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FRANKLIN GARDENS 
Big Springs, Nebraska 
1955 SUPPLEMENT 
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To be used with the 1954 Catalog of Franklin Gardens 
Please read the Terms of Sale on page 2 of our Catalog 
1955 Dwarf Iris Introductions 
BIMBO (V. Grapes No. 4251) (Violet Gem x—). Small 
flowered medium blue-lavender, having the specie look. 
S. closed, F. horizontal, red violet spot at end of light blue 
beard. If you like small ones this is for you. Height 5 
inches. $3.00 
EARLY SUNSHINE (V. Grapes No. 1052) (Burchfield x 
Carpathia). S. closed dark yellow, F. flaring orange- 
yellow, orange beard. Early blooming; fairly glitters across 
the garden. Distinct and fine. Héight 6 tinchés. $4.00 
MISTY PLUM (V. Grapes No. 550) (lv mellita B x—): S77 >"—~. 
mulberry, F. darker mulberry: with a blackish sheen,“* ‘> 
bright violet beard. Good forng, ubusyal APH Height 7 
inches. $3.00 | Ec peace Or; n 
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Cup and Saucer $2.06.- I. Longipetala $1.00 
Additional Dwar} ‘Tris... 
Endymion—Beautiful dark mahogany red. 8 in. 50 
Little Bluet—Dark blue-violet. .40 
Little Jewel—Rose-mulberry blend, brown on falls, 6 in. .50 
Little Skipper—Blue-gray bitone, 5 in. $1.00 
Iris Missouriensis 
Iris missouriensis was first recognized as a distinct species 
by Nuttall in 1834 and named for the river near which he 
discovered it. It is now regarded as a large complex of most 
variable forms and varieties or possibly sub-species scattered 
widely over the entire west and including those iris formerly 
known as I. arizonica and I. montana. Plants grow from 10 
to 30 inches high, bloom just ahead of the Siberians, which 
they very much resemble, and ask no more than that they 
be allowed to dry out in summer, after they have become 
established. Like Siberians, they do not perform typically 
until the second year after planting and succeed. best if 
allowed plenty of water during the first summer; thereafter 
they are self-reliant. 
Missouriensis Julesburg—unveined soft blue from Colo- 
rado $1.00 
Missouriensis Snowbird (Andrews 1922)—white from 
Colorado $1.00 * 
-Missouriensis Bluebird (Andrews 1922) —violet-blue from 
Colorado $1.00. | 
Missouriensis Ellensburg blues — Robust bitoned violet- 
blues from Wash. $1.00 
Missouriensis Sprague alba—very dainty milk white, frill- 
ed from Wash. .75 © | 
Missouriensis Palouse blues—viened soft violet-blues from 
Wash. .75. 
