“Dear flower friends; we are back home 
again, but we enjoyed seeing your flower 
farm.” 
S. Dakota Mrs. H.K. 
FREE IRIS: We usually give you about 10% 
of your purchase in extra iris. 
ROCKET—(Whiting 1945) M 36”. An 
orange self, the standards of pure deep 
chrome almost to the edge. The flowers are 
large, wide petaled, well formed and of 
heavy substance. This is the kind we like 
COO OW dec eaeneneeee e 75¢ 
ROSABELLA—(Kleinsorge 1951) E. 48”. 
A deep rose-red self, the haft flushed me- 
tallic copper. Bronze orange beard. Large 
erect standards, widely flaring Haas co 
4.00 
ROSE BOWL—(Milliken 1942) M 40”. A 
very tall and darker China Maid, deeper 
in color but not so pink. Very vigorous 
increaser and blooms freely. This deep 
rose self is quite popular with our visitors. 
50¢ 
MINIMUM ORDERS are $3.00, else add 
.35¢ for extra expense in handling. | 
ROSE TOP—(H. Sass 1941) ML 34”. 
Here is one that makes them all stop, 
look and listen. It is a very large bright 
rose-pink plicata. Ruffled big blossoms of 
deep cream, with a broad border of pink. 
It is the kind you can spot a block away. 
W evlover it. oo Wi A eee $1.00 
ROYAL SOVEREIGN — (Stevens 1951) 
ML. 38”. Another fine light orange with 
rich plush velvety falls; taffeta-textured 
standards. Deeper in color than Ola 
Kala ote te a eee eee $4.00 
RUBIENT— (Whiting 1942) M 38”. Often 
said to be “Amigo done in red”. Stan- 
dards are deep red purple; falls are black 
purple velvet edged with purple of stan- 
dards. We admire this one very much 
though it is a little on the slow side to 
Increase gl xe ceepe ns, cores eee eres, eae te 50¢ 
RUSSET WINGS—(J. Wills 1946) M 36”. 
A russet colored self. Big flowers of 
smoothly blended gold, copper and apri- 
cot, the gold as if dusted on. Falls flaring 
antl srittled.» Ae 2. ae Ae Geena $1.00 
SABLE—(P Cook 1938) M 38”. A large 
Iris of rich deep blue-black-violet, with 
blue beard, thick substance and lustrous 
sheen, as luxurious as the name implies. 
Even those that have Sable can hardly 
resist buying more. A must have.......... 75¢ 
SAVE 10% by allowing us to substitute. 
See front page for instructions. 
“All my 19 new iris from you last year 
are in bud. Have read your catalog over 
and over. It is as absorbing as any story.” 
Washington Mrs. Esther M. 
SALAMONIE—(Cook 1946) EM 36”. A 
very fine light pink blend. A shade of 
salmon near silvery pink. A _ pleasing 
combination of Majenica x Pink Reflec- 
tlOrikee euee eee acetate er ae ee $1.00 
SELAH— (Nelson 1948) M 38”. A differ- 
ent color combination, a lovely shade of 
lavender blue with a glowing gold heart. 
Leathery substance, well placed flowers 
and golden beard. Large flowers......... 50¢ 
SHARKSKIN—(G. Douglas 1942) M 38”. 
Here is an exquisite dazzling silky white 
with an orange-yellow beard that can take 
anything the weather hands out and keep 
on increasing. It is a large flower with a 
leather-like substance and the purity of 
coloris wonderful 2) i ee, 50¢ 
SHERIFFA—(White 1942) M 38”. An 
Onco bred of iridescent purple, very dark 
around the edges, but burnished through 
the center with a metallic lighter shade. 
We have had as many as nine bloom stalks 
on one year old rhizome, with pienty left 
to increase. Always a good seller. ....50¢ 
SHINING WATERS— (Essig 1933) M 40”. 
This perfectly formed, large, clear and 
clean sky blue with its profusion of flow- 
ers on well branched stalks is a sight to 
behold at blooming time. Often four big 
blooms open at one time on a stalk with 
more buds coming on. The increase is 
remarkable. It must have been made for 
Oklahoma. Our biggest seller............. 50¢ 
SHOW GIRL— (Elias Nelson 1945) M 38”. 
A distinctive true self of blush rose from 
Rameses and Prairie Sunset. Heavy 
orange beard when first opened. Blooms 
profusely and makes moderate increase. 
It reminds me of a colorful Gypsy dress. 
The flowers are large and well shaped. 
50¢ 
SKY RANGER— (Hall 1948) 54”. A very 
tall, stately and heavily ruffled medium 
blue. It grows to a height of 54 inches 
and the three way branched stems open 
one flower at a time on each branch. The 
flowers are large, of very attractive form 
and sgood ‘substance oe ee $1.25 
SNOW CARNIVAL — (Graves 1942) M 
38°. A large ruffled flaring white and 
considered one of the top notch whites. 
The flowers are perfectly formed and of 
heavy substancesis. eee te ev be 75¢ 
“Thanks for the nice rhizomes you sent 
me last year and for the free gift. All in 
good shape in spite of the weather.” 
Oklahoma Mrs. Henry M. 
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