About the Iris Conjuration and its Ancestors

Introduction and notes
Ancestors of Conjuration listed by their hybridizers
Registration information
Iris species and their collected forms

Introduction

It would be nice to have an iris database. There is one, namely the collection of Iris Check Lists published by the American Iris Society. But they're in printed form. I'd like to see an on-line database which would access the information in these lists when you give the name of an iris.

Since Conjuration was the leading A.I.S. Award of Merit winner in the Tall Bearded category of 1994, I thought it would make a good sample request. Suppose you asked this hypothetical database to give information on Conjuration. It could certainly respond with its checklist entry which looks like this:

CONJURATION.  (M. Byers, R. 1988).  Sdlg. D1-1. TB, 36" (91 cm), M-L.
S. white, edge lightly infused pale violet blue; F. white, suffusing 
to deep bright amethyst violet edge; white beard tipped tangerine; 
fuzzy white horns; ruffled.  B-37-10: (Sky Hooks x Condottiere) X
Alpine Castle.  Moonshine Gardens 1989.

It could also check through a list of awards and report those received by Conjuration. But I'd like more. A picture would be nice, if one's available, information on its ancestry, and loads of hypertext links. I've made up a sample of what I'd like to see output by the database program and distributed to the web. It follows below.

(In 1998, a couple of years after this file was first created in 1995, Conjuration received the American Dykes Medal, the highest award given by the American Iris Society.)

Entire ancestry

I've created a single large image file (348 kb) which displays the entire ancestry of Conjuration all at once. It covers 16 generations. Whenever an ancestor appears more than once, as indicated by ** after its name, its own ancestry only appears once in the chart. Otherwise, the chart would be immensely larger.

Notes

Conjuration was bred by the late Monty Byers of California, and it has an unusual combination of qualities. It is white with a violet blue edging (coming from its pollen parent Alpine Castle), a tangerine beard (a recessive quality of Alpine Castle and one grandparent Condottiere and carried by its other grandparent Sky Hooks), and a horn (a partially dominant feature that it gets from Sky Hooks).

I've used some colored icons to indicate this special information. In particular, I've used *horned* to indicate that the iris is horned or spooned. If you follow the along the ancestry, you can see exactly where Conjuration gets its genes for horniness. Similarly, I've added *tangerine* to indicate that the iris has a tangerine or pink beard. I used *bitone* to indicate that the iris carries the dominant bitone or amoena gene passed down from Cook's Progenitor. Since I wasn't sure about some irises, some of these indicators may be missing.

A couple of other indicators that I thought would be useful are *tetraploid* to indicate an iris is tetraploid, and *diploid* to indicate an iris is diploid. Since nearly all modern tall bearded irises are tetraploid, I've only included these for (1) diploids, (2) all species, and (3) when an iris is tetraploid, but one of its parents or other recent ancestors is diploid.

It would be nice to show Conjuration's ancestors all in one tree, but it's rather large and deep for the Web, so I've divided it up into chunks labelled by hybridizer. Clicking on the name of an iris will take you to the registration information for that iris while clicking on the name of a hybridizer will take you to the part of the ancestral tree for that hybridizer.

Ancestors of Conjuration listed by their Hybridizers

Conjuration and its ancestors for many generations are listed by their hybridizers in a form of family tree suitable for the web. For instance, Conjuration itself has the parentage

B-37-10: (Sky Hooks x Condottiere) X Alpine Castle

which means that its pod parent was an unnamed seedling that Byers gave the seedling number B-37-10; Conjuration's pollen parent was Alpine Castle; and the seedling had a pod parent of Sky Hooks and a pollen parent of Condottiere.

In tree form, this parentage appears below. Under Conjuration and indented over are its two parents, the seedling B-37-10 and Alpine Castle. Under the seedling B-37-10 and indented another space over are its parents Sky Hooks and Condottiere.

Clicking on the names of the irises will take you to their registration information. In order to follow the ancestral tree, instead of clicking on the iris name, click on the hybridizer name. For instance, to follow the parentage of Alpine Castle, click on the name "Blyth" and you'll be taken to Blyth's section of the ancestral tree starting with Alpine Castle.

Monty Byers (d. 1992) California

Conjuration (Byers 1989)
- Byers seedling B-37-10
  - Sky Hooks (Osborne 1980)
  - Condottiere (Cayeux 1978)
- Alpine Castle (Blyth 1979)

Manley Osborne, California

Sky Hooks (Osborne 1980)
- Wedding Vow (Ghio 1972)
- Moon Mistress (Osborne 1976)
  - Chinese Coral (Fay 1962)
  - Spooned Blaze (Austin 1965)

Barry Blyth, Australia

For information beyond what's in the Checkbooks, see Blyth's article "An approach to breeding amoena and bicolor irises" in the Bulletin of the American Iris Society 249 (1983), 16-21.

Alpine Castle (Blyth 1979)
- Sostenique (Blyth 1975)
  - Blyth seedling
    - Lilac Champagne (Hamblen 1965)
    - Bon Vivant (Plough 1963)
  - Latin Tempo (Blyth 1974)
    - Blyth seedling
      - Claudia Rene (Gaulter 1963)
      - Pipes of Pan (O. Brown 1963)
    - Lightning Ridge (O. Brown 1966)
- Cabaret Royale (Blyth 1976)
  - Panoramic (Hamblen 1969)
  - Twist and Shout (Blyth 1973)
    - Fanfare Orchid (B. Jones 1966)
    - Sunset Snows (J. Stevens 1965)

Jean Cayeux, France

Joe Ghio, California

Wedding Vow (Ghio 1972)
- Ghio seedling
  - Patricia Craig (Craig 1962)
  - Ghio seedling
    - First Courtship (Ghio 1963)
      - Jane Phillips (Graves 1947)
      - Frosted Starlight (Ghio 1963) (see below)
    - Nina's Delight sibling
- Ghio seedling
  - Junior Prom sibling
    - Nina's Delight (Ghio 1964)
      - Gaulter seedling
        
        Violet Harmony (Lowry 1948)
        Mary McClellan (Craig 1952)
      - Frosted Starlight (Ghio 1963)
    - Frosted Starlight (Ghio 1963)
      - New Snow (Fay 1946)
      - Chivalry (Wills 1943)
  - Ghio seedling
    - Nina's Delight sibling
    - First Courtship (Ghio 1963)

Melba Hamblen (1910-1992), Utah

See Dr. Lorenzo A. Medrano's article "Elusive hues," Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 177 (1965), 19-22, on Hamblen's breeding program.

Panoramic (Hamblen 1969)
- Lilac Champagne (Hamblen 1965)
  - Mollie Emms (Hamblen 1962)
    - Fashion Show (Hamblen 1959)
      - Hamblen seedling 51-94
        
        Helen McGregor (Graves 1943)
        Hit Parade (D. Hall 1945)
      - Mary Randall (Fay 1951)
    - Graduation Gift (Awalt 1958)
  - Whole Cloth (P. Cook 1958)
- Hamblen seedling
  - Hamblen seedling 7-55
    - Promising sibling
      - Hamblen seedling
        
        Palomino (D. Hall 1952)
        Hamblen seedling 51-80
        
        Radiation (D. Hall 1948)
        Great Lakes (Cousins 1938)
      - Hamblen seedling
        
        Hamblen seedling 51-94 (see above under Fashion Show)
        Palomino (D. Hall 1952)
    - Valimar sibling
      - Hamblen seedling 51-30
        
        Helen McGregor (Graves 1943)
        Radiation (D. Hall 1948)
      - Palomino (D. Hall 1952)
  - Hamblen seedling
    - Fashion Show (Hamblen 1959)
    - Melodrama (P. Cook 1956)
Glittering Amber (Hamblen 1957)
- Palomino (D. Hall 1952)
- Muhlestein seedling 51-11E, sib to June Meredith
  - Party Dress (Muhlestein 1951)
  - Pink Fulfillment (Muhlestein 1954)

Opal Brown, Oregon

Lightning Ridge (O. Brown 1966)
- Pipes of Pan (O. Brown 1963)
  - O. Brown seedling
    - O. Brown seedling
      - Pinnacle (W. R. Stevens 1949)
      - O. Brown pink seedling
        
        Pink Sensation (D. Hall 1947)
        Party Dress (Muhlestein 1951)
    - sibling
  - Gypsy Lullaby (O. Brown 1961)
    - Fashionette (O. Brown 1958)
      - O. Brown seedling
        
        O. Brown seedling
        
        Hit Parade (D. Hall 1945)
        Pink Formal (Muhlestein 1949)
        
        Mary Randall (Fay 1951)
      - Mary Randall (Fay 1951)
    - Melodrama (P. Cook 1956)
- Arctic Flame (Fay 1960)

Bennett Jones, Oregon

Fanfare Orchid (B. Jones 1966)
- Jones seedling 548
  inv. Gold Ruffles, Lipstick, Hall sdlgs
- Jones seedling 494
  inv. Tell 49-11C, Cloudcap, Hall sdlgs

Lloyd Austin (1898-1963) California

In his article "Controlled evolution of the horned, spooned, and flounced iris" which appeared in the April, 1961, issue of the Bull. Amer. Iris Soc., Austin explained that he began his development of horned irises with two of Mitchell's irises: Advance Guard and a horned seedling JS-M-176B of unknown parentage. Austin's first horned introductions came from the cross JS-M-176B X 638: (Advance Guard selfed).

