ROSE KINGDOM (Wills, '66) M. 34" $1 0.00 



This is one of Wills rose-toned Iris. The flowers are wide and flaring 

 with some ruffling. Classed as a rose-pink, well branched, sturdy stalks 

 and heavy substance. 



ROSES IN SNOW (Noyd, '67) ML. 34" $5.00 



C lean snow white, with a beard of almost blood red! The contrast is 

 really startling and this Iris is so nearly perfect in every way that few, 

 if any of the whites with red or tangerine beards actually equal it. 

 Huge in size, with lacy petal edges. HM, '68. 



ROUND DANCE (Wills, '70) M. 34" $10.00 



Rose-red bitone, standards light rose, flushed bluish, falls bright 

 rose-red, some rulfiing, tall and well branched. Proven a good parent. 

 HC, '69. 



ROYAL HERITAGE (Luihn, '68) EM. 36" $10.00 



Rich royal purple intensified by the velvety texture and heavy sub- 

 stance. Matching beard. Beautifully ruffled. Standards domed; falls 

 wide and flaring. Strong, well branched stalks. HM, '69; AM, '72. 

 Shown on page 10. 



ROYAL TAPESTRY (Schreiner, '64) ML. 38" $3.50 



A deep blend of red, bronze, copper and violet, lavishly beautiful 

 and imposing in appearance. Of giant size, the ruffled flowers ex- 

 hibit a regal richness and an ember-like glow. Ruflled petals; excellent 

 branching. HM, '65. See back cover. 



Candle Magic $1 .50 



SHINING MOMENT (Wills, '70) M. 34" $1 0.00 



A smooth peach pink, tan at the haft with a yellow beard (sometimes 

 white) though it is tangerine, deep in the flower. AVell branched, 

 Fertile both ways. From shell pink breeding. 



ROYAL TOUCH (Schreiner, '67) ML. 34" $6.00 



Irldescribably rich and smooth! The extra wide falls are of card- 

 board-like quality with a silky finish and the color is a uniform, deep 

 "Victoria or pansy violet. Beard is deep blue, tipped lighter. HM, '68; 

 AM, '70. See page 28. 



SHIPSHAPE (Babson, '69) M. 38" $12.50 



Dense medium blue with light yellow beard. Petals are very wide and 

 fidl and result in a huge flower. Standards are deeply fluted and the 

 falls overlap. Stalks are strong and well branched. HM. '70. 



SABLE NIGHT (P. Cook, '52) M. 36" $1 .00 



Richest black velvet with very deep glow of underlying red. Heavy 

 bronze beard. Winner of the Dykes Medal in 1955. One of the "5 

 Iris of the Year" for 1961. Shown on page 54. 



SIERRA DAWN (Gaulter, '70) EM. 36" $10.00 



This is a lively shade of blended rose and lavender, lit with a soft 

 amber glow at the heart. The style arms exhibit this amber tint rather 

 strongly and this in turn is punctuated by a bright burnt orange 

 beard. Faultless form, waved and fluted. See page 13. 



SAN LEANDRO (Gaulter, '68) ML. 38" $6.00 



A most unusual shade of light purple, or perhaps "slate-blue " might 

 be a more apt term. This is lit with a rich tangerine-red beard. 

 Branching almost from the ground, on heavy stems, it carries above 

 the average niunber of large flowers and thus blooms over a very 

 long season. HM, '69. 



SAUCY SUE (Gibson, '68) M. 34" $10.00 



Silky standards of golden tan, flushed with a reddish undertone: falls 

 of garnet red rimmed with brown. This is a luxurious piece of color 

 in a very large flower, the falls edged with hea\y folds of plush-like 

 ruffles and pleats. HM, '70. See page 4. 



SILENCE (Tompkins, '66) ML. 36" $7.50 



A brillianth rich, deep yellow with a self-colored beard and a slightly 

 lighter canary yellow glow over the central part of the falls. Tomp- 

 kins considers this his finest yellow to date. HM, '68. See page 12. 



SIVA-SIVA (Gibson, '62) M. 36" $1 .50 



A flamboyant combination of rich golden standards lUishcd with 

 cinnamon and porcelain while falls heavily bordered and etched 

 brilliant red-mahogany-brown. .-Ml petals are fluted and rippled and 

 the flaring falls are almost horizontal. The large, long lasting flowers 

 are fragrant with the scent of spice. HM, '63. See page 41. 



SCARLET RIBBON (Tompkins, '66) ML. 36" $3.00 



One of the red-toned varieties with a close to scarlet garden effect. A 

 vivid shade of smooth red with a light undertone of orange. Clean 

 hafts and profuse flowering habit. Long season of bloom. HM, '67. 



SEASHELL MUSIC (Ernsf, '65) ML. 36" $2.50 



A blend of rose and copper etclied on creamy white, remindful of 

 some of the colorful seasliclls from tropic shores. Huge in size, ideal 

 in form, the flowers of thick enamel-like substance provicle good 

 opportunity for breeding. See page 39. 



SKYWATCH (C. Benson, '64) ML. 38" $10.00 



A large pale blue with orchid or hncnder undertone which sets it 

 apart from other light blue Iris. Smooth, rulllcd and broad pctaled. 

 Beard is almost white. Limited stock. HM. '65; .\M, '67. Winner of 

 the Dykes Medal in 1970. 



SMART BARBARA (Gibson, '69) M. 36" $7.50 

 Spuadiiig f.iUs ol Ktidish tan on a t rcam ground with .solidly colored 

 standards of brighl l.ui red. 1 he allover elfect of the big flowers is 

 brilliant rose with a tan cast. Huge flowers. Illustrated on page 26. 



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