SO SWEET (Mitchell-Lafrenz 1954) $5.00 
There’s a translucent quality about this iris that makes you think of 
fine porcelain. The extra large flowers are a very pale blue and the 
falls combine a flare and droop to give verve and view in one 
glance. The coloring is purity itself, an effect which defies descrip- 
tion. Early. 38”. (Snow Flurry x Chivalry) 
SPANISH PEAKS (Loomis 1947) $2.00 
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 1948. Award of Merit 
1950. Mid-late. 38”. 
SPELLBOUND (Lines 1951) $6.00 
A creation said to hold one spellbound in the garden. It is a big 
bold, glowing red with a golden overlay. The large flowers ate 
horizontally flared with ruffled edges. The color does not fade. It 
has a fragrance of Clove Pinks. 42”. (Tobacco Road x Prairie Sun- 
set) Honorable Mention 1952. 
SPRING MELODY (Miess 1954) $15.00 
A clear, dandelion-yellow iris with wide, ruffled falls and well- 
formed, domed standards. Good substance and even texture. A 
strong, commanding color. Mid-season. 40”. Tested for hardiness in 
the North (Miess seedling 547B x Ola Kala) 
SPRING ROMANCE (E. Miess 1949) $3.50 
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 substanced blooms. A vigorous 
grower and floriferous. 42”. (Melitza x Narain) Honorable Men- 
tion 1950. Winter hardy. 
STAR SHINE (J. Wills 1949) $4.00 
Deep cream, white and pearly blue so skillfully blended as to cre- 
ate an iridescent gleam of lustrous pearls. The deep cream standards 
are broad and domed; the beautifully flared falls, with just a sug- 
gestion of blue in the center of the white ground, are edged around 
the border with the deep cream of the standards. Here is superb 
originality. 36”. Mid-late. ( (Hermitage x Hernani) x Song of 
Gold) Award of Merit 1951. 
STATEN ISLAND (Smith 1947) $3.00 
At the head of the list of variegatas stands Staten Island with its 
saucer-flare fall petals of bright velvety red and a tiny edging of 
yellow. The standards are a golden yellow with metallic sheen which 
draws a second look from every garden visitor. (The Red Admiral x 
City of Lincoln) Award of Merit 1951. Late. 36”. 
STORMY SKIES (Plough 1953) $10.00 
This dignified iris implies restraint in coloring, although no less 
unique in presentation. Smoke-gray and buff blend with a flush of 
violet on the fall petals; rich yellow beard. Large wide flowers, 
standards are beautifully domed, falls are flaring and slightly ruf- 
fled. (Arctic x Tobacco Road) Highly Commended 1952. Mid- 
season. 38”. 
SUMMIT (Stevens 1951) $5.00 
This yellow and white amoena comes to us from New Zealand, and 
is considered Mrs. Stevens’ best. The standards are absolutely snow 
white and the falls are of deep golden yellow, creating beauty and 
appeal in this charming new color contrast. It should be a hybrid- 
izer’s paradise. Mid-season. 40”. 
SUNRAY (Hall 1950) $2.00 
Ideally formed, large ruffled, light yellow with heavy substance, 
giving a rare sheen and brilliance. Excellent branching on 36” 
stems. Winter hardy. Honorable Mention 1951. 
SUNSET BLAZE (Kleinsorge 1948) $2.00 
An unforgettable, rich, brilliant golden flame-salmon blend with a 
solidness of color and lots of fire; heavily influenced with burnished 
gold and a bright golden yellow beard. Flowers and stalk branching 
are good. (Seedlings No. 343 x 333) Winner of the President's Cup 
at the 1949 A.I.S. Convention. Award of Merit 1951. Early mid- 
season. 40”. 
SURRENDER (Tompkins 1951) $7.00 
Another fork in the road, so to speak. Here we have something in 
color patterns which varies from the usual. The flowers are large, 
petals broad and tailored. The color is a velvety almost-white with a 
bright canary yellow flowing over the hafts and upper fall, fading 
out around the edge of the fall in minute, plicata-like markings of 
yellow and a faint bit of pink. (Lamplit Hour x Pink Tower) 
Honorable Mention 1953. 
DON’T BE CONTENT WITH BEARDED IRIS ALONE! 
PINK FORMAL 
SWEET MARIE (Muhlestein 1951) $3.00 
Large flowers in an appealing orchid with a rich tangerine -eard. 
Possessing gocd substance with a beautiful finish. 36”. Mid-season. 
Highly Commended 1950. 
SYLLABUB (G. Douglas 1950) $4.50 
A soft flesh-pink self, even possessing a pink beard. There are no 
haft reticulations and it does not fade in the sun. It has closed stand- 
ards, flaring falls and good substance. Four and five way branching. 
28”. Mid-late. Honorable Mention 1950. 
TABASCO (Craig 1951) $6.00 
The hybridizer considers this one of his best plicatas. Rich and flar- 
ing in form, with exceptional texture. In color, gold, sprayed with 
paprika. Honorable Mention 1954. 
TECHNICOLOR (Whiting 1950) $5.00 
A brilliant ruby-red self with just a hint of mahogany in its color- 
ing and a light pattern of gold at the hafts. A good iris. Mid-season. 
36”. (Garden Glory x Rocket) Honorable Mention 1950. 
TEMPLE BELLS (Hall 1952) $10.00 
Unparalleled in beauty, a smcoth apricot, evenly spread over the 
entire flower. Gracefully curved, flaring falls, which are slightly 
ruffled at the edges. Adorned with a heavy reddish-orange beard. 
36”. Honorable Mention 1952. Award of Merit 1954. 
THE MAD HATTER (Lyon 1951) $7.50 
The Mad Hatter is a deep maroon, with heavy velvety falls, which 
appear to be overlaid with blackish maroon. The standards are nicely 
arched, the branching is good, and the form is semi-flaring. Long 
blooming time. This cross gave a most pleasing fragrance to all of 
its progeny. Stalks are 42-44”. Mid-season and late. (Ranger x Cor- 
dovan) Honorable Mention 1951. 
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