Spooned Blaze (Austin 1965)
- Bright Gem (DeForest 1953)
- Lemon Spoon (Austin 1961)
  - Happy Birthday (D. Hall 1952)
  - Horned Papa (Austin 1961)

Jean Stevens (1900-1967) New Zealand

Jean Stevens also registered irses as Mrs. W. R. Stevens and Emily Jean Burgess.

Sunset Snows (J. Stevens 1965)
- Youthful Charm (J. Stevens 1964)
  Derived from pinks crossed to yellow amoenas, then inbred through a number of generations.
- Stevens seedling from yellow amoena crossed pinks
Pinnacle (W. R. Stevens 1949)
- Magnolia (W. R. Stevens 1939)
  - Shasta (Mohr-Mitchell 1927)
  - Mrs. Valerie Westt (Bliss 1923)
- Stevens seedling
  - Gudrun (Dykes 1930)
  - Stevens seedling
    - Lady Morvyth (Murrell 1932)
    - Rangatira (Burgess 1936)
      - Aurelle (Denis 1924)
      - Mrs. Valerie Westt (Bliss 1925)

Schreiner's; Minnesota, then Oregon

F. X. Schreiner (1877-1931), Robert Schreiner (b. 1910), Constance Schreiner (1912-1971), Bernard Schreiner (1919-1982).

Schreiner's Iris Gardens Web Page.

Parisian Blue (Schreiners 1965)
- Sylvan Stream (Schreiners 1961)
  - Schreiner seedling
    - Pierre Menard (Faught 1948)
    - Schreiner seedling
      - Blue Rhythm (Whiting 1945)
      - Chivalry (Wills 1943)
  - Harbor Blue (R. Schreiner 1954)
    - Jane Phillips (Graves 1946)
    - Quicksilver (R. Schreiner 1950)
      - Distance (P. Cook 1946)
      - Chivalry (Wills 1943)
- Melissa (Hinkle 1956)
Christmas Time (Schreiners 1965)
- White sport of May Hall (D. Hall 1954)
- Arctic Flame (Fay 1960)
Lavanesque (R. Schreiner 1953)
- Dreamcastle (Cook 1943)
- Schreiner seedling
  - Schreiner seedling from Angelus (Egelberg 1937)
  - Schreiner seedling 8-37

Orville Fay (1896-1980) Illinois

Champagne Music (Fay 1964)
- Fay seedling
  - Fay seedling
    - Fay seedling
      - New Snow (Fay 1946)
        
        Snow Flurry (Rees 1939)
        Katherine Fay (Fay 1943)
        
        Gloriole (Gage 1936)
        Fay seedling 39-03
      - Pink Cameo (Fay 1944)
        
        Fay seedling 41-40
        Overture (D. Hall 1944)
    - Fay pink seedling
  - May Hall (D. Hall 1954)
- Fay seedling
  - Fay seedling
    - Fay seedling
      - Snow Flurry (Rees 1939)
      - Pink Cameo (Fay 1944)
    - Fay pink seedling
  - May Hall (D. Hall 1954)
Chinese Coral (Fay 1962)
- Fay seedling
  - Mary Randall (Fay 1951)
    - New Horizon (Fay 1946)
      - Fay seedling 42-02
        
        Morocco Rose (Loomis 1937)
        Hall seedling 40-24
        
        Hall seedling 35-40
        Lullaby (D. Hall 1939)
      - Overture (D. Hall 1944)
    - Fay seedling
      - Pink Cameo Cherie (D. Hall 1948)
  - Lapham seedling G-20
- Fleeta (Fay 1956)
  - Fay seedling 51-29
    - Fay seedling 48-41
      - Fay seedling
        
        Pink Cameo (Fay 1944)
        diploid of Iris pallida ancestry
      - New Horizon (Fay 1946)
    - Mary Randall (Fay 1951)
  - Techny seedling 51-60
    - Techny seedling
      - Fay seedling 44-26
      - Pink Cameo (Fay 1944)
    - Hall pink seedling
Arctic Flame (Fay 1960)
- Lipstick (Fay 1957)
  - Fay seedling 51-40
    - Fay seedling 49-2
      - Fay seedling 47-39
        
        New Snow (Fay 1946)
        New Horizon (Fay 1946)
      - Fay seedling 47-1
        
        Pink Cameo (Fay 1944)
        Hall seedling 44-8
    - Fay seedling 49-5, sibling to 49-2
  - Fay seedling 51-39
    - Fay seedling 48-11
      - Snow Flurry (Rees 1939)
      - Cherie (D. Hall 1948)
    - sibling
- sibling

Gordon Plough (1909-1989) Washington

Bon Vivant (Plough 1963)
- Kachina Doll sibling
  - Flaring Ivory sibling
    - Moonlight Serenade (Naylor 1946)
    - Mary Randall (Fay 1951)
  - Plough seedling
    - E. Nelson seedling
      - Pink Cameo (Fay 1944)
      - Pink Formal (Muhlestein 1949)
    - Mary Randall (Fay 1951)
- Melodrama (P. Cook 1956)

Odell Julander, Utah

Triton (Julander 1963)
- Harbor Blue (Schreiners 1954)
- Whole Cloth (P. Cook 1958)

Larry Gaulter, California

Claudia Rene (Gaulter 1963).
- Glittering Amber (Hamblen 1957)
- Mademoiselle (Gaulter 1959)
  - Lavanesque (Schreiner 1953)
  - Pathfinder (Whiting 1948)

Tom Craig (1907-1969) Oregon

Patricia Craig (Craig 1962)
- Craig white seedling
- Frieda's Favorite (Craig 1960)
  - Clean Sweep (Craig 1957)
    (Sleighride sibling x Sleighride sibling) X (Sleighride sibling x Sleighride)
    - Sleighride (Craig 1951)
      - Craig seedling
        
        Purissima (Mohr-Mitchell 1927)
        Craig seedling
        
        Iris mesopotamica
        Dominion (Bliss 1917)
      - Chivalry (Wills 1943)
  - Clean Sweep sibling
Mary McClellan (Craig 1952)
- Blue Ox (Craig 1949)
  - Acropolis (Berry 1929)
  - a C. G. White oncobred
- Chivalry (Wills 1943)

Midge Awalt, California

Graduation Gift (Awalt 1958)
- Awalt seedling
  - Snow Flurry (Rees 1939)
  - Pink Formal (Muhlestein 1949)
- Marsala (DeForest 1948)

Paul Cook (1891-1963) Indiana

For more information about Cook's bicolors and their descendants, see Frank Galyon and Bee Warburton's articles "Paul Cook--the classic Progenitor work," Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 218 (1975), 30-35, and "Paul Cook--futher Progenitor work," Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 219 (1975), 33-40. Also see the article "1977 Top Award Winners," Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 229 (1978), 6-7.

Whole Cloth (Cook 1958)
- Cahokia (Faught 1948)
- Cook seedling 11253
  - Blue Rhythm (Whiting 1945)
  - Cook seedling 5651
    - Cook seedling
      - Cook blue seedling 10942 (see below)
      - Progenitor (Cook 1951) (see below under Melodrama)
    - Sky Above sibling
      - Distance (Cook 1946)
        
        Cook seedling
        
        Castalia (Williamson 1933)
        Santa Barbara (Mohr-Mitchell 1925)
        
        Great Lakes (Cousins 1938)
      - Cook blue seedling 12342 (see below)
Cook blue seedling 10942
- Cook seedling 237
  - Pacific (Essig1929)
  - Cook seedling BK-133
    - Cook seedling
      - Prospero (Yeld 1920)
      - Perfection (Barr 1880)
    - Cook seedling BK-130
      - Innocenza (Lémon 1854)
      - Blue Boy (Foster 1913)
- Cook seedling 4737
  - Castalia (Williamson 1933)
  - Santa Barbara (Mohr-Mitchell 1925)
Cook blue seedling 12342
- Cook seedling 9537
  - Sensation (Cayeux 1925)
  - Cook seedling B-1932
    - Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau (Millet 1914)
    - Cook seedling
      - Prospero (Yeld 1920)
      - Perfection (Barr 1880)
- Great Lakes (Cousins 1938)
Melodrama (Cook 1956)
- Dreamcastle (Cook 1943)
- Cook seedling 6050
  - Cook blue seedling
  - Cook seedling 6748
    - Progenitor (Cook 1951)
      - Yellow Iris reichenbachii
      - Shining Waters (Essig 1933)
    - Shining Waters (Essig 1933)
Lancaster (Cook 1940)
- Cook seedling
- E. B. Williamson (Cook 1937)

Georgia Hinkle (d. 1978) Illinois

Melissa (Hinkle 1956)
- Zara (Hinkle 1954)
  - Snow Flurry (Rees 1939)
  - Faught seedling 19H
- Hinkle blue seedling

David Hall (1875-1968) Illinois

Ferris D. Gaskill's article "David F. Hall--an appreciation," Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 180 (1966), 10-15, describes Hall's early breeding efforts toward pinks using the six irises Dauntless, Dolly Madison, Morocco Rose, Prairie Sunset, Rameses, and W. R. Dykes. The article includes an ancestral tree for Cherie.

