
SEDUCTION 
RED GLEAM (Lapham). We saw blooms 
of this splendid iris last season, and were 
especially impressed with its luminous 
brilliant red color. An iris in real red 
tones. Blooms of fine form and good size. 
Tall, well-branched stems. Mid-season. 
SG e eee en re Es RNG ore rie eats $12.00 
RED RADIANCE. A beautiful red toned iris 
somewhat similar to Dauntless but deeper 
and of an entirely different tone shade. 
Decidedly striking in block plantings. 38”. 
35c; 3 for $1.00 
REDWOOD (Kleinsorge 1939). An iris of 
very unusual coloring. Redwood reminds 
one of the old Rose Ash gladiolus—in fact, 
we would have named it Rose Ash, but 
found the name had already been used. 
It is really a live, smoky, red toned iris. 
Blooms are of good form and size, held 
on tall well-branched stems. Perhaps the 
best way to depict the rare beauty of Red- 
wood is to picture the result of a rich red 
carmine water color paint, softened by a 
light touch of chocolate. Late. 36”. ; 
$5.00; 3 for $10.00 
RED VELVET (Kleinsorge 1939). Real red 
iris are difficult to produce. Heretofore we 
could only describe them as “red-toned” 
iris. In Red Velvet we not only have a 
real red, but a red that is comparable to 
the richest red velvet cloth. This year we 
had a small well-established planting 
that produced a generous lot of magnifi- 
cent blooms on well-branched flower 
stalks, 3 ft. tall. The individual blooms 
are large and of fine form. The technical 
color according to Ridway is: Standards 
live Van Dyke red, slightly deeper at edges 
of petals, falls velvety carmine to ox- 
blood red. Good plant growth and hardy. 
Mid-S@ASONSGaes .... ss \eieinis ccisis ote +s $5.00 
ROSY WINGS (Gage). Winner of Dykes 
Medal in 1939. Blooms of good size and 
splendid form, the falls being somewhat 
flaring. Beautiful blending of colors, 
standards deep pink, shading to copper, 
falls deep rose bordered copper. Stems 
especially well branched. Very free 
bloomer. Fragrant. Mid-season. 30”. $1.50 
ROYAL COACH (H. P. Sass 1939). A new 
yellow plicata of merit. A type of iris that 
has been very difficult to produce. Royal 
Coach is the brightest of the yellow pli- 
catas. The standards are chamois over- 
laid pink, with faint cinnamon dotting. 
Falls yellow, beautifully bordered and 
dotted brown. Flowers are of medium size 
and heavy substance. Late mid-season. 
Dee ak igs eRe. '« ''o shwNaR Teel ote aap s $1.50 
RUBEO (Mitchell). A magnificent plant 
with huge flowers beautifully poised on 
strong stems 48” high. The standards are 
deep glistening rose, the broad, thick, tex- 
tured falls are of deep maroon. 
It is hardy, as it never seems to die out 
anywhere, although its one fault is that 
it is not a prolific bloomer, particularly 
where winters are most severe. This fault, 
however, is largely overcome if the rhi- 
zomes are transplanted every second year. 
Mid-season. 48”. 
35¢e; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.00 
RUTH POLLOCK (H. P. Sass). “The best 
yellow plicata I saw at the Sasses in 1938.” 
This from one of the best American au- 
thorities on iris. We are in entire accord 
with the above statement. Not large but 
very outstanding. The standards are a 
brown red, suffused and stippled deep 
yellow. Falls are clear yellow, heavily 
edged and dotted brown red. Flower 
stalks branch very low, many blooms on 
a stalk. Hardy, vigorous and free bloom- 
ing. Mid-season. 28”. Stock limited. $10.00 
SAN DIEGO (Mitchell). Very large, deep 
rich blue-violet. Surpassed only by the 
new and startling variety Brunhilde. H. 
M., A. I. S., 1931. Mid-season. 46”. 
