■(TB) 'Dotted Swiss'

1956, Sass

'Dotted Swiss' (Henry Sass, R. 1956). Seedling 52-110. TB, 36" (91 cm). Early midseason bloom. Color Class-W2, White-ground plicata, marked blue. Four generations of blue and white plicata breeding X 5 generations of ( 'Quivera' x 'Wambliska') with yellow plicata, 'Jake' and 'Flora Zenor' added. Sass 1956. High Commendation 1955; Honorable Mention 1956; Judges' Choice 1957; Award of Merit 1958.

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From Sass catalog, 1956: DOTTED SWISS-A Blue and White Plicata heavily marked clear medium Blue. H.C. 1955. 35". $25.00
From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: DOTTED SWISS (Sass '56) EM-36". Widely heralded large blue plicata everyone seems to want. A gorgeous flower, with the white ground sanded & dotted in a clear shade of pastel blue. A very showy connoisseur's Iris, much used by the breeders. Already its pollen has yielded the new Crown Point & Full Circle. JC'57, AM-58. Regularly $3.00; on $10 order $1.95; on $25 order $1.40; 3 for $4.00.

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Culture

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