RIVERVIEW GARDENS 
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Saint Paul, Minn. 
MADAME SEROUGE, (Cayeux, ’29). 
The flowers are of great size, stand¬ 
ards overlaid light violet. The falls, 
spreading almost horizontal and large 
well rounded, of a warm tone intense 
blackish purple-red, enlightened 
Bishop’s violet around the margin. 
42 in. $2.00 
M. A. PORTER, (Lapham, ’30). A very 
deep violet of heavy substance, with 
brilliant orange beard. A much 
darker Souvenir Gaudichau. The 
growth of stem and leaf is very 
rampant, indicative of its vigor and 
size. $2.50 
MARY ELIZABETH, (Kirkland, ’29). 
A large, well formed flower of a most 
attractive color. The various colors 
in the petals and style arms seem 
combined into one harmonious whole 
of rosy brilliance, with darker vel¬ 
vety falls. A flower of rare beauty 
and grace. 36 in.$1.50 
MARY GEDDES, (Wash., ’30). S. light 
ochraceous salmon; F. of the same 
color, overlaid with Pompeian red. 
In color it strikes a new note, being 
a self of light ochraceous salmon. A 
very outstanding color in the new 
blend class. 40 in. H.M., A.I.S. 
’30 $5.00 
MARY SENNI, (Millet, ’30). A very 
large flower of a rosy mauve self. S. 
rosy mauve flushed soft reddish 
brown; F. wide, light, soft plum vio¬ 
let paling gradually to mauve at 
the edges. $2.50 
MELCHOIR, (Wallace, ’27). Intro¬ 
duced as an improvement on Mrs. 
Valerie West. A beautiful red-bronzy 
claret self with orange beard and 
bronzy purple markings on pale 
orange haft. Ruffled velvety falls. 
40 in.75c 
MELDORIC, (Ayres, ’30). A magnifi¬ 
cent new variety. The flowers are 
blue-black in effect, colossal in size 
with broad flaring falls and huge 
standards of the darkest hue. The 
brilliant orange-yellow beard adds a 
relieving note of color in contrast to 
the deep, velvety standards and falls. 
40 in. H.M., A.I.S., ’31. $3.00 
MIDWEST PRIDE, (H. P. Sass, ’31). A 
greatly glorified Archeveque, which 
is the richest medley of deep and vel¬ 
vety reddish to blackish purple. S. 
Hortense violet; F. hyacinth violet, 
deepening at the center of the fall. 
A very fine dark Iris of heavy and 
lasting substance. Named as the pride 
of the Midwest Gardens. 36 in. $1.00 
MINISTRE FERNAND DAVID, (Ca¬ 
yeux, ’30). A very large flower per¬ 
fect in shape and of fine substance. 
S. luminous bright reddish-purple; 
F. intensely warm velvety dark red¬ 
dish purple. A greatly magnified 
Germaine Perthuis of a richer color. 
36 in. C.M., S.N.H.F. Special Prize 
offered by the S.N.H.F. for one of 
the three best Irises, ’30. $5.00 
MODOC, (Essig, ’29). A very outstand¬ 
ing Iris, as rich in color and heavy 
in substance as any of the Dominions. 
S. cotiga purple; F. dark velvety 
blackish purple. Heavy primuline yel¬ 
low beard. The flowers are almost 
black in color. $2.50 
MOON MAGIC, (Shull, ’31). A light 
naphthalene-yellow self with widely 
flaring falls. Wonderfully smooth tex¬ 
ture and form. An Iris with good 
general all around qualities that is 
fine either for massing or specimen 
bloom. 36 in. H.M., A.I.S., ’32.. $2.00 
MORNING GLORY, (Kirkland, ’29). A 
flower of large size, heavy substance 
and most attractive red violet tone 
on the order of Morning Splendor, 
but of a more brilliant tone of red. 
Plant very vigorous and free flower¬ 
ing. 36 in. $2.00 
MRS. J. L. GIBSON, (Gibson, ’30). This 
is acknowledged by all the Iris 
authorities to be the most magnificent 
violet-blue in existence. The stand¬ 
ards are deep silky violet with an 
intense shining lustre, and the falls 
are velvety blackish violet-blue of 
amazing texture. $15.00 
MRS. VALERIE WEST, (Bliss, ’25). S. 
bronze flushed with reddish lavender; 
F. rich, velvety wine purple. The im¬ 
mense branching spikes of great 
height bear massive flowers of per¬ 
fect form and finish. This variety is 
still rated as one of the very finest 
regardless of the many fine new ones 
produced each year. 40 in.$1.00 
MY MARYLAND, (Sheets, ’30). S. pe¬ 
tunia violet, flushed rose and shaded 
ochraceous buff at the base; F. deep, 
velvety amaranth-purple, overlaid 
garnet-brown, shaded ochraceous buff 
at the base. A redder and more 
richly colored Glowing Embers. 5 2 
in. H.M., A.I.S., ’30.$1.00 
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