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Over-the-Garden-Wall 
SORDELLO (Gage '38) Sordello is a unique figure of olive buff 
with a pinkish overtone. This flower of fine substance blooms very 
late in the season. 34". Last to bloom. $5.00 
SPARTACUS (Gage '36) An older leader of Roman slaves, this 
courageous gladiator enlivens any garden with his old gold head 
and stunning violet-carmine cape, with brown venations and a 
golden orange beard. 34". Late. $1.25 
SPOKAN (J. Sass '33) Speaking of old King Tut? Have you seen him 
enlarged and improved in these lustrous flowers with light reddish 
brown standards and with oxblood red falls, touched black-brown? 
You should. 36". H.M. '36. 50* 
SPRING CLOUD (Jory '35) High up fly these wide fleecy white 
clouds. They are lightly hemstitched with blue below and heavily 
lined above. 40". 35* 
SPRING PROM (D. Hall '38) Happy are these light primrose clad 
beauties, dancing gaily in their frocks of costly crisp yellow material 
tied with bright orange sashes. Cupped standards are sparkling; 
flaring falls more smooth in tone. 40". H.M. '37. $5.00 
STANWIX (Hall '33) A gorgeous medium blue self, slightly ruffled, 
with broad segments of heavy substance. 38". 35* 
SUMMER CLOUD (Kirk. '34) Standards of palest blue and falls 
of crisp deep sky blue — a joy. 34". 35* 
SUMMER TAN (Kirk. '34) Rare loveliness of the summer sun. This 
blend so smooth of color with soft toned golden tan standards and 
deeper bronze-pink falls, giving a warm orange iridescent glow over 
all. An A No. 1 iris in every quality, of growth and floriferousness. 
Early. 30". H.M. '36. 50* 
SUNDIPT (Wmsn. '34) Just dipped into warm yellow sunshine, tall 
and reaching to catch its glow. Always in demand. 39". 50* 
SUNDUST (Wash. '36) Sweet essence of sun, this dust covered 
flower, powdered gold over all. Wide flaring falls and broad domed 
standards intensified in color by its bright orange beard. 40". 
H.M. '35 $5.00 
SUNGOLD (Mill. '38) The magicians wand inveigled from the 
Heavens a bit of the sun — bright yellow of a medium shade, and 
made it into an iris of huge size and firm heavy substance. $3.50 
SUNMIST (Nic. '34) An etherial bloom, seeming to be a mass of 
mist dazzling with sunshine. The creamy white, full wide parts are 
slightly ruffled and held gracefully poised. 36". H.M. 36. 50* 
SUNOL (M.M. '33) A yellow, slightly tanned in the sunlight; the 
center of the falls flushed lavender. 37". 35* 
SUNTAN (Mitch. '35) Search for an orange in vain, but here the 
standards are almost orange tinted tan, and the falls are a rich red 
brown margined with that orange. 32". H.M. '36. 35* 
SWEET ALIBI (White '35) Alibi —"me eye" — This deep spark¬ 
ling cream, with a hint of deeper yellow at the heart has proportion, 
grace, and charm of the wide firm rounded petals that asks no 
quarter. You’ll love it. 36". H.M. '36. 50* 
SYLVIA LENT (Shull '33) For those of you who desire an inex¬ 
pensive floriferous light iris to plant en masse, we recommend this 
golden yellow and white touched with the palest blue. 36". 35* 
TARANTELLA (H. Sass '35) The first of the real large pink plicatas. 
The long ruffled flowers are artistically and daintily marked with 
pure pink. 38". 75* 
TENAYA (Essig '33) A stand out in tones of dark, deep raisin-purple 
color. 36". H.M. '36. 35* 
THE BISHOP (Wash. '37) Is gowned in a smoothly finished cloak 
of intense Bishop's purple, tied in at the waist with a deep yellow 
cord. Large in stature and firm of foot. 38". H.M. '38. $3.50 
THE BLACK DOUGLAS (J. Sass '34) Black, not the largest, but 
medium in size, and dark. The superb blooms are a rich pansy 
violet, with a black sheen on the velvety falls. 36". 50* 
THELMA JEAN (Peck '39) Thelma wears a petunia-violet jean 
that covers her completely. She is most attractive in her suit, cut from 
heavy material, in segments x 3", both above and below. Her 
jeans hang straight, but harmonize well with the cupped standards. 
Each Thelma romps for four days through rain and sun without even 
looking downcast. 34". Early. H.M. '39. $10.00 
THEODOLINDA (Ayres '32) Such a large plicata that the tremen¬ 
dous white petals, lavender edged, gracefully flutter in the breeze. 
40". 50* 
THEODORE (Hard.) Yes, we have always adored thee because 
you're so handsome a two-toned blue violet; extra good. 42". 35* 
THE RED DOUGLAS (J. Sass '37) "Into a crystal cup the dusky 
wine I pour, and musing at so rich a shrine I watch" — the great 
silky red standards, so big; and the velvety flaring falls, so full; 
and the golden beard on the almost brown haft — I watch and wonder 
at the magnificence we share. 42". A.M. '39. $6.00 
TIFFANY(H. Sass '38) here is one of those large yellow plicatas, 
so much discussed in recent years. The rounded standards have a 
yellow ground, almost entirely suffused with lilac, except on the 
edges. The semi-flaring falls also show the yellow edges, and are more 
lightly dotted with a deeper lilac. 38". H.M. '38. $5.00 
TIGER TIGER (Ware. '32) Not the big orange and black animal 
but a big red iris that will bowl you over with its tan standards and 
brilliant bronze red falls of heavy substance. 36". 35* 
TIMAGAMI (Kirk. '35) As smooth and restful as the lake in Canada. 
The golden tan standards are rose flushed; the falls are shaded red. 
There is copper thoughout the center. 36". 60* 
TINT O'TAN (Ayres '33) A powerful' good name as is the iris 
with a tint o' tan over all. Warm and sparkling is this improved 
Tuscanny Gold. 40". 35* 
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE (Sch. '39) Hybrid. Large globe¬ 
like flowers of rich, deep, claret black. Ruby as the sun 
shines through; overshadowing the other Intermediates. 
Part oncocyclus. 24". Early. $3.50 
TREASURE ISLAND (Klein. '37) All gird in gold — our choicest 
treasure—-pure gold in the standards, edged the same smooth golden 
yellow in the falls which are cream white in the center. A rich 
orange beard gives added value to this most sought after iris of 
large size. 38". H.M. '39. $3.50 
UKIAH (Essig '34) This Indian from California is darker than our 
eastern redmen. Bronzy plum and rich mahogany. 36". H.M. '35. 50* 
VALOR (Nic. '32) Deep violet and how valorous! A.M. '36. 
25* 
TRIPTYCH (Ware. '38) No, you won't trip over the flower, even if 
you did its name. It's an outstanding large rich yellow with flaring 
falls. They say it's as brilliant as California Gold but more mellow, 
Oh Boy! Yes, this was the life of the A.I.S. meeting in Cincinnati 
in '38. 39". H.M. '38. $18.00 
VARESE (Wmsn. '35) A masterpiece in its own right, the richest, 
deepest, and most brilliant red purple in the garden. 37". 60* 
