IRIS 
Orchids of the Garden 
If you visit our gardens during the blooming season, you will see thousands of iris 
in bloom in every color and shade imaginable. There are named varieties of the 
latest introductions as well as the older varieties of outstanding quality. We also have 
several thousand iris seedlings that will thrill you, as they do us, with their beauty. 
Many of them will give their first bloom this coming June. 
If you cannot visit our gardens, and are not acquainted with the varieties 
we will gladly help you make your selections. 
Iris are easily grown in any sunny, well-drained location, and they will bloom 
there with little or no attention, but if you wish to have choice flowers — flowers 
that you will be proud of, and the kind that will make your friends and neighbors 
thrill with admiration, give them the best of care. Follow directions given with 
every order. Join the American Iris Society which will give you all the latest in- 
formation about new introductions, improved cultural methods and other valuable 
information that will help you to grow and enjoy the best in iris. 
Our 1955 Introduction 
TECHNY CHIMES 
Seedling No. 51-40 
A large, clear medium yellow with a very bright orange beard. Techny 
Chimes is from pink breeding that gives it a clearness of color not found in many 
yellow iris. The color is so clear the flowers have a luminous or crystal-like ap- 
pearance. The orange beard is so bright some visitors have called it tangerine. 
Substance of flowers and branching are good. Falls very broad and semi-flaring. 
Standards and falls are nicely ruffled. 36”. Each $20.00 
MISSION ROSE 
Seedling No. 51-77 
The parentage of this variety is Mary Randall crossed with a large flamingo 
pink seedling from Dave Hall. It’s color is old rose or light purple. The falls are 
lighter in the center and they are adorned with a bright red beard. The flowers 
are similar in form to Mary Randall and have good substance. The stems are per- 
fectly branched carring many flowers per stem. A good strong grower. 38’. 
Each $20.00 
Our 1954 Introduction 
CELESTIAL BLUE 
Clear light blue self. One of the nearest to true blue we have seen. The frosty 
sheen of the standards and falls give this new iris the life and sparkle necessary 
for good garden effect. Another of its fine qualities is its freedom of bloom. 
In 1953 a single stalk on a one-year plant produced 17 blossoms. Four flowers 
Open ata time is not unusual for this variety. In 1954 one stem had seven 
flowers open at once. Falls are flaring, standards and fall nicely ruffled. Height 
about 36 inches. Mid-season bloomer. $20.00 
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