RADIANT (Salbach, ’36)—Standards 
of fine gold bronze and falls of glow- 
ing red; making one of the most bril- 
liant flowers in the garden. Large, 
well branched and.a heavy bloomer. 
Grows well here. H. M., A. I. S., 
1938. $.75 
RAMESES (H. P. nus 199)—S. light 
russet, F. tourmaline pink, with apri- 
cot beard. Large flowers on sturdy 
stems, and a rampant grower. Tall. 
Late mid-season. Fragrant. -W. R. 
Dykes Memorial Medal, American 
Iris Society, 1932. $.25 
RANGER (Kleinsorge, 43) — Dark, 
very bright red, approaching crim- 
son. Long cone-shaped standards, 
wide falls. Very large flowers and 
plenty of them; coming late on well 
branched stalks. H. M., A. I. S., 1944; 
A. M., 1946. ¥ $6. 00 
RED BONNET (Gage, °39)—-Dark red 
self with large flowers of fine form 
and substance. -Broad, domed stand- 
ards and large, flaring falls. One of 
the strongest contenders for the title 
of reddest of the reds. $.75 
RED ROBE (Nicholls, '31)—Brilliant 
red-violet. Many blooms open at 
one time. Grape fragrance. H. M., 
A. I..S., 1932. $.35 
RED VALOR (Nicholls, ’39)—Mag- 
nificent deep garnet red of strong 
substance and great weather resist- 
ance. Not the reddest red, but per- 
haps. the finest. Arched standards; 
broad, flaring falls; medium height 
with low Bee tes Gold Medal, 
Rome, Italy, .1940;.H. M., A. I. S., 
1940. . $4.00. 
REMEMBRANCE (Hall, ’42)—One of 
the most popular of the David Hall 
pink blends. Yellow overtones en- 
liven its appearance. Form, sub- 
stance and branching good. Very 
strong stems. H. M., A. I. S., 1943; 
A. M., 1944. $5.00 
RIDING HIGH (Lapham, ’37) — 
Large, tall lilac pink of good gar- 
den value. Not well known, but well 
liked here. $1.00 
ROBERT (Ayres, 733) — Yellow-tan 
self, with pale blue center on F. 
Flowers of perfect shape and smooth, 
heavy texture. Tall. H. M., A. I. 
S., 1936. $.25 
ROSY WINGS (Gage, ’35)—Rose and 
copper blend. Large flowers of ex- 
cellent form, with flaring falls, grow- 
ing on 40 inch stalks. So profuse a 
bloomer some growers remove extra 
stalks to increase size of flowers. 
Dykes Medal, A. I. S., 1939. $.30 
ROYAL SCOT (Hall, °44)—Tall, 
large-flowered, red-trimmed plicata 
of pleasing tone of burgundy red. So 
heavily trimmed that at distance it 
gives a red effect. Form, substance 
and stem good; branching fair. Vig- 
orous grower and free bloomer. H. 
M., A. I. S., 1944. - $5.00 
RUTH POLLOCK (H. P. Sass, ’39)-- 
Considered one of the finest of the 
Sass yellow-ground plicatas. S. broad 
and full, dotted and edged red-brown. 
F. clear yellow, heavily: bordered 
red brown. Heavy substance; strong, 
well branched stems. Vigorous.: : A: 
M., A. I. S., 1941. $2.00 
SABLE (Cook, ’38)—Almost perfect- 
ly black iris with silky sheen, and a 
brilliance not usually encountered 
among the very dark ones. Flowers 
of good size and the tallest of the 
dark varieties. S. and F. fluorite vio- 
let, with inconspicuous beard; full 
rounded petals and excellent sub- 
stance. A..M., A. I. S., 1940;. First 
Class Certificate at Rome, Italy, tri- 
als, 1938. $1.50 
SAMOVAR (Hall, ’41)--Rich, brilliant 
copper, overlaid rose. Clump car- 
ries as coppery orange. Flowers large, 
with fair substance. Hardy and vig- 
orous. Stalks strong, slightly short. 
H. M., A. I. S., 1941. $1.50 
SANDIA (Williamson, ’34) — Bright, 
clean,.deep pink. blend, with heavy 
substance. A. .vigorous grower and 
floriferous. $.50 
SELENE (Connell, ’31)—Big white 
with tall, arched standards and long 
falls. Luminous texture. Strong 
grower. ‘ $25 
SEPTEMBER SKIES (H. P. Sass, ’33) 
—Rich purple self. Fall bloomer. 
Rather low. $.25 
SHAH JEHAN (Neel, ’32)--S. creamy 
buff edged lavender. F. rich chest- 
nut, merging into purple and fading 
to color of S. Orange beard. Said to 
contain more colors than any other 
iris. Large blooms of heavy sub- 
stance. Tall. Very late. A. M., A. 
I. S., 1937. $. 30 
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