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WE GREET YOU with our 23rd annual cata- 

 log and fittingly pay homage to two of the great- 

 est hybridizers of the day. Fortunate are we to 

 be the introducers and distributors of the new 

 Irises brought about through the genius of these 

 men. 



THE FOSTER MEMORIAL PLAQUE 

 (The Iris Society of England) 



Won by Americans only five times 

 in previous Iris history, was awarded 

 in 1949 to David Hall, of Wilmette, Illinois. 



The citation reads in part: 

 "... whose claim to lastinfi; fame 

 will probably rest on his work 

 in raising what are known as the "flamingo 

 pinks." Many hybridizers have improved 

 upon existing varieties, but 

 few have had the good fortune or skill 

 to introduce a new color into the Iris family. 

 David Hall is one of the fortunate 

 and skillful few, and he well deserves 

 the honor we are paying him." 



DOCTOR 

 KLEINSORGE 

 LOOKS 'EM 

 OVER 



In 1950 the same award was made to 

 Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge, Silverton, Oregon. 



We quote: 



"Many of these . . . the wonderful 

 coppers, reds and browns introduced 

 in recent years . . . have won Awards o-f 

 Merit in America and several have already gained 

 this award in England. Those who have 

 seen Daybreak, Ranger, Goldbeater, 

 Bryce Canyon, Chamois, Good News, 

 Pretty Quadroon and the numerous 

 other notables . . . will realize 

 the debt that we owe to him." 



THE PERENNIAl SUPREME 



For garden color galore, for cutting, for exliihi- 

 tion, for a hobby . . . the one garden plant that 

 succeeds in hot climates and in cold ones as well. 

 Easy to grow, in most any soil, and at a price to 

 suit the beginner with a modest purse or the con- 

 noisseur with unlimited means. Once planted they 

 will grow and increase naturally in your garden, 

 the clumps becoming bigger and more gorgeous 

 each blooming season. 



