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Show Lakeside Review, Moy One of the Best Mrs. and flaring falls are all familiar terms pedigreed irises on record. to her. They are terms that help Hamblen has more than 3,000 irises and ' describe the over 60,000 registered 500 varieties, each with its own Staff Writer Brilliant persimmon orange ROY self with wide burnt orange beards. Domed standards and flaring falls, heavily laced and ruffled. Show-typ- e stalks for the later show. No pollen ; will set seed - reluctantly, shop talk for iris growers. Melba Hamblen is an iris grower. one of the best. She is a hybridizer When she isnt growing irises, she spends time writing about them, and entering them in competitions around the world. Recently, she became the fourth American woman and 18th American to win the Foster Memorial Plaque, awarded by the British Iris Society every year since 1926. She began hybridizing bearded irises in 1948, and became fascinated with the results. The fascination has resulted in a hobby that has spanned three decades. The hobby has produced IS Roy. Brilliant persimmon orange seifs,, burnt orange beards, domed standards 'V t II m ' - A'' OS AMERICAN PICKING OFF dead leaves to give the iris a more pleasing appearance, , Mrs. Hamblen kneels beside some of the 3,000 irises growing in her garden. Over 500 varieties of the pedigree flowers grow in her internationally "Mission Bell Gardens, in Roy. recognized award-winnin- g vu ,?' ATTENTION s. "DO written by her. The American Ipis Society, for example, has awarded Mrs. Hamblen 32 Awards of Merit, which is the societys second highest award. 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She IT recalls a time when she traded flowers with her wealthy friend from Cuba YOURSELFERS" before Castro took over the government there. WE STOCK One of the family members there was a very beautiful woman who owned TOOLS & MATERIALS four huge dogs, Mrs. Hamblen said. At one point, Castro told everyone Made in Utah by who wanted to leave Cuba to do so. She Utahs Oldest Home Owned Fence Co. was one of them. But there was such an exodus that not everyone was allowed RESIDENTIAL & INDUSTRIAL to leave. She was put in a compound. FENCES Mrs. Hamblen and friends raised FENCES WOOD ALSO the out of her to enough money get compouund and over to Spain. The Cubans took everything the family owned, and shot the four beautiful dogs, e Cedor Fencing Dog Runs she said. Form Fencing Privacy Fencing She has another friend in a come Tennis Courts Horse Corrals munist country. That person cannot IKINSID CONTMCTOK e Custom built wood racks pay cash for the irises he wants so he ALL FITTINGS OWMIO 4 OMZATID trades her crystal he gets from a friend. AND SUPPLIES IT DA VI MtCAMIITV FINANCING ARRANGED She sells her irises. If you become as involved as I, you have to sell them CALL NOW FOR FREE ESTIMATES or you cant afford to buy the ones you want. Pedigreed irises sell for around FENCE CO. of Ogden $25 to $35 each Mrs. Hamblen has served in many 2939 S. 1100W. offices of the American Iris Society, Ave. Pennsylvania including being the director for many IF ANSWER NO 731-530- 0 years. 773-848- 1 The British Iris Society has said of show-flower- various awards, and publications A, Page rwr Wins International Awards toy Iris By JIM SAWDEY 6, 1981, C0NAIR 0STER NECK 738-0- 1 HEATING PAD Cellulose Sponge for Moist Heat 100 Waterproof 3 Settings Lighted Control Washable Flannel Cover REG. CURLING IRON MODEL Limited Reg. 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