RED TORCH (Sass 1947) $1.50 
Emphasis has been placed on the true red in this Iris. It is a 
variegata. The standards are a deep buff or rich gold-bronze. 
The falls are the nearest to real red of any Iris yet to be found. 
Smooth and solid in color, brilliant pure velvet in texture, and 
gracefully flaring in form. ° Mid-late. 34’. Honorable Mention 
ALS. 1947. 
RED VALOR (Nicholls 1939) $1.00 
Iris come and go—but Red Valor came and is still here. Because 
it is a good all around red Iris. Splendid substance, weather re- 
sistant, good form, branching and height. A glowing garnet-red 
with a brown beard. Award of Merit A.I.S. 1943. Mid-late. 38”. 
REDWYNE (McKee 1945) $3.00 
A bright mahogany red that is exquisite. Its unusual velvety falls 
with a rich texture and solidness of color have won praise for 
this outstanding red. Mid-season. 36”. Often reblooming in the 
fall here in Southern California. 
RELENTLESS (P. Cook 1948) $5.00 
Firm textured flowers of a smoth even toned rich deep red with 
no haft venations. Very colorful medium sized flowers of fine 
substance and texture, coming into bloom Mid-late season. 32”. 
Winter hardy. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1950. 
REMEMBRANCE (D. Hall 1942) $1.00 
A fine pink blend. Delicate soft pink, blended with a soft yellow 
overtone throughout the flower. Full rounded large blooms com- 
plete the picture. Mid-late. 38”. 
ROCKET (Whiting 1945) $3.00 
A true gem. The most oustanding deep orange Iris. Brilliant, 
smooth, large full flowers, majestically placed on 36’ stalks. 
Standards of deepest chrome yellow and the falls are really 
crange. Plant where blooms will be protected from the hottest 
midday sun. Midseason. Award of Merit 1947. 
RODEO (DeForest 1947) $5.00 
A yellow and brown plicata. Huge blooms of surprising substance 
and flaring form. Creamy gold background with white in the 
center of fall petals, lightly patterned and stitched with buck- 
skin brown. Beard brown, tipped gold. Very showy and a heavy 
increaser. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1949. Midseason. 36”. 
ROSE SPLENDOR (Kleinsorge 1947) $3.00 
A deep watermellon-rose pink with a coppery bronze flush through 
the center of the flower. Individuality, good form and finish. 
Midseason bloom. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1948. 
RUBIENT (Whiting 1942) FOG 
Rich pansy-purple standards, deep velvety blackish-purple falls 
with edge same as the standards. A variation in color and should 
be liked. Most intriguing. Hardy. Midseason. 30”. 
RUFFLED BOUQUET (C. Rees 1947) $6.00 
Here we find a ruffled bi-cream in reverse. The standards are of 
the deeper cream, with falls lighter cream. This should make an 
interesting variation in the garden. It has our vote of praise. Early 
midseason. 
RUSSET WINGS (Wills 1946) $3.00 
This ruffled beauty has an inner glow. Peach tones deepening 
into russet are set off by the striking orange beard. Truly beau- 
tiful. Flowers are quite large. Midseason. 42”. 
RUSSIAN BRONZE (Milliken) $1.50 
A bronze creation with golden tawny standards and deep maroon 
falls. This Iris reblooms again in the winter out here in South- 
ern California, which has gained it popularity. 30”. 
SABLE (Cook 1938) $1.00 
A gorgeous black-violet with a lustrous finish of great beauty. 
The beard is violet. Few Iris can boast such magnificent beauty of 
even form. 36”. 
SAVAGE (T. Craig 1949) $10.00 
Startling and brilliant in its new color pattern. Grand, stately 
formed blooms of excellent proportions and placement, blended 
bronze-red, suffused and blazed magenta. 
SEA LARK (Muhlestein 1946) $2.00 
Remarkable and unusual in blues. Slate-blue with a flush of 
purple in the center of both standards and falls. This intensifica- 
tion of color is intriguing and original. Delightfully perfumed. 
Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1947. Early midseason. 36”. 
SELAH (Nelson 1948) $2.50 
Large flowers in an unusual color combination. A most pleasing 
and delightul shade of lavender-blue with a glowing gold heart 
and beard. Heavy smooth substanced flowers well placed on tall 
stalks. 38”. Midseason bloom. 
INS THESSAN, FERNANDO= VALLEY 
SHANNOPIN (Pillow 1940) 15G 
Almost an amoena. Standards are a clear cream of ruffled form, 
while the falls are of deep pink. Midseason. 40”. 
SILVER SUSIE (DeForest 1941) $1.50 
Translucent silvery white with a sparkling sheen. Nicely flared 
stately form. One of the tallest whites. Good branching. Mid- 
season. 50”. 
SKY RANGER (D. Hall 1948) $5.00 
(Parentage Bandmaster x Blue seedling.) Stately medium blue 
heavily ruffled Iris of large size. Very tall three way branched 
stalks give plenty of room placement for these extra large blooms 
to exhibit themselves in a tranquil manner. Withstands adverse 
weather conditions remarkably well. Midseason. 54’. Honorable 
Mention A.I.S. 1949. 
SNOW CARNIVAL (Graves 1942) $1.00 
A gtand ruffled white of great promise. Snow white in coloring 
oe huge in size. Good heavy texture, hardy, early midseason. 
0” 
SNOW FLURRY (Rees 1939) $1.00 
An enormous, tall, very ruffled white with an ice-blue flush when 
first opened. As the bloom matures this flush fades out leaving 
a true Snow Flurry. A must have for every garden. Blooms early 
on tall 44” stalks. 
SOLID MAHOGANY (J. Sass 1944) $1.50 
Deep garnet red of smooth satin texture. This is one of the darkest 
of the reds and is in heavy demand. Standards, by Ridgeway, are 
of Victoria Lake and the falls a velvety burnt lake. Winter hardy. 
Midseason blooms on 35” stalks. Plant for bloom protection from 
hottest sun. Award of Merit A.I.S. 1947. 
SONRISA (DeForest 1942) $1.00 
An exquisite coppety 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) $4.00 
This Iris is rated as one of the best pure whites 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.LS. 
1948. Award of Merit 1950. Mid-late. 38”. 
SPINDRIFT (Loomis 1944) $1e25 
This is really a color break in the pink class. A deep coral pink of 
transluscent quality, with a tangerine-orange beard which makes a 
contrast of beauty. This was seedling No. TQ-70. Midseason. 36”. 
SPRING ROMANCE (E. Niess 1949) $10.00 
(Parentage Melitza x Narain.) Huge blooms of waxy cream-white 
with a frosty overlay and a heavy infusion of aureolin gold at the 
hafts; with a deep orange beard. Well formed and heavy sub- 
stanced blooms. A vigorous grower and floriferous. 42”. It won the 
Gold cup at the Hollywood Iris Show in 1948. Honorable 
Mention A.I.S. 1950. Winter hardy. 
SPUN GOLD (Glutzbeck 1940) $1.00 
Dykes Medal winner in 1944. A smooth satiny textured deep clear 
golden yellow of good form, substance, and branching. 38”. 
Late midseason. Winter hardy. 
STATEN ISLAND (K. Smith 1947) $6.00 
Vibrant in its bright color combination. A variegata with bright 
gold standards and flaring velvety red falls, edged gold, Highly 
rated. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1948. Award of Merit A.I.S. 
1951. Midseason. 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 
it velvety perfection. A late bloomer. 36’, 
ST. REGIS (Caldwell 1947) $4.00 
Very light blue, in fact we should say a blue-white. It is different 
in form and carriage from other in this color group. The standards 
are broad, roundly domed, with crisp ruffling. The falls are wide 
and flaring with firm fluted borders. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 
1948. Medseason. 38”. 
SULTAN’S ROBE (Salbach 1945) $1.50 
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”. 
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