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RIVERVIEW GARDENS :: Saint Paul, Minn. 
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. 36 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.2 5c 
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.35c 
ROSY WINGS, (Gage, ’36). 38 in. A 
new type of blend, consisting of a 
glowing tone of soft tan-brown deep¬ 
ening on the falls which are overlain 
a deep hellebore red. The oval blooms, 
of large size, are carried on tall, well- 
branched stems.$10.00 
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., ’31.75c 
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. 40 
in.25c 
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., ’31.25c 
SANDALWOOD, (H. P. Sass, ’37). 3 4 
in. A softly blended brown with a 
mauve overtone. A large, beautifully 
formed flower of satiny texture, very 
aristocratic in bearing. A fresh and 
lovely blend, pod parent of the al¬ 
ready famous Prairie Sunset. Vig¬ 
orous and hardy. $15.00 
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., ’31.35c 
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, ’27. 
40 in. 35c 
SEDUCTION, (Cay., ’33). A.M., A.I.S., 
’37. The flower is of beautiful form 
and substance. A pure waxy white, 
with the S. finely veined pale lilac; 
the F. are dotted the same color on 
the haft, the beard is white, lightly 
tipped yellow. A really lovely 
flower . $5.00 
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., ’32.25c 
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. 4 8 in.3 5c 
SHAH JEHAN, (Neel, ’32). Eng. 
Bronze Medal. A.M., A.I.S., ’37. A 
glorious iris of rich Oriental coloring. 
S. buff suffused grey fading to yellow 
as the flower ages. F. plum red with 
intense reddish brown flush at haft. 
Margined lavender buff. Very 
late .$1.00 
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