THE CHARM OF AN IRIS GARDEN 



lies in the fact that it is never finished! Always there is something new, something different, something better. And this is 

 only natural, for progress and improvement go hand in hand. Happily for you who choose the iris as your hobby flower, the 

 hybridizers never fail to come up each year with an array of interesting and beautiful new creations, awaiting the chance 

 to grace your garden. 



TERMS. TIME OF SHIPMENT. ETC 



SH 1 PMENTS will be made beginning about June 2(){h. I J you wish your order .sent later, or on any .s/ia-i/)L date, we shall carry 

 out your instructions. 



TRANSPORTAT 1 ON is by fyrepaid express or parcel post, ivhichever we deem most expedient. Be sure and state your express 

 office, if different from postal address. We pack in dry excelsior in well ventilated cartons and guarantee safe delivery to point of 

 address. 



TERMS are cash with order, either check, draft or money order. We do not advise the enclosure of currency with your order. 

 WE GUARAN TEE all plants to be true to name, Jirst size, Jree froni disease and pests, and to reach you in a live and healthy 

 condition. Should any prove otherwise, they should be promptly returned to us and we will make immediate adjustment. 

 We have never had an iris borer! 



ALASTOR 



Each $7.50 BALMUNG 



Each $8.00 



A newcomer Irom England and one of the very few excepiK.inal inses 

 originated there in recent years. Phis is a beautifully lormed Hower in 

 deep pink tones, pronouncedly golden in the center, and with a golden 

 hazel brown haft Limited stock. 



ALINE 



Each 35c 



A truly lovely clean pure blue, large in size, on tall stems. Possesses an 

 unusual enamel-like lustre. 



ALLUMEUSE 



Each $2.50 



A gorgeouslv colored new thing from the originator ol Ciloriole and 

 Rosy Wings, Mr, Cage, .A greatly improved Sir Michael, with ma- 

 hogany falls and bright violet standards, set off by a fiery orange beard. 

 Height 45 inches. 



AMENTI 



Each 25c ; 3 for 50c 



(iravish vinaceous standards, light mauve lalls, pale \cllow beard ,\n 

 odd blend somewhat like Pres. Pilkington, Large and a line grower, 



AMIGO Each $1.00 



A very richly colored iris with light bluish violet standards and deep 

 purple falls margined white. The contrast is very striking and resembles 

 the most velvety pansies. See page II. 



AMITOLA Each 40c 



■A blend ol pink and rose, larger and more delicately colored than 

 Rameses I he central portion is overlaid with gold and russet. 



ANAKIM Each 50c, 3 for $1 



A bold and very tall lavender self, one of the parents of the famous 

 Ormohr. Not a last increaser, we have been able to offer it only in 

 alternate \ears. Not recommended for severe climates. 



ANITRA Each 75c ; 3 for $1 .50 



A silvery sky blue, pure in color, of great size and beaLitiful form. 

 Possibly the best blue origination from the Sass Brothers 



ANNE MARIE CAYEUX Each 25c ; 3 for 50c 



Well known F'reneh \ariety with enamel linish and lovely flowers in 

 subdued tones of pearl, smoke, and soft blue. Very popular and a fine 

 grower. 



ARCTIC Each $7.50 



,A new white and gold iris of gigantic proportions in flower, stalk and 

 loliage. Of perfect form, with ruffled but closed standards and broad 

 falls that are as smooth as white enamel. There is an area of bright 

 yellow throughout the center of the flower that reminds one of Golden 

 I reasure, but this iris is gleaming creamy white instead of creamy 

 yellow, and the contrast is most striking. Established plants will produce 

 spikes four feet and over in height, with as many as six open flowers 

 at one time ,\ Klcinsorge introduction of 1940. See page 2 



AT DAWNING Each 50c 



Appropriately named flower of huge size, arbutus pink and brilliant 

 rose, light yellow at the throat, with pearly suffusion in the standards 



AUBANEL Each $2.50 



New pink blend from France, shrimp pink in general tone, with yelUjw 

 center. An impro\ement on the Frivolite type. Very limited stock. 



