IRIS . . . for ease of culture, long life, adaptability to a vast range of climate and soil, and COLOR . . . beyond that 

 in a hundred rainbows! Here you will find the pastels in pinks, palest blues, softest violets and richest purples, delicate 

 apricots and striking oranges, yellows from ivory to deep golden, smooth light tans to darkest browns. And, there are 

 myriads of others . . . crystal whites, ebony blacks, softest shades of rose to richest ruby red. Besides all these you may 

 have them in numberless blends of tints and in marbled, stitched and sanded patterns. Yes, the Iris is truly the 

 perennial supreme . . . and so easy to grow! 



A BIT OF HISTORY ... 



As we put together our 39th annual catalog of selected 

 Iris, we thought that perhaps some of our customers— old 

 and new— might be interested in looking back these almost 

 four decades. 



It all began in a small backyard garden as a mail carrier's 

 hobby in 1922. From the very beginning a Silver ton doc- 

 tor, R. E. Kleinsorge, stimidated our interest, since he was 

 making some crosses employing several of the then newest 

 and finest introductions to be had. Most of them were 

 from France and England in those days. He became world 

 famous in due time, especially for his tans, browns and 

 yellows and for one of the first successful "onco" crosses 

 involving the n\emorable hybrid Wm. Mohr. For thirty 

 years, and until he ceased hybridizing, the Kleinsorge cre- 

 ations found their way into gardens via the yearly editions 

 of this catalog. Still active and in good health at 82, the 

 Doctor still works .in and enjoys his Iris garden. 



In the mid-forties the Hall Flamingo Pinks came into 

 sharp focus on the Iris horizon. Here was truly something 

 new in Iris colors! Dave Hall, of Wilmette, Illinois, a 

 "retired" attorney for the A. T. & T., continued to pro- 

 duce luscious pink, rose and amber things of distinctive 

 and remarkable quality from that time on and up to the 



EVER AND EVER 



present. Now, at age 91, he has likewise retired from Iris 

 breeding but still has a lovely collection and is most active 

 in his garden. Yes, we are proud indeed to have intro- 

 duced the Hall Iris for the past twenty years. 

 More recently, the matchless plicatas (stitched, sanded, 

 peppered) from Jim Gibson, of Porterville, California, 

 have gone into commerce through our catalog. Jim is a 

 retired high school teacher and his garden is a magnet 

 for flower fanciers at Iris time. Both he and his Iris have 

 been and still are winning national and international 

 honors. 



And now, for the first time, we offer you three brand new 

 ones from Larry Gaulter, of Castro Valley, California. A 

 member of the Board of Directors of the American Iris 

 Society, he has been breeding Iris for many years and has 

 such prominent ones as Claudia Rene, Laurie and Mad- 

 emoiselle to his credit. More will follow in the years ahead. 

 And finally, our son and son-in-law are doing some pretty 

 good things with Iris, too. Fairly Fable and Tahiti Sunrise 

 are good examples. This year brings you "Late Date." 

 We have never been known to Hood the market with new 

 introductions but rather to stress quality instead of 

 quantity. The 1967 releases on the next two pages are in 

 line with this policy and we are confident that they will 

 prove outstanding. 



RIPPLING WATERS 



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