■(TB) 'Russet Mantle'

1944, Schreiner

'Russet Mantle' (Robert Schreiner, R. 1944) TB. Early midseason bloom. Color Class-R6D. 'Wabash' x 'At Dawning'.

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From Schreiners Iris catalog, 1944: RUSSET MANTLE (Schreiner 1944) EM. 38". This splendid iris eclipses any like-colored variety and is a fine performer. There are not many iris in the true brown and russet class. They either veer toward the red side or toward the purple side which gives them a more sombre cast. The exceptional beauty of this iris is the clarity and glow of its colors, smoothly applied, and a notable lack of venation. The flaring elegance of this iris is most easily pictured as a more brilliant colored Shirvan, done more volubly and smoothly. Standards soft buff, falls rich garnet brown. The appreciable improvement is not only in color value but in its ideal candelabra branched stem that proudly carries several open blooms at once. It is one of the most effective garden iris and is equally of value as a close up flower. Price, each $15.00.

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