VAN WERT, “The Peony City,/ OHIO 
THE 100 FAVORITE IRIS for 1955 
The AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY conducts annually a symposium to determine the “100 Most Popular” Iris grown by 
members of the society. Shown below are the results of the symposium conducted in 1954 with the rating of each Iris. Most of 
these varieties are listed and described in the Iris section of this catalog. 
ie @lay Kala 34. Casa Morena 68. Distance 
2. Blue Rhythm 35. Rocket 69. Azure Skies 
3. Chivalry 36. Spanish Peaks 70, Paradise Pink 
4. Argus Pheasant 37. Amigo 71. Tranquility 
5. Truly Yours 38. Pink Sensation 72. Black Hills 
6. New Snow 39, Dreamcastle 73. Chamois 
7. Lady Mohr 40. Cloth of Gold 74. Russet Wings 
8. Elmohr 41. Sunset Blaze 75. Gudrun 
9. Blue Shimmer 42. Char-Maize 76. Lynn Langford 
10. Pinnacle 43. Sable Night 77. The Red Douglas 
11. Snow Flurry 44, Extravaganza 78. Cordovan 
12. Sable 45. Prairie Sunset 79. Blumohr 
13. Great Lakes 46. Master Charles 80. Indiana Night 
14. Amandine 47, Golden Russet 81. Sylvia Murray 
15. Helen McGregor 48. Zantha Ae 82. Twilight Sky 
16. Pierre Menard 49. Jane Phillips 83. Danube Wave 
50. Palomino E 
17. Desert Song 51. Solid Gold 84. Party Dress 
18. Minnie Colquitt ReSta ps hine 85. Garden Glory 
19. Solid Mahogany oS Bie as 86. Ballet Dancer 
20. Mary Randall 54. Inca Chief 87. Port Wine 
21. Wabash 55. Thotmes III 88. Staten Island 
22. Pink Cameo 56. Firecracker 89. Katherine Fay 
23. Happy Birthday 57. Black Forest 90. Lothario 
24. Bryce Canyon 58. Gold Sovereign 91. Melody Lane 
25. Chantilly 59. Cloud Castle 92. Raspberry Ribbon 
26. Mulberry Rose 60. Three Oaks 93. Frances Kent 
27. Pink Formal 61. China Maid 94. Tiffany 
28. Cascade Splendor 62. Pretty Quadroon 95. Violet Harmony 
29. Blue Valley 63. Vatican Purple 96. Gloriole 
30. Cherie 64. Grand Canyon 97. Mexico 
31. Ranger 65. Limelight 98. Tiffanja 
32. Lady Boscawen 66. Berkeley Gold 99. Ormohr 
33. Cahokia 67. Cloud Cap 100. Easter Bonnet 
Duar Bearded Tuts 
Short-stemmed, sturdy, brave little fellows which 
bloom in early spring. Make wonderful edges for 
perennial or shrub plantings and give you color in 
early May when you are still hungry for flowers after 
the long winter. Each 
Bridesmaid. Pale blue and yellow .......... $0.25 
Gyanea.) Red-purples fragrants.. lier ee ) 
Fairy. Very light yellow and blue ........... DS 
Harbor Lights. Light yellow ................ 2D) 
Jean Siret. Everbloomer: cream ........... 30 
May Night. Very dark blue-purple .......... JA) 
Marocain. S. violet; F. pansy-violet; good .... .25 
Peshawar. (Schr.) Brown and purple. Rich color. .60 
Royal. S. rich blue; F. reddish purple ......... 25 
Schneekuppe. White with cream throat. 6in..  .25 
The Bride. White; free flowering ............ DN 
Tony. Red-purple with an orange beard ....... aS / = eee 
Zua. White frosted crepe, crinkled. 16 in. ....  .25 | : 
Zwanenburg. Cream and maroon. 12 in. .... .25 Schneekuppe 
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