May Hall (D. Hall 1954)
- Dolly Varden (D. Hall 1950)
  - Fantasy (D. Hall 1947)
    - Hall seedling 40-97
      - Lullaby (D. Hall 1939)
        
        Hall seedling
        
        Rameses (H. P. Sass 1929)
        Dolly Madison (Williamson 1927)
        
        Morocco Rose (Loomis 1937)
      - Hall seedling 35-40
        
        Dauntless (Connell 1929)
        Rameses (H. P. Sass 1929)
    - Hall seedling 39-62
      - Hall seedling 36-01
        
        W. R. Dykes (Dykes-Orpington 1926)
        Dolly Madison (Williamson 1927)
      - Morocco Rose (Loomis 1937)
  - Courtier (D. Hall 1945)
    - Hall seedling 42-10
      - Golden Eagle (D. Hall 1939)
        
        Hall seedling 38-26
        
        Hall seedling 36-11, sibling to 36-01 (see above)
        Morocco Rose (Loomis 1937)
        
        Prairie Sunset (H. P. Sass 1937)
      - Hall seedling 39-62 (see above under Fantasy)
    - Overture sibling (see below)
- Hall seedling 49-13
  - Hall seedling 47-51
    - Hall seedling 44-05, sibling to Courtier (see above)
    - Radiation (D. Hall 1948)
      - Hall seedling 43-45
      - Overture sibling (see below)
  - Hall seedling 47-21, sibling to 47-51 (see above)
Happy Birthday (D. Hall 1952)
Palomino (D. Hall 1952)
- Hi Time (D. Hall 1948)
  - Hall seedling 42-07, sibling to 42-10 (see above under Courtier)
  - Premier Peach (D. Hall 1946)
    - Hall seedling 40-34
      - Hall seedling 38-26 (see above under Golden Eagle
      - Hall seedling 35-40 (see above under Fantasy)
    - Hall seedling 39-62 (see above under Fantasy)
- Hall seedling 46-31
  - Hall seedling 44-30, sibling to Cherie (see below)
  - Floradora (D. Hall 1945)
    - Hall seedling 42-10 (see above under Courtier)
    - Hall seedling 42-05, sibling to Courtier (see above)
Cherie (D. Hall 1948)
- Hall seedling 42-07, sibling to 42-10 (see above under Courtier)
- Fantasy (D. Hall 1947)
Pink Sensation (D. Hall 1947)
- Tally-Ho (D. Hall 1949)
  - Fantasy (D. Hall 1947)
  - Hall seedling 42-46, sibling to 42-10 (see above under Courtier)
- Courtier (D. Hall 1945)
Hit Parade (D. Hall 1945)
Overture (D. Hall 1944)
- Hall seedling 40-34 (see above under Premier Peach)
- Hall seedling 39-62 (see above under Fantasy)

Dr. P. A. Loomis, Colorado

Pike's Peak Pink (Loomis 1954)
- Purissima (Mohr-Mitchell 1927)
- Sea Shell (Loomis 1940)
  - a plicata
  - Loomis seedling
    - W. J. Fryer (Fryer 1917)
    - Ricardi (collected form of Iris mesopotamica)
Spindrift (Loomis 1929)
- Sea Shell (Loomis 1940)
- Morocco Rose (Loomis 1937)
  - Loomis seedling H-22, a seedling from
    - Lent A. Williamson (Williamson 1918)
    - Loomis seedling F-70
      - W. J. Fryer (Fryer 1917)
      - Ricardi (collected form of Iris mesopotamica)

Tell Muhlestein (1913-1978) Utah

Pink Fulfillment (Muhlestein 1954)
- Muhlestein seedling 47-72
  - Gold Ruffles (Muhlestein 1947)
    - Mary Rich Lyon (Callis 1937)
    - Midwest Gem (H. P. Sass 1937)
  - Muhlestein seedling 45-64-1A
    - Alice Harding (Cayeux 1933)
    - Loomis seedling "Type Dore", a seedling from
      - Sea Shell (Loomis1940)
- Pink Formal (Muhlestein 1949)
  - Golden Eagle (D. Hall 1942)
  - Pike's Peak Pink (Loomis 1954) (seedling SQ72)
Party Dress (Muhlestein 1951)
- Muhlestein seedling 45-22A
  - Lancaster (P. Cook 1940)
  - Hall seedling 42-10
- Muhlestein seedling 46-22B, sibling of Pink Formal

Fred DeForest (d. 1960) Oregon

Bright Gem (DeForest 1954)
- Argus Pheasant (DeForest 1948)
  - Casa Morena (DeForest 1943)
    - DeForest seedling
      - DeForest seedling
        
        DeForest seedling
        
        Morning Splendor (Shull 1923)
        Germaine Perthuis (Millet 1924)
        
        Alta California (Mohr-Mitchell 1931)
      - DeForest seedling
        
        Rubeo (Mohr-Mitchell 1931)
        Grace Sturtevant (Bliss 1926)
    - Prairie Sunset (H. P. Sass 1937)
  - Tobacco Road (Kleinsorge 1941)
- Garden Glory (Whiting 1940)
Marsala (DeForest 1948)
- Spindrift (Loomis 1929)
- DeForest pink seedling
Cloudcap (DeForest 1947)
- La Lomita (DeForest 1941)
  - Her Grace (DeForest 1940)
    - Purissima (Mohr-Mitchell 1927)
    - DeForest seedling
      - Alta California (Mohr-Mitchell 1931)
      - King Midas (Mead 1928)
  - Far West (Kleinsorge 1936)
- DeForest pink seedling

M. D. Naylor, Utah

Moonlight Serenade (Naylor 1949)
- Snow Flurry (Rees 1939)
- D. Hall seedling 42-10

Eva Faught (1888-1978) Illinois

Pierre Menard (Faught 1948)
- Faught seedling 4E1
  - Purissima (Mohr-Mitchell 1927)
  - Faught seedling B31
    - Purissima (Mohr-Mitchell 1927)
    - Santa Barbara (Mohr-Mitchell 1925)
- Faught seedling 63E1
  - Faught seedling B31 (see above)
  - Santa Clara (Mohr-Mitchell 1931)
Cahokia (Faught 1946)
Sibling of Pierre Menard

William Mohr (1871-1923) and Sydney Mitchell (d. 1952) California

Mitchell

Advance Guard (Mitchell 1945) ()
- Midwest (H. P. Sass 1923)
- San Francisco (Mohr-Mitchell 1927) or sibling, see below
Happy Days (Mitchell 1934)
- Seedling 29-33-1
  - Seedling 26-223-1
    - Mohr seedling 3M61
      - Mohr seedling
        
        Mohr seedling
        
        Iris mesopotamica
        Oriflamme (Vilmorin 1904)
        
        Gaviota (Mohr 1924)
      - Soledad (Mohr 1922)
    - Seedling
      - Sherbert (Sturtevant 1918)
      - Esplendido (Mohr 1924), see below
  - Seedling
    - Seedling
      - Argentina (Mohr 1923)
      - Mme. Cheri (Sturtevant 1918)
    - Seedling
      - Alcazar (Vilmorin 1910)
      - Esplendido (Mohr 1924)
- W. R. Dykes (Dykes 1926)

Mohr-Mitchell

Alta California (Mohr-Mitchell 1931)
- Seedling
  - Alcazar (Vilmorin 1910)
  - Esplendido (Mohr 1924), see below
- Seedling
  - Shekinah (Sturtevant 1918)
  - Argentina (Mohr 1923)
Rubeo (Mohr-Mitchell 1931)
- Seedling
  - Sherbert (Sturtevant 1918)
  - Yellow blend seedling
- Cardinal (Bliss 1919)
Santa Clara (Mohr-Mitchell 1931)
- Santa Barbara (Mohr-Mitchell 1925)
  - Iris mesopotamica
  - seedling from Kasmir White
- Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau (Millet 1914)
Purissima (Mohr-Mitchell 1927)
- Argentina (Mohr 1923), see below
- Conquistador (Mohr 1923)
San Francisco (Mohr-Mitchell 1927).
- Seedling
  - Conquistador (Mohr 1923), see below
  - Parisiana (Vilmorin 1911)
- Esplendido (Mohr 1924), see below
Shasta (Mohr-Mitchell 1927)

