SPRINGSHOW (Milliken, 1949) Each $1.00 
M. 30 in. Standards light wine shaded with a network of chartreuse 
veins; the falls are light russet-wine with a lavender-blue overlay, like 
a piece of beautiful changeable taffeta in the blue and lavender shades. 
SPRINGTIME MADONNA (Milliken, 1949) Each $2.00 
M. A symphony of cream and gold. Standards very pale creamy yellow 
with a bright gold edging. The falls are beautifully ruffled and frilled 
and are pale yellow. Fragrant. 
SPUN GOLD (Glutzbeck, 1940) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M.L. 38 in. It has all the desired qualities of size, good branching, tall 
stems and rich solid yellow color. Dykes Medal, 1944. Pictured on page 
32. 
S Q 72 (Loomis, 1948) Each $1.00 
M. 38 in. Large and colorful shell-pink with deep red beard. A smooth 
flower and a wonderful parent. 
STAG AT EVE (Muhlestein, 1948) Each $1.00 
E.M. Large russet-tan self sprinkled with gold dust. Its brown seedlings 
are outstanding. 
STAINED GLASS (Wilhelm, 1939) Each 60c 
M. 36 in. The rich glowing ruddy copper-red tones remind one of a 
view through the stained glass of an old cathedral window. This is a 
solid copper Iris with a reddish cast. 
STARDOM (Hall, 1941) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M. 36 in. Rapturous salmon shading to apricot-buff. A clump gives the 
effect of glowing salmon-apricot. 
STARLESS NIGHT (J. Sass, 1941) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M. 36 in. Lustrous deep, dark purple self, glowing with an unexpected 
reddish brilliance. A bright gold beard. Plant so flowers will be in 
shade in the afternoon. 
STAR SHINE (J. Wills, 1949) Each $5.00 
M.L. 38 in. Deep cream standards, falls white with faint blue in center 
and edged color of standards. H.M., 1949. 
STATEN ISLAND (K. Smith, 1947) Each $4.00 
L. 38 in. Gold standards, rich glowing red falls with broad edge same 
color as standards. A big brilliant flower with flaring form and fine 
branching. H.M., 1948. 
STELLA POLARIS (Smith, 1939) Each 60¢ 
M. 40 in. Beautiful large blooms that have a flush of almost silvery 
blue when they first open, but then change to pure white. 
STORY TIME (Muhlestein, 1949) Each $1.00 
E.M. 37 in. Huge flower of Burgundy-rose with slightly lighter stand- 
ards. H.C., 1948. 
STRATOSPHERE BLUE (Lyell, 1946) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M.L. 38 in. Bright medium toned blue with deep velvety falls, extra 
quality. 
ST. REGIS (W. Caldwell, 1947) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M. 38 in. An Iris that might be termed an “aristocrat” in the very light 
blue class for it is quite different in form, carriage, and substance from 
any other in this group. The standards are roundly domed with crisp 
ruffling. The falls are very flaring with firm fluted borders. H.C., 1944. 
H.M., 1948. 
SULTAN’S ROBE (Salbach, 1945) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M. 36 in. Rich shades of copper, gold, old rose and red. Flaring falls 
have overlay of gold; cream at the haft, dash of violet-blue on falls. 
SUMMERTIME (WV. Caldwell, 1949) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
M.L. 40 in. Rich, deep yellow of very flaring rounded form and almost 
perfect branching. The standards are Capucine yellow (Ridgway), 
broad and perfectly domed. The very flaring falls are just a shade light- 
er, H.C., 1946. H.M., 1949. 
SUMMIT (Stevens, 1951) Each $7.50 
M. 40 in. A very tall Iris with superb branching, its moderate sized 
blooms have standards which are absolutely snow-white and falls of a 
deep golden yellow, creating a wonderfully refreshing and breath 
taking contrast. 
SUNNY RUFFLES (Waters, 1943) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
E.M. 36 in. Ruffled clear lemon-yellow-chrome deepening to gold 
around the outer edges of each of the gracefully formed petals. 
