SUNTAN (Mitch. ’35) “The attractiveness of a beautiful well-sunned bathing girl.” If so — come 
early and avoid the rush! This bathing beauty has the top part of her suit made of 
glistening gold, the rest is rich brown, trimmed with orange. A remarkable costume; 
a still more remarkable iris for a showy clump in the garden. The flowers are of me¬ 
dium size.$7.50 
SWEET ALIBI (White ’35) If only every alibi were as sweet as this, it would be simple to prove 
them. A “sweet-pretty” primrose yellow, that is an indispensable tone for the garden. 
The large, beautifully rounded flowers have remarkable substance and finish; their 
poise and symmetry are charming. In fact, this iris seems to be well-nigh perfect! 42". 
$7.50 
SYLVIA LENT (Shull ’33) Sylvia goes sporting in a pale yellow sweater ar,d a white skirt, trimmed 
with yellow. The medium sized bloom with flaring falls is very lovely in its spring coloring. 
36".3 for $7.00; $3.00 
TALISMAN (Murr. ’30) A luck piece! Happy in its coloring, happy in its growth, happy in its 
combination with other soft tones. A captivating pink blend, the S. yellow, rose flushed; the 
F. gold old with a metallic lustre, that blends into an intriguing iridescent blue center. The 
flowers are medium sized and the stems are excellently branched. Yes —needless to say, 
we like it! 32".$1.00 
TAPESTRY (Ayres ’31) The softly blended tones of a 17" Century tapestry, smoked by time info 
dull mulberry, deep red and dusty rose. The falls are semi-flaring and velvety.$0.75 
TARANTELLA (Sa ss-Schr. ’35) A dance favored in sunny Italy for centuries, whose tempo in- 
/ ^' creases in speed as the dance goes on. We know that this iris, the first of the real 
pink plicatas, will have the same increase in the tempo of its popularity. The white 
ground of the flower has very “trim” markings of actual pink.$12.50 
TENAYA (Essig ’33) When Sir Knight comes down off his high horse, he will have to muster all 
his vigor and brilliance to outclass Tenaya, this superlative dark iris of Prof. Essig’s. One 
writer calls this the “ultimate goal” of the dark red-purple irises,- it is certainly the finest of 
those that are of medium price. The colors are dark indigo and blackish raisin-purple, "• ith 
haft of solid color, and the velvety finish of the falls extends almost into the haft, fhe plant 
is tall, showy and well branched. 36".$2.00 
THE BLACK DOUGLAS (J. Sass ’34) Black Douglas tilts his lance in the tourney with Sir Knight, 
and they are so evenly matched in their fine qualifies, that we predict a long conflict. May 
the best man win! The large blooms of this iris are a rich deep violet-blue, with a black sheen 
on the falls. 36".$7.50 
THEME (Loth. ’32) A theme peculiarly its own, has this iris of bronze-grey with lavender reflections. 
The falls have a hint of tan and are veined with petunia violet. 32". H.M., A.I.S.’32. $1.50 
THEODOLINDA (Ayres ’32) A larger plicata than Los Angeles, but picture Theodolinda in a 
broad brimmed garden hat, flopping in the breeze! The extra large blooms are of white satin, 
very definitely marked with a button-hole edging of lavender on the standards. Stalks and 
growth are both strong; it’s the floppy standards that we bemoan. 42".$2.00 
THISTLEDOWN (Sturt. ’33) Carried in by the breeze — light, airy, charmingly dainty in coloring — 
such is Thistledown. The crinkled S. are pink-flushed; the frosted F. are white, lightly veined 
with pink-lavender on the haft and upper edges. The pink note is carried out in fhe style arms. 
The first bloom we saw won our hearts and it continues to be one of our favorites. 
3 for $6.50,- $2.50 
TIGER-TIGER (Ware. ’32) An iris whose dull gold S. and brilliant bronze-red F. make an exceed¬ 
ingly bright clump in the garden. The large, heavy substanced blooms are well carried on 
well branched stalks. 36".$1.75 
For local sales: — Rock Plants and Shrubs. 
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