A critical reselection of bearded flag iris [bulletin and catalog] /
H. W. Groschner, Fairy Gardens., Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. · 1930
Frauds Swindles DuplicatesOddities Freaks RING TRUE WhiteOne" or more peace-making 'Whites should be in every dozen to harmonize the many colors among Irises.White Knight, La Nlege and Fairy are too small.Varieties described are the very best at moderate prices.ZUA-Very light lavender white with a beautiful frosted effect.A charmer.FLORENTINE ALBA-Is used to grace the altar and to inspire a love for higher things at weddings, banquets, and when the Grim Reaper calls.This again proves the Incompetency of some of the Jurors who rated It low.KASHMERE WHITE-Tlie only tall large flowered pure white at a low price.Of fair hardiness if planted In well drained soU.Don't for a moment compare my acclimated roots with California stock.MYSTIC-Well named.Mysterious.Interesting and beautiful.A lew marks of rose lilac at base of falls makes this a very distinct white CHARTIER-I have yet to see Chartier and White and Gold at their best but my money would be bet on Chartier.MRS.ROBERT EMMETT-Delightful milk white, bright gold beard Extra large flowers of great substance.Tall stout stems.Extra good branching and free flowering.Probably the finest white.IVHITE QUEEN Al'fD BALARUC-Are the two best small whites for massing: both very distinct and hard to pick the best.ARLETTEt-A large and taller La Niege.Beautiful cream white of great LOS ANGELES-Is a worthless variety.Such an awful slow grower that no grower will eveo' get his money back.Does not branch and only a few flowers on a stem, stinger.NOTE-The plicates, Ma Mie, True Charm and Pink Mad Cherau can be used as peace-makers because the general effect is white.Pink Is A Love Color.Enough Said.Take Care! Watch Your Step! Watch OutI Stop! Don't buy all pink Irises lauded to the skies.More fraud, swindle fake and stinger Irises have been foisted and palmed off as pink than any other color.Many darker pinks are a poor or miserable color during cool season wlflch have been ruled out from my list.Aphrodite PhyUls Bliss at their Introduction price of $25.00 and $15.00 were frauds as their price dropped they were fakes and now at lowered prices are stingers.GEORGIA-Is the only early pink of real merit.Cool or chilly weather darkens It to a poor color, but its color soon becomes norma! as weather warms up.One of the most beautiful pinks.KALOS-The best very light early pink, almost a tinted w4iite.Dls-SUSAN BLISS-Is a fine midseason darker pink.Large flowers.FRIEDA MOHR-The very finest of the darker pinks and a great beauty.A glorified Mt.Penn or Hermosa.three times as large.A root laid on ^ of the ground all Winter and when planted, grew four plants.This proves its hardiness and Fairy Gardens is Justified In advising all Iris lovers to invest In this extra fine Iris NOTE-The Ulustratlon In Quality Gardens catalog Is' very poor, too dark.I would not praise Frieda Mohr if it was anyway near as poor a color.DREAM-The standard of perfection in late light pinks by which all others are ludged.Color as fine during cool spells as normal weather.Don't be misled by Its low price.MOTHER OF PEARL-Has had her day.Large and beautiful, but color SILVER RIBBON-A distinct and beautiful reddish pink.Color effect of Mt.Penn with a sUver line in middle of falls, MME.CECIL BOUSCANT-Finest of the orchid pinks.I^rge flower A desirable addiUon to the list of really fine pinks.ISOLINE-Until Frieda Mohr was bom the finest darker pink.After wasttog years of precious time the Jurors woke up and gave it a more Just rating and a few points more would not hurt.The money that would be squandered on high priced fakes had better be used to buy a quantity of this fine pink.Color is finest during cool spells, shade or opened Indoors.Don't be misled by its low price.CAROLINE E. STRINGER-A rival of Dream as the finest light pink but very distinct, almost a tinted white, large flower of good sub-TROSTINGER-An Improvement on C. A, stringer, same color but flowers better placed.WM.MOHR-Clear lilac mauve pink.Its monster blooms excite the admiration of everyone, A hybrid and a great achievement Per¬ fectly hardy In well drained soli.A really wonderful outstanding pinkish Iris of great substance.Awful small rhizomes.NOTE-Color Is much finer than Illustration In Quality Gardens APHRODITE-The only persons I know who praise this Iris are grow¬ ers who have It for sale.As for anyone loving Aphrodite.I say MRS.MARIAN CRAN-A much larger Queen of May not as fine Frieda Molir.ALLURE-Similar to Midgard.small.Stlngerl