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ROYAL BEAUTY (McKee ’32) S. intense medium blue; F. slightly deeper in tone, exception¬ 
ally velvety. Flowers are large and fine, on widely branched stems. A.M., A.I.S. ’32..$3.00 
ROYAL SALUTE {Mill. '34) “A superb new royal purple." The standards are a little more 
blue than Gaudichau, flowers are larger, on taller stems, and are fragrant. The plant is 
vigorous. $7.50 
RUBEO ( M. M. ’31) Huge flowers, finely poised. S. are deep glistening rose; F. deep maroon, 
with no white venations. 48*'.$2.50 
RUSTY GOLD {And. ’31) A bronzy blend, with enough orange tone in it to give the flower 
a tarnished gold effect. The blooms are a little small, as many of the irises run now, but 
the color is distinct, and the branching is far superior to many. 36".$2.00 
ST. LOUIS {Wies. ’33) "An intensely colored flower of the deepest possible blue purple." 
The bloom is reported to be particularly weather-resistant. 48".$7.50 
SACHEM {Loom. ’31) Much the red of King Tut, but larger, more brilliant, and with a vel¬ 
vety texture. 40".$1.25 
SACRAMENTO {M. M. '29) A husky plicata, the white ground being heavily edged and 
flushed with red-purple. 44". H.M., A.I.S. ’31.$0.75 
SAMERKAND {Emig. ’34) S. are bronzy-fawn, flushed reddish violet; F. deep velvety car¬ 
mine-violet, semi-flaring. The beard is an intense red-gold. 36".$3.00 
SANDALPHON {Hard.) Unusually rich tones of violet. 36".$0.75 
SAN DIEGO {M. M. ’29) A huge dark purplish-blue flower on tall, strong stems. Beard is 
blue running into orange, not conspicuous. There is some white on the haft. One of the 
most popular irises in the garden. 46". H.M., A.I.S. ’31.$0.75 
SAN FRANCISCO {M. M. ’27) One of the very large tall plicatas having a little more blue 
than Los Angeles. Both of these irises need good drainage. 44". Dykes’ Medal, ’27.. .$0.75 
SANTA FE {M. M. ’30) The palest imaginable blue — almost a blue-white. The falls are 
horizontal; blooming time is very early. 36". H.M., A.I.S. '32.$0.65 
SELENE {Conn. '31) "The Moon Goddess”. A very early and large silvery white, First 
bloom opened for us, last season, May 18th. The form is good, the texture heavy. 36". 
H.M., A.I.S. ’32.$1.00 
SENECA {Ash. ’31) The ground of the flower is white, heavily dotted, overlaid and veined 
with deep purple. Falls have a conspicuous midline of violet-carmine. 28".$1.50 
SENLAC {Bliss ’29) Clear, intense claret-red, with exceptionally fine branching. 40"_$1.00 
SENSATION {Cay. '25) A perfect flower of cornflower blue. Fragrant. 48".$0.75 
SEOSTRIS {Cay. ’31) A very impressive flower of dark red-purple and purplish garnet. 
"Really a glorified Mme. H. Cayeux.".$5.00 
SERENADE {Hall ’26) Each year we wonder if some other pink iris will replace this one, 
in our estimation — but we still believe it to be the loveliest of the low-priced pinks... $0.75 
SERENITE {Cay. ’31) S. are blended of buff, lavender and gold; F. are soft Alice blue, edged 
with yellow. The blooms are large, finely poised and formed. 48". C.M., S.N.H.F. .$10.00 
SHINING WATERS {Essig ’33) "A reflection of the clear blue western skies in still, shining 
waters." This iris has both the personality as an iris, and the charm of coloring, to make 
it deservably popular. 48". H.M., A.I.S. '34.$4.00 
SHIRVAN {Loom. ’32) The yellow-toned brown of the S. mingles with the rich red-brown 
of the F. to make a very brilliant garden clump. The falls are exceptionally velvety. 36". 
H.M., A.I.S. '32.$4.00 
SIERRA BLUE {Essig ’32) Like Shining Waters, this is one of the new blue irises that are 
coming to us from California, and that everyone will want for a choice position in the 
garden. The color is a clear soft blue with a refined finish and good substance. 36". H.M., 
A.I.S. ’33.$3.50 
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