ROBERT J. GRAVES (K. Smith, '58) Each $1.50 



A gigantic late white with yellow beard. It is flawless in form with 

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

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



ROCKET RUST (Gibson, '63) Each $5.00 



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 new plicata. Petals are thick, broad and 

 lightly ruffled. Height 36 inches. HM AIS, 1964. Shown on page 26. 



ROCOCO (Schreiner, '60) Each $3.00 



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

 blue pattern especially wide and heavy in the folds of the stand- 

 ards. 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. Early; 40 inches. Patent No. 2077. 

 HM AIS, 1960; AM, 1962. See page 34. 



ROMANESQUE (Hall, '60) Each $3.00 



A very large, deep mulberry flower, near the color of Elmohr but a 

 bit more "rosy." The beara is not heavy but is quite reddish. Ruf- 

 fled and waved, with very broad standards and falls. Stalks are tall 

 and stiff, the branching very good. HM AIS, 1961. See page 17. 



ROSE AMETHYST (Kleinsorge, '57) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



A plum-colored Iris with rosy glow and soft brown hafts. Unique 

 in color, the flowers large and pierfectly formed; we are quite sure 

 that you will find it a lovely garden subject and one that will 

 attract immediate attention in any collection of the very finest. 

 Height 3 feet or over. 



ROSE FLAME (Hall, '61) Each $4.00 



A brilliant pinkish self with an underlying cerise glow and a 

 cherry-red beard. This Iris has a quality, texture and color fluc- 

 tuations akin to that of changeable silk — difficult indeed to de- 

 scribe. 36 inches, well branched. 



ROYAL TAPESTRY (Schreiner, '64) Each $12.00 



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. Ruffled petals; ex- 

 cellent branching. 38 inches. HM AIS, 1965. 



ROYAL VIOLET (Riddle, '59) Each $1.50 



The great size and all-round majesty of this fine Iris cannot be 

 adequately brought out in our picture on page 59. It is more blue 

 than Violet Hills, velvety rather than silky and the beard is light 

 blue to almost white. The petals are extremely broad and flaring. 

 40 inches. HM AIS, 1959. 



RUFFLED DREAM (E. Smifh, '63) Each $15.00 



A lovely ruffled and frilled soft yellow; standards, falls and style- 

 arms all lacy and crimped. 38-inch stems, large flowers. 



RUMBLING THUNDER (Tompkins, '62) Each $7.50 



A pure self of Midnight Violet, with broad, domed standards and 

 huge, rounded, near horizontal falls. The violet beard with bronze- 

 yellow tips is set on smooth and solidly colored hafts. Majestic in 

 every way! 36 inches. HM AIS, 1963. 



WILD GINGER 



ROMULUS (Hall, '63) Each $5.00 



A giant mulberry-rose self with an extra heavy brownish orange 

 beard. The outer margins of both standards and falls are lacin- 

 iated and ruffled; even the style arms exhibit this feature. Here is 

 a flower full, deep and mellow in tone, the rich but quiet hues of 

 which seem to exude mystery and luxury! Height 3 feet; very late. 

 See page 18. HM AIS, 1965. 



ROSECREST (Hall, '63) Each $4.00 



Surely a completely new color combination — soft flesh pink shad- 

 ing to bright rose-peach along the margins of both the standards 

 and falls. Flowers are produced in profusion and are fluted and 

 ruffled. Good size, spreading falls, 3-foot stems. HM AIS, 1965. 



ROSEDALE (Hall, '52) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



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. 



SABLE NIGHT (P. Cook, '52) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



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 51. 



SEAFAIR QUEEN (R. Brown, '6T) Each $5.00 



Beautiful ivory white with heavily laced edges of pale yellow and 

 a yellow beard. Excellent form with wide, flaring falls. A good 

 parent for lacy seedlings. 32 inches. HM AIS, 1963. 



SEASHELL MUSIC (Ernst, '65) Each $12.00 



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

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

 ideal in form, and the flowers of thick enamel-hke substance are 

 produced on 40-inch stems. This is from My Honeycomb x Fairy 

 Fable, so you see it is one-half pink and should provide good op- 

 portunity for breeding. 



SHADOW WALTZ (Tompkins, '62) Each $5.00 



Cool, translucent orchid with a shimmering silvery undertone and 

 an orchid beard. The huge, swirled flowers have ruffled standards 

 and wide, ruffled, semi-horizontal falls. Tall, strong and widely 

 branched. 40 inches. HM AIS, 1963. 



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