AUTUMN FROST 



The very finest fall blooming white, clean in color and 

 increase. It has golden markings in the center of each fal 



AVONDALE Each 35c 



Subdued shades of violet and copper, with a very vivid orange beard 

 and inner glow. An iris which has attained great popularity for its 

 unique color and general excellence. 



AZTEC COPPER Each $10.00 



Kleinsorge introduction of 1939. A rare and subtle blend of smokey 

 violets and delicate coppers, blended and washed together in lovely 

 harmony to baffle description Positively huge, with broad hafts and 

 leathery substance, wonderfully branched, 3b to 40 in. See it on page 1 1. 



lust about the finest, in our opinion, of all the Sass series ol yellow 

 plicatas. A more yellow Siegfried, with better form and carriage. Much 

 larger than others of this series, with tall stems and good habits, ("lean 

 markings ol brown etch both standards and falls. 



BERMUDA SAND Each $4.00 



A glorified and gigantic Jean Cayeux, both standards and falls heavilv 

 ruffled. Deeper in color than Jean Cayeux, a light coffee tan with a 

 glint ol gold. Freshly opened blooms are reddish gold. Strong growing 

 with clean broad foliage and sturdy bloom stalks, it is one of the famous 

 seedlings from David Hall of Wilmette, Illinois. Shown on page 1 1, 



BIRCHBARK Each $1 .50 ; 3 for $3 



A white from Dr. Kleinsorge, introduced last year. A very large flower, 

 the talis broadly spreading and with a pronounced rounded shape. 

 Solid clean white, with a very cool inner glow. Of medium height, to 

 three feet, with splendid branching. One of the parents of "Arctic." 



BEOWULF Each 50c 



1 rue maroon red, with a brownish undertone of exceptional vehety 

 richness. A seedling of Grace Sturtevant, large, early blooming and 

 well branched. 



BLUE DANUBE Each 50c 



A rich deep blue sell, with blue tipped beard. Very large in size, with 

 widely flaring falls. An English introduction. 



BLUE PETER Each $ 1 .00 



\ cr\ deep and rich blue-purple bi-color, a much darker iris than one 

 would expect from the name. Almost a self in effect, the falls near mid- 

 night blue in their intense velvetiness. The beard is golden bronze, 



BLUE SPIRE Each $1.50 



.\ lour-lo(.)t medium blue self, clear and sparkling, of extra line lorm. 

 This IS one of the best of the famous MiUiken blues. Awarded an LI. M. 

 in 1939. 



BONANZA 



Each $2.50 



Most yelkjw ol all the new type plicatas, with very rich ground color 

 and thick veining of brown on the standards, less on the falls. A rapid 

 growing and prolific flowering variety. 



BRIDAL VEIL 



Each 75c 



Clean silky white, with lemon beard and lemon yellow in solid pattern 

 at the margin of the falls. Distinct and chaste in appearance. 



BRUNHILDE 



Each 50c; 3 for $1 



Very dark unitorm violet-blue self, including an unusual blue heard, 

 ,A most regal iris of great color intensity, with splendid stems and 

 widely flaring blossoms. 



BUCKSKIN 



Each $3.00 



Bearing a most appropriate title, this iris is by far the best tan in our 

 entire collection. The stalks rise to a height of four feet, bearing close 

 to a dozen great blooms with large closed standards and wide flaring 

 falls. Practically a self in color, it makes a magnificent companion to 

 the blue of Great flakes. Note the perfection of form in tfie picture 

 on page 8. 



Each 25c ; 3 for 50c BURNING BRONZE 



Each 35c 



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.A dark but blazing metallic red, a flower of great size, and one which 

 has carved a favorable name for itself these past several seasons. It 

 differs from most other reds in its bronzy finish. See page 13. 



CAFE AU LAIT 



Each $1.00 



Solt creamy tan blend, with t)range and gold shading. A seedling from 

 the late Sam Graham, of Rome, Georgia. Tall and well branched, 

 medium in size. 



CALCUTTA 



Each $2.00 



fall and imposing llower in delicate cocoa-brown tones, entireh' oxer- 

 laid with a bluish veil. Of bold growing habit, widely branched, carrying 

 more than a dozen blooms per stalk. 



