RIVERVIEW GARDENS 
Saint Paul, Minn. 
Standard Varieties 
AARESHOliST, (G. & K. ’28). A dark 
and rich brownish purple, the falls 
being a shade darker than the stand¬ 
ards. A fine hardy variety. 36 in. 
2 for 2 5c. 
AKSARBEN, (J. Sass, '23). One of the 
earliest and still one of the best pli- 
cata blends. A self of fawn and 
velvety brown on cream ground. Very 
unusual. 27 in. (2 for 25c.) 
ALABASTER, (M. M. ’27). A pure 
white of exceptionally fine form and 
very good substance. 34 in.25c 
ALIQUIPPA, (Hall, ’24). A pale, rug¬ 
ged yellow with luminous center of a 
deeper shade. A late, free-flowering 
light yellow. Huge orange beard. 3 4 
in.25c 
ALLIES, (Vilm., ’25). S. deep reddish 
violet, tinged copper; F. deep cop¬ 
pery red. 2 4 in.25c 
ALLURE, (Murrell, ’27). The ground 
color is a rich canary yellow over¬ 
laid and flushed with pink. A won¬ 
derful pale blend. 40 in.35c 
AMBASSADEUR, (Vilm., ’20). S. 
bronzy violet; F. velvety violet car¬ 
mine, almost black. A fine standard 
variety, hardy and dependable. 36 
in. (2 for 25c.) 
AMBER, (Dykes, ’17.) An amber col¬ 
ored self. (2 for 25c.) 
AMBERA, (H. P. Sass, ’31). A top- 
notcher light yellow intermediate of 
great size, vigorous and free bloom¬ 
ing. Amber yellow self. 30 in. H. M., 
A.I.S., ’31. 50c 
ANDREW JACKSON, (Kirkland, ’29). 
The general effect is a rich red vio¬ 
let. Flowers of great size, heavy 
substance and perfect form. 40 in. 50c 
ANTARES, (Vilm., ’26). Soft cream to 
white, shaded and marked ageratum 
blue. Unusual coloring. 32 in.. . .25c 
APACHE, (Farr, ’26). A very unique 
and beautiful flower. Standards 
bright coppery red. The falls a dark 
crimson brown. Very distinctive. 
22 in.25c 
APHRODITE, (Dykes, ’22). A very tall, 
pure, bright violet pink self. The 
falls having a striking white flush 
from the center of the blade to the 
haft. 48 in.25c 
ARGOS, (Vilm., ’27.) A very handsome 
flower of mammoth size and fine 
form. Dauphin’s blue standards and 
bright violet purple falls. 36 in.. .25c 
ARGYNNIS, (Wmsn., ’25). S. strontian 
yellow; F. dark violet carmine with¬ 
out reticulations. 40 in.25c 
ARIEL, (Murrell, ’24). A very clear, 
uniform, harebell blue self. A beauti¬ 
ful garden variety and very sweetly 
scented. 3 0 in. (2 for 2 5c.) 
ARLETTE, (Cayeux, ’25). A rich 
cream colored Iris with golden yel¬ 
low beard. Splendid in form, poise 
and substance with a wonderful 
crystalline, waxy texture. 3 0 in. .2 5c 
ASIA, (Yeld, ’20). A grand Iris with 
unusually large flowers. S. broad 
and massive, pale silvery lavender; 
F. pale reddish purple, lightening in 
color toward the margin. A unique 
color combination. 48 in. (2 for 25c.) 
AUTUMN KING, (H. P. Sass, ’24). A 
blue-purple bi-color of fine size, 
shape and height that has a habit of 
blooming a second time in the au¬ 
tumn. 30 in. (2 for 25c.) 
AVATAR, (Wmsn., ’26). S. light helio¬ 
trope-gray; F. pansy violet tinged 
with brown. A large, stately and 
brilliant flower. 36 in.25c 
BALDWIN, (H. P. Sass, ’26). A huge 
manganese violet self with an elec¬ 
tric sheen in the falls. One of the 
best of the dark blue purples. 40 
in.50c 
BEAU IDEAL, (J. Sass, ’26). One of 
the distinctive Sass plicatas, notable 
for the wide solid border of Chinese 
violet on a white ground. Very un¬ 
usual and fine. 34 in.25c 
BEAU SABREUR, (Wmsn., ’30). S. 
aniline yellow; F. rich oxblood red 
with a slightly paler margin. A 
large flowered Dominion seedling. A 
very sturdy grower and fast increas¬ 
es 32 in.50c 
BERTRAND, (Bliss, ’23). The stand¬ 
ards are lavender-violet and the vel¬ 
vety falls are of rich deep violet. Gi¬ 
gantic flowers of perfect form. 36 
in.25c 
BLUE ZUA, (Sass.) A blue sport of 
Zua.$1.00 
BOUREM, (Cayeux, ’25). The stand¬ 
ards are Bordeaux red, and the vel¬ 
vety falls are violet shaded velvety 
garnet red. A distinct color tone 
among Irises. 30 in. (2 for 25c.) 
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