The World's Finest Tall Bearded Iris • Continued 
Shah Jehan— 38 in. AWARDED A BRONZE MEDAL 
BY THE IRIS SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. A most un¬ 
usual and very beautiful new Iris, being the most 
striking of the "Amoena" type. A multi-colored Iris, 
with seven distinct colors, but a flower of the greatest 
refinement notwithstanding its lavish colors. S—soft 
creamy-buff, edged soft lavender and suffused grey, 
gradually fading to almost pure white as the flower 
opens; F—deep, rich ruby-red, with a one-eighth 
inch snow white border. This is but an inadequate 
description of this very fine Iris. An extra fine large 
stock of this new variety permits a very low price 
for such a gorgeous Iris. 1.00 
Shasta —40 in. EARLY. A gigantic snow white, per¬ 
fect in every way, still ranking as one of the very 
best whites. Named in honor of California's great 
snow-capped mountain. Different from any other 
white. A prodigious bloomer.20 
Shekinah —36 in. FRAGRANT. A handsome clear soft 
yellow, with beautifully ruffled standards. The first 
fragrant yellow. No Iris makes a finer mass effect in 
the garden than Shekinah.10 
Shining Waters —4 to 5 ft. EARLY. VERY SWEET 
FRAGRANCE. This very delightful Iris is most aptly 
named, as there is a "sparkle" to the surface in the 
sunlight, similar to the sparkle of the sunlight shining 
on the water. On close inspection the surface seems 
to be studded with tiny jewels, giving this unusual 
sparkle. The color is a clear uniform sky-blue, of a 
most delightful shade. The flowers are of gigantic 
size, perfect form and imposing appearance, with full 
flaring falls. I vote it the most outstanding Iris in 
my exhibition gardens last season. It is much under- 
priced for so fine an Iris. See color illustration. Front 
cover . 1.50 
Shirvan— 36 in. GIVEN HONORABLE MENTION BY 
THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY. A strikingly brilliant 
new variety. S—soft, lustrous brown; F—semi-flaring, 
velvety, rich brown red. 1.00 
Shot Silk —36 in. FRAGRANT A rich silky Iris in a 
lovely blend of pink and gold.25 
Siegfried— 44 in. GIVEN HONORABLE MENTION BY 
THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY. The sensational 
new Sass yellow ground "Plicata." A 1936 introduc¬ 
tion. S—Naples yellow, dotted purple. F-—soft yel¬ 
low, with purple dots at the side and brown striped 
throat . 30.00 
Sierre Blue —50 in. WINNER OF THE DYKES 
MEMORIAL MEDAL, HIGHEST INTERNA¬ 
TIONAL HONORS, AS THE BEST IRIS OF 
1935. An exceptionally smooth, refined clear 
soft blue flower, of good substance, perfect 
form, enormous size, smooth texture and every 
other good quality that makes it a "Cham¬ 
pion." The colored illustration on page 17 does 
not begin to do it justice. 2.00 
Santa Barbara —40 in. Early. THIS FINE AMERICAN 
INTRODUCTION HAD THE DISTINCTION OF RE¬ 
CEIVING AN AWARD OF MERIT FROM THE 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 
It is one of the finest of the pure lavender blues of 
gigantic size, and perfect form. See illustration, page 
14 which of course is greatly reduced and does not 
begin to show the purity of the blue color in this 
variety .15 
Seduction— 4 ft. ONE OF THE THREE IRISES, WHICH 
WITH THE TWO OTHER VARIETIES PRES. LEBRUN 
AND PROF. S. B. MITCHELL, RECEIVED A CERTI¬ 
FICATE OF MERIT IN FRANCE AND WON THE 
SPECIAL PRIZE OFFERED BY THE IRIS COMMIS¬ 
SION OF FRANCE FOR THE BEST THREE IRISES 
OF THE YEAR. Ivory ground, etched blue. .. . 5.00 
Sensation —4 ft. FRAGRANT. A real sensation in a 
new, clear aniline-blue, created by Cayeux of France. 
A perfect flower, of gigantic size, with flaring falls 
and one of the most prodigious bloomers. Con¬ 
sidered one of the World's Best Blues. The colored 
illustration on this page does not begin to do it 
justice .35 
Sequoiah— 36 in. GIVEN HONORABLE MENTION BY 
THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY. A very handsome, 
rich deep blend. The falls are of pansy-like texture 
and the standards like silk. 20 
Serenade —30 in. A real gem of a pink-toned variety 
and perhaps the best of all so far as color is con¬ 
cerned being a better pink tone than Pink Satin and 
of different form. While not so large or tall as 
Pink Satin it is a real beauty and makes a better 
mass effect in the garden.25 
Serenite— 38 in. RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT 
FROM THE NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
OF FRANCE. A delightful new French introduction. 
S—soft grey, faintly flushed soft bluish-lavender; 
F—flaring, soft pastel blue, gradually blending to soft 
yellow at the edges. Golden beard and yellow 
fhroat. Very large flowers. 3.00 
Silver Swan —32 in. EARLY. A magnificent soft yellow 
Iris when first opening, changing to creamy- 
white. Somewhat on the order of Moonlight, 
but of better form and entirely different tone. 
S—beautifully frilled; F—veined old gold at the 
throat and out beyond the tip of the intense 
orange beard. Large flowers. Prodigious bloomer. 
Rugged grower. My own introduction for 
1935 .35 
Simonne Vaissiere —36 in. EARLY. A grand blue bi¬ 
color, of striking appearance. S—silky, soft azure- 
blue; F —brilliant analine blue.15 
Sensation 