Mohr

Esplendido (Mohr 1924)
- Iris mesopotamica
- Parisiana (Vilmorin 1911)
Gaviota (Mohr 1924)
Argentina (Mohr 1923)
- Caterina (Farr 1909)
- Iris mesopotamica
Conquistador (Mohr 1923)
- Juniata (Farr 1909)
- Iris mesopotamica
Marian Mohr (Mohr 1923)
- Miss Willmott (Foster 1910)
- Carthusian (Marshall 1906)
Soledad (Mohr 1922)
- Iris trojana
- Iris pumila

Jesse Wills (1899-1977) Tennessee

Chivalry (Wills 1943)
- Missouri (Grinter 1938)
- Great Lakes (Cousins 1938)

Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge, Oregon

Tobacco Road (Kleinsorge 1941)
- Aztec Copper (Kleinsorge 1939)
  - Far West (Kleinsorge 1936)
    - Kleinsorge seedling #143
      - Mme. Cécile Bouscant (Millet 1923)
      - Dolly Madison (Williamson 1927)
    - President Pilkington (Cayeux 1931)
  - Kleinsorge tan seedling
- Kleinsorge yellow seedling #228
  - Far West (Kleinsorge 1936)
  - Jean Cayeux (Cayeux 1931)

Ruth Rees (d. 1989) and Clara Rees (d. 1967) California

Snow Flurry (Rees 1939)
- Purissima (Mohr-Mitchell 1927)
- Thais (Cayeux 1926)

Hans P. Sass (1868-1949) and Jacob Sass (1872-1945) Nebraska

Matula (H. P. Sass 1939)
- Sass seelding 22-31
  - Rameses (H. P. Sass 1929)
    - King Tut (H. P. Sass 1926)
      - Sass seedling
        
        Iris variegata
        Dalmatica
      - Sass seedling
        
        Amas
        Iris variegata
    - Baldwin (H. P. Sass 1927)
      - Sass seedling
        
        Sass seedling
        
        Mme. Chereau (Lémon 1844)
        "Jake's Blue"
        
        Amas
      - Caterina (Foster 1909)
  - Sass seedling 32-28
    - King Tut (H. P. Sass 1926)
    - Cardinal (Bliss 1919)
- Amitola (H. P. Sass 1936)
  - Midgard (H. P. Sass 1926)
  - Rameses (H. P. Sass 1929)
Midwest Gem (H. P. Sass 1937) sibling of Matula, see above
Prairie Sunset (H. P. Sass 1937)
- Sandalwood (H. P. Sass 1937)
  - Sass seedling 19-29
    - Old Gold (H. P. Sass 1929)
      seedling from Midwest (H. P. Sass 1923)
    - Iris trojana
  - Amitola (H. P. Sass 1936)
- Amitola (H. P. Sass 1936)
The Red Douglas (J. Sass 1937)
- Joycette (J. Sass 1932), sibling to Rameses (see above)
- Sass Seedling
  - Redwing (H. P. Sass 1927)
  - Cardinal (Bliss 1919)
Blue Hill (H. P. Sass 1931)

L. W. Cousins, Canada

Great Lakes (Cousins 1938)
- Cousins seedling from Dominion (Bliss 1917)
- Cousins seedling from Conquistador (Mohr 1923)

Ella Callis, Missouri

Mary Rich Lyon (Callis 1937)
- Pluie d'Or (Cayeux 1928)
- Purissima (Mohr-Mitchell 1927)

Leo Egelberg, Wisconsin

Angelus (Egelberg 1937)
- Elizabeth Egelberg (Egelberg 1929)
  - Her Majesty (Perry 1903)
  - Lord of June (Yeld 1911)
- Député Nomblot (Cayeux 1929)

L. Merton Gage (1866-1948) Massachusetts

Gloriole (Gage 1936)
- Souv. de Loetitia Michaud (Millet1923)
- Queen Caterina (Sturtevant 1918)

J. H. Grinter, Missouri

Garden Magic (Grinter 1936)
- Wotan (Grinter 1933)
  - Grinter seedling 4-28
  - Dominion (Bliss 1917)
- Ella Winchester (Grinter 1935)
Blue Triumph (Grinter 1934)
- Sensation (Cayeux 1925)
- Blue Ribbon (Grinter 1930)
  seedling from Crusader (Foster 1913)
Missouri (Grinter 1933)
- Blue Ribbon (Grinter 1930)
- Sensation (Cayeux 1925)

Cayeux & LeClerc, France

Ferdinand Cayeux. See also Jean Cayeux.

Alice Harding (Cayeux 1933)
- Iceberg (Cayeux 1930)
- Evolution (Cayeux 1929)
  - Ochracea Caerulea (Denis 1919)
  - Marsh Marigold (Bliss 1919)
Jean Cayeux (Cayeux 1931)
- Phryné (Cayeux 1925)
  - Mme. Durrand (Denis 1912)
  - Lord of June (Yeld 1911)
- Cayeux seedling
  - Bruno (Bliss 1922)
  - Evolution (Cayeux 1929)
President Pilkington (Cayeux 1931)
- Iceberg (Cayeux 1930)
- Evolution (Cayeux 1929)
Député Nomblot (Cayeux 1929)
- Francheville (Cayeux 1927)
- Bruno (Bliss 1922)
Pluie d'Or (Cayeux 1928)
- Shekinah (Sturtevant 1918)
- Chasseur (Vilmorin 1920)
Thais (Cayeux 1926)
Sensation (Cayeux 1925)

Edward Oliver Essig (1844-1964) California

Shining Waters (Essig 1933)
- sibling to Pale Moonlight (see below)
- Essig seedling
  - Uncle Remus (Essig 1928)
    - Oriflamme (Vilmorin 1904)
    - Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau (Millet 1914)
  - Moa (Bliss 1919)
Sierra Blue (Essig 1932)
- Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau (Millet 1914)
- Santa Barbara (Mohr-Mitchell 1931)
Pale Moonlight (Essig 1931)
- Essig seedling
  - Caterina (Foster 1909)
  - Marian Mohr (Mohr 1923)
- California Blue (Essig 1929)
  - Oriflamme (Vilmorin 1904)
  - Conquistador (Mohr 1923)
Pacific (Essig 1929)
- Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau (Millet 1914)
- Lady Foster (Foster 1913)

Major Fred Stern, England

Aline (Stern 1933)

Edward Bruce Williamson (1877-1933) Indiana

Castalia (Williamson 1933)
seedling from Oriflamme (Vilmorin 1904)
Dolly Madison (Williamson 1927), seedling of
- Lent A. Williamson (Williamson 1918), seedling of
  - Amas

Olive D. N. and Percy B. J. Murrell, England

Lady Morvyth (Murrell 1932), seedling of
- Romola (Bliss 1926)

William Rickatson (1877-1925) and Katherine (d. 1933) Dykes, England

Gudrun (K. Dykes 1930)
- Moonlight (Dykes 1923)
- diploid
W. R. Dykes (Dykes-Orpington 1926) Sibling to Gudrun.

Samuel Stillman Berry (1887-1984) California

Acropolis (Berry 1929)
- Moa (Bliss 1919)
- Conquistador (Mohr 1923)

Clarence Phillips Connell, Tennesee

Dauntless (Connell 1929)
- Cardinal (Bliss 1919)
- Rose Madder (Sturtevant 1920)
Selene (Connell 1928)

Franklin B. Mead (1874-1933) Indiana

King Midas (Mead 1928)
- Dejazet (Vilmorin 1914)
- Lent A. Williamson (Williamson 1923)

Arthur John Bliss (1860-1931) England

Grace Sturtevant (Bliss 1926)
- Bliss seedling
  - Knysna (Bliss 1917)
    - Maori King (Reuth 1890)
    - Jacquesiana (Lémon 1840)
  - E. H. Jenkins (Bliss 1919)
    - Princess Beatrice (Barr 1898)
    - Iris trojana
- Dominion (Bliss 1917)
  - Cordelia (Parker 1873)
  - Macrantha
Romola (Bliss 1926), seedling from
- Dominion (Bliss 1917)
Mrs. Valerie West (Bliss 1925), seedling from
- Bruno (Bliss 1922), seedling from
  - Dominion (Bliss 1917)
Cardinal (Bliss 1919)
- Trosuperba (Farr 1912)
- Dominion (Bliss 1917)
Marsh Marigold (Bliss 1919)
- Bliss seedling
  - Cordelia (Parker 1873)
  - Thorbeke (Veitch before 1897)
- Bliss seedling
  - Amoena
  - Maori King (Reuth 1890)
Moa (Bliss 1919), seedling from
- Dominion (Bliss 1917)

