New York State College of Agriculture 
AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY 
ITHACA. N. Y, 
■ . T. GALLOWAY. DEAN 
DEPARTMENT OF FLORICULTURE 
Edward A, White, professor 
ALVIN C. BEAL. professor 
David Lumsoen. assistant professor 
roland h. patch. instructor 
alfred c. hottes. instructor 
lua a. minns. instructor 
clark l. thayer. assistant 
julia z. kelly. secretary and curator 
cklia hitchcock. stenographer 
August 14, 1915* 
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Ui88 JeB8l9 M* Good, 
Springfield, Ohio. 
Dear Madam: 
We are establiehiiig trial grounds for the German Iris, end 
hope to maiatain a complete collection of those varieties in the 
American trade so that growers or amateurs may send in varieties 
to us for comparison and trial* It seems highly advisable to make 
an attempt to avoid the many synonyms among the German Iris; we 
are, therefore, asking you if you will kindly send us rhizomes 
of the inclosed list of Iris, as well as any others you might care 
to include. We would appreciate also your stating the originator 
and introducer of these varieties, together with any other varie- 
ties which you befS^e to be synonyms. 
You are familiar with the work that has been done with the 
peony and sweet pea at Cornell, and we hope that we may be able 
to straighten out the naming of the Iris in the seme way. 
From one to three plantis of each variety would be appaslciated. 
Ue thank you for past favors to our work, and hope that you 
will see fit to co-operate with us and the other grov.ers in mak- 
ing as complete a planting as possible this year, so that the work 
may uot be delayed as was the case with gladiolus trials. It took 
several years before the Gladiolus growers decided to co-operate. 
Your stock is merely loaned; we shall be pleased to return 
the increase or the whole stock wnen the trials are completed. 
Very respectfully yours. 
In charge Iris trials. 
