KOL NIDRE (David Lyon 1953) $15.00 
Colors are not infrequently compared to music, and Kol Nidre is 
actually named for the deep, sombre tones of a religious chant. 
The violet of the standards merging with the deep dahlia-purple and 
plum-purple tones of the falls are as vibrant and moving as the 
lower registers of a mighty organ. Variations on the theme are 
apparent in the still deeper tone of violet surrounding the warmer 
red-purple of the falls, and in the dark garnet-brown of the hafts. 
Beautifully formed, flaring flowers are carried in fine branching 
on 36” stalks. (Vice Regal x Down East) 
LADDIE (E. Miess 1951) $4.00 
The large, well formed and ruffled blooms are a damson blue, in- 
fused with cocoa brown at the haft, possessing a rare and unusual 
silvery overlay. Fragrant and nicely branched. (Missouri x Great 
Lakes) Honorable Mention 1951. 
LADY ALBRIGHT (Muhlestein 1950) $5.00 
One of the most sensational and colorful rich blends. The standards 
are dianthus (copper), and the falls amaranth (rosy deep lavender) , 
edged the color of the standards. Mid-late. (Veishea x Bronzed 
Copper) Honorable Mention 1950. 
LADY DOZIER (Dozier 1951) $10.00 
Oncocyclus kinship is evident in this large flower of rich cobalt or 
violet blue. The breadth of petals is a characteristic which places 
Lady Dozier among the favorites. (Ormohr x Brunhilde) Honorable 
Mention 1951. Mid-season. 35”. 
LADY ISLE (K. Smith 1951) $10.00 
Worthy of its splendid heritage. The large flowers, artistically ruf- 
fled, are of powder blue radiating an iridescent sheen. There are 
no reticulation markings. 41”. Late mid-season. (Jane Phillips x 
Keene Valley) Honorable Mention 1952. 
LADY LOUISE (Graves 1947) $2.00 
This flower has a variation of pattern that gives distinction. The 
standards, broad and ruffled, are of Colonial buff. The falls are 
iridescent white with a clear fluted border of the same buff which 
widens at the hafts around the orange beard. The styles are a 
slightly deeper buff. Olive-yellow buds with a lime-green midrib, 
showing very ruffled form, are a striking contrast. Mid-late. 44”. 
(Snow Carnival x Katherine Larmon) Honorable Mention 1947. 
LAVANESQUE (Schreiner 1953) $12.00 
We quote the originator’s description: “Like an orchid-pink Helen 
McGregor in its classic perfection is this copiously formed, lacily 
frilled successor to Pink Plume. Lavanesque is likely to prove an 
iris of meteoric yet prolonged popularity. Connoisseurs of both form 
and color are lavish in praise of its beauty. Winsomely ruffled, yet 
neat aS a pin, its exquisite orchid-pink tone is emphasized by a 
gold illuminated beard and haft.” ( (Dream Castle x (Angeles x ?) ) 
x (Matula x Schreiner No. 8-37) ) 
LEADING LADY (Lyell 1950) $2.50 
A large ruffled and very broad petaled flower with rich yellow 
standards and creamy white falls, edged gold. A lovely sight in the 
garden. 38”. Mid-season. Honorable Mention 1950. Award of Merit 
1954. 
LILAC LANE (Whiting 1947) $2.50 
A pink toned lilac self with a pearly iridescence to emphasize its 
beauty and styling. Large wide petaled, heavy substanced, slightly 
ruffled and floriferous. Award of Merit 1951. Mid-season. 36”. 
LIMELIGHT (Hall 1952) $7.50 
Another canary yellow, having a hint of green but with the softness 
brought to mind by the name. Larger than Chantilly but possessed 
with its ruffles and lacings. Lighter area on falls, near orange 
beard, well branched and well spaced. (Sunray x Hall’s Sdlg. No. 
46-42) Honorable Mention 1952. Award of Merit 1954. 35”. 
LOCKWOOD (DeForest 1947) $1.50 
Enticing bright brown blend with an attractive blaze on the rounded 
falls. Smooth texture and well branched stalks. 36”. 
LOTHARIO (Schreiner 1942) $1.00 
This outstanding bicolor has richness, size and quality all rolled up 
together, resulting in a beautifully formed iris with light blue stand- 
ards and rich blue-purple falls. Lightly frilled fragrant. 36”. Mid-late 
bloom. Honorable Mention 1945. 
