PRINCE INDIGO (Scbreiner, '64) L. 38" $2.50 



Of richest pansy-violet hue, uniform in standards, falls and beard, 

 with velvety-like pile on the falls and silken finish in the standards, 

 here is truly an Iris supreme! Tall, generous in size, ideally branched. 

 HM, '65; AM, '67. Shown on page 40. 



PROUD LAND (Tompkins, 70) EL. 38" $1 5.00 



A large flower of ultra dark and rich royal violet, almost black in 

 its color depth. Flowers are proportioned with broad, rounded, domed 

 standards and wide, rounded, almost overlapping falls that flare out 

 boldly. A self even to the beard. 



RADIANT APOGEE fG/bson, '66) M. 36" $4.00 

 If would be difTicult to conjure up a more colorful or "attention 

 getting" Iris than this. While a member of the plicata line, of course, 

 it is devoid of much in the way of dots and stitches peculiar to its 

 kinfolk. Standards are solid, bright deep yellow, with no markings. 

 Falls are clear white in the center, banded deep gold with some 

 brownish markings high on the haft. Beard is deep orange. Ruffled 

 and well branched. Shown on page 19. HM, '67; AM, '69. 



RADIANT LIGHT (Fay, '65) ML. 34" $4.00 



Shimmering orange self, with apricot and gold infusions, all lit up 

 with a fiery, deep orange-red beard. Flowers are large and ruffled, 

 the growth vigorous, with good branching. HM, '66. 



RAINBOW GOLD (Plough, '60) M. 34" 



$2.00 



Intense buttercup yellow, heavily laced and crimped at the margins, 

 with an almost red beard. One of the very best and most popular. 

 Large flowers. HM, '60; AM, '62. See page !i2. 



RARE WINE (J. Nelson, '70) ML. 34" $17.50 



Here is something of stunning proportions— width of petals, overall 

 stature— so much so that visitors to the Nelson garden could scarcely 

 believe their eyes. A Wine and Roses combination, with rose-lavender 

 standards and wine-red falls bordered same color as the standards. 

 There is a medium line down the center of each fall. See page 11. 



RASPBERRY RAPTURE (Gibson, '62) E. 40" $2.00 

 The color is especially clean and sparkling and many others of similar 

 shade look dull by comparison. One of the first to bloom. Large 

 flowers, with tangerine beard. Picture on page 50. 



REAL DELIGHT (Wafers, '60) M. 38" $2.00 



A huge and gorgeous blend of blush pink and deep apricot. Petals 

 are broad and thick in texture, the falls flaring and supporting a 

 heavy, bright red-orange beard. There is a greenish chartreuse glow 

 within the flowers. HM, '60. Shown on page 42. 



RETA FRY (Terrell, '66) M. 36" $5.00 



Glittering yellow standards, fluted and closed; falls same with a lighter 

 center area and a strong brushing of deep yellow on the hafts; orange 

 yellow beard. Wide petals with very heavy substance. Strong well 

 branched stalks. HM, "67. 



Amigo's Guitar $5.00 



RIPPLING ROSE (Gibson, 70) M. 36" $1 0.00 



The hca\ily milled and fluted blossoms are ivory white in the 

 central area of the falls; the standards are basically white but shaded 

 and mottled with the same rose-purple which borders the falls. 

 Superb branching, on heavy stems. HM, '71. See page 6. 



RIPPLING WATERS (Fay, '61) tA. 36" $3.00 



Pale bluish-orchid, a shade difTicidt to describe but it certainly is not 

 in any sense pink. The very bright tangerine beard, on a creamy 

 ground, creates a dramatic and unusual effect. Big blossoms, flaring 

 falls, with ripples, ruffles and frills. HM, '62; AM, '64. Dykes Medal, 

 '66. Shown on page 35. 



ROBERT J. GRAVES (K. Smifh, '58) M. $1 .00 



.■\ gigantic late while with yellow beard. It is flawless in form with 

 big closed standards and broad falls of enamel-like finish. Three to 

 four-foot stems arc ramrod straight and the branching is perfect. 



ROCKET RUST (Gibson, '63) ML. 36" $2.00 



Falls are bright rusty copper smoothly blended on a creamy ground, 

 the standards solidly colored rusty copper. Lighter, brighter and 

 much larger than Chinquapin but with some of the same hues and 

 tints found in that fine plicata. Petals are thick, broad and lightly 

 ruffled. HM, '64. See page 44. 



RIBBON ROUND (Tompkins, '63) EML. 48" $2.00 



Snow white and sharply contrasting blue. Huge in size, moderately 

 ruffled and ideally branched on stems up to 48 inches in height. It is 

 one of the first to come into flower and continues right through the 

 season. HM, '64; AM, '66. Shown on page 43. 



ROCOCO (Schreiner, '60) EM. 39" $2.00 



Ruffled and fluted, giant plicata of bright blue on clean white, the 

 blue pattern especially wide and heavy in the folds of the standards. 

 The falls are pure white in the center, with a quite distinct band of 

 blue encircling a full half inch of the pleated and ruffled border. 

 Beard is deep yellow. HM, '60; AM, '62. See page 39. 



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