Louis Auguste Ferdinand Denis (1858-1935) France

Aurelle (Denis 1924), seedling of
- Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau (Millet 1914)
Ochracea Caerulea (Denis 1919), seedling of
- Darius (Brown 1873)
Mme. Durrand (Denis 1912)
- Ricardi
- Darius (Brown 1873)
Troost (Denis 1908)

Millet & Fils, France

Germaine Perthuis (Millet 1924)
- Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau (Millet 1911)
  - Fries Morel (Lémon 1840)
  - Amas
- Troost (Denis 1908)
Mme. Cécile Bouscant (Millet 1923)
- Seedling, a seedling of
  - Ricardi
- Queen of May (Salter 1859)
Souv. de Loetitia Michaud (Millet 1923)
- Ricardi
- Corrida (Millet 1914)

J. Marion Shull (b. 1872) Maryland

Morning Splendor (Shull 1923)
- Iris trojana
- Lent A. Williamson (Williamson 1918)

Grace Sturtevant (b. 1865) Massachusetts

Rose Madder (Sturtevant 1920)
- Sturtevant seedling
  - Hector (Lémon 1840)
  - Shelford Chiefton (Foster 1909)
- same seedling
Mme. Cheri (Sturtevant 1918)
- Caterina (Foster 1909)
- Mrs. George Darwin (Foster 1895)
Queen Caterina (Sturtevant 1918)
- Queen of May (Salter 1859)
- Caterina (Foster 1909)
Shekinah (Sturtevant 1918)
- Hope (Sturtevant 1918)
  - Palaurea (Sturtevant 1918)
    - Iris pallida
    - Aurea (Jacques 1830)
  - Celeste (Lémon 1858)
- Hope (Sturtevant 1918)
Sherbert (Sturtevant 1918)
- Caterina (Foster 1909)
- Mrs. Horace Darwin (Foster 1888)
Afterglow (Sturtevant 1917), sibling of Palaurea (see above)

Vilmorin-Andriux & Cie, France

Henri Lev&circe;que de Vilmorin (1843-1899).

Chasseur (Vilmorin 1920)
Dejazet (Vilmorin 1914)
Parisiana (Vilmorin 1911)
- Dorine (Vilmorin 1897)
- Etendard (Vilmorin 1924)
Alcazar (Vilmorin 1910)
- diploid
- Iris trojana
Oriflamme (Vilmorin 1904)

George Yeld (1843-1938) England

Prospero (1920)
- Sambucina
- Amas
Lord of June (1911), seedling of
- Amas

W. E. Fryer, Jr., Minnesota

W. J. Fryer (Fryer 1917)

Michael Foster (1836-1907) England

Blue Boy (Foster 1913), seedling of
- Iris aphylla
Lady Foster (Foster 1913)
- Iris cypriana
- Iris pallida
Kashmir White (Foster 1912)
Miss Willmott (Foster 1912)
- Iris kashmiriana
Caterina (Foster 1909)
Sibling to Lady Foster, above.
Shelford Chieftain (Foster 1909)
Sibling to Lady Foster, above.
Mrs. George Darwin (Foster 1895)
Mrs. Horace Darwin (Foster 1888)

Bertrand H. Farr (1863-1924) Pennsylvania

Trosuperba (Farr 1912)
Juniata (Farr 1909)

J. W. Marshall, England

Carthusian (Marshall 1906)
- Dalmatica
- Iris mesopotamica

Amos Perry, England

Her Majesty (Perry 1903)

Veitch & Sons, England

John Veitch (founder 1808), Robert Veitch Peter Veitch (1850-1929), Harry Veitch (d. 1929).

Thorbeke (Veitch, before 1897)

George Reuth, England

Maori King (Reuth 1890)

Barr & Sons, England

Peter Barr (1825-1909), Peter Rudolph Barr (b. 1861)

Princess Beatrice (Barr 1898)
Perfection (Barr 1880)

Brown, England

Darius (Brown 1873)

Robert Parker, England

Cordelia (Parker 1873)

John Salter (1798-1879) England

Queen of May (Salter 1859)

Lémon (c. 1826-1895) France

Celeste (Lémon 1858)
Innocenza (Lémon 1854)
Hector (Lémon 1840)
Fries Morel (Lémon 1840)
Jacquesiana (Lémon 1840)
Mme. Chereau (Lémon 1844)

Jacques (1780-1866), France

Aurea (Jacques 1830)

Registration information

These registration descriptions were taken from the 1989, 1979, 1969, 1959, 1949. and 1939 Iris Check Lists published by the American Iris Society. They're somewhat cryptic and the form changes from decade to decade. The form of the entries from 1939 and 1949 has been modified slightly to conform to the forms of the more recent checklists. A key to the 1989 checklist is available.

