IRIS 
"Mrs. Walter Brewster" 
At Verrieres, France, are the nurseries of Vilmorin- 
Andrieux et Cie, one of the oldest and greatest estab- 
lishments of its kind in the world. 
From this nursery have come many things of beauty 
and value for our gardens, among them a number of 
irises of almost unbelievable loveliness. To this firm we 
are indebted for Pare de Xeu'iUy. Caprice, .ileazar, Orl- 
flamme, Isoline, and that so oppositely-named, churchly- 
purple Arehevegue. of stately bearing. More recently 
these originators have given us Ajiibiga, Ambassadeur, 
Cluny and Magnifiea. Still more recent, indeed not 
yet in commerce, are Spa /li, ffus.mrd, Chasseur, Marsoniii 
and Allies. 
At the end of this long list of increasingly beautiful 
flowers, comes the newest iris, "MRS. WALTER 
BREWSTER," of which a picture appears on the 
opposite page. 
This iris was presented at the Flower Show in May, 
1921, at Paris. It secured both a certificate of merit 
and a special prize of five hundred francs. The 
photograph is of one single stem, which shows the qual- 
ities of vigorous growth, low, open branching and 
free bloom. Further description, as given by the 
originators is as follows : 
"Stems strong, stiff and branching, bearing some- 
times as many as six flowers expanded at once. Plant 
tall, about four feet. Large flowers, six to seven 
inches in height; standards violet-blue lavender; falls 
violet-blue; claw white, veined brown; styles violet- 
blue; yellow beard." A superb iris, worthy in every 
way of the originators of all its predecessors. 
Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, whose members and 
associates figured so brilliantly in the war, gladly 
took this opportunity to express their appreciation of 
Mrs. Brewster's work for The Fatherless Children 
of France. The French Government bestowed the 
"Legion d'Honneur" upon her two years ago. This 
added recognition, presented in the form of an 
exquisite flower, is most fitting. The regard and 
appreciation which inspired the naming are shared by 
her many friends in the GARDEN CLUB OF 
AMERICA, for which she has labored long and 
faithfully. 