25c; 3 for 60c 
SAN FRANCISCO. One of the largest white 
plicatas. Introduced many years ago and 
still ranks with the best in this class. Both 
standards and falls are distinctly edged 
blue. Blooms are large and well spaced on 
tall low-branched stems. San Francisco 
is a vigorous grower, but needs winter 
protection in very cold climates. Was 
awarded the Dykes Medal for the best 
American introduction in 1927. Mid- 
season. 40”....25c; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00 
SAN GABRIEL. A very large, pinkish lav- 
ender of high excellence, adding to its 
other merits the virtue of being very early. 
Well-branched tall stems. A beautiful re- 
fined iris—only suitable to rather mild 
climates: 60o wass ie eee 35c; 3 for $1.00 
SANTA BARBARA. Early flowering, peri- 
winkle blue self, of good size and good 
substance. Horizontal falls, well-branched 
stems, vigorous grower and free bloomer. 
40”. 25e; 3 for 60c; 12 for $1.75; 50 for 
$5.00; 100 for $8.50. 
SANTA CLARA (Mitchell). Tall, medium 
high branched, periwinkle blue self, of 
beautiful form. Large blooms, semi- 
flaring falls. Heavy substance and has 
slight ruffled edges. Mid-season. 44”. 
25c; 3 for 60¢ 
SEDUCTION (Cayeux). A splendid plicata 
from France. As unusual as any plicata we 
have ever seen. Large and of good form, 
it is completely distinct from both the 
Mitchell giant plicatas and Spring Cloud, 
the new Stafford Jory origination. The 
growth, size of bloom, and fine branching 
habit of these other plicatas is present in 
Seduction, but the flowers have veinings 
and stitchings of lilac, rather than of 
blue. Ground color, white. Late. 44”. A. M., 
ANTES A193 7 es hee 50c; 3 for $1.25 
SENSATION (Cayeux). A beautiful, self- 
colored, aniline-blue of great poise and 
elegance. The substance is heavy, the 
standards beautifully arched, the falls 
flaring and the stems tall and sturdy. 
Fragrant. Late. 36”........ 25c; 3 for 60c 
SHASTA (Mitchell). Entirely distinct from 
the immaculate Purissima, this splendid 
white, which is hardy everywhere, still 
ranks as one of the very best whites. It is 
most floriferous, its stalks are high, but 
well branched, and it is a rapid increaser 
—a combination which establishes it as 
unexcelled when planted in large clumps 
and beds—for it makes a solid mass of 
white when in bloom. Mid-season. 36”. 
25c; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00 
SHINING WATERS (Essig). Few iris come 
as near perfection as Shining Waters. 
Large, clear, light blue flowers, on a tall, 
perfectly-branched stem. AS many as 
twelve blooms on a single stalk. Vigorous 
grower and produces blooms in abun- 
dance. Good substance and stands up 
under adverse weather conditions. Needs 
some winter protection in extreme cold 
climate. Mid-season. 48”. 35c; 3 for $1.00 
SIEGFRIED (H. P. Sass). An iris in an un- 
usual type of plicata. Not a perfect iris 
as judged by iris standards of perfection, 
but an iris of grace and beauty. The 
standards are a rich golden bronze, the 
falls are rather long and are white with 
purple stitching on the margins. Blooms 
appear on tall, rather high-branched 
stems. Not a rapid multiplier. Stock still 
scarce. H. M., A. I. S. 
Mid-season: 407°. .....,:cn cree $2.50 
SIERRA BLUE (Essig). A tall, deep blue 
self that is at the top in its color class. 
Winner of Dykes Medal—an honor which 
it well deserved. One of the tallest of all 
irises and yet it is so sturdy in growth 
that it stands up under wind and rain. | 
Very vigorous and a producer of an abun- 
dance of blooms. Hardy everywhere. 
Harly:50", ick area 35c; 3 for $1.00 

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