ACROPOLIS.: (Berry, R. 1929). TB-M-B3D. Moa X Conquistador. Berry 1929. Parent of Blue Ox.
ADVANCE GUARD. (): (Mitchell, R. 1945). TB-E-W2M. Midwest X San Francisco or sib. (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 163.) Ancestor of Austin horned line.
AFTERGLOW.: (Sturtevant 1917). TB-M-S4L. Iris pallida X Aurea. FCC MHS 1915. Parent of Midgard.
ALCAZAR: (Vilmorin 1910). TB-LaM-S3D. Diploid X Iris trojana. CM SNHF 1909, FCC RHS 1916, AM RHS 1927. Fragrant. Grandparent of Alta California; ancestor of Happy Days.
ALICE HARDING.: (Cayeux 1933). TB-M-Y4L. Iceberg X Evolution. Dykes Medal, France, 1933; Harding Prize 1933; AM 1937. Ancestor of Pink Fulfillment.
ALINE.: (Stern, 1933). TB-M-S1L. Parentage not given. AM RHS 1931. Orpington 1933. Parent of Annabel.
ALPINE CASTLE.: (B. Blyth, R. 1979). Sdlg. K28-3. TB, 36" (91 cm), E-M. S. white, with faint blue infusion at edges; F. white around tangerine beard, deepening from blue to violet at edges. Sostenique X Cabaret Royale. Tempo Two 1979/80. Parent of Conjuration.
ALTA CALIFORNIA.: (Mohr-Mitchell, 1931). TB-M-S6D. (Alcazar x Esplendido) X (Shekinah x Argentina). (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 168.) HM 1936. Salbach 1931. Grandparent of Her Grace; ancestor of Casa Morena.
AMITOLA.: (H. P. Sass, R. 1935). TB-La-S7L. Midgard X Rameses. Sass 1936. Parent of Matula, Midwest Gem, Prairie Sunset, and Sandalwood.
ANGELUS.: (Egelberg, R. 1937). TB-MLa-S7L. Elizabeth Egelberg X Député Nomblot. Schreiner 1937. HM 1938, AM 1939. Parent of Pathfinder; ancestor of Lavanesque.
ANNABEL.: (Whiting, R. 1941). TB-M-B1L. Blue Triumph X Aline. Slight fragrance. Parent of Blue Rhythm.
ARCTIC FLAME.: (Fay, R. 1957). Sdlg. 56-13. TB, 32", M, W1. Pure white self, tangerine beard. Lipstick X sister sdlg. (1/4 Snow Flurry, 1/4 New Snow, 1/2 pink sdlg.). HM 1960, AM 1962. Fay 1960. Parent of Christmas Time and Lightning Ridge.
ARGENTINA.: (Mohr R, 1923). TE-E-W4. Caterina x Iris mesopotamica. Sturtevant 1924. Parent of Purissima; grandparent of Alta California; ancestor of Happy Days.
ARGUS PHEASANT.: (DeForest, R. 1947). TB-M-S4M. Casa Morena X Tobacco Road. Slight fragrance. Introduced 1948. HM 1948, AM 1950, Dykes Medal 1952. Parent of Bright Gem.
AUREA.: (Jacques, 1830). TB-M-Y4M. Slight fragrance. Parent of Afterglow and Palaurea.
AURELLE.: (Denis, 1924). TB-M-R9M. Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau X ?. Parent of Rangatira.
AZTEC COPPER.: (Kleinsorge, R. 1939). TB-M-S4L. Far West x tan sdlg. Slight fragrance. Cooley 1939. HM 1940. Parent of Tobacco Road.
BALDWIN.: (H. P. Sass, R. 1926). TB-M-B7M. ((Mme. Chereau x "Jake's Blue") x Amas) X Caterina. (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 273.) Sass 1927. Parent of Joycette and Rameses.
BLUE BOY.: (Foster, 1913). IB-E-B1M. Iris aphylla X ?. Ancestor of Whole Cloth.
BLUE HILL.: (H. P. Sass, 1931.). TB-M-B1M. No parentage given. Nesmith, Kellog 1931. Parent of Blue Zenith.
BLUE OX.: (T. Craig, R. 1949). TMB-M-B1L. Acropolis X a White oncobred. Introduced 1949. Parent of Mary McClellan.
BLUE RHYTHM.: (Whiting, R. 1945). #4332. TB-M-B1M. Annabel X Blue Zenith. HM 1945; AM 1947, Pres. Cup 1950, Dykes Medal 1950. Introduced 1945. Ancestor of Sylvan Stream and Whole Cloth.
BLUE RIBBON.: (Grinter, 1930). TB-B1. Crusader X ?. Row 1930. Parent of Missouri and Blue Triumph.
BLUE TRIUMPH.: (Grinter, R. 1934). TB-M-B1L. Sensation X Blue Ribbon. Storer 1934. HM 1933, AM 1936. Parent of Annabel.
BLUE ZENITH.: (Whiting, R. 1941). TB-M-B1M. Blue Hill x Sierra Blue. Honey fragrance. Parent of Blue Rhythm.
BON VIVANT.: (Plough, R. 1962). 59-266-37. TB, 34", EM, Y4V. S gray-buff; F light red-violet, faint blue line below beard; light orange beard tipped blue. Sib to Kachina Doll X Melodrama; Kachina Doll is Sib to Flaring Ivory X (E. Nelson:(Pink Cameo x Pink Formal) x Mary Randall); Flaring Ivory is Moonlight Serenade X Mary Randall. HM 1964. Eden Road 1963. Grandparent of Sostenique.
BRIGHT GEM.: (DeForest, R. 1951). TB, 36", ML, OR5. Russet and Morocco red blend. Argus Pheasant X Garden Glory. Irisnoll 1953. Parent of Spooned Blaze.
BRUNO.: (Bliss 1922). TB-MLa-S6D. Dominion X ?. AM RHS 1929. Grape fragrance. Parent of Député Nomblot, Mrs. Valerie West; grandparent of Jean Cayeux.
CABERET ROYALE.: (B. Blyth, R. 1975). Sdlg. G104-1. TB, 36" (91 cm), M-ML. S. light blue with violet infusion around midribs; light blue stylearms tipped brown; F. black violet; coral tangerine beard. Panoramic X Twist and Shout. Tempo Two 1976/77. Parent of Alpine Castle.
CAHOKIA.: (Faught, R. 1946). TB-LaM-B1L. 4E1: (Purissima x B31: (Purissima x Santa Barbara)) X 63E1: (B31 x Santa Clara). (see The World of Irises) Sibling to Pierre Menard (see Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 218, 229). Slight fragrance. HC 1947; HM 1949, AM 1951. Introduced 1948. Parent of Whole Cloth.
CALIFORNIA BLUE.: (Essig, R. 1929). TB-E-B1M. Oriflamme X Conquistador. Introduced 1929. Pleasant fragrance. Parent of Pale Moonlight; grandparent of Shining Waters.
CARDINAL.: (Bliss 1919). TB-MLa-S9D. Trosuperba X Dominion. AM RHS 1927, FCC RHS 1930. Fragrant. Parent of Dauntless and Rubeo; ancestor of Matula, and Midwest Gem; grandparent of The Red Douglas.
CARTHUSIAN.: (Marahall, ca. 1906). TB-EM-B1M. Dalmatica X Iris mesopotamica. AM RHS 1908. Pleasant fragrance. Parent of Marian Mohr.
CASA MORENA.: (DeForest, R. 1941). TB-M-R4M. (((Morning Splendor x Germaine Perthuis) x Alta California) x (Rubeo x Grace Sturtevant)) X Prairie Sunset. Introduced 1943. HM 1944, AM 1946. Parent of Argus Pheasant.
CASTALIA.: (Williamson, R. 1933). TB-M-B1L. Oriflamme X ?. HM 1936. Longfield 1933. Strong pleasant fragrance. Grandparent of Distance; ancestor of Whole Cloth.
CATERINA: (Foster, 1909). TB-M-B1M. Iris cypriana X Iris pallida. AM RHS 1907. Strong pleasant scent. Parent of Argentina, Baldwin, Mme. Cheri, Queen Caterina, and Sherbert; grandparent of Pale Moonlight; ancestor of Shining Waters.
CELESTE.: (Lémon, 1858/59). HC RHS 1903, 1916. Sweet fragrance. Parent of Hope.
CHAMPAGNE MUSIC.: (Fay, R. 1964). 59-31. TB, 36", V1P. Pale blue-orchid over cream, lightening to near white; tangerine-red beard, tipped white. (((New Snow x Pink Cameo) x pink sdlg.) x May Hall) X (((Snow Flurry x Pink Cameo) x pink sdlg.) x May Hall). HC 1963, HM 1965, JC 1966, 1967, AM 1967. Moldovan 1964. Grandparent of Falbala.
CHASSEUR.: (Vilmorin 1920). TB-MLa-Y4L. No parentage given. CM SNHF 1920, AM RHS 1922, CM and Spec. Prize SNHF 1922. Parent of Pluie d'Or.
CHERIE.: (D. Hall, R. 1945). TB-E-R4L. Sdlg. 42-07 X Fantasy. Sdlg. 42-07 is Golden Eagle X 39-62: (36-01 x Morocco Rose). Sdlg. 36-01 is W. R. Dykes X Dolly Madison. Introduced 1948. HC 1945, HM 1947, AM 1949, Dykes Medal 1951. Grandparent of Mary Randall; ancestor of Lipstick.
CHIVALRY.: (Wills, R. 1943). TB-M-B1M. Missouri X Great Lakes. Medium fragrance. HM 1944; AM 1946, Dykes Medal 1947. Introduced 1943. Parent of Frosted Starlight, Mary McClellan, and Sleighride; ancestor of Sylvan Stream.
CHINESE CORAL.: (Fay, R. 1960). 58-17. TB, 35", VL, O1P. Pinkish-orange self; Chinese coral beard. (Mary Randall x Lapham G-20) X Fleeta. HM 1963, AM 1965. Moldovan 1962. Parent of Moon Mistress.
