PRAIRIE SUNSET (H. Sass, '39) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



All that has been said about this gorgeous Sass creation is true, but 

 it simply has to be seen to be realized. The blendings of peach, 

 apricot, rose, copper and gold are so well done that one is at a loss 

 to describe it adequately. A fine big flower that will give you a 

 thrill every time vou look at it. HM AIS, 1937; AM, 1941; Dykes 

 Medal, 1943. See page 35. 



PRETENDER fCooic, '51) Each $7.50 



The best of a series of "blue-failed variegatas" from the originator 

 of Amigo, Indiana Night. Pink Bountiful, Dreamcastle, Tranquil 

 Moon and a multitude of famed varieties. Standards are soft yellow, 

 falls solid velvety blue-purple with narrow lighter margin. Genuinely 

 different! 35 inches tall with large flowers. HM AIS, 1952; AM, 1955. 



PRETTY QUADROON (Kleinsorge, '48) Each $3.50 



Smooth, metallic, light copper-brown or pale tan, with a hint of 

 lavender and gold as an undertone. The flowers are of faultless 

 form— wide hafts, spreading falls and large, closed standards. The 

 beard is bro^sTi. It is a color most difficult to describe but it has 

 much more life and attraction than these coppei7 tans usually 

 provide. Height 33 to 36 inches. It is shown on page 17. HM AIS, 

 1948; AM, 1950. 



PROSPECTOR (Kleinsorge, '50) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



Shown on page 8. Deepest golden yellow— almost an orange— with 

 the falls carrying a bold patch of clean ivory-white. For combined 

 depth of color and brilliance at the same time PROSPECTOR has 

 no equal amongst the yellows. The amply large flowers are pro- 

 duced abundantly; they are well formed with widely flaring falls and 

 closed standards. Height about 34 to 36 inches. Of the many first 

 rate yellow Iris available these days there are none quite like this 

 one. HM AIS, 1951; AM, 1953. 



QUECHEE (Knowlton, '50) Each $2.50 



A handsome garnet-red self. Standards are cupped, the falls flaring 

 and rounded and the bronze beard is thick and heavy. It is one of 

 the reddest and is an easy grower, producing its brilliant flowers on 

 36-inch stalks. HM AIS, 1950. Pictured on page 15. 



QUEEN'S TASTE (Douglas, '52) Each $7.50 



Lavender-pink standards with a strong mid-rib. The falls are a 

 blended rose to violet-red, the entire flower full and very large in 

 size. Everyone is attracted to it and wants to know all about it. New 

 and different. HM AIS, 1953; AM, 1955. See page 22. 



RADIATION (Hall, '48) Each $3.00 



A pleasing tone of orchid-pink, the standards and falls the same 

 color, with a remarkable deep tangerine beard and burnt orange 

 glow at the heart. Standards of the large flowers are domed, the falls 

 semi-flaring and very wide. A more intensely colored flower than 

 Cherie or Heritage, it produces a most vivid pink garden picture. 

 Heavy substance and sturdy growth on 32-inch, well branched 

 stalks. HM AIS, 1948; AM, 1950. See page 48. 



RAINBOW ROOM fSass, '46j Each $1.50 



A multi-colored blend with almost all of the tints of the rainbow. 

 Standards are yellow to light buff, falls yellowish at the edges, 

 merging into violet and deepening to metallic blue at the end of the 

 beard. Standards are frilled and the falls are nicely ruffled. 3 feet. 

 HM AIS, 1947; AM, 1951. Shown on page 9. 



RAJAH BROOKE (Norton, '45) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



Rich topaz-yellow standards shot with bronze; the falls deep pigeon- 

 blood-red. Haft solidly colored, clear into the throat, giving the 

 flower an extra rich effect. Not brilliant and garish. Rajah Brooke 

 is an Iris in luxurious, subdued hues remindful of an Oriental rug. 

 HM AIS, 1946. In color on page 34. 



RANGER (Kleinsorge, '43) Each $1 .00; 3 for $2.50 



Dark but very bright, almost true crimson-red. A decided self, with 

 long, cone-shaped, closed standards and wide falls of glossy velvet. 

 Bronze-orange beard on a brownish toned haft, with very little 

 venation. One of the last to bloom, a sure producer of flowers and 

 lots of them, with straight stems and fine branching. Vei7 large, 

 36 inches tall. HM AIS, 1944; AM, 1946. Shown on page 35. 



RASPBERRY RIBBON (Schreiner, '51) Each $4.00 



If you like the plicata Minnie Colquitt you will exclaim over this 

 redder, more contrasty, more brilliant improvement. The standards 

 are almost completely raspberry -red, the falls gleaming white in the 

 center of a surrounding band matching the standards. Beard is 

 orange. HM AIS, 1951; AM, 1955. Illustrated on page 19. 



