Iris of CURIOUS FORM 
DOUBLE EAGLE (Samuelson ’54) *M M-40” 
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THURLOW WEED (Weed ’43) *M EM-38” 
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RHYTHM (Ballard '54) *H M to ML-24” Another phenomenal break in Iris form. 
The first flat Iris with six bearded falls ever to be introduced in this country. A whimsical 
freak of nature, entirely without the usual three standards characterizing all normal Iris. 
See June, 1953, Flower Grower, page 4, for description and photo. Coloring is deep indigo 
violet, except for whitish hafts with brilliant yellow beards, and prominent pure white 
style arms in center of flower. A novel item for arrangement fans. While not highly fertile, 
some seedlings from Rhythm have been produced by Mr. Ballard, and it thus offers an in- 
triguing challenge to adventurous breeders eager to get this highly distinctive form in 
various bright new colors. Be the first to accomplish this. A diploid with 24 chromosomes. 
{(Alcazar x Archeveque) x Candelabra}..................05. $7.50; 3 for $14.95 
YELLOW EAGLE (Austin ’54, Milestone Series) EM to ML-36” A new Tall 
Bearded Iris that has greatly impressed our visitors on two scores. First, many of the 
flowers flatten out like wings of an eagle, or like a Japanese Iris, within a day or so after 
they open. These huge flat flowers often have a spread of 7” or more, and are ideal for use 
in a shallow type container on the dining table. Secondly, while Yellow Eagle is high 
branched, it produces such a great profusion of blooms that it attracts everyone’s atten- 
tion from across the garden. Blooming season extends from early to late. A light yellow 
self with a bright yellow beard. Should be in the collection of every breeder working for 
flat-type Iris form. [Snow Flurry x Spun Gold}................ $3.50; 3 for $6.95 
DOROTHEA Chk VE-16” Trim modern form with nicely arched standards and 
stiff flaring falls? Goodness no, this has that delightful wind-blown effect which departs 
from all formality. A pale lavender white, flushed and dappled amethyst. May prove useful 
in breeding toward Bearded Iris of a flat “Japanese” style. AM RHS ’16 
A Newly-Discovered CALIFORNIA NATIVE Iris 
MUNZII E-24” This is my first cataloging of a species so little-known that even 
the ever-inquiring botanists did not find it until very recently—and so spectacular that 
even the conservative botanists burst into superlatives in describing it. Munzii is so large 
and sa tall that all other Western Natives are dwarfed by comparison. In its native habitat 
at 2,000 feet in Sierra Nevada foothills of Tulare County, it grows to a height of 32”. The 
spread out flowers sometimes measure as much as 512” in diameter, which is almost un- 
believable for a California native Iris. The color varies from pure true sky-blue to bluish 
violet and red-purple. Jean Stevens states that the blue forms have a purity of blue color 
unknown in any other rhizomatous Iris. In fact, the whole plant reminds one more of a 
tall Dutch Iris than a California wilding. Offered in mixed colors only.................. 
306 HoS6.bp'66- 010 0, 0G0BHS EHS USDA SEE Oe $4.00; 3 for $7.95 
Iris Splashed with EXOTIC MARKINGS 
TENSLEEP (Moore ’52) LM-36” The latest and one of the most startling of this 
series of peculiar Iris. The coloring is white, heavily and variably marked in dark blue— 
in fact, the marks are so strange and irregular that no two flowers are alike. Large, well- 
shaped flowers on nicely branched stalks. Plant it where you want to catch your visitors 
eyes. They can hardly pass it by. Originated in Northern Wyoming, so is fully hardy. {Tif- 
FAIVEXUMNGAMOMPDEANT tie eres) c aes tse bevsesesses. $10.00; 3 for $19.95 
KALEIDOSCOPE (Katkamier '49) 0 EM-25” One for Ripley. Yes, a believe-it- 
or-not Iris in a realistic kaleidoscope pattern. Conceive, if you can, falls in ivory white, bold- 
ly and erratically marked with extremely variable veins and blotches of dark maroon, all the 
sharp defined edges contrasting strikingly with the ground color. Standards, light yellow. 
A strange freak of nature like this is genetically known as a chimera. This variety is a 
delicate and graceful Table Iris on a slender stem, and it will make the most striking 
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DAFFY (DeForest ’47) Cl M-38” While generally classed as a plicata or fancy, 
it is a strange one indeed! For here the creamy-white ground of the falls is peppered and 
boldly marbled and zebra-striped in maroon-violet in an infinitely variable manner. Also 
valuable to hybridizers, as this striking color-pattern often appears in its seedlings....... 
: : : $1.25; 3 for $3.45 
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"Iris from the Uttermost Parts of the Earth for YOUR Iris Wonderland ” 
L 0” Breeders have been searching for double Iris for decades, 
but until Double Eagle appeared none were sufficiently constant or outstanding to warrant introduction. Double 
Eagle is so sensational that | am glad to have it for my feature 1955 Oddity. Fortunately for hybridizers it is not 
the last word in double Iris, but leaves room for improvement. The first flowers that open and the last ones com- 
monly have the usual three standards and three falls, but flowers of the main bloom tend to toss aside what has 
heen conventional for Iris for centuries, and often develop with six to twelve standards, beautifully ruffled and 
waved. Heavy substance holds the multiple standards well apart, permitting the startling double effect to be fully 
apparent even from a distance. Normal stigmas and pollen bearing anthers are present but the number is often 
multiplied. The color is a rare shade of coppery chartreuse or greenish yellow, which immediately places it in the 
category of Iris sought by breeders of greens. A hardy, vigorous grower with tall, well-branched stalks and large 
flowers up to 7” tall and 6” wide. Comes from two seedlings derived from Hoogiana (Regelia) and the 5 Tall Bearded 
varieties: Magnifica (a pentaploid), Purissima, El Capitan, Helios and Dauntless. Not a freak that will soon revert 
to producing nothing but normal flowers, as it has been behaving in this manner for the past seven years. Will set 
seed. If it were a fully constant double it would easily be worth $50.00, but as it leaves open the opportunity and 
$15. 