CHRISTMAS TIME.: (Schreiners, R. 1964). T-43-A. TB, 41", M, W1. Pure white self; red-tangerine beard. White sport of May Hall X Arctic Flame. HC 1964, HM 1966, AM 1968. Schreiners 1965. Grandparent of Falbala.
CLAUDIA RENE.: (Gaulter, 1961). 60-37. TB, 36", M, O1P. Pink self; brown shoulders. Glittering Amber X Mademoiselle. HC 1960, HM 1964, JC 1964, 1965, AM 1966. Mission Bell 1963. Grandparent of Latin Tempo.
CLEAN SWEEP.: (Tom Craig, R. 1957). TB, 40", E, W1. Gold-white self. (Sleighride sib x Sleighride sib) X (Sleighride sib x Sleighride). Craig 1957. Parent of Frieda's Favorite.
CLOUDCAP.: (DeForest, R, 1947). TB-M-W8L. La Lomita x pink sdlg. #7-41. Scented. HM 1951, AM 1953. Ancestor of Fanfare Orchid.
CLOUD CASTLE.: (Graves, R. 1940). TB-M-B1L. Sensation X Gloriole. Introduced 1940. Slight fragrance. HM 1944, AM 1949. Parent of Helen McGregor and Violet Harmony.
CONDOTTIERE.: (J. Cayeux, R. 1978). Sdlg. 71 63 A. TB, 36" (91 cm), EM. S. light blue; F. medium violet-blue; red beard; waved. Falbala X (Triton x 65 07 A). Cayeux 1978. Grandparent of Conjuration.
CONJURATION.: (M. Byers, R. 1988). Sdlg. D1-1. TB, 36" (91 cm), M-L. S. white, edge lightly infused pale violet blue; F. white, suffusing to deep bright amethyst violet edge; white beard tipped tangerine; fuzzy white horns; ruffled. B-37-10: (Sky Hooks x Condottiere) X Alpine Castle. HM 1991, AM 1994. Moonshine Gardens 1989.
CONQUISTADOR.: (Mohr 1923). TB-M-B1M. Juniata X Iris mesopotamica. Parent of Acropolis, California Blue, and Purissima; grandparent of Great Lakes and San Francisco.
CORDELIA.: (Parker, 1873). IB-M-B9D. HC RHS 1893, C RHS 1916. Parent of Dominion; grandparent of Marsh Marigold.
CORRIDA.: (Millet, 1914). TB-MLa-B1L. AM RHS 1927. Parent of Souv. de Loetitia Michaud.
COURTIER.: (D. Hall, R. 1945). Sdlg. #44-17. TB-M-R4L. Sdlg. 42-10 X Overture sib. Sdlg. 42-10 is Golden Eagle X 39-62: (36-01 x Morocco Rose). Sdlg. 36-01 is W. R. Dykes X Dolly Madison. (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 278.) Parent of Dolly Varden and Pink Sensation.
CRUSADER: (Foster, 1913). TB-M-B1L. Iris cypriana X?. HC RHS 1916. Strong fragrance. Parent of Blue Ribbon.
DARIUS.: (Brown, 1873). DB-MLa-Y3L. HC RHS 1893; 1916. Parent of Mme. Durrand and Ochracea Caerulea.
DAUNTLESS.: (Connell, R. 1927). TB-M-R9D. Cardinal X Rose Madder. Dykes Medal 1929; AM RHS 1938. Pattison 1929. Ancestor of New Horizon and the Hall pink line.
DEJAZET.: (Vilmorin, 1914). IB-E-S9L. C SNHF 1918. Parent of King Midas.
DÉPUTÉ NOMBLOT.: (Cayeux 1929). TB-M-S9M. Francheville X Bruno. CM SNHF 1930; Dykes Medal, France, 1930; AM 1936; FCC RHS 1938. Cayeux 1929. Parent of Angelus.
DISTANCE.: (Cook, R. 1946). TB-M-B3L. (Castalia x Santa Barbara) X Great Lakes. HM 1946; AM 1949. Longfield 1946. Parent of Quicksilver; ancestor of Whole Cloth.
DOLLY MADISON.: (Williamson, R. 1926). TB-E-S3L. Lent A. Williamson x mixed pollen. HM 1926. Longfield 1927. Grandparent of Far West; ancestor of Moonlight Serenade, Party Dress, and the Hall pink line.
DOLLY VARDEN.: (D. Hall, R. 1950). Sdlg. #46-60. TB, 38", M, ORP1. Pink-salmon self. Fantasy X Courtier. Hall 1950. HM 1950. Parent of May Hall.
DOMINION.: (Bliss 1917). TB-M-B3D. Cordelia X Macrantha. AM RHS 1917. Parent of Bruno, Cardinal, Grace Sturtevant, Great Lakes, Moa, Romola, Wotan; ancestor of Sleighride.
DORINE.: (Vilmorin, 1897). TB-M-W2. Parent of Parisiana.
DREAMCASTLE.: (P. Cook, R. 1943). TB-M-R7L. Parentage not given. Introduced 1943. HM 1944, AM 1948. Parent of Lavanesque and Melodrama.
E. B. WILLIAMSON.: (P. Cook, R. 1936). TB-M-R7M. Parentage not given. Longfield 1937. HM 1938; Gold Medal, Rome, 1938; AM 1939. Slight fragrance. Parent of Lancaster.
E. H. JENKINS.: (Bliss 1919). TB-M-B3M. Princess Beatrice X Iris trojana. Grandparent of Grace Sturtevant.
ELIZABETH EGELBERG.: (Egelberg, 1929). TB-M-R3M. Her Majesty X Lord of June. HM 1929. Parent of Angelus.
ELLA WINCHESTER.: (Grinter, R. 1934). TB-M-R7D. Parentage not given. Pattison 1935. HM 1936. Parent of Garden Magic.
ESPLENDIDO.: (Mohr 1924). TB-M-R3D. Iris mesopotamica X Parisiana. Sweet fragrance. Parent of San Francisco; grandparent of Alta California; ancestor of Happy Days.
ETENDARD.: (Vilmorin, 1924). TB-M-B1. Parent of Parisiana.
EVOLUTION.: (Cayeux, 1929). TB-M-S4L. Ochracea Caerulea X Marsh Marigold. CM SNHF 1928, 1929. Parent of Alice Harding; grandparent of Jean Cayeux.
FALBALA.: (J. Cayeux, R. 1978). Sdlg. 68 242 A. TB, 36" (91 cm), M. Lacy medium violet self; red beard. (Champagne Music x 64 32 A) X (Parisian Blue x Christmas Time). Cayeux 1977. Parent of Condottiere.
FANFARE ORCHID.: (B. Jones, R. 1965). 655-1. TB, 36", M, V4VB. S orchid; F orchid-blue. 548 (inv. Gold Ruffles, Lipstick, Hall sdlgs.) X 494 (inv. Tell 49-11C, Cloudcap, Hall sdlgs). HC 1965, HM 1968. Jones 1966. Parent of Twist and Shout.
FANTASY.: (D. Hall, R. 1944). Sdlg. #42-14. TB-E-R4L. Sdlg. 40-97 X 39-62: (36-01 x Morocco Rose). Sdlg. 40-97 is Lullaby X 35-40: (Dauntless x Rameses). Sdlg. 36-01 is W. R. Dykes X Dolly Madison. (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 278.) Introduced 1947. HC 1944, HM 1947, AM 1949. Parent of Cherie, Dolly Varden, and Tally-Ho.
FAR WEST.: (Kleinsorge, R. 1937). TB-EM-S4M. Sdlg 143: (Mme. Cécile Bouscant x Dolly Madison) X President Pilkington. Cooley, Salbach, 1936. HM 1937. Slight fragrance. Parent of Aztec Copper and La Lomita; grandparent of Pink Cameo and Tobacco Road.
FASHION SHOW.: (Hamblen, R. 1958). Sdlg. H53-18-1. TB, 36", E-L, V1. Violet self with mauve shadings, dusty gold area extending at hafts from orange beard. 51-94: (Helen McGregor x Hit Parade) X Mary Randall. HM 1959. Mission Bell, Tell 1959. Parent of Mollie Emms, ancestor of Panoramic.
FASHIONETTE.: (Opal Brown, R. 1957). Sdlg. 6-17-B2. TB, 36", M V3M. S. lilac-purple; F. pansy-violet; Chinese coral beard. ((Hit Parade x Pink Formal) x Mary Randall) X Mary Randall. Sunnyhill 1958. Parent of Gypsy Lullaby.
FIRST COURTSHIP.: (Ghio, R. 1962). 58-68V. TB, 36", EM, W1. Pure white self; white beard. Jane Phillips X Frosted Starlight. EC 1962, HM 1965. Cottage Iris 1963. Ancestor of Wedding Vow.
FLEETA.: (Fay, R. 1952). TB,35", M. W1. Self, white with red beard. Fay sdlg. 51-29: (48-41 x Mary Randall) X Techny sdlg. 51-60. Techny 51-60 is ((Fay 44-26 x Pink Cameo) x pink sdlg) X Hall pink sdlg. Sdlg. 48-41 is (Pink Cameo x diploid of Iris pallida ancestry) X New Horizon. (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 246.) HM 1956; AM 1958. Fay 1956. Parent of Chinese Coral.
FLORADORA: (D. Hall, R. 1945). TB-M-R4L. Sdlg. 42-10 X 42-05 (Courtier sib.). Sdlg. 42-10 is Golden Eagle X 39-62: (36-01 x Morocco Rose). Sdlg. 36-01 is W. R. Dykes X Dolly Madison. (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 234.) Grandparent of Palomino.
FRANCHEVILLE.: (Cayeux, 1927). TB-M-S9L. No parentage given. CM SNHF 1928. Parent of Député Nomblot.
FRIEDA'S FAVORITE.: (Craig, R. 1960). S.C.-1. TB, 38" E-L, W1. White self. Clean Sweep X Clean Sweep sib. HM 1961. Craig 1960. Parent of Patricia Craig.
FRIES MOREL.: (Lémon, 1840). TB-M-B3D. Parent of Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau.
FROSTED STARLIGHT.: (Ghio, R. 1961). 58-13A. TB, 38", E-M, W1B. Blue-white self. New Snow X Chivalry. HC 1961. Cottage Iris Gard. 1963. Parent of First Courtship and Nina's Delight; ancestor of Wedding Vow.
