DESERT SONG (Fay 1946) $1.00 
An outstanding cream -colored iris. Beautifully flared and ruffled. 
Excellent substance and clean hafts. Blooms over a long period. Early 
mid-season. 36”. Award of Merit 1949. 
DESERT TWILIGHT (Miess 1952) $10.00 
A pastel shade of delicate violet-lobelia, fused with a warm mauve- 
wood brown at the haft. Deep golden beard. A slightly ruffled bloom 
with a pleasing flare form. Mid-season. 38”. (Sierra Snow x Ming 
Yellow) Honorable Mention 1952. 
DOLLY VARDEN (David Hall 1950) $7.50 
In color, a light pink with a slight over-lay of salmon. Good form, 
splendid substance and well branched flowers that withstand hot sun 
remarkably well. 36”. (Pink seedling No. 44-26 x Courtier ) Honor- 
able Mention 1950. 
EBONY ECHO (Tompkins 1948) $5.00 
A rich deep carmine with a satin finish and blackish-red overlay. 
The flowers are large and have very broad ruffled standards and 
horizontal falls of surpassing loveliness. Mid-season. 38”. (Cape 
Bon x Casa Morena) Honorable Mention 1949. Award of Merit 
1953; 
ELIZABETH OF ENGLAND (Miles 1946) $2.00 
A beautifully ruffled flower of an exquisite azure blue that holds 
its color. Well proportioned flowers of heavy substance and finish 
make this a unique addition to the blue class. 36”. Mid-season. 
(Typhoon x Lagoon) Honorable Mention 1952. 
EL PASO (Kleinsorge 1949) $1.50 
Here is another luminous, metallic finished, rich golden brown. It 
is beautifully branched. Flowers are of pleasing size and flaring 
form. 32”. (Tobacco Road x Goldbeater ) Honorable Mention 1950. 
EMPRESS EUGENIE (D. W. Lyon 1952) $5.00 
Deepest of deep empire yellow self, with an intense buttercup yellow 
beard. Its pure clean coloring has no haft markings. The light spray 
of garnet brown at the base of the petals gives depth to the flower. 
The standards arch gracefully, very wide falls are saucer flaring and 
heavily substanced. Mid-season. 35”. (Char-Maize x Cordovan) 
Honorable Mention 1954. 
ENGRAVED (Craig 1952) $7.50 
Another Eupogocyclus hybrid. Its steel blend ranges from white to 
pale pearl shell gray, with heavy all-over pattern of deep neutral 
gray veins. The name of this exceptional onco-plicata implies its 
similarity to a gray steel engraving. (Mariposa Mia x Capitola) 
Honorable Mention 1953. 36”. 
ENVOY (DeForest 1948) $3.00 
A smooth dark iris whose rich standards are flushed reddish purple, 
and the falls are a near black with a burnt orange beard. Late mid- 
late. A grand color. 34”. 
EVENSONG (Jacobson 1950) $2.50 
Minyon and Patriarch purple oncobred with wide petals, somewhat 
resembling pure oncos in form. Mid-season. 34”. Honorable Men- 
tion 1950. 
FAIRY FANCY (H. Sass 1953) $5.00 
A lovely “fancy” with a chalk-white ground color and a bright blue 
overlay that leaves a pansy-like pattern of white at the throat of 
the flower. Mid-late. 38”. 
FANCY FEATHER (Muhlestein 1952) $5.00 
A novel and exciting new plicata. The standards are blended yellow- 
buff with no plicating. The falls are the same ground color heavily 
plicated in red. Nicely formed flowers on 36” stalks. Mid-season. 
( (Rare Marble x 46-49A) x (Salar x Gold Ruffles) ) 
FANTASY (D. Hall 1947) $3.50 
Most attractive lovely tones of rose and orchid-lavender with a 
flush of golden yellow at the throat of the flower. The tangerine 
beard illuminates this fantasy of color. Not a tall iris but when it 
blooms, four blooms open at one time on the well branched stalks, 
giving us a profusion of dainty coloring. Blooms again in the fall ° 
for us. Award of Merit 1949. Mid-season. 30”. 
