RED WYNE (McKee ‘44) M 32” $1.50 
[(Christabel KX Tenaya) XK (Janet Butler)] X (Red 
Comet) ; 
This deep mahogany self is of moderate size. Takes time 
to become established. H.M. ‘45 
RICH RAIMENT (Craig ’49) M 36” $3.50 
({(King Tut) X (Bronze Beacon X Sacramento) X 
(Mitchell 2-21)]) X [(Mme. L. Areau) X (Tiffany X 
Los Angeles) ] 
A most unusual red plicata with ‘fancy’ marking. The flaring 
flowers have good substance and an appealing red-brown 
effect in the garden. H.M. ‘50 
ROCKET (Whiting ‘45) M 36” $1.00 
(Sandalwood X Naranja) X (Golden Spike : Happy 
Days X Matula) 
A brilliant orange-chrome which has a burnished effect and 
deepened toward the center. Excellent substance. 
H.M. ‘45 - A.M. ‘47 
RODEO (DeForest ‘47) M 36” $1.50 
(Tiffanja X Casa Morena) 
The huge blooms are bright and bold! The creamy-gold 
ground is patterned and sprinkled with buckskin-brown 
markings. H.M. ‘49 
ROSE OF ENGLAND (Long ‘39) VE 34” $1.50 
(Ivory Gate : Farandole X Golden Vanity)] X [(Sdlg. 
25/30/2 : (Mrs. Valerie West X (Mme. Cecile Bouscant 
X Moonlight) ] 
This large ruffled pink has an infusion of lilac. It is both 
early and floriferous. Bronze Medal England ‘39 
ROSE SACHET (Craig ‘52) L 34” $3.50 
(Prairie Sunset X Sultan’s Robe) 
This is a skillful blending of tones and shades of old rose. 
ROSY WINGS (Gage ‘35) M 40” $.60 
(Dauntless X Mixed Pollen) 
A blend of pink, red and brown with an orange beard. 
H.M. '34 - A.M. '36 - Dykes Medal ‘39 
ROYAL BAND (Craig ‘50) M 34” $2.00 
(Mme. L. Areau) X (Tiffany X Los Angeles) 
A white plicata with violet-red markings. 
ROYAL SCOT (Hall ‘44) M 38” $.75 
(Orloff X Elsa Sass) 
A fancy plicata of yellow with red brushings. H.M. ‘44 
RUFFLED ORGANDY (Brenan ‘53) E-M-L 42” $10.00 
(Gilt Edge) X (Snow Flurry X Nylon) 
The transluscent cream ground has an edging of buff which 
is also ruffled. The flowers are of good substance and the 
branching leaves little to be desired for it carries as many 
as two dozen buds. H.M. ‘53 
RUSSET WINGS (Wills ‘46) M 36” $1.00 
(Old Parchment X Stardom) 
Gold, copper and apricot are blended in such a manner that 
the large flowers almost glow. H.M. ‘46 - A.M. ‘52 
SABLE (Cook ’38) M 36” $.75 
[(Innocenza X Blue Boy) X (Cinnabar)] X (Cinnabar) ] 
X [(Innocenza X Blue Boy) X (Cinnabar)] X (Semi- 
nole X Cinnabar) ] 
Seems to have quite an involvement of Cinnabar! Want to 
know what Cinnabar is? That's a good question. It's an 
antique of Williamson’s—a small variegata blend X mixed 
pollen. However the progeny has justified the means used. 
Its a black-purple from the early days and is still much 
used in ‘black’ breeding. H.M. ‘37 - A.M. ‘40 
SAHARA (Pilkington '34) M $.50 
(Bruno X W. R. Dykes) 
Primrose yellow. A.M. ‘38 - Dykes Medal, England ‘35 
SAN ANTONE (Kleinsorge ‘47) M 36” $1.00 
(333 X 311A) Now YOU try it! 
The flowers have a different finish—almost a fluting. A self 
with shades of deep tan to sand-brown. H.M. ‘48 
SAN FRANCISCO (Mohr-Mitchell ‘27) E 44” $.50 
(Conquistador X Parisiana) X (Esplendido) 
A white plicata with a feather stitching of lavender-blue. 
San Francisco and Sierra Blue should be enshrined in some 
California Hall of Fame for they have captured the only 
Dykes Medals ever to be awarded California hybridizers. 
Dykes Medal ‘27 
SAVAGE (Craig ‘49) M 36” $5.00 
A gorgeous blended bronze-red with a suffusion and blaze 
of magenta. A rebloomer. H.M. ‘51 
SEA LARK (Muhlstein *46) E-M 36” $1.00 
(Brunhilde X Sable) 
This beautifully formed blossom is a soft slate-like blue that 
has a violet quality. Both standards and falls are flushed 
with a purplish tone which Tell says it passes on to its 
children. H.M. '47 
SIERRA BLUE (Essig ‘32) ML 40” $.60 
(Souv. de Mme. Gaudichau X Santa Barbara) 
A medium blue self with an almost lacquer-like finish. Al- 
ways a good performer—will at times reach five feet. 
H.M. ‘33 - Dykes Medal ‘35 
SILVER SUSIE (DeForest ’41) L 63” $1.00 
(Alta Calif. X ?) X (Sierra Blue) 
The large, graceful flowers of silver-white are poised on 
excellent stems. While seedlings we have had from this one 
leave many things to be desired—it almost invariably throws 
superb stems with beautiful branching. 
SNOW FLURRY (Rees ‘39) VE 48” $1.00 
(Purissima X Thais) 
This wonderful parent is of an icy whiteness. Occasionally 
reported slightly tender—although it is grown in Colorado 
where the mercury often drops and stays far below the zero 
mark. H.M. ‘39 - A.M. ‘41 
SOLID MAHOGANY (J. Sass ‘44) M 36” $1.00 
(City of Lincoln) X (38-13 : [(Cardinal X Alcazar) X 
(H. Sass 29-34)] 
A very dark, finely formed mahogany-red. Its many good 
qualities—smooth finish, heavy texture and excellent branch- 
ing, have brought it top awards. H.M. ‘44 - A.M. ‘47 
SOUTH SEAS (Essig 47) VE 54” $1.00 
(Mt. Washington X Sierra Blue) 
Has the appearance of a clear sky blue and is in bloom 
among the very first. We have had it set seed to Oncos— 
among them Joppa Parrot. 
SPANISH PEAKS (Loomis ‘47) EM 38” 
(Purissima X White Dominion Sdlg.) X (Sdlg.) 
One of the first among the absolutely white-whites. No yel- 
low in haft or beard. H.M. ‘48 - A.M. ‘50 
