PROSPECTOR (Kleinsorge, '50) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



Shown on page 28. Deepest golden yellow— almost an orange— with 

 the falls carrying a bold patch of clean ivoiT-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 davs there are none quite like this 

 one. HM .A IS. 19,51: AM. 19.53. 



QUECHEE (Knowlton, '50) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



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 11. 



QUEEN'S TASTE (Douglas, '52) Each $5.00 



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 $2.00 



.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 laree 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 9. 



RAINBOW ROOM (Sass, '46) Each $1.00 



.\ 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 feel. 

 HM AIS, 1947; AM. 1951. Shown on page 30. 



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 28. 



FIRST VIOLET 



RANGER (Kleinsorge, '43) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



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

 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. Very large. 

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



RASPBERRY RIBBON (Schreiner, '51) Each $2.50 



If vou like the plicata Minnie Colquitt vou 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 surroimding band matching the standards. Beard is 

 orange. HM AIS. 1951: AM, 1955. Illustrated on page 20. 



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 (McKee, '45) Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50 



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

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

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

 brilliant in the garden. HM AIS, 1945. 



REHOBETH (DeForesf, '53) Each $12.00 



Palest sky-blue- almost the lightest shade of blue imaginable! Of 

 such perfect fonn 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: .AM. 1956. See page 6. 



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 $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



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

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

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

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

 1950. 



RIPPLES (Unse, '51) Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



Broad, huge flowers of lilac, with margins of olive-yellow. Substance 

 like leather. 



ROCKET (Whiting, '45) Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 



Here is an Iris the name of which is tridy 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 fonn. nice 

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



RODEO (Deforest, '47) Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 



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

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

 ed?ed 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. 



ROSA BARONE (Lapham, '51) Each $3.00 



An enticing new Iris! 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 Peonv 

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

 37 Indies. 



ROSABELLA (Kleinsorge, '51) 



Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00 



.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 ffare out widely: the standards are likewise ven 

 targe and held erect. .A dominant garden ffower with 

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



ROSEDALE (Hall, '52) Each $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. See 

 page 8. 



ROYAL SOVEREIGN (Stevens, '51) Each $2.00 



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 burn in the sun. A'ery large, on 38-inch stems. 

 HM AIS. 1953. 



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