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| The oddest and strangest Iris in my entire gardeN. Instead 
of the usual 3 standards and 3 falls, which characterize practically all Iris, this has 6 nearly identical petals that 
are strongly curved and arched in open cup-like fashion. The form of the flower is more like a pitcher plant or fly- 
catcher, or even a golden tulip, than an Iris. The 3 petals corresponding to falls sometimes have slight vestiges of 
beards down inside, but all 6 petals are quite beardless from external appearance. So this is, essentially, a 
“Bearded” Iris without a beard—and without petals that act as falls. There are no stamens, but stigmas are 
normal, so crossing would seem possible. A creamy white, heavily flushed and veined in yellow. Life-like Ekta- 
$3.00; 3 for $8.25 
THURLOW WEED—Oddity in full bloom—$3.00 
HARLEQUIN (Stevens ’49) * ML-32” A fantastic Iris that looks as if it has 
Onco blood, but apparently is pure Tall Bearded. Silvery falls have a perky horizontal flare, 
not only veined like a butterfly’s wings, but bizarrely stippled, dappled chocolate and purple 
to match feathery standards. Exotic, never-to-be-forgotten. Its weird beauty makes visitors 
exclaim. Like King’s Jester but | prefer this as it has much heavier and broader flower 
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ORNAMENTAL-SEEDED IRIS — For Winter Bouquets 
CHRISTMAS IRIS (Iris foetidissima) 24” The only Iris with ornamental seed 
pods that burst open exposing the brilliant scarlet seeds, for all the world like red holly 
berries. Splendid dark green, evergreen foliage. Iris fans could wish for nothing finer or 
more decorative for the Christmas dining table. Flowers inconspicuous. The best of all Iris 
for shady spots; yet it thrives in sun. Fully hardy...... 2 for $1.55; 5 for $2.95 
BLACKBERRY-LILY or LEOPARD FLOWER (Belamcanda chinensis) VL-28” 
Flowers, bright orange, crimson spotted, followed by glossy “blackberry” seed clusters, 
admirably fitted for winter bouquets. Most economically started from seeds, which are 
easily grown and often flower the first summer. Hence | offer seeds only. (Shipped in 
Oe AMAA sancncoaacadodetnconsanaocodad Packet $1.00; 3 for $2.00 
Novel CRESTED IRIS — (Evansia) 
CRISTATA, BLUE VE-3” A dainty and lovely miniature crested Iris that makes 
a perfect low border or ground cover in any partly shaded area. Flowers very pretty, lilac- 
blue. Each fall has a bright golden crest, like a rooster’s comb, surrounded with white and 
bordered with violet. Likes acid soil and moisture and is the only Crested Iris that can be 
used in either water-side plantings or in regular garden beds. You'll adore this hardy little 
gem, so utterly different from most Iris...................-000. 75c; 3 for $1.75 
TECTORUM ALBUM 15z The beautiful and rare white form of this lovely 
wild species that is called the ‘‘Roof Iris,” as it’s grown on the thatched roofs of Japan. 
Dykes considers Tectorum the best garden plant in the Evansia Section. Its broad leaves are 
strongly ribbed and most attractive. Flowers quite flat as standards extend out nearly 
horizontally. The falls have a jagged white crest...........................-. $1.25 
PALTEC (Evansia-Bearded) CI} EM-18” A hybrid resulting from crossing two en- 
.tirely distinct types of Iris, namely Pallida, from Tyrol in Austria, with Tectorum from 
Yunnan in southwestern China. A dainty sky-blue self of rare beauty, having the beard of 
Pallida superimposed on the crest of Tectorum.................. 75c; 3 for $2.10 
The Two CREPE PAPER Iris 
ZUA Ck VE-14” The original crepe-paper Iris with petals more crinkled and 
creped than in any other variety. An early-blooming Intermediate Iris that takes everyone's 
fancy. A most unusual and interesting frosty-white, faintly flushed pale blue. | have no 
other Iris like this, except its sport, Elizabeth Huntington, listed below. These two would 
seem to offer breeders great possibilities in developing a whole series of rainbow colors 
with flowers having this distinctive texture. [Sport of Florentina} 75¢; 3 for $2.10 
ELIZABETH HUNTINGTON ~~ ii VE-20” Most novel of all blue Iris. A most 
remarkable and interesting Intermediate Iris with petals heavily crinkled like crepe paper. 
Large flowers in lilac-blue, deeper in the falls. Pollen plentiful. [Sport of Zua}...... 75¢ 
ONCOGELIA Oddity 
SIRONA @ VE-11” Like a precious gem is this stunning miniature Oncogelia, 
reminding one of jewels in an elaborate setting. Standards deep wine. Falls white, flushed 
pink, with sharp black veins radiating out from the black signal occupying nearly half of 
each fall! Falls round, horizontally flaring. Comes from that exotic Onco, Paradoxa. Don’t 
miss SIRONA now, for I’m liable to be out of it next year. [Korolkowi Leichtlini x Paradoxa } 
RE Lp itrtae Aceh ry soins pata oh oy ene ple ee EA he by $1.50 
CHOICE ODDITIES — Rhythm, Yellow Eagle and Harlequin for only......... $8.95 
BEGINNER‘S ODDITIES — The five marked O for only.................. $3.25 
For real summer bloomers see BLACKBERRY LILY above and VESPER IRIS with my SEED offerings on page 31. 9 
