MAPLETON, IOWA—1947 

RAEJEAN (Whiting 1940) L. 38 in. A 
very large, late, two toned yellow of 
pleasing personality. The closely domed 
standards are of deep chrome yellow, 
the wide falls are of lighter tone edged 
with deeper yellow. The substance is 
very firm and the texture glistening. 
Very free with both bloom and incrase. 
H. M. 1942, Per. R. 87, 1943. $1.00 
RANGITIKEI (Stevens 1941) M. 36 in. 
A brilliant and lustrous carmine purple 
self. Large flowers of faultless form 
and heavy substance. A seedling of 
INSPIRATION, this is another very fine 
iris to come from New Zealand. $5.00 
RANGER (Klein. 1943) M. L. 36 in. 
Dark red but very brilliant, almost a 
true crimson self. One of the finest of 
the newer dark reds. Of good form, 
branching and blooming habits. H. M. 
1944, A. M. 1946, Per. R. 88, 1946. $6.00 
RED AMBER (Loomis 1942) M. 40 in. 
A handsome iris but more rose than red, 
warmly infused with amber. <A very 
smooth, refined flower of excellent sub- 
stance. H. M 1943, Per. R. 88, et no 
RED TORCH (H. P. Sass 1947) See 1947 
Introductions. 
RED VALOR (Nicholls 1939) M. 36 in. 
A very. large, deep garnet red self of 
fine form, growth and branching. Like 
so many of Col. Nicholls’s irises, it never 
grows old but is as highly spoken of 
now as when it was new. H. M. 1940, 
A. M. 1943, Per. R. 89, 1941. $4.00 
REDWARD (P. Cook 1943) M. L. 34 in. 
Another fine red—near crimson but 
rich and deep. Fine, large flowers with 
velvety, flaring falls. H. M. 1945, Per. 
R. 86, 1946. $5.00 
REMEMBRANCE (Hall 1942) M. 38 in. 
A large and beautiful pink blend with 
soft yellow overtones. Strong, vigorous 
plants give tall, well branched stalks 
generously. H. M. 1943, A. M. 1944, 
Per. R. 88, 1944. $5.00 
RIO ORO (DeForest 1942) M. 40 in. A 
clean, glistening light golden brown or 
honey yellow self on tall, well branched 
stalks. R. 86, 1945. $3.00 
ROCKET (Whiting 1945) E. M. 38 in. 
The standards are of pure, deep chrome 
and the falls are orange chrome almost 
to the edge. The flowers are large, wide 
petaled, classically formed and of heavy 
substance. Strong, well branched stalks 
carry 7 to 9 flowers, lasting well into 
midseason bloom. H. M. 1945, R. 90, 
1946. $25.00 
ROSE TOP (H. P. Sass 1943) M. L. 38 
in. One of the finest of the plicatas. 
Very light cream, beautifully marked 
with a rosy pink pattern. Large, full 
flowers of nicely ruffled form, good 
branching habits and vigorous growth. 
H. M. 1943, Per. R. 88, 1945. $10.00 
ROUGE BOUQUET (Whiting 1941) M. 
34 in. A red bouquet of color. From 
copper to crimson to ruby, a smoothly 
blended medley. One of the parents 
of H. P. Sass’s new RED TORCH. R. 
87, 1942. $3.00 
RUBIENT (Whiting 1942) M. 36 in. The 
pansy iris, with stands of pansy purple, 
falls of deeper red purple velvet, edged 
with a neat band the color of the stand- 
ards. The gold patterned haft adds to 
the pansy resemblance. Per. R. 87, 1946. 
$3.50 
RUSSET WINGS (Wills 1946) M. 38 in. 
Smoothly blended gold, copper and ap- 
ricot give the effect of a glowing russet 
self. The flowers are very large, the 
form flaring and ruffled, the substance 
ercellent. It is one of the real finds of 
last spring’s travels. We are glad to 
have enough stock to list it in its second 
year. Cyr loa5 ti, Wr 1946. Re 8s: 
1946. $15.00 
SAMOVAR (Hall 1941) E. M. 34 in. A 
self of bright copper with great garden 
value. Plants vigorous, hardy and free 
blooming. H. M, 1941, Per. R. 86, 1943. 
$1.50 
SEA BLUE (Whiting 1941) M. 38 in. 
A, large, tall, light blue self. The stalks 
are well branched, the plants strong 
and hardy. Per. R. 87, 1943. $1.00 
SHARKSKIN (G. Douglas 1942) M. 40 
in. A splendid white iris that will hold 
its own among the very best for many 
years. Of excellent form, heavy sub- 
stance and unusually fine branching. H. 
M. 1943, A. M. 1946, Per. R. 88, 1946. 
$6.00 
SILVER LUSTRE (Carpenter 1942) M. 
L. 40 in. A light wisteria blue self of 
great beauty. Good form, substance 
and proportion. Hardy, free flowering 
and prolific. R. 89, 1943. $3.50 
SIOUX CITY SUE (Whiting-Snyder 
1947) See 1947 Introductions. 
SNOQUALMIE (Brehm 1938) M. 40 in. 
A lovely iris of pure cream or ivory 
yellow. It is smoothly finished, with 
exceptionally heavy substance. Well 
branched and hardy. Per. R. 87, 1942. 
$1.00 
