ALWAYS THE LAST WORD -4^^^/ 



REMEMBER THESE CATALOGS? If you have been an iris fan for several 

 seasons you will remember every one of them. The chances are right good 

 that you will have them all tucked away as so many prized keepsakes. And 

 even though you may have received only the last one or two. you must know 

 the storehouse of beauty, accurate descriptions, and meaty iris lore that is 

 packed within their pages. 



COLOR . . . lots of it, made from kodachromes of 

 the actual flowers. 



'lis 



1935. 



NEW INTRODUCTIONS . . . from sources far and 

 near, and especially the famous seedlings of 

 Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge. 



FEATURES .... an array of collection offers in 

 every issue . . the "Unofficial Iris Symposium" 

 of most popular iris , . . the chatty and instruc- 

 tive booklet "Let's Talk About Iris" . . . knowl- 

 edge and pointers gleaned from iris travels that 

 would do credit to a Marco Polo or a Gulliver, 

 and passed on to you via these printed pages. 



Cooley^s catalogs, passing in revieiv. com- 

 prise a cavalcade of n hat has 

 taken place in iris advance- 

 ment for a decade 



and fto-iAJL 1942 ... 



That question mark . . . and those empty 

 pages of white paper. What will they be like? 

 Will the series continue? For the answer — 

 your answer — turn page. 



