THE WORLD’S FINEST IRISES 

ROSE MADDER, 82-83 (Sturt., 1920). A brilliant rose madder color 
with velvety falls. A great favorite. Given Honorable Mention 
by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 
$1.00 each; 3 for $2.75, 6 for $5.00 
ROTA (G. & K., 1924). A carmine red variety that is of special value 
for massing or landscape effect and makes a brilliant clump in 
the garden. $1.00 each; 3 for $2.75, 6 for $5.00, 100 for $75.00 
ROZANNA (Simpson, 1928), 30 inches. I give the originator’s descrip- 
tion for this variety as follows: “A charming blend of pinkish 
lilac, fawn, and yellow suffusions, generally described as a 
‘peaches and cream’ combination.” 
$2.00 each; 3 for $5.50, 6 for $10.00 
RUNSTEIN (G. & K., 1927), 30 inches. A flower of good size and 
form and unusual coloring. Standards greyish heliotrope, 
shaded and edged soft golden brown; falls deep lustrous vel- 
vety violet, edged soft grey; throat white, beautifully veined 
the color of the falls out to beyond the tip of the beard. : 
$2.00 each; 3 for $5.50, 6 for $10.00 
RUY BLAS (Millet, 1927), 50 inches. Huge flowers of perfect shade 
and heavy substance on tall, erect branching stems. Standards 
smoky mauve; falls purplish violet, shaded yellow, with maroon 
veins. $10.00 each 
SACRAMENTO (Mohr, 1929). Related to San Francisco, and of com- 
parable size, but quite different from any other “plicata.” 
White ground with standards heavily edged red purple and falls 
reticulated same color, with a prominent orange beard. 
$15.00 each 
SAFRANO, 79-76 (Dykes, 1922), 30 inches. SLIGHT FRAGRANCE. 
lovely. uniform soft yellow, with domed standards and flaring 
falls; prominent reticulations at the throat and out to the tip 
of the very bright orange beard. Very free flowering. 
75c each; 3 for $2.00, 6 for $3.50 
SALOME (Cayeux, 1925), 86 inches. A fine bicolor with light lav- 
ender blue standards and reddish purple falls. $5.00 each 
SANDRINE (Cayeux, 1927), 42 inches. A handsome large flower, with 
faun standards washed heliotrope and with falls of amaranth 
red, margined rosy mauve. $15.00 each 
SAN FRANCISCO, 90-88 (Mohr, 1927), 40 inches: This gigantic 
“Plicata” is without doubt the largest and finest of its type, 
being fully double the size of the older “Plicatas.” The flowers. 
are of perfect shape, Browne on very tall, stout, well branched 
stems. The color is white, edged with a “stitching” of lavender. 
$10.00 each 
SAN GABRIEL, 85-84 (Dean, 1921), 42 inches. FRAGRANT. EARLY. 
A lovely soft rosy mauve self flower on tall stems. Especially 
suitable for the Pacific Coast and Southern States, but re- 
quires some protection in the north. 
$2.00 each; 3 for $5.50, 6 for $10.00 
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