CHIVALRY 
GAYLORD (G. Douglas 1949) $10.00 
Famous and sensational amoena. It is said to “have everything.” A 
large flower possessing excellent substance and form, with stand- 
ards pure white and beautifully ruffled, flaring falls, deep blue with 
a reddish violet tinge. Just a hairline of white appears around the 
edges. A luxuriant full orange beard. Very late bloom on 3-way 
branched 40”. stalks. (Extravaganza x Wabash) Honorable Men- 
tion 1949. 
GAY ORCHID (Muhlestein 1949) $2.00 
A large, flaring orchid flower with a contrasting tangerine beard. 
Early mid-season. (Nylon x Golden Eagle) Honorable Mention 
1949. 
GENE WILD (Craig 1952) $12.50 
A “fancy” in warm white with old rose plicatings. A prime example 
of the novel pattern for which Craig has kecome so well known. 
Mid-late. (Rich Raiment x Joseph’s Mantle) Honorable Mention 
1954. 
GINGER (Schreiner 1953) $6.00 
A ginger colored blend with plenty of spice and a lacquered finish. 
A seedling from Casa Morena, with improved form and size. The 
spicy coloring is intensified at the haft. Mid-late. 37”. 
GLISTENGLOW (Muhlestein 1949) $1.00 
Very wide, heavy-sukstanced white, with a bit of ruffling. Mod- 
erately branched. Early mid-season. 
GLISTENING COPPER (Muhlestein 1953) $12.00 
A deep copper color of intense and yet brilliant coloring. Smooth 
in finish and most attractive in the garden. Mid-late. 34”. (Honey- 
flow x (Prairie Sunset x Tobacco Road) ) Highly Commended 
19 Di. 
GOLDEN PLOVER (DeForest 1950) $5.00 
One of the most beautiful and smooth flowers in its color class. 
A large golden tan that draws exuberant remarks in any garden. 
Smooth self, fine flaring form, and bright. Late bloomer. (Calderilla 
x Tobacco Road) Honorable Mention 1951. 38”. 
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GOLDEN RUFFLES (C. C. Taylor 1946) $1.50 
One of the finest in the golden-yellow class. Beautifully and gen- 
erously branched 40” stems, carrying many large ruffled blossoms of 
heavy satiny texture and perfect flaring form. Mid-season. (Margaret 
Bond x Vivaceous) Award of Merit 1949. 
GOLDEN RUSSET (Hall 1946) $2.00 
Gigantic in size, and of a pleasing golden russet color for which 
it has been named. The buds are as much as 6” long. The standards 
and the falls are well proportioned in width for its great size. 
Honorable Mention 1947. Award of Merit 1952. 40”. 
GOLDEN SHADOWS (C. Rees 1952) $5.50 
Huge, warm white having an outpouring of gold from the center 
of the flower. Mid-season. 36”. 
GOLDEN SHELL (Goodman 1954) $12.00 
With all the gold in its parentage (New Gold x Spun Gold) this 
variety could hardly help being deep yellow. Large, domed and 
closed standards with a crimped finish like a seashell. Heavy sub- 
stance, wide branching with good placement. Mid-season. 44”. 
GOLDEN SYMPHONY (Horton 1944) $2.00 
A symphony in colors. The standards are yellow and the falls are of 
lavender-blue. An impressive and novel combination. Very late 
bloomer. (Plurabelle x Rameses) Honorable Mention 1950. 
GOLD RUFFLES (Muhlestein 1947) $1.50 
A grand medium deep yellow with Chantilly type edging; showing 
lots of gold. Good substance and winter hardy. Mid-late. 38”. (Mary 
Rich Lyon x Midwest Gem) 
GOLD SMOKE (Clark 1952) $7.50 
Lustrous smoky gold with a suffusion of soft lilac in the center of 
the broad falls. The beard is brownish tan. 34”. 
GOLD SOVEREIGN (Whiting 1949) $2.00 
A ruffled vivid cadmium yellow self. Medium sized flowers and 
only fair branching on 34” stalks. Mid-season. Winter hardy. (Ola 
Kala x Rocket) Honorbale Mention 1950. Award of Merit 1953. 
GOOD NEWS (Kleinsorge 1946) $1.50 
A wide, ruffled, brilliant mustard colored iris with a narrow band 
of copper shading near the outer edges. 33”. (Mexico x Tobacco 
Road) Honorable Mention 1947. 
GRACIOUS LADY (Carl Taylor 1952) $3.00 
Glamorous and enchanting in that rare shade, powder blue, on 
smoothly finished large, flaring tailored flowers of excellent quality. 
No haft markings or texture veining to be seen. 36”. Early mid- 
season. Winter tested. (Lake George x Great Lakes ) 
GREAT DAY (Tompkins 1953) $20.00 
A rich, glowing carmine with clean hafts, heavy substance and a 
rich, glossy finish enhanced by some carmine-black overtones, Mid- 
season. 36”. (Ebony Echo x Manana) 
GREENGLOW (Muhlestein 1949) $1.00 
Here is an innovation in whites, a white with a faint flush of green. 
Flowers are good size and slightly ruffled. Highly Commended 1948. 
Mid-season. 36”. 
GREEN MOHR (Muhlestein 1951) $3.50 
This very odd creation is a strong green-chartreuse. The falls show 
a flush of lavender below the beard. The greenness is most apparent 
in the buds and flowers when first opened. Mid-season. 40”. (Wil- 
liam Mohr x Chosen) Mid-season. 40”. Honorable Mention 1952. 
GREEN PASTURES (Heller 1947) $1.25 
Huge blooms of a chartreuse yellow, with a touch of blue at the 
beard which is most effective. The foliage is wide and tall. It is a 
prolific increaser. Hardy. (Old Ironsides x Oregon Sunshine) 
Honorable Mention 1947. Mid-season. 44”. 
GREEN WHISPER (Button 1949) $2.00 
A large, tailored flower of kidskin white with a faint green glow. 
This attractive iris came from two recessive whites of plicata breed- 
ing (Matterhorn x Jake). Early mid-season. 37”. 
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