RIVERVIEW GARDENS 
Saint Paul, Minn 
RED ORCHID, (Jacob Sass, ’34). Our 
reddest intermediate. S. violet car¬ 
mine; F. velvety violet carmine. Dark 
yellow beard. 28 in.50c 
RED RADIANCE, (Grinter, ’32). “A 
velvety self redder and brighter than 
Dauntless; tall and well branched 
with well formed large flowers.” 
H.M., A.I.S., ’32.$1.00 
RED ROBE, (Nicholls, ’31). Another 
of the fine new red varieties. S. very 
deep petunia violet, beautifully 
domed; F. intense deep velvety black¬ 
ish red violet, uniformly colored to 
the very edge; beard bright yellow. 
The general effect is a clear rich red. 
36 in. H.M., A.I.S., ’32.$1.00 
RED WING, (H. P. Sass, ’28). S. light 
brownish vinaceous; F. dahlia car¬ 
mine. One of the reddest Irises in 
the garden picture. The flower is of 
perfect shape and stands on tall stiff 
stems. One of our favorites. 3 6 
in...3 5c 
RHODES, (Bliss, ’29). A magnifi¬ 
cent red-purple, practically a self¬ 
color. S. just a shade lighter than 
the falls with a beautiful silky sheen; 
F. richest velvety purple-crimson, 
very large and massive in substance. 
36 in.25c 
ROBERT, (Ayres). Large flowered, soft 
blended yellow with a blue flush in 
the center of the falls; well branch¬ 
ed; midseason; tall. $4.50 
ROB ROY, (Kirkland, ’31). A red bi¬ 
color of fair size, with flaring falls 
and remarkable texture. The stand¬ 
ards are argyle purple and the falls 
are dahlia carmine. It is worthy of 
a place with the best of the reds 
recently introduced. 36 in..25c 
ROMANCE, (Murrell, ’28). A blend of 
rose flushed with bronze; S. fluted on 
edges; F. flaring. A deeper blend 
than Allure. The effect is a velvety 
rosy-bronze. 3 6 in.2 5c 
ROSE MARIE, (Cayeux, ’28). S. light 
violet with a greyish slaty reflect; F. 
at right angles to the standards, 
gracefully frilled, purple-red on the 
center, shading to a lighter shade at 
the edges. 36 in.35c 
ROSE PETAL, (Murrell, ’2 9). A bright, 
clear, deep pink self. It is consid¬ 
erably deeper in color than Aphrodite 
and has no white flush on the falls. 
The flowers are large and of excep¬ 
tionally good substance. The beard is 
white, tipped yellow. Sweetly scent¬ 
ed. 48 in. 25c 
ROYAL BEAUTY, (McKee, ’32). One 
of the finest of the new Iris last year. 
S. clear intense blue of a medium 
tone; F. slightly deeper in color, of 
brilliant, deep, velvety blue. We con¬ 
sider it the best, richest, deep blue 
purple Dominion seedling to date. 48 
in. H.M., A.I.S., ’31. Award of Merit, 
A.I.S., ’32.75c 
RUBEO, (M. M., ’31). S. are deep 
glistening rose; falls are broad, thick 
textured and of deep velvety maroon. 
48 in.$1.00 
SACHEM, (Loomis, ’31). A striking 
velvety red brown of Bruno ancestry. 
The standards are a lustrous pale 
bronze and the wide spreading falls 
are a velvety dazzling red brown. 
Sachem was one of the most admired 
flowers in our gardens last year. 4 0 
in.2 5c 
SACRAMENTO, (Mohr-Mitchell, ’27). 
A giant plicata that compares in size 
and habit to San Francisco and Los 
Angeles. Large flowers having a 
white ground, the standards heavily 
edged red purple; the falls reticu¬ 
lated with the same color. 40 in. 
H.M., A.I.S., ’31.35c 
SAN DIEGO, (M. & M., ’29). A dark 
velvety blue purple bi-color. A great 
improvement over Mme. Gaudichau. 
Exceptionally large flowers. 4 6 in. 
H.M., A.I.S., ’31.75c 
SAN FRANCISCO, (M. & M., ’27). Tall 
stems, branching low and wide like 
a candelabra, carrying large white 
flowers of which both standards and 
falls are distinctly edged lavender. 
Similar to Los Angeles, but with a 
wider blue edging. Dykes Medal, ’2 7. 
4 0 in.3 5c 
SELENE, (Connell, ’31). A tall, silvery 
white of extra large size, and very 
heavy substance. This Iris has had 
considerable opposition from some 
sections of this country, but we high¬ 
ly recommend it as a large flowering, 
hardy white for this section of the 
country, H.M., A.I.S., ’32.35c 
SENLAC, (Bliss, ’29). Practically a self 
of a unique shade of mulberry red. 
36 in.50c 
SENSATION, (Cayeux, ’25). Flowers of 
immense size, perfect in form and of 
exceptionally strong substance. A 
self of clear cornflower blue. Falls 
stiff as a board and stand out abso¬ 
lutely horizontally. 48 in.50c 
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