RIVERVIEW GARDENS 
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Saint Paul, Minn. 
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SHIRVAN, (Loomis, ’32). This Iris has 
richer coloring than most of the 
Bruno derivatives due to the amount 
of yellow in the standards, lending 
it a brilliant and intense color effect. 
S. pale shade of lustrous brown with 
yellow tones prevailing; F. semi- 
flaring and a rich, heavy red brown. 
36 in. H.M., A.I.S., ’32. $7.50 
SPOKAN, (J. Sass, ’33). S. sayal brown 
overlaid reddish brown; F. oxblood 
red, overlaid blackish brown. Haft 
yellow with brown stripes. Promi¬ 
nent orange beard. The most bril¬ 
liant of the red brown blends. 3 6 in. 
(Originator’s description) . . . .$15.00 
SUMMER CLOUD, (Kirkland, ’31). 
“The standards first appear as pale 
blue, but change rapidly to a soft 
blue-white, just the color of a cloud 
in the summer sky. The falls are blue 
as the sky itself.’’ 32 in. $2.00 
TALISMAN, (Murrell, ’30). This is a 
very richly-colored Iris which gives 
a golden apricot effect in the mass. 
The standards and falls are a rich 
iridescent golden yellow faintly suf¬ 
fused and flushed violet pink, more 
deeply in the falls than in the stand¬ 
ards. 3 2 in. Certificate of Merit, Lon¬ 
don, ’30 . $2.00 
TAPESTRY, (Ayres, ’31). A subtle 
blend of monster size, smoky mul¬ 
berry in general color effect with the 
center pf the falls intensely colored, 
passing out to the smoky tones of the 
standards . $2.50 
THEODOLINDA, (Ayres, ’32). A plicata 
of San Francisco-Los Angeles size, 
of positive hardiness and vigor and 
lovely clear blue markings. The 
flowers measure 614 inches from tip 
to tip. The broad, domed standards 
being white with a buttonhole stitch¬ 
ing of light blue along the margins. 
The falls are also broad and straight 
hanging, with deep blue violet mark¬ 
ings at the center changing to clear 
blue at the edges. 42 in. $5.00 
THURASTUS, (H. P. Sass, ’31). One 
of the darkest of all Irises and makes 
a striking garden group. A rather 
long flower with drooping falls, a 
blackish purple self, showing rich 
crimson tones when the sun shines 
through it. A real beauty. 34 
in.$1.00 
TIGER-TIGER, (Wareham, ’32). Ware- 
ham’s finest red, a brilliant Iris of a 
shade entirely distinct from Daunt¬ 
less. The very large blooms are 
rather rounded in shape, abundantly 
borne on three-foot stems. Splendid 
as either a specimen or a garden 
clump . $5.00 
VENUS DE MILO, (Ayres, ’31). A 
white Dominion. An absolutely clear 
white, of a warm creamy tone, with 
a yellow beard. Flowers large and of 
exceptionally heavy substance. H.M., 
A.I.S., ’32. $2.25 
VERT GALANT, (Cayeux, ’29). Win¬ 
ner of the Dykes Memorial Medal, 
1929; the highest award that can be 
given an Iris. S. coppery-fawn suf¬ 
fused lilac; F. round vivid garnet- 
red edged bronze. Wide yellow throat 
reticulated brown. An enormous 
flower of very heavy texture, rich 
coloring and fine form. A fine new 
bronzy tone. 48 in. $2.00 
VIOLET CROWN, (Kirkland, ’31). A 
very large flower of unusual and most 
attractive pale violet shades. It may 
be described as a misty purple. 40 
in. $3.00 
VISION, (Cayeux, ’32). “Can be de¬ 
scribed as a much improved Argynnis. 
S. deep honey yellow; F. very vel¬ 
vety of garnet brown coloring with 
dull yellow margins. An exceptional¬ 
ly fine Iris.” C.M., S.N.H.F., Special 
Prize for one of the three best new 
Iris, ’32. $25.00 
WAMBLISKA, (J. Sass, ’31). A very 
large white with an undertone of the 
lightest blue at the base of the stand¬ 
ards. Rich orange beard. A beautiful 
new white of huge proportions and 
heavy substance. 38 in. H.M., A.I.S., 
’31 $1.50 
ZAHAROON, (Dykes, ’27). A soft buff 
color, overlaid with a pale violet 
sheen, having bronze reticulations. 
An exquisite blend. Extra strong and 
vigorous plant. 42 in. Silver Medal, 
Iris Society, England, ’27. $2/50 
ZUNI, (Ayres, ’31). A glorious, glow¬ 
ing red-brown, overlaid with a cop¬ 
pery suffusion. The falls are a bril¬ 
liant red when seen with the sun’s 
rays through them, and the standards 
seem as if sprinkled with gold dust. 
Large in size, and well branched. 40 
in. $5.00 
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