SABLE Each $20.00 



Extreme in color and substance, one of the few 

 iris that might well be termed "black". Sable has 

 every attribute that a truly fine iris should have, in 

 addition to its novel color. Paul Cook's second intro- 

 duction, the other being the magnificent E. B. William- 

 son. It was a significant honor which befell Mr. Cook 

 when the iris trials in Rome, Italy, announced the win- 

 ners — the grand prize and Gold Medal to his E. B. 

 Williamson, a First Class Certificate to Sable! 



SANDALWOOD Each $5.00 



A new fawn-brown blend, showing quite a re- 

 semblance to our own introduction Far West. We 

 have only a few rhizomes and have not seen it 

 blooming sufficiently to give an accurate description. 



SANDIA Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



Bright deep pink blend, unusual with a smoky 

 veil. An Ohio iris critic, nationally known and whose 

 opinion everyone respects, wrote us that it was one 

 of the three or four finest things he saw in 1935. The 

 blooms are large, and the stems grow to 40 inches in 

 height. 



SATSUMA Each $7.50 



Very large flower of pale brown-pink, faintly 

 shadowed cobalt violet, giving a warm tan effect in 

 sunlight. Yellow beard, slightly fragrant, vigorous 

 grower, 40 inches tall. This iris, seen as a seedling, 

 appeared to the writer as a pure chamois colored self. 



SEADEEP Each $4.00 



Introduced by F. A. Thole, of Seattle, Wash. We 

 saw this as a seedling in 1936, at which time we 

 thought it the very finest blue bicolor in the world. It 

 is a seedling of Santa Barbara crossed with Buto, and 

 it combines the clean blue of the former in the stan- 

 dards with the rich blue-black of the latter in the falls, 

 but unlike either it is just a little frilly in its segments. 

 Tall stems, excellently branched, an abundance of 

 huge flowers, everything to make it the complete per- 

 fect iris. 



SERENITE Each 50c 



If you care for such blends as Persia you surely 

 will like Serenite. It is a blend of blue and gold, the 

 standards silvery blue shading to yellowish tones at 

 the edges, the falls bright blue with golden shadings 

 and a brilliant orange haft. Heavy substance, widely 

 flaring falls, stalks over three feet tall. A French orig- 

 ination from Cayeux. 



SHAH JEHAN Each 75c 



Said to contain more colors than any other iris in 

 commerce, this serenely beautiful flower in oriental 

 smoky shades almost eludes any attempt to describe 

 it accurately. Standards are creamy buff faintly 

 edged lavender, the falls very rich velvety chestnut 

 merging into purple, thence gradually fading out to 

 a margin that repeats the color in the standards. 

 Beard is very rich orange. A very late variety, tall, 

 of large size. 



SIR KNIGHT Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



A huge deep violet self with domed standards and 

 flaring falls. Hafts are exceptionally broad, bright- 

 ened with a rich orange beard. Over three feet in 

 height. 



SHINING WATERS Each 75c 



Clear and clean blue, like the reflection of an 

 azure sky in crystal waters. There are many iris 

 critics who declare this to be the finest of all blue 

 toned irises. The wax-like texture of the petals has a 

 startling contrast in the orange beards. It grows to 

 four feet tall, with many very large blossoms per 

 stalk. A. M. AIS 1935. 



SHIRVAN Each 50c 



With the same glowing soft brown and yellow 

 tones found in the rare rug of this same name, this 

 iris possesses an exquisite velvetiness and brilliance 

 equaled by few flowers. Some of our finest pansies 

 rival it, but seldom do we find an iris so alive and yet 

 with such depth of tone. A seedling from the hand of 

 Dr. Loomis, the originator of the famous Blue Velvet. 

 Of medium height. Stock limited. 



SIEGFRIED Each $15.00 



An iris they are all talking about and one which 

 almost everyone would buy if stock were plentiful 

 and the price reasonably low. A flower of really huge 

 size, pale sulphur yellow entirely overlaid with a 

 stippling and dotting of purple. Both standards and 

 falls are slightly waved at the edges. A buffy over- 

 tone blends the colors together. We have very fine 

 stock, but only a limited supply. See page 7. 



SIERRA BLUE Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



A soft, clear, enamel-like blue. This iris was re- 

 cently awarded the Dykes Medal of the American 

 Iris Society for 1935. It is of tall and stately habit 

 and carries many buds to the stalk. Together with 

 Shining Waters, Mr. Essig has given us two of the 

 most outstanding blue irises ever introduced. Sierra 

 Blue is the deeper of the two. See page 26. 



SIR LAUNCELOT Each $1.50 



Gleaming chestnut red, with very bright golden 

 brown standards. In the famous garden of M. E. 

 Douglas, at Woodbury, New Jersey, it was a center 

 of interest when the Iris Society members were guests 

 there last spring. A flower of large size, on medium 

 height stems, it is probably the most brilliant iris yet 

 turned out by the Sass Brothers. 



SIR MICHAEL Each 35c; 3 for 75c 



Unquestionably the finest blue and purple bicolor 

 in the world. Standards are clear blue, falls deep 

 rich mahogany, with a beard of red-gold. Regarded 

 as the finest iris ever to come from England and a 

 sensation wherever shown. In our own wet North- 

 west, in dry and sunny California, and in Nebraska, 

 Ohio, and the colder Minnesota and New England, 

 we found it blooming equally well. A super iris, if 

 ever there was one. 



SMOLDER Each $7.50 



A deep blackish purple with red underglow, self 

 colored. Beard brown, giving the flower a very deep 

 and especially rich appearance. This is a most out- 

 standing new seedling from Col. Nicholls, introduced 

 last season. Fragrant, well branched, of good size, 

 almost four feet tall. 



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