RED VALOR (Nicholls, '39) Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 



A superb red that gleams like a ruby; domed standards, semi-flaring 

 falls. The sleek finish resembles polished leather, the beard is bronzy 

 gold. Rich, colorful and imposing. HM AIS, 1940; AM. 1943. 



REDWYNE CA^cKee, '45) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Deep but bright mahogany-red self. The medium size flowers are 

 solidly colored, including a smooth haft and the finish is particularly 

 velvety. Beard is bronze-gold. One of the "reddest" Irises, espe- 

 cially brilliant in the garden. HM AIS, 1945. 



REHOBETH (Deforest, '53) Each $17.50 



Palest sky-blue— almost the lightest shade of blue imaginablel Of 

 such perfect form and thick texture that it appears to be wrought 

 from porcelain. The blooms measure seven inches and over. We 

 have just a few rhizomes. HM AIS, 1954. 



RELENTLESS (Cook, '48) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Solid deep red with color pure and rich throughout the whole flow- 

 er, even extending over the hafts. Medium large in size with excel- 

 lent substance and texture; it does not fade or spot. Yellow beard. 

 Over three feet tall, blooming midseason to late. HM AIS, 1950. 



RICH RAIMENT (Craig, '49) Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00 



One of the newest "fancy" plicatas, with such an all-over pattern as 

 to appear as a solid rich red-brown. The under color is creamy 

 yellow-buff, completely threaded and dotted with heavy pattern of 

 deep burgundy-red-brown. A big flower on 34-inch stems. HM AIS, 

 1950. See page 14. 



ROCKET (Whiting, '45) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



Here is an Iris the name of which is truly indicative of its rise to 

 fame. An orange self, the standards pure deep chrome and the falls 

 orange-chrome almost to the edge. There is a burnished finish on 

 the falls which lends extra depth to the color. Ideal form, nice 

 branching and grows to 3 feet. HM AIS, 1945; AM, 1947. 



RODEO (Deforest, '47) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Brighter color in the same pattern as Tiffanja and much larger than 

 that distinct and popular Iris. Standards clear gold, falls white, 

 edged with gold. Style arms are gold and the beard brown tipped 

 with gold. The light marking, or stitching, is brown. As big and 

 conspicuous as a "ten-gallon" hat, hence the name. HM AIS, 1949. 

 Shown on page 14. 



ROSA BARONE CLap/iam, '5?; Each $5.00 



An enticing new IrisI A soft pink over cream self much on the 

 order of the Dr. Van Fleet Rose, with a small short tangerine beard. 

 The shade of pink has also been described as similar to the Peony 

 Therese. Of good size and it does not fade in the sun. 37 inches. 



ROSABELLA fK/emsorge, '5]; Each $2.00 



A rampant growing deep rose-red self, the haft flushed metallic 

 copper. The same coppery suffusion extends into the base of the 

 standards also. Beard is prominent and a dull bronze-orange in 

 color. Falls are extra broad and flare out widely; the standards are 

 likewise very large and held erect. A dominant garden flower with 

 loads of color, very early. Height 4 feet. HM AIS, 1952. 



ROSEDALE (Hall, '52) Each $3.00 



Much ruffled salmon-pink blend, the falls held squarely horizontal. 

 A two-year clump is a mass of bloom. It is very late, about 30 inches 

 in height, ideal for the front of the border. HM AIS. 1954. 



ROYAL SOVEREIGN (Stevens, '51) Each $3.00 



Brilliant golden orange with a burnished overlay of metallic bronze. 

 A smoother and cleaner Iris than Rocket, with much the same color 

 effect and it does not bum in the sun. Very large, on 38-inch stems. 

 HM AIS. 1953. 



RUBIENT (Whiting, '42) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



A taller, much redder Amigo. Standards are rich pansy-purple, very 

 brilliant; the falls blackish red-purple with a neat edge the same 

 tone as the standards. Stems reached a height of over 40 inches in 

 our garden. See page 36. 



RUSSET WINGS (Wills, '46) Each $1 .00; 3 for $2.50 



Smoothly blended big flowers of gold, copper and apricot— a russet 

 colored self. Form is faultless, with standards perfectly held and 

 flaring falls ruffled at the edges. Height 38 inches. HM ,A.IS, 1946; 

 AM, 1952. See page 37. 



RUTH (Innes, '50) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



A distinct two-toned yellow, a cross of Ola Kala and Gold Ruffles. 

 Domed standards are deep solid yellow, the falls slightly lighter and 

 shading to cream in the center. Edges of the falls are heavily fringed 

 and crinkled. 3 feet tall. HM AIS, 1951. 



SABLE (Cook, '38) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



.Almost black; a uniform shade of deepest blue-black-violet, with 

 blue beard. Sable has every attribute that a fine Iris should possess; 

 large size, reasonably tall stalks, thick substance and a wonderfully 

 lustrous sheen. Everybody wants Sable. HM AIS, 1937; AM, 1940. 

 See page 41. 



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