♦ MERRIAM, KANSAS ♦ 
SHINING WATERS (Essig) Clear light blue of waxy texture; well 
branched; midseason; tall_ .60 
SHIRVAN (Loomis) Brilliant brownish bicolor; the standards are yel¬ 
low brown and the falls red brown; A. M. 1936; midseason; me¬ 
dium height _ .33 
SIERRA BLUE (Essig) Soft medium blue of waxy finish; Dykes 
medal; midseason; tall_*_ .60 
SINGING CANARY (Kin) Bright canary yellow with a few brown 
feathers in his wings; midseason; tall_ .35 
SIR KNIGHT (Ashley) Enormous dark purple bicolor of sturdy sub¬ 
stance and good placement; midseason; tall_ .90 
SIR MICHAEL (Yeld) S. Lavender blue; F. purple suffused red; a 
showy golden beard lights up this odd and attractive combination; 
midseason; tall _ .25 
SKITCHWAUG (Chase) Brilliant, dark pink blend that holds its color 
well at a distance; midseason; medium height_3 for .25 
SNOWBOUND (Row) Brown markings against sparkling white; 
early; medium height_3 for .25 
SNOW KING (H. P. Sass) Pure, unmarred white of faultless form and 
habit; perfectly hardy, it is as fine in quality as the more tender 
fine whites from California; A. M. 1937; midseason; tall_ 5.00 
SOLFERINO (Cay) Deep lilac rose; often as many as seventeen buds 
and blooms along the tall stem; early; very tall_ .15 
SOUTHLAND (H. P. Sass) Light yellow fall bloomer of the highest 
quality; vigorous; spring bloom very early; short_ .35 
SOUV. DE LOETITIA MICHAUD (Mil) Exquisite large flowered 
light blue; midseason; tall_ .15 
SOUV. DE MME. GAUDICHAU (Mil) Dark violet of fine form; 
plant in part shade here as it sun fades; early; tall_3 for .25 
SPRINGMAID (Loomis) Pink and yellow blend of large size and ex¬ 
cellent form; midseason; tall_ .25 
ST. CECELIA (Eng) White, with delicate pink markings; early; me¬ 
dium height _3 for .25 
ST. LOUIS (Weisner) Deep violet of lustrous texture; vigorous and 
well branched; midseason; tall_ .60 
SUNBEAM (Mur) Rich, golden yellow; very early; short_3 for .25 
SUSAN BLISS (Bliss) Rose pink of great charm; free blooming and 
rapid growing; late; tall_3 for .25 
"/ received the iris ordered from Merriom and they came in good 
condition. Am looking forward to some very lovely blossoms next 
spring. Thanks for the two extra plants; they were an unexpected 
pleasure.” 
July 28, 1938. Mrs. L. McG., Joplin, Mo. FaiJE la 
