glowing red. Countess Mary Senni says, 
in the Iris Year Book, “It has surely the 
most intense velvety red falls of any iris— 
if only one could obtain a flower all that 
color!”. We are trying. But for those who 
like bicolors and variegatas, RED TORCH 
is a triumph just as it is. The flowers are 
of moderate size and compact form with 
nicely flaring falls and very heavy sub- 
stance. The stalks are well branched, the 
plants strong and prolific. H. C. 1944, H. 
M. 1947, Symposium 1950. $3.00, 3 for $6.00 
ROCKET, Whiting 1945. No. 4216 ((SAN- 
DALWOOD X NARANJA) X GOLDEN 
SPIKE). Early to mid-season, 36 inches. 
A deep orange toned yellow of brilliant 
coloring. The falls are quite smoothly 
overlaid with brown red over deep yellow, 
which gives a distinct orange effect. The 
standards are pure deep yellow. Some- 
times, after very moist weather, a hot sun 
fades the petals, otherwise it holds its rich 
color well. The flowers are large, well 
formed, and fuller than picture indicates, 
as it was taken too soon after opening, be- 
fore it had time to stretch. The strong 
stalks are widely branched and hold the 9 
to 11 buds over a long blooming season. 
The plants are exceptionally vigorous with 
strong increase. H. M. 1945, A. M. 1947. 
Symposium 1946-47-48-49-50. Selected for 
trial at Wisley 1949. $5.00, 3 for $10.00 
ROSE AMBER, Whiting 1950. No. 4653 
(HARVEST MOON X GYPSY ROSE). 
Mid-season to late, 36 inches. Rose pink 
and golden amber are so smoothly infused 
in this iris as to give a glowing rose amber 
self. The flowers are very large and beau- 
tifully ruffled. The strong stalks are rather 
closely branched but the blooms are not 
crowded. One plant produces a spectac- 
ular effect in the garden, a clump of it is 
breath taking. The plants are strong and 
hardy with excellent growing and bloom- 
ing habits. $10.00 
ROUGE BOUQUET, Whiting 1941. No. 
39125 (MATULA X GARDEN MAGIC). 
Mid-season to late, 34 inches. A _ rich 
medley of ruby red, crimson and copper. 
The blooms are very wide and full, heavily 
ruffled and of firm, long lasting substance. 
Pod parent of H. P. Sass’s lovely RED 
TORCH and other good reds. The stalks 
are well branched, the plants vigorous in 
growth, bloom and increase. 
75c, 3 for $1.50 
RUBIENT, White 1942. No. 4061 (VALOR 
X WINNESHIEK). Mid-season, 36 inches. 
A distinctive iris, like a big purple pansy. 
The closely domed standards are pure 
pansy purple; the flaring, ruffled falls are 
of deeper purple velvet, neatly edged with 
a pansy purple border. The gold pattern- 
ed haft adds to the pansy effect. Has been 
very useful in breeding for pleasing border 
patterns. Stalks high branched but free- 
ly produced on strong, hardy plants. 
$1.00, 3 for $2.00 
RUMBA ROSE, Whiting 1949. No. 4629 
(WABASH X FAIR ELAINE) F2. Mid- 
season to late, 38 inches. An unusual iris 
of the amoena type. The standards are 
orchid pink, the falls vibrant rose red. Not 
a quiet symphony, it has the warm, puls- 
ing rhythm of the Cuban dance for which 
it is named. The flowers are of medium 
size and firm substance, carried on tall, 
fairly well branched stalks. Plants are 
vigorous and hardy. $3.00 
SEA BLUE, Whiting 1941. No. 3944 (MIS- 
SOURI X SHINING WATERS). Mid-sea- 
son, 38 inches. A good, tall, light blue self 
still much admired in our garden. The 
flowers are large, well formed and splen- 
didly carried on widely branched stalks. 
Coming from two such fine older blues, it 
is not surprising that it has brought many 
good seedlings, among them CORN- 
FLOWER. 50c, 3 for $1.00 
SIOUX CITY SUE, Whiting-Snyder 1947. 
No. 432 ((MATULA X CHINA MAID) X 
BURMESE GOLD). Mid-season to late, 
34 inches. Named by Mr. W. S. Snyder, 
for the girl of the song. It is, appropriate- 
ly, of rich auburn red hue, with a flash of 
blue for added charm. Flowers beauti- 
fully rounded, curvaceous and captivating. 
Excellent growth and blooming habits. 
$1.50, 3 for $3.00 
TA MING, Whiting 1943. No. 4048 (MAT- 
ULA X NARANJA). Mid-season, 35 inch- 
es. Chinese yellow with a flash of orange 
yellow on the falls. Similar to NARANJA 
but of wider petalage, and clear, fresh col- 
oring. We did not fully appreciate TA 
MING till we saw a wonderful clump of 
it in Kansas a few years ago. Well 
branched stalks are produced freely from 
strong, completely hardy plants. 
75c, 3 for $1.50 
TECHNICOLOR, Whiting 1950. No. 4646 
(GARDEN GLORY X ROCKET). Mid- 
season, 34 inches. A brilliant, ruby red 
self that has been much admired by gar- 
den visitors, including judges. Its haft is 
not quite as smooth and clean as that of its 
parent GARDEN GLORY. but its color is 
much nearer true red. Of moderate size 
and height, it still makes an impressive 
showing. The branching is quite good, the 
plants hardy and prolific both in bloom 
and increase. H. C. 1949. H. M. 1950. 
$20.00 
