TALL BEARDED IRIS (Cont'd) 
SIERRA BLUE (Essig, 1932). M.L. 40". Dykes Medal 
1935. A true blue self. The falls are broad and of 
unusual length. Flowers have a smooth lacquer- 
like finish. 35c 
SILVER SUSIE (De F., 1941). M. 50”. Like a mirror, this 
shining silver white self reflects a glory all its own. 
Standing stately and tall with its large flaring 
blooms. $3.00 
SNOQUALMIE (Brehm., 1938). M. 36’. Just like rich 
thick cream. Flowers of heavy texture, flaring, large 
and growing quite tall. $1.00 
SNOW FLURRY (Rees, 1939). E. 50”. A.M. A.I.S. 1941. 
Blue tipped buds unfolding into a whirling dervish 
of fluffy white flakes, describes this unusually 
ruffled and frilled iris of icy white. $3.00 
SNOWKING (Sass, 1935). M. 38”. A.M. A.LS. 1937. 
Large flowers of pure white. Standards are closed, 
falls flaring, light veining at hatft. 35¢c 
SOLE MIO (Van T, 1938). M. 38”. Received the silver 
medal in Rome, 1938. This is one of the last Iris im- 
ported from Holland before the invasion. Tall and 
well branched the flowers are of clear deep yel- 
low. Does not fade. $7.50 
SONNY BOY (Kirk, 1939). E.M. 34”. H.M. A.LS. 1940. 
Alive with glowing tints of gold and henna, this is 
a brilliant coppery blend well worth a place in 
your garden. $1.25 
SONRISA (De F., 1941). M. 38”. H.M. A.I.S. 1945. Deep 
coppery pink clouds with the gold of a bright sum- 
mer morn shining through, is a parody to this large 
coppery pink and gold, whose flaring falls have 
wonderful substance. $10.00 
SOQUEL (Reinelt, 1940). E.M. 38’. Another iris of the 
Wm. Mohr type. Lighter in color and more vigor- 
ous in growth. Very: large flowers with broad fol- 
jage. $1.00 
SOUTHERN PACIFIC (Taylor, 1942). M. 45’. Magni- 
ficent is this clear lavender blue, glowing with a 
faint rosy sheen. The flowers are enormous and 
have a long season of bloom. $4.00, 3 for $10.00 
SPUN GOLD (Glutsbeck, 1940). M.L. 38’. Dykes Medal 
1944. As if spun with threads of finest gold this 
gleaming yellow flower has petals of plush-like 
texture. It is almost a self of pure gold, with a rich 
golden beard. $6.00 
STAINED GLASS (Wilhelm, 1939). M. 36’. H.M. A.LS. 
1940. A brilliant copper iris suffused with red, it 
really gleams with rich and ruddy lights. $1.00 
STARDOM (Hall, 1941). M. 34”. A.M. 1943. Unusual 
in its blending of salmon, apricot and rose with 
yellow lights showing through. A very free bloom- 
er with flowers of good form and substance. $2.00 

STARLESS NIGHT (J. Sass, 1941). M. 36”. H.M. A.LS. 
1943. Lustrous deep, dark purple self, glowing with 
an unexpected reddish brilliance, and having a 
bright gold beard. $5.00 
STELLA POLARIS (Smith, 1939). M. 40”. H.M. A.LS. 
1939. Beautiful large blooms that have a flush of 
almost silvery blue when they first open, but then 
change to a pure white. Broad cupped standards 
are fitted with wide semi-flaring falls. $3.00 
STORM KING (Nicholls, 1940). M.L. 48". H.M. A.LS. 
1941. Like thunderclouds above the horizon, this 
gigantic black-purple with broad! flaring falls and 
domed firm standards, without venations is a mir- 
acle of smouldering richness. $8.00 
SUNDAY BEST (Grant, 1941). M.L. A new rich cream- 
colored self, with broad and firmly domed stand- 
ards; semi-flaring falls are also extremely broad. 
A bright orange beard and a yellow flush at hatt 
being the only trimming. $3.50 
SUNNY RUFFLES (Waters, 1943). E.M.L. 38". The 
name describes the iris. Of a glorious new lemon 
yellow chrome. Form is ruffled and the falls have 
a deeper border of gold. The buds are ruffled also 
and add to the beauty of the whole plant. $8.00 
SYLVIA MACDONALD (Aylett). M. 42”. (Naranja x 
Happy Days.) Bringing a blaze of color from our 
good Australian neighbor ,is this flower of deep 
and brilliant orange. The flowers are larger, but of 
the same shape as Happy Days. $10.00 
TAN DELIGHT (Weed, 1940). M. 40’. Large flowers of 
buff-bronze with infusion of violet in the center of 
the falls. Beard is bright orange, veining of violet 
at haft. $1.00 
TAPESTRY (Ayers, 1931). M. 40”. Gigantic flowers 
with violetrose standards washed bronze at edges, 
falls of violet red washed bronze and maroon- 
brown ground at hatt. 75c 
THE BLACK DOUGLAS (J. Sass, 1934). M. 36’. H.M. 
A.1.S. 1936. Velvety deep violet flower with a black 
sheen. Moderate in size, rich in texture. 30c 
THE RAVEN (Whiting, 1944). M. 36". A rich glossy 
black purple flower, slightly ruffled in form and 
of good substance. The blooms are well spaced 
on strong well branched stalks. $6.00 
THE RED BRICK (Weed, 1939). M. 32". Standards are 
of red with an orange cast, falls rounded and brick- 
red with red veining on amber ground at hatt. 
Flowers are large. 50c 
THE RED DOUGLAS (J. Sass, 1937). M.L. 40’. Dykes 
medal 1941. This rich deep red purple is still a 
favorite with all iris lovers. The gigantic flowers 
seem to glow with inner lights of red. A bright 
orange beard is softened by a slight flush of brown 
at the hatft. $1.25 

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