DON’T BE CONTENT WITH BEARDED IRIS ALONE! 
FAR HILLS (J. Wills 1949) $1.00 
Charming and unusual, this deepest of orchid-pinks has broad domed 
standards and full slightly ruffled falls. The smooth firm finish with 
no haft reticulations creates a most effective garden subject. Mid- 
season. 38”. (Melanie x Copper Rose) 
FIRECRACKER (D. Hall 1943) $1.00 
This is a bright red plicata. The flower is yellow, heavily stitched 
and etched in a glowing dark burgundy red. Mid-season. 32”. 
FLAMBOYANCE (Tompkins 1952) $5.00 
A compelling combination of mulberry, violet and rich rose. The 
petals are very broad with extra heavy substance and lacy, crimped 
edges. Mid-season. 36”. ( ( (Sonatine x (Veishea x Copper River ) ) 
x Mulberry Rose) 
FLAMINGO BAY (Muhlestein 1953) $15.00 
A deep and distinct pink of good size and height with beautifully 
flaring falls and good substance. Mid-season. 36”. (Salmon Shell x 
Pink Formal ) 
FLURRY MOHR (C. Rees 1950) $1.50 
A sensational oncobred, huge in size, violet-purple in color. This iris 
should appeal to flower arrangers inasmuch as its weak point (weak 
standards) will allow the flowers to be arranged into a flat Japa- 
nese iris type for exotic effects. (Snow Flurry x Capitola) 
FRANCES CRAIG (Craig 1952) $10.00 
A superlative oncocyclus hybrid. The immense pale greyed lavender 
flowers on tall (44”) stems are a breathtaking sight. In form, it 
shows the onco characteristics, and is of very fine quality. (Snow 
Flurry x Capitola) Highly Commended 1951. Honorable Men- 
tion 1953. 
FRANCES KENT (DeForest 1951) $7.50 
Dainty and refreshingly sweet flowers in soft pastel colors. Stand- 
ards blended chartreuse cream flushed pinkish apricot; falls cream, 
with a pinkish tangerine beard surrounded by a pink flush. Mid- 
season. 34”. (SQ72 x (Melitza x Pink Seedling) ) Honorable 
Mention 1952. Award of Merit 1954. 
FROSTY (Craig 1950) $5.00 
An appropriately named and beautifully ruffled crisp clear frosted 
white plicata with a violet etching around the outer edges of the 
petals. 40”. Many blooms open at one time. ( (Tiffany x Los An- 
geles) x Mitchell’s 0-50) 
GALA FINALE (DeForest 1950) $3.50 
A very red and yellow plicata. The soft yellow ground color is 
heavily stitched, etched or sprayed, with a rich Indian red. Flowers 
are of good size and have a flaring form. Highly Commended 1949. 
Honorable Mention 1952. Mid-season. 38”. 
GALLANT KNIGHT (Tompkins 1953) $10.00 
A deep mahogany blend with standards of glowing red-brown with 
a smoky undertone and falls of rich chocolate-red or mahogany. 
Velvety texture, good ruffling and branching. Mid-late. 36”. (Prai- 
rie Fire x Garden Glory) Highly Commended 1951. 
GARDEN GLORY (Whiting 1943) $1.00 
Rich bordeaux-red blooms with no haft reticulations and a deep 
bronze-gold beard which helps to accent the enameled smoothness 
of this splendid red. Mid-late. 33”. (Matula x Garden Magic) 
Award of Merit 1947. 
GARNET GLOW (Sass 1951) $6.00 
A vivid garnet-red self with a rich, deep red beard. The flowers 
are large and flaring with heavy substance and smooth finish. A 
difficult pod parent but should prove an excellent pollen parent. 
It comes from Rameses, Midwest Gem and Prairie Sunset lines. 
Mid-late. 38”. Honorable Mention 1949. 
GAY BORDER (DeForest 1949) $1.50 
A plicata patterned in light maroon-rose and white. The flowers 
are a clear white, bordered with a margin of bright maroon-rose 
stitchings about 3” wide. Honorable Mention 1949. 
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