RIVERVIEW GARDENS 
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Saint Paul, Minn. 
SPRINGMAID, (Loomis, ’32). A tall 
and stately pink and yellow blend of 
beautiful flesh coloring. H.M., A.I.S., 
’32. 46 in.$1.50 
SUMMER CLOUD, (Kirkland, ’31). 
“The standards first appear as pale 
blue but change rapidly to a soft, 
light blue” .$1.00 
SUNBEAM, (Murrell, ’27). A pure rich 
canary yellow intermediate. Flowers 
of an excellent finish and heavy sub¬ 
stance. One of the finest of yellow 
intermediates. 24 in. (2 for 25c.) 
SUSAN BLISS, (Bliss, ’22). Rich rose 
pink self with a delicate purplish 
sheen. Pale orange beard. An Iris 
of good form and fine substance. 3 6 
in.25c 
SWAZI, (Bliss, ’22). One of the finest 
of Dominion seedlings. Magnificent 
flowers of the finest shape and size. 
S. bluish violet; F. velvety blackish 
violet. 40 in.50c 
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 faintlj’ 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 75c 
THORSTEN, (G. & K., ’27). A blue 
and pansy violet bi-color with plush¬ 
like petals of the finest texture, and 
a flower of perfect form. 30 in. 
(2 for 25c.) 
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.50c 
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 .$1.75 
TROSTRINGER, (H. P. Sass, ’26). A 
very lovely soft pink-toned variety 
that might almost be classed as a 
white, flushed pink. 36 in. (2 for 
25c.) 
TUSCANY GOLD, (Wmsn., ’29). S. sul- 
phine yellow, shading throughout the 
blade to deeply tinged purplish at the 
margin; F. colored like the standards, 
but with more purple. The general 
effect is bright orange buff. 36 
in.35c 
TAPESTRY, (Ayres, ’31). A subtle 
blend of monster size, smoky mul¬ 
berry in general color effect with the 
center of the falls intensely colored, 
passing out to the smoky tones of the 
standards .75c 
TENEBRAE, (Bliss, ’22). One of the 
richest and darkest of the Dominion 
race. S. a rich violet purple, tinged 
with dark maroon purple; F. rich vel¬ 
vety black purple. 36 in. (2 for 2 5c.) 
THAIS, (Cayeux, ’26). An ideal large, 
perfectly formed flower of an attrac¬ 
tive tone of rosy mauve. General 
effect is a soft lilac pink. 42 in.. .35c 
THEODOLINDA, (Ayres, ’32). A plicata 
of San Francisco-Los Angeles size, 
of positive hardiness and vigor and 
lovely clear blue markings. The 
flowers measure 6 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. $2.00 
VAN CLEVE, (Van Name, '28). Almost 
a self with deep purple velvety falls. 
The falls being as rich and deep as 
those of Blue Velvety. A.M., A.I.S. 
40 in.25c 
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.$1.00 
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.$1.00 
VIOLET CROWN, (Kirkland, '31). A 
very large flower of unusual and most 
attractive pale violet shades. It may 
be described as a misty purple. 40 
in.$ 1.00 
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