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bud of a deep red rose. It was rated in the 90’s 
by every judge who saw it here. 
H.M.A.I.S. 1931. $6.00 
RED RADIANCE (Grinter 1931) M. 38". An 
unusual shade of red, rich and glowing. It is a 
deeper red than Dauntless and catches the eye 
at a distance in the garden. The flower is of 
medium size, the standards pure glowing red and 
the falls of the same shade, but flushed velvety 
black. A different red than we have had before. 
H.M.A.I.S. 1932. $10.00 
RED ROBE (Nicholls 1931) M. 36". A rich and 
glowing ruby red; its blooms are large with 
broad circular petals of fine substance. S. deep 
red violet; F. darker in shade and very rich and 
velvety. Red Robe is low and well branched and 
a good grower and free bloomer. Stock limited. 
H.M.A.I.S. 1932. $8.00 
RHADI (Rha-dii) (Mrs. W. R. Dykes, 1928) L. 
36". A flower of rare coloring and entirely differ¬ 
ent from any other iris. Large flowers of good 
substance; S. creamy white shaded blue gray, 
pale bronze reticulations. F. bronze shaded blue, 
slightly deeper than the standards. Deep bronze 
reticulations on the haft. Prominent old gold 
beard. $2.00 
Silver Gilt Medal English Iris Show for best 
Iris for 1928. 
RHEA (Williamson 1928) M. 44". We discontinu¬ 
ed Isoline some years ago because it was such a 
sparse bloomer. We were very partial to its 
coloring, and in Rhea we have found a variety 
which is slightly deeper in color, tall and a large 
well formed flower. It is very floriferous and has 
all the good points and none of the poor ones of 
Isoline. $ .30; 3 for $ .75 
ROMOLA (Bliss 1924) M. 48". One of the best 
of the Dominion seedlings. In this Mr. Bliss 
achieved height and branching quality. The blooms 
are very large. S. finely arched, pale lilac tinged 
pale ivory, suffused yellow at the base. F. velvety 
red violet. Remarkably free flowering. 
A.M.R.H.S. 1929. $ .25; 3 for $ .60 
ROSE DOMINION (Connell 1931) M. 38". This 
variety has all the substance of its Dominion 
parent, and the other good characteristics as well. 
Of a clear shade of rose, the deeper flush on the 
falls, gives it the effect of a rose bi-color. It is 
of flaring form and the bright gold beard does 
much to bring out its soft coloring. $3.00 
ROSE MARIE (Cayeux 1928) L. 38" M.F. An¬ 
other new color. S. reddish violet. F. reddish 
purple. The falls are almost at right angles to 
the standards and beautifully frilled. The color 
of this iris is very unusual and it is beautifully 
brought out by the soft creamy throat and delicate 
cream reticulations on the falls. We regret that 
we cannot adequately describe it, but we strongly 
recommend it. $1.00 
ROSE PETAL (Murrell 1929) M. 42". A bright 
pink self which attracts much attention. The 
flowers are large and stand well in any weather. 
The beard is white tipped yellow. The stalks are 
tall and strong and the plant is free-flowering. 
$3.00 
ROYAL BEAUTY (McKee 1932) M. 48" S. F. 
The former name of Velvet King seemed made 
for this handsome newcomer, but it had been 
used some years ago for a Japanese iris. One of 
the finest shown in our gardens last season. S. 
clear intense blue of a medium tone, F. slightly 
deeper in color, of brilliant, deep, velvety blue. 
This is a Dominion seedling, but the parentage 
is shown only in the velvety texture. The stalks 
are very tall and widely branched and carry many 
flowers, with as many as five fully open and per¬ 
fect at one time. We unqualifiedly recommend 
this fine iris. $5.00 
H.M.A.I.S. 1931. 
Award of Merit, A.I.S. 1932. 
RUSTY GOLD (Andrews 1931) M. 38". This was 
the outstanding variety in Mr. Andrews’ garden 
when I visited it last summer. It is an orange 
bronze blend, with a tarnished gold finish, flushed 
coppery red. Its peculiarly vivid coloring makes 
it invaluable for landscape purposes and the 
flowers are of good size and well proportioned. 
Hardy and a very vigorous grower. $3.00 
RUY BLAS (Roo-ee Blah) (Millet 1927) L. 48". 
A plant of greatest vigor with a much branched 
spike of unusual strength. It bears large flowers 
of perfect shape and great substance. S. velvety 
smoky mauve. F. a deep shade of purplish violet, 
shading lighter at the edges, to a pale fawn color, 
with maroon reticulations $ .40 
SACHEM (Loomis 1931) M. 40". A fine novelty. 
Of glowing red brown effect. The standards are 
a lustrous pale bronze and the wide spreading 
falls are a velvety dazzling red brown. Described 
by many as a greatly glorified King Tut, but we 
think it quite of a decidedly different tone of red, 
and it is much taller and very much larger. $2.50 
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