Natiorrai Agricultural 



receive: 

 ★ APR 3 1958 ★ 



U. S. Department of Agfieultufi 



You love gardening— America's most popular hobby. 

 But unless you have learned about and grown some of 

 today's modern Iris you and your garden are 

 due for some mighty pleasant surprises! 



Color? Why, these new kinds offer the most ex- 

 citing color range of any flower that grows. ^ 

 There are luscious pinks, great blooms of solid 

 golden yellow, Jersey creams, blues of the sky 

 and of deep waters, soft tans and chocolate-brown, 

 henna-reds and richest burgundies— and there are 

 whites as clean as freshly fallen snow, sparkling cop- 

 pers and melting shades of apricot. Some come in 

 marbled patterns, others are delicately stitched or 

 sanded. Some are ruffled, others are smartly tailored. 

 Many are gigantic in size— 7 inches in diameter! 

 There are tall ones, short ones, and a host of average 

 height. You can have them early, mid-season and 

 late. Yes, the Iris is truly the perennial supreme . . . 

 and so easy to grow! 



AFTER ALL 



The brand new Novelties listed on the next two pages re- 

 sult from the skilled hybridizing experience of three prom- 

 inent, long time members and accredited judges of the 

 American Iris Society . . . Larry Gaulter of Castro Valley, 

 California, Jim Gibson of Porterville, California and Jean- 

 ette Nelson of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Their prior introduc- 

 tions are indications of what may be expected in the way 

 of quality. 



APRIL MELODY 



ETCHED APRICOT 



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