SANTA BARBARA Each 20c; 3 for 50c 



Here we have an iris which approaches perfec- 

 tion in the shape and size of its flowers, and in addi- 

 tion is possibly the finest and clearest lavender-blue 

 so far produced. The exhibition rating of 91 is well 

 deserved. 



SEADEEP Each $7.50 



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. 



SENSATION Each 25c; 3 for 50c 



A clear and crisp self of cornflower blue, clean 

 cut in form, extra large, perfect in every way. There 

 has never been a season thus far that we have not 

 run out of stock of this variety. This year we have an 

 especially fine and extensive planting of it. Sensa- 

 tion, the peer of all the blue irises, is shown in color 

 on page 38. 



SHAH JEHAN Each $1.00 



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. 



SHINING WATERS Each $1.00 



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 75c 



With the same glov/ing 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 $25.00 



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. 



SIERRA BLUE Each $1.50 



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 35. 



SIR LAUNCELOT Each $5.00 



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 Soc'etv members were guests 

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

 height stems, it is probablv 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 sunnv California, and in Nebraska, 

 Ohio, and the colder Minnesota and New England, 

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

 ever there was one. See page 22. 



SNO WKING Each $ 1 0.00 



We flowered this in our own gardens last season, 

 and saw it blooming in half a dozen mid-Western and 

 Eastern states. It is in our opinion the verv finest large 

 flowered hardy white iris, and because of our admira- 

 tion for it and our faith in its future we stocked up on 

 it and can offer a plentiful supply of good rhizomes 

 this year. Snowkina is all that one could wish for in 

 a truly sensational flower. 



SMOLDER Each $10.00 



A deeo 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. 



SOLITUDE Each $2.00 



Nothing gay or flashy about this flower, but for 

 those who can appreciate subtle beauty in a sombre 

 iris we are certain this one will be most welcome. A 

 self of blackish mulberry, with beard in harmony. 

 Very tall, with a profusion of large blossoms. Intro- 

 duced last year at $2.00 each we sold out of stock, 

 thus the price remains the same. 



SPOKAN Each $3.00 



A solidly colored deep chestnut-red, of great size 

 — one of the very largest — with an odd coppery suf- 

 fusion throughout. Once you see this iris you will 

 make a solemn resolve to eventually own it. In the 

 McDade garden, amongst a maze of novelties from 

 far and wide, Spokan commanded the attention of 

 every visitor. 



SPRING MAID Each 40c; 3 for $1.00 



Clear rose pink, with honey yellow flush through 

 the center. Flower stalks are almost four feet high, 

 strong, and well branched. The lovely fresh color- 

 ing, large size, and exquisite form, combine to make 

 it one of the finest in our list. H. M., AIS 1932. 



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