GARDEN GLORY.: (Whiting, R. 1940). TB-M-S4D. The Red Douglas X Garden Magic. (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 165.) HC 1942, HM 1945, AM 1947. Introduced 1940. Parent of Bright Gem.
GARDEN MAGIC.: (Grinter, R. 1936). TB-MLa-S7D. Wotan X Ella Winchester. Pattison 1936. HM 1937. Parent of Garden Glory.
GAVIOTA.: (Mohr, R. 1923). TB-M-W3. Mohr 1924. No parentage given. Ancestor of Happy Days.
GERMAINE PERTHUIS.: (Millet 1924). TB-M-B7M. Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau X Troost. CM SNHF 1924, Spec. Prize SNHF1924, AM RHS 1930, AM Haarlem 1930. Sweet fragrance. Parent of Morning Splendor; ancestor of Casa Morena.
GLITTERING AMBER.: (Hamblen, R. 1955). Sdlg. 53-26D. TB, 36", E-L, YO5. Blended apricot and amber. Palomino X Muhlestein 51-11E, sib to June Meredith. June Meredith is Party Dress X Pink Fulfillment. HM 1957; AM 1959. Mission Bell 1957. Parent of Claudia Rene.
GLORIOLE.: (Gage, R. 1932). TB-MLa-B1L. Souv. de Loetitia Michaud X Queen Caterina. HM 1933, AM 1935. Gage, Nesmith 1936. Parent of Cloud Castle and Katherine Fay.
GOLDEN EAGLE.: (D. Hall, R. 1942). Sdlg. #38-26. TB-E-M-Y4L. Sdlg. 38-26 X Prairie Sunset. Sdlg. 38-26 is 36-11 X Morocco Rose. Sdlg. 36-11 is W. R. Dykes X Dolly Madison. (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 180.) Introduced 1942. Parent of Pink Formal; grandparent of Cherie, Courtier, Hi Time, and Tally-Ho; ancestor of Dolly Varden.
GOLD RUFFLES.: (Muhlestein, R. 1945). TB-LaM-La-Y4D. Mary Rich Lyon X Midwest Gem. HM 1948. Introduced 1947. No fragrance. Grandparent of Pink Fulfillment; ancestor of Fanfare Orchid.
GRACE STURTEVANT.: (Bliss 1926). TB-MLa-S6D. (Knysna x E. H. Jenkins) X Dominion. FCC RHS 1932. Ancestor of Casa Morena.
GRADUATION GIFT.: (Awalt, R. 1955). Sdlg. 6-55-1. TB, 38", M, R1. Medium-pink self, very deep pink beard. (Snow Flurry x Pink Formal) X Marsala. Awalt 1958. Parent of Mollie Emms.
GREAT LAKES.: (Cousins, R. 1938). TB-M-B1L. (Dominion x unknown) X (Conquistador x unknown). HM 1938, AM 1940, Dykes Medal 1942. Cooley 1938. Parent of Chivalry, Distance; grandparent of Jane Phillips; ancestor of Panoramic.
GUDRUN.: (K. Dykes, 1930). TB-M-WW. Moonlight x diploid. (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 278). Sib. to W. R. Dykes. (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 297A.) CM RHS 1930; Dykes Medal, England, 1931; AM RHS 1931, 1934; AM 1936. Dykes 1930. Grandparent of Pinnacle.
GYPSY LULLABY.: (O. Brown, R. 1960). 9-7A-2. TB,36", M, Y4. S butterscotch; F red-violet. Fashionette X Melodrama. HC 1960, HM 1962, AM 1964. Brown's Sunnyhill 1961. Parent of Pipes of Pan.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.: (D. Hall, R. 1952). TB, 36", M, OR1. Self, light pink except for little salmon shading at haft; bright red-orange beard. Two Hall pink sdlgs. HM 1952; AM 1954; AM, RHS, 1958. Cooley, 1952. Parent of Lemon Spoon.
HAPPY DAYS.: (Mitchell, R. 1934). Sdlg. 29-33-1: (26-223-1 x ((Argentina x Mme. Cheri) x (Alcazar x Esplendido))) X W. R. Dykes. Sdlg. 26-223-1 is Mohr 3M61: (((Iris mesopotamica x Oriflamme) x Gaviota) x Soledad) X (Sherbert x Esplendido). (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 168.) HM 1935, AM 1937. Salbach 1934. Parent of Mirabelle.
HARBOR BLUE.: (R. Schreiner, R. 1954). TB, 40", M-L, B1L. Self, light blue. Jane Phillips X Quicksilver. HM 1955; AM 1957; AM RHS 1958. Schreiner 1954. Parent of Sylvan Stream and Triton.
HECTOR.: (Lémon, 1840). TB-M-Y4D. HC RHS 1893. Honey locust fragrance. Grandparent of Rose Madder.
HELEN McGREGOR.: (Graves, R. 1943). TB-M-B1M. Purissima X Cloud Castle. HC 1943, HM 1946, AM 1948, Dykes Medal 1949. Introduced 1943. Parent of Jane Phillips; grandparent of Fashion Show; ancestor of Panoramic.
HER GRACE.: (DeForest, R. 1938). TB-M-S1L. Purissima X (Alta California x King Midas). Introduced 1940. Slight fragrance. Parent of La Lomita.
HER MAJESTY.: (Perry, 1903). IB-M-R9M. AM RHS 1900, C RHS 1916. Fragrant. Parent of Elizabeth Egelberg.
HI TIME.: (D. Hall, R. 1948). Sdlg. #46-10. TB-M-R4L. Sdlg. 42-07 X Premier Peach. Sdlg. 42-07 is Golden Eagle X 39-62: (36-01 x Morocco Rose). Sdlg. 36-01 is W. R. Dykes X Dolly Madison. (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 278.) HM 1950. Parent of Palomino.
HIT PARADE.: (D. Hall, R. 1945). TB-M-R4L. From two flamingo pink seedlings. Grandparent of Fashion Show; ancestor of Fashionette and Panoramic.
HOPE.: (Sturtevant, 1918). TB-M-W7. Palaurea X Celeste. (See The World of Irises.) AM MHS 1915. Double parent of Shekinah.
HORNED PAPA.: (Austin, R. 1960). 6117-J. TB, 37", L, horned, Y4. S light yellow; F yellow, heavily flushed light crimson. From horned sdlgs. Rainbow 1961. Parent of Lemon Spoon.
ICEBERG.: (Cayeux, R. 1930). TB-WW. Parentage not given. Cayeux 1930. Parent of Alice Harding.
INNOCENZA.: (Lémon, 1854). TB-M-WW. HC RHS 1903, C RHS 1917. Fragrant. Ancestor of Whole Cloth.
JACQUESIANA.: (Lémon, 1840). TB-La-S9M. HC-RHS 1893, 1916. Pleasant fragrance. Parent of Knysna.
JANE PHILLIPS.: (Graves, R. 1946). TB-M-B1M. Helen McGregor X (Pale Moonlight x Great Lakes). Slight fragrance. HC 1947, HM 1950, AM 1952. Parent of First Courtship and Harbor Blue.
JEAN CAYEUX.: (Cayeux, 1931). TB-M-S4M. Phryné X (Bruno x Evolution). CM SNHF 1931; Dykes Medal, France, 1931; AM 1936. Grandparent of Tobacco Road.
JOYCETTE.: (J. Sass, R. 1931). TB-M-R7M. King Tut X Baldwin. (See The World of Irises.) HM 1932, AM 1936. Kellogg, Sass 1932. Parent of The Red Douglas.
JUNIATA.: (Farr, 1909). TB-MLa-B1M. AM RHS 1931. Parent of Conquistador.
KASHMIR WHITE.: (Foster, 1912). TB-M-W4. AM RHS 1914, 1931. Sweet fragrance. Parent of Santa Barbara.
KATHERINE FAY.: (Fay, R. 1943). TB-M-WW. Gloriole X 39-03: (Selene x ?). (See Bull. Amer. Iris Soc. 278). HM 1945, AM 1947. Parent of New Snow.
KING MIDAS.: (Mead, 1928). IB-EM-S6D. Dejazet X Lent A. Williamson. AM RHS 1934. Grandparent of Her Grace.
KING TUT.: (H. P. Sass, R. 1926). TB-La-S6D. (Iris variegata x Dalmatica) X (Amas x Iris variegata). Sass 1926. Parent of Joycette and Rameses; ancestor of Midwest Gem.
KNYSNA.: (Bliss 1917). IB-M-Y9D. Maori King X Jacquesiana. C RHS 1916. Grandparent of Grace Sturtevant.
LADY FOSTER.: (Foster, 1913). TB-M-B3M. Iris cypriana X Iris pallida. AM RHS 1916. Strong sweet fragrance. Parent of Pacific.
LADY MORVYTH.: (Murrell, R. 1932). TB-MLa-Y9M. Romola x ?. Orpington 1932. Ancestor of Pinnacle.
LA LOMITA.: (DeForest, R. 1941). TB-M-R4L. Her Grace X Far West. Slight fragrance. Parent of Cloudcap.
LANCASTER.: (P. Cook, R. 1940). TB-M-La-R4L. Sdlg. X E. B. WIlliamson. HM 1941. Longfield 1940. Grandparent of Party Dress.
LATIN TEMPO.: (B. Blyth, R. 1973). Sdlg. E357-1. TB, 38" (97 cm), M-L. S. pink; F. violet-pink; tangerine beard; ruffled. (Claudia Rene x Pipes of Pan) X Lightning Ridge. Tempo Two 1974/1975. Parent of Sostenique.
LAVANESQUE.: (R. Schreiner, R. 1953). TB, 40", EM, RV3. S. light orchid-pink, F. darker orchid-pink. Dreamcastle X ((Angelus x unknown) x (Matula x Schreiner 8-37)). HM 1955; AM 1959. Schreiner 1953. Parent of Mademoiselle.
LEMON SPOON.: (Austin, R. 1960). 8185. TB, 40", M. spooned, Y1L. Cream self; yellow hafts. Happy Birthday X Horned Papa. Rainbow 1961. Parent of Spooned Blaze.
LENT A. WILLIAMSON.: (