SNOW FLURRY (Rees 1939) $1.00 
An enormous, tall, very ruffled white with an ice-blue flush. 
No garden is complete without Snow Flurry. Early. 44”. 
SNOW VELVET (H. Sass 1942) $1.00 
A most beautiful large white with gold at the throat. Named 
“Snow Velvet” because of its very heavy texture, like real velvet, 
and has wonderful weather resistance. Midseason. 38”. 
SOLID MAHOGANY (J. Sass 1944) $2.00 
By Ridgeway, this deep red which has become very popular, 
has standards of Victoria lake and falls of velvety burnt lake. 
Excellent form and winter hardy. A “Must Have.” Midseason. 
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SONRISA (DeForest 1942) $1.50 
An exquisite coppery pink with a creamy yellow undertone and 
metallic finish. Large flowers, with rounded, flaring falls. Of 
good substance and excellent placement on well branched stems. 
Mid-late. 38”. 
SPANISH PEAKS (Loomis 1947) $7.50 
This Iris is rated as about the best pure white to date. Every 
speck of the entire flower is white, even the heart and beard. 
Beautifully formed blooms, with broad petals. Excellent substance, 
fine texture and graceful branching. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 
1948. Award of Merit 1950. Mid-late. 38”. 
SPINDRIFT (Loomis 1944) $1.50 
This is really a color break in the pink class. A delicate “sea shell’ 
or coral pink of transluscent quality, with a tangerine-orange beard 
which makes a contrast of beauty. This was seedling No. TQ-70. 
Midseason. 36”. 
SPUN GOLD (Glutzbeck 1940) $1.00 
Dykes Medal winner in 1944. Its velvety texture and deep clear 
golden yellow color with good form, substance, and branching 
make this an outstanding Iris. 38’. Late midseason. 
STATEN ISLAND (K. Smith 1947) | $8.00 
Vibrant in its bright color combination. A variegata with bright 
gold standards and flaring velvety red falls, edged gold. Highly 
rated, and awarded Honorable Mention 1948. Mid-saeson. 38”. 
STORM KING (Nicholls 1940) $1.00 
Well named, it reminds one of a black storm arising with its 
silky shining, almost black-purple blooms of immense size with 
horizontal flaring falls. There are no venation markings to mar 
its velvety perfection. A late bloomer. 36” 
ST. REGIS (Caldwell 1947) $4.00 
An aristocrat in the very light blue class| It is different in form 
and carriage from others in this color group. The standards are 
broad, roundly domed, with crisp ruffling. The falls are wide 
and flaring with firm fluted borders. Very heavy substance. 
Honorable Mention A.J.S. 1948. Midseason. 38”. 
SULTAN’S ROBE (Salbach 1945) $2.00 
This Iris is of the richest shades of copper, gold, old rose and 
red. The broad heavy substanced flaring falls have a pronounced 
overlay of gold on the shoulders and a bright dash of blue-violet 
in the center of the petals, emphasizing its rich colorings. Its 
oriental beauty is charming. Midseason. 36’ 
SUNNY RUFFLES (Waters 1943) $1.00 
Ruffled clear lemon yellow chrome deepening to gold around the 
outer edges of each of the gracefully formed petals. Early mid- 
season. 36’ 
SUNRAY (Hall 1950) $10.00 
Ideally formed large ruffled light yellow with heavy substance, 
giving a sheen and brilliance of rarity. Excellent branching on 
36” stems. Winter hardy. 
SUNSET SERENADE (J Sass 1943) $1.00 
The finest of the Prairie Sunset seedlings. Its blooms are larger 
and somewhat lighter and brighter in tone than its parents. 36”. 
Blooms late midseason and again late. 
SUZETTE (Knowlton 1945) $3.00 
A cream plicata with lightly dotted maroon markings at the edges 
near the throat. For contrast the styles are rosy madder-brown. 
Excellent form, substance, and branching. Mid-season. 40”. 
IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY 
SYLVIA MURRAY (Norton 1944) $1535 
Visions of sheer loveliness await one in the garden where this fine 
silvery light blue of varied tones is blooming. Blooms are huge 
in size. 38”. Award of Merit A.I.S. 1949. 
SYRINGA (Lowry 1947) $3.50 
Lilac colored self. The subtle coloring and fragrance give this 
Iris value in the garden. Nicely formed closed standards, and 
broad semi-flaring falls. Good substance, graceful branching. 
Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1947. Midseason. 40”. 
TEA ROSE (Whiting 1944) $1250 
So well and neatly blended, this old rose and copper Iris could 
almost be called a pink. Its clear glowing coloring gives the 
appearance of a self. A good Iris and a free bloomer. Midseason. 
THE FRANCISCAN (Essig 1947) $4.00 
A dark purple Iris, flushed with iridescent tones of maroon- 
purple around the beard of bronze-gold. Firm domed standards, 
very flaring falls. Midseason. 36”. 
THE MAD HATTER (David Wm. Lyon 1951) 
See our 1951 Introductions on Page 3. 
THREE CHEERS (Cook 1945) $2.50 
A rich brilliant bicolor in marked contrast. The standards are of 
light blue, almost a blue-white; falls are near ultramarine-purple 
with a metallic lustre, edged with a narrow border of the same 
as the standards. Honorable Mention A.I.S 1946. 42”. 
THREE OAKS (Whiting 1943) $2.00 
Described as close to copper rose, or Etruscan red, in color. The 
falls have a blue blaze in the center which gives the entire flower 
distinction. Strong stems, with close branching. Effective as a 
garden clump. A good increaser. Midseason. 38”. Award of Merit 
A.LS. 1949. 
THREE SISTERS (DeForest 1941) $1.00 
Striking and unusual color combination. This Iris has cream 
standards and bronzy Indian-lake falls. Early midseason. 34”. 
TIFFANJA (DeForest 1942) $1.00 
Exquisite, dainty and different. A plicata of Colonial buff stand- 
atds. Glistening white falls edged Colonial buff, brushed at the 
haft and sprayed around the border with brown. 42”. 
TISHOMINGO (Caldwell 1942) $1.00 
Large clear wisteria-blue self of ethereal baeuty. A frosty flush 
throughout the flower accentuates its cool crispness. Excellent 
substance and flaring form. Late. 36”. 
TOBACCO ROAD (Kleinsorge 1942) $2.50 
A golden tobacco brown. So striking in its new coloring and 
beautiful form that it was among the favorites in our garden. 34”. 
TOP SCORE (Salbach 1949) $5.00 
A brilliant variegata of clear bright deep yellow standards, with 
falls rounded, and a rich chestnut brown to mahogany, clearly 
edged with deep yellow. A distinctive and colorful garden sub- 
ject. Midseason. 32”. 
TOURNAMENT (J. Wills 1948) $4.00 
Broad full standards and wide semi-flaring falls of a luminous 
purplish rose, wtih a velvety brown overlay on the hafts. Honor- 
able Mention A.I.S. 1948. A late bloomer. 42.” 
TRAIL BLAZER (Milliken 1950) $10.00 
Fiery red-mulberry purple, shot with blue at the tip of the beard 
spreading over the central part of the falls, creating a startling and 
brilliant effect. The beard is cinnamon with a touch of deep ruby 
red surrounding it on the hafts, adding appeal to the flower. 
Arched closed standards, shaggy and lightly ruffled falls. 40”. 
TWILIGHT SKY (Fay 1948) $7.50 
This lovely comes from a Pink Cameo x Floradora cross. Medium 
sized flowers on nicely branched 35” stalks. Tailored in form, 
a soft clean cleat pink with a red tinged beard. Winter hardy. 
Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1950. 
VATICAN PURPLE (Whiting 1943) $2.00 
Large, bold, deep blue-purple self of fine form and smooth heavy 
substance, which gives it a long lasting quality. Wide flaring 
falls, void of haft markings, with silky finish. Mid-late. 38”. 
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