entire flower. Mid-season. 
36”. (Lake George x Great Lakes) Award of Merit 1949. 
BLUMOHR (Marx 1949) $5.00 
Pure lavender blue, near plumbago, with no veining whatever to 
be seen on the flower. Long-lasting blooms of Wm. Mohr form. 
Exceptional texture and substance. A single bloom lasts in the gar- 
den for three or four days. The branching is fair, height 36”. Mid- 
season. (William Mohr x Orloff) Award of Merit 1952. 
BOLD CONTRAST (Linse 1954) $15.00 
Standards are Inca Gold, with minute rose veining, giving a faint 
rosy flush. The broad, semi-flaring falls are red—between rasp- 
berry and mauve rose, with a narrow edging of gold. This is a really 
fine variegata, with smooth texture. 38”. Midseason to late. (Ex- 
travaganza x Rajah Brooke) 
BRIGHT HOUR (Douglas 1952) $9.00 
An improvement on Wabash color. Silver-white standards, attrac- 
tively ruffled, white styles which shade to cream at the base. The 
beard is clear yellow and the falls are velvety purple with clear ruf- 
fled white border extending part way around the edges. ( (Cook’s 
we 129-42 x (Extravaganza x Wabash) ) Honorable Mention 1953. 
BOs 
BURGUNDY SPLASH (Craig 1949) $5.00 
Large well-formed broad-petaled flowers of exceptionally heavy 
substance. Standards are a subdued burgundy, the falls a creamy 
yellow, heavily stippled a richer and more intense burgundy around 
the outer edges. This is one of Tom’s finest pliactas. 36”. ( (Tiffany 
x Mme. L. Aureau) x (Tiffany x Los Angeles) ) 
BURMESE RUBY (Muhlestein 1949) $1.50 
A dark red self with an orange beard and a smooth, enamel-like 
finish. (Red Valor x Red Gleam) 
BUTTERFLY WINGS (White 1946) $1.50 
Iris lovers, more and more, are showing their regard for the gay 
and delightful Butterfly Wings. Porcelain blue with fall petals 
heavily veined, creating the illusion of the iridescent wings of a 
butterfly. Honorable Mention 1947. Early mid-season. 36”. 
CAHOKIA (Faught 1948) $3.00 
A fine addition to the light blue class. There is a tantalizing tint 
of turquoise in Cahokia that intrigues a lover of blue iris. Honor- 
able Mention 1949. Award of Merit 1951. Mid-late. 40”. 
CAIRO (Kleinsorge 1952) $6.00 
A light tan, with tawny yellow overtones and a buff suffusion near 
the haft and some fine brown netting on the shoulders of the falls. 
A bronze-yellow beard. Large, tall, with horizontal flaring falls. 
CAMPFIRE GLOW (Whiting 1947) $2.00 
A pure self of glowing ruby-red, heavily overlaid with bright copper, 
giving it a metallic finish. There are no haft markings and even 
the beard is red, glinted with copper. (Amaranth x Three Oaks) 
Honorable Mention 1947. Mid-season to late. 36”. 
CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE (DeForest 1951) $3.50 
A bright large flowered plicata. The ground color is a rich yellow 
with dark brown stitchings. The standards and styles are flushed 
red-brown. The beard is brownish orange. 36”. (Vision of Merza 
x Firecracker) Honorable Mention 1952. 
CARABELLA (DeForest 1949) $1.50 
This lovely tall clear self of medium toned salmon-pink, with a self 
colored beard, has beautiful branching and produces lots of gor- 
geous, non-fading blooms. Mid-season. 40”. (Melitza x Midwest 
Gem) Honorable Mention 1949. 
CARDINAL’S ROBE (Lyell 1950) $2.50 
A brilliant deep magenta purple or reddish wine, with no venation. 
Excellent form and substance. The petals are broad and slightly 
ruffled. 40”. Mid-season. (Indian Hills x Sable) 
CAROLINE JANE (DeForest 1951) $9.00 
A large flower of glistening white, this plicata with blue-violet 
stitching is distinctive and a profuse bloomer. The branch placement 
attracts favorable comment. Proportions are nicely balanced. ( (No. 
P42X: Her Grace x Tiffany) x (New Hope) ) Honorable Mention 
1951. Mid-season. 36”. 
CASCADE SPLENDOR (Kleinsorge 1945) $1.50 
An outstanding blend of pink, tan and apricot. Large blooms, ruf- 
fled in both standards and falls, are of good substance. Long bloom- 
ing season. 36”. 
CASCADIAN (Linse 1952) $7.50 
A ruffled, cool, crisp beauty which takes its place as one of the very 
best whites. The buds have a blue tinge, but the flower opens as a 
clear white with a faint greenish cast through the center of the falls. 
The beard is white. 36”. Early mid-season. (Snow Flurry x Cloud 
Castle ) 
CATHEDRAL BELLS (Wallace 1953) $10.00 
Reminiscent of a melodious carillon is this new pink. It leans toward 
the light begonia-pink in color and is notable for heavy substance 
and slight ruffling. ( (No. 48-9: Hagen blend Sdlng. x Overtrure) 
x (No. 48-35: Golden Spangle x Muhlestein pink No. 46-22) ) 
Honorable Mention 1953. 42”. 
CENTENNIAL QUEEN (Wallace 1954) $15.00 
A large, ruffled flower in light blendings of rose. Rich and color- 
ful; well-branched. 38”. Mid-season. (Lancaster x Three Oaks ) 
CERULEAN (T. Craig 1950) $6.00 
This iris is a pogo-cyclus hybrid. Large broad rounded Mohr type 
flowers. In color it is a light greyed cerulean blue. A handsome iris. 
40”. (Purissima x Capitola) 
CHAMOIS (Kleinsorge 1944) $1.50 
The soft, satiny finish and tan shade of chamois-skin itself enlivened 
by a bronze-tipped, yellow beard. Honorable Mention 1948. 
CHANTILLY (Hall 1945) $1.00 
Ruffled orchid-pink flowers with a flush of gold at the haft. The 
edges of both standards and falls are very heavily frilled, giving 
the appearance of being edged with lace. Good substance. 36”. 
CHAR-MAIZE (D. Lyon 1949) $5.00 
A large flowered iris of exceptional merit. Extra fine in proportion 
and heavy of substance with falls and standards delicately ruffled. 
For richness of color this flower is hard to surpass, for the deep yel- 
low shows rich tones of chartreuse which blend and deepen in the 
ruffling to present a flower of definite quality. The heavy substance 
withstands degrees of heat and wind such as to wilt the average iris. 
Char-Maize is vigorous, presenting well spaced flowers on tall 
branching stems. 44”. Mid-season. (Snow Flurry x Aztec Copper) 
Highly Commended 1948. Honorable Mention 1949. Award of 
Merit 1952. Runner-up for Dykes Medal 1954. 
CHERIE (D. Hall 1947) $3.50 
A flamingo pink. Its delicate shade of real pink contrasted with 
a deep tangerine beard is most entrancing. The ruffled blooms are 
of good size, form and substance. A vigorous grower. Mid-season. 
34”. Award of Merit 1949. Dykes Medal 1951. 
CHINOOK PASS (Norton 1950) $1.50 
Silvery blue, darkening toward the edges of the falls. The beard is 
light yellow at the base, white at the tip. Large flowers are well 
spaced on graceful stalks. (Sylvia Murray x Gloriole) Honorable 
Mention 1951. 38”. 
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