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SHAH JEHAN (Neel. '32) The old Jehan fought for supremacy in 
India, but this Jehan wins just on his looks and his good behavior. 
Looks is no name for it — seeing is believing! Words fail to describe 
him, a soft blended variegata, whose standards are straw colored 
with a glistening rose sheen and whose unveined red-brown falls 
are narrowly edged with the yellow of the standards. The substance 
is particularly heavy. Late. 40". A.M. '37. $1.00 
SHINING WATERS (Essig '33) You all love sky-blue waters; you 
all will love these Shining Waters, rippling with the winds that 
quietly steal thru' every garden. Along with the charm of campanula 
blue, this large iris has perfect symmetry, a texture of waxlike fin¬ 
ish, and a bright orange beard. 48". A.M. '35. $1.00 
SHIRVAN (Loom. '32) Colors of the richest Shirvan rug caught on 
low stalks in the garden. The standards are tan-yellow; the semi- 
flaring falls are rich red-brown that glow from afar. 33". $.65 
SIEGFRIED (H. Sass '36) At last, a yellow plicata! And very large! 
The standards and falls are a deep creamy yellow, stippled and 
dotted with brown. The ruffled flowers of fine substance are on tall, 
well-branched stems. 40". H.M. '36. $25.00 
SIERRA BLUE (Essig '32) The unsurpassed blue of the Sierra 
Mountains is pictured in this tall iris. The enormous flower is match¬ 
less in the clear medium blue, deeper in tone than Shining Waters. 
The widely flaring flowers have a refined finish and excellent sub¬ 
stance. 40". Dykes' Medal, '35. $1.25 
SILENT WATERFALL (Essig '36) A very unusual large white 
iris; the broad domed standards have a distinct blue cast, while the 
semi-flaring falls are creamy white. Late. 50". $4.00 
SILVER DAWN (Kell. '36) Imagine the dawn coming as a broad 
band of gleaming gold, through the center of silvery, fleecy clouds! 
The large full flowers are pale lavender-white, flushed deeper on 
opening, with gold dusted on the lower section of the ruffled stand¬ 
ards and on the upper part of the falls, which carry an intense orange 
beard. Early and distinct. 36". $4.00 
SINGING CANARY (Kin. '35) Let a Singing Canary brighten your 
garden, with its bright yellow, dusted with gold. The falls have a 
white area around the deep orange beard. The stalk is slender and 
low-branched. 40". $.85 
SIR KNIGHT (Ash. '34) "Greetings, Sir Knight, how magnificent 
you look in your rich dark purple robes! and what fine material, so 
velvety! Sir, I bet those garments cost a lot to cover a man as large 
as you. You certainly stand out wherever you are, you are so bril¬ 
liantly garbed in flaring robes, and you stand so straight and erect." 
said Sweet Alibi. "You're not such a bad looker yourself. Honey! In 
fact, I think we're a right smart couple!" 38". $3.00 
. . . For us both — Sir Knight and Sweet Alibi, going hand in 
hand — $5.00. 
SIR LAUNCELOT (J. Sass '35) "Greetings to you too. Sir Launce- 
lot, you sturdy knight. Your robes are more extravagant with the 
hazel-brown shoulders blending down into brilliant claret-brown, 
and with an orange belt around your waist," said Joyance from in 
back. 32". H.M. '37. $4.50 
. . . With Joyance — $5.00. 
SISTER (Sturt. '33) "Hello, Sister, will you dance with me?" said 
Blue Monarch. "You look charming in your light pink dress with the 
white overlay, and you're so graceful and have 'that skin we like to 
touch'." 40". $.75 
. . . With Blue Monarch — $1.40. 
SNOW KING (H. Sass '35) A king among the snow-white irises, 
kingly in stature, in bearing and in size. Of faultless form, this un- 
marred white iris with flaring falls will reign for yeeu's. 36". A.M. '37. 
$ 10.00 
SNOW WHITE (Sturt. '26) "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" 
took the country by storm, and so has this pure white iris, which 
you'll love. 3 for $.50, $.25 
SONG OF GOLD (Essig '37) 
Let's sing to Song of Gold 
This iris of yellow so bold 
That we stop and exclaim. 
What a marvelous name 
For an iris that's built of pure gold! $10.00 
SPOKAN (J. Sass '33) Spoka(e)n frankly — the lustrous flowers aie 
larger and better than King Tut, the standards being a light reddish 
brown and the huge falls having a black-brown overlay on ox-blood 
red. 36". H.M. '36. $3.00 
SPRING CLOUD (Jory '35) Blue California sky over fleecy clouds! 
A sturdily growing plicata whose large full standards are so dotted 
and broadly edged with lavender, that almost none of the white 
ground is left; and whose broad, hanging falls are white, with a 
very faint edging of blue. 44". $1.00 
SPRING MAID (Loom. '32) In late spring this maid comes out as 
a honey-pink blend, with a beautiful figure. 46". 3 for $.75, $.35 
STANWIX (Hall '33) A medium blue, broad-petalled flower with 
heavy substance. 40". $1.00 
SUMMER CLOUD (Kirk. '31) Is like a summer cloud, a blue bi¬ 
color of rare loveliness, with palest blue to white standards and 
crisp sky-blue falls. The large flowers with broad petals are well 
spaced on the stalk. 32". $.50 
SUMMER TAN (Kirk. '34) Developed only by being in the sun — a 
golden tan, made up of blended lavender and copper. Everybody 
likes a tan and you'll wish that you had this one, when you see its 
lovely soft toned standards and bronzed pink falls, iridescent through* 
out. This excellently proportioned flower comes early. 30". $2.00 
SUNDUST (Wash. '36) 
With us 'twas a must — Sundust or bust! 
Of rich clear yellow we should tell you fust, 
y With broad domed standards and flaring fciUs arched 
Of substance so heavy they never are parched. 
A throat so deep yellow and so rich orange beard 
That any smart fellow would say "best ever reared." $17.50 
SUNDIPT (WmsD. '34) These blooms were dipt in the sun just long 
enough to become a glowing yellow of fine form and carrying power, 
and to grow tall, vigorous and well branched. 39", $.85 
SUNMIST (Nich. '34) Try to blot out the sun with mist — you will 
get a creamy white color, shading into gold where the mist is thinner. 
Behold this fascinating, beautifully poised iris with semi-flaring falls. 
Form, substance and branching are all excellent. 36". H.M. '36. $2.00 
SUNOL (M.M. '33) The ol' sun, himself, slightly tanned! The stand; 
ards of the flower are yellow, the falls are edged with the same, 
around a center that is lavender-flushed, with a hint of brown. "A 
profuse bloomer, uninjured in heavy wind and rain." 37". $1.50 
SUN-PINK (Kell. '36) pink all over, with sunny gold at the center. 
Although the form is not perfect, this is a very lively blend. The 
crinkled, rather open standards, are dusky pink, shading to yellow; 
at the base; the straight hanging falls are gold near the haft, shad¬ 
ing to dusky pink. Bright gold beard and a fine stalk. 37". $2.50 
SUNTAN (Mitch. '35) The most marvelous suntan you have ever 
seen on a girl — or a flower! One who is not too tall nor too short, 
not too big nor too small — just the ideal girl vdth good proportions; 
In the flower, the standards are a real orange that glitters; the fine 
rounded falls are a rich brown, with margins to match the standuds. 
Substance is good. 32". H.M. '36. $2.00 
