Jrtsi'H for four dai-lum, 1934 
THE IRIS PLACE, LEXINGTON, KY. 
Note—Shipping Season for 1934 will be from June 15 to August 15 
No Sales will be made after August 15 
GENERAL INFORMATION 
Please Read Carefully 
Foreword 
We take this opportunity to greet you 
and trust this year, 1934, will be a most 
pleasant and profitable one. It is a pleasure 
to present you with our modest little cata¬ 
logue describing to the best of our ability 
the different varieties of Irises which we 
offer. Growing of these plants started as 
a hobby and is yet to a certain extent; 
we do so because we get a genuine pleasure 
in studying these plants as they grow, 
making records, keeping all stakes “put” 
and seeing that nothing goes wrong with 
them. We have a mighty fine lot of plants 
ready for your garden and we sincerely 
trust that you will give us a chance this 
year to show just what our sturdy plants 
from Old Kentucky can do in your garden. 
Circular for 1934 
We wish to send our catalogue to all 
interested persons from one year to an¬ 
other but we must adopt some sort of 
measure in order to cut down useless ex¬ 
penses. Beginning with this issue we shall 
keep in file all requests for our catalogues 
for two years as well as those who have 
ordered from us. Those who request our 
catalogue this year will be presented with 
this issue as well as the copy for 1935 and 
if no order is received for either year, then 
the name will be dropped from our mailing 
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Terms 
Cash with order or before shipment is 
made. We cannot send plants C.O.D. We 
will hold your order for one-fourth of the 
purchase price. NO ORDER WILL BE 
HELD WITHOUT SUCH A DEPOSIT. 
Acceptance 
All orders will be booked and shipped 
strictly in order as received, subject to 
stock being unsold or available on receipt 
of order. To insure having your order filled 
in its entirety, we ask that you send in 
your order EARLY. Late orders are seldom 
filled completely on account of stock being- 
sold out. When we cannot send certain 
varieties we shall notify and refund your 
money at time of shipment. 
Delivery 
We prefer to ship rhizomes of Irises as 
soon after the blooming season as possible. 
We consider June and July the best 
months to plant since plants have all sum¬ 
mer to establish themselves. By planting 
in June and July, the plants have plenty 
of time to become established before 
winter sets in and they will not heave out 
during the winter. 
PLANT IRISES IN JUNE AND JULY, 
AND TAKE NO CHANCES ON HAVING 
THE PLANTS HEAVING OUT IN THE 
SPRING THROUGH ALTERNATE 
THAWING AND FREEZING. 
We try and ship your orders within one 
to three days, providing weather condi¬ 
tions permit. We cannot dig Irises in a 
wet field. 
Please note that all rhizomes are ship¬ 
ped in a dry condition in excelsior. This is 
the only and proper way to ship. Also note 
that all rhizomes have been treated with 
SEMESAN BEL to prevent rots. This is 
the added service we are giving our 
patrons. 
Prices 
This list cancels prices of all previous 
lists. All prices are net cash with order. 
We have tried to make the price as low 
as possible, consistent with the production 
of HIGH QUALITY stock. We are con¬ 
fident that no better plants can be had 
anywhere in America than those grown 
on our place. 
Prices are for single, strong field grown 
transplants. Please note that June rhi¬ 
zomes are smaller than those taken in 
August. The reason for this is that they 
have not completed their growth in June, 
but June plants, from our experience, make 
better plants and will be more likely to 
bloom the next spring. DO NOT expect to 
get maximum bloom the first year after 
transplanting. It takes the second season 
to get fine exhibition flowers. 
Our Guarantee 
We exercise every precaution to keep our 
stock free from disease and the deadly 
Borer, and we believe that every variety 
on our place is true to name and in case 