SUNRAY (Hall, 1950) Each $3.00 
M. 36 in. A large ruffled light yellow of quite ideal form and extra 
heavy substance. Branching is excellent. A well grown stem of Sunray is 
well nigh the perfect Iris. 
SUNSET BLAZE (Kleinsorge, 1948) Each $2.50 
E.M. 40 in. A tall and huge golden flame-salmon blend, almost red, but 
with so much of the gold influence in it that it is not a red Iris. Both 
standards and falls are extra large and the haft and beard are bright 
golden yellow. 
SUNSET SERENADE (J. Sass, 1943) Each 75c, 3 for $2.00 
M. 38 in. Soft golden tan; standards are apricot-buff; falls are orange- 
tan. Yellow beard. H.M., 1943. 
SURRENDER (Tompkins, 1951) Each $10.00 
M.L. 38 in. A very large, broad petaled and precisely tailored flower 
of a new and very lovely pattern, this is a very pure and almost vel- 
vety white with the upper half of the falls being deep canary-yellow of 
smooth unveined coloring. The yellow merging into the white by a 
sanding of plicata-like markings. At times the flowers seem to have 
a faint hint of shell-pink in their depths. H.M., 1953. 
SUSITNA SUNSET (Wilson, 1947) Each $1.00 
M. 38 in. A really superb blend in rich shades of brown, yellow and 
copper-red, 
SUZETTE (Knowlton, 1945) Each $1.00 
E.M. 38 in. A large plicata of rich cream with an edging of maroon. 
ELM 945: 
SWAN LAKE (Benson, 1949) Each $2.00, 3 for $4.50 
M. 36 in. Crisp light blue self of exceptional form and _ substance. 
Domed standards, semi-flaring falls. Flowers are nicely spaced on stem. 
SWEET MARIE (T. Muhlestein, 1951) Each $4.00 
E.M. 36 in. Large orchid self with tangerine beard. Clean color. Well 
branched stalks. H.C., 1950. 
SYLISTA (Mitchell, 1950) Each $1.50 
M. 36 in. This snow sculptured beauty with its prominent yellow shoul- 
ders, haft and bright beard is a classic. Of several of this general color 
pattern we believe this is the most artful achievement. Relatively un- 
known it is destined for great popularity. 
SYLLABUB (G. Douglas, 1950) Each $4.00 
M.L. 28 in. A vision of real loveliness in soft flesh-pink—an absolute 
self, without a sign of reticulation and with a heavy and truly pink 
beard. It does not fade in the hot sun; it has closed standards and falls 
that flare beautifully. It is a good size, and it has substance. H.C., 
1948. H.M., 1950. 
SYLVIA MACDONALD (Aylett, 1942) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M. 42 in. Bringing a blaze of color from our Australian neighbor, is this 
flower of deep and brilliant orange. The flowers are larger, but of the 
same shape as Happy Days. 
SYLVIA MURRAY (Norton, 1944) Each 75ce, 3 for $2.00 
E.M. 38 in. A very fine blue. The flowers are clear and pure in 
color with precise styling, frosty, firm texture and heavy substance. 
Luxuriant growth, and well branched stalks. A.M., 1949. 
SYMPHONETTE (Lyell, 1949) Each $2.00 
M.L. 42 in. A tall, large flowered blend of dusty rose and lilac. Lovely. 
TEA ROSE 
TEA ROSE (Whiting, 1944) Kach 60c, 3 for $1.50 
M. 36 in. Strong growing, tea rose and buff shadings. This deep shade 
of mellow pink with its coppery shading gives the effect of a copper- 
pink. Perfect form; a very worth-while Iris. 
SYRINGA (Lowry, 1947) Each 75c, 3 for $2.00 
M. 40 in. A clean, pure lilac self with closed cupped standards, and 
broad semi-flaring falls. Substance is firm, and the strong stalks are 
very graceful and especially well branched. H.C., 1946. 
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