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LOTTE LEMBRICH (Lapham 1951) $7.50 
The shade of old fashioned lilacs is brought to view in this novel 
iris with deeper color on the falls and a light tangerine beard. Deli- 
cate, with perfect rounded form, heavy substance. Truly a sweet and 
alluring iris. Mid-season. 36”. 
LOVELACE (Mitchell 1948) $2.00 
This soft delicately stitched plicata is a picture of harmonious color- 
ings. The standards are buff-white with a soft pink stippling, while 
the falls are a warm white completely edged with a soft pink stip- 
pling, deepening in tone at the haft. The flowers are crisp, flaring 
and slightly ruffled. 36”. 
LOVE STORY (Sapp 1950) $3.50 
One of the popular flamingo pinks, Love Story rises high and flares 
as an aristocrat. It is tall and has a well-branched stalk. (Golden 
Eagle x Hall’s Sdlg. No. 43-18) Honorable Mention 1950. Mid- 
season. 48”. 
LYNN LANGFORD (0D. Hall 1946) $1.50 
The richest and most charming of the orchid pinks. The flower is 
large in size, good form and substance. It is of a deep toned orchid- 
pink, shading to golden yellow at the center around the beard, with 
no veinings. Award of Merit 1950. Mid-season. 36”. 
MAJORETTE (Miess 1953) $14.00 
Vivid in coloring, unusual. Light medium red-violet shading to deep 
red-violet on the fall petals, white beard, white plicata markings on 
the shoulders—these points have special charm. Flaring falls, grace- 
ful ruffling. Mid-season. 36”. (Golden Gleam x Wayfarer) Honor- 
able Mention 1954. 
MARDI GRAS (K. Smith 1952) $12.00 
A colorful late blooming neglecta deeper in color than Helen 
Collingwood. The standards are light campanula violet, arched and 
silken, the falls of dark velvety purple are semi-flaring and have a 
smooth brown overlay at the hafts. The large flowers are well spaced 
on 40” stalks. Very outstanding. ( (Extravaganza x 5-30) x Mme. 
Maurice Lassilly Ilse Louise) 
MARJIE (DeForest 1950) $2.50 
A flower arranger’s delight. Very ruffled medium sized flowers of 
deepest rich yellow, full of life, with smooth heavy substance and 
fine texture. Exceptionally well branched. 38”. Midseason. 
MARY RANDALL (Fay 1951) $15.00 
This is one of the most eagerly sought irises. Although it was intro- 
duced several years ago, stocks have never become abundant, owing 
to the continued demand. Deep rose pink self with tangerine red 
beard, a new color fusion. Finely formed, well spaced and nicely 
branched. (New Horizon x (Fay Sdlg. No. F2: Pink Cameo x 
Cherio) ) Honorable Mention 1951. Award of Merit 1953. Dykes 
Medal 1954. Mid-season. 36”. 
MARY VALENTINE (Craig 1952) $15.00 
Among the finest of the blue Mohr hybrids, this is a self of soft 
powder blue that does not fade. It sports a blue beard, too. Good 
substance and branching. Early mid-season. 40”. (Purissima x 
Capitola ) 
MASKED BALL (Buss 1949) $1.75 
An unusual plicata pattern with the ground color a glossy white and 
the standards so heavily striated as to appear almost solidly colored 
a deep blue-purple. The falls are bordered the same blue-purple; 
the beard is blue tipped. Medium in size and semi-flaring in form. 
Mid-season. 34”. (Gypsy Baron x ?) Honorable Mention 1952. 
MASTER NEIL (Jensen 1952) $5.00 
Lover of the Mohr family will most certainly want this one when it 
is discovered that it is a plicata. The ground color is cream; the 
markings are delicately applied in a cinnamon-brown shade. Its 
pogocyclus blood is evident both in foliage and blooms. Early mid- 
season. 36”. (Wm. Mohr x Stained Glass) 
MAXWELTON (Norton 1952) $3.00 
This is a tan-gold blend with a deep orange beard. The standards 
are gold, deepening to tan gold as it reaches the top of the petals. 
The falls are bright metallic gold at the base and deepen to a tan- 
gold toward the bottom of the falls. 38”. (Alexia Seedling x Cas- 
cade Splendor) Honorable Mention 1952. 
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