SUMMER AND FALL 1934 SEED AND BULB CATALOG 
SPANISH, DUTCH AND ENGLISH IRIS BULBS 
MUST BE PLANTED IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER (NOT LATER) 
—to remain in the ground for two or three years, when the colonies then formed 
must be divided in August, and replanted in September. It will be found that 
the bulbs have tripled and quadrupled. 
Plant these Iris bulbs in well-drained, light, sandy loam, if possible; fertilize 
with bone meal at planting time, and mulch well during the winter in cold 
climates. 
Contrary to the general belief, these beautiful bulbous Iris, which are annually 
forced by the millions in florists’ greenhouses for the cut flower trade, are 
entirely hardy out-of-doors; all they need in cold climates is a liberal mulch of 
dead leaves or straw during the coldest winter months. A customer grows them 
successfully year after year in Montreal, Canada, where the thermometer goes 
way below zero. In milder sections of the country they need no protection what¬ 
ever. The Spanish Iris make an early fall growth, so do not be alarmed when 
you see the tiny onion-like leaves appear in November. 
Since some of the bulbous Iris are always sold out before the last orders 
come in, please order in July or August. Later always name one or two 
substitutes in case one or two of the varieties you are ordering are sold out. 
Please note particularly the Dutch, Spanish and English Irises are not for 
sale in the spring, and we usually plant what is left on hand in October, the latest. 
Hence you cannot obtain any of these after they have been planted. 
PLEASE NOTE: If you lose your bulbs during the winter and they fail to 
come up, it is not our fault nor the bulbs’, so do not ask us to replace them the 
following year. If you will plant the bulbs early—by September—in well-drained 
soil, then upon approach of cold weather mulch them well, you won’t lose them. 
DUTCH IRIS (Finer New Varieties)—FIRST SIZE BULBS 
The flowers are larger, more graceful and of greater substance and finer color. 
They have better stems and are more disease-resistant than the older varieties. 
E. B. GARNIER. 24 in. tall. Both Standards and Falls a uniform dark blue; 
an improved “IMPERATOR.” 10 bulbs for 45c post paid; 50 for $1.90 post paid; 
100 for $3.50 by express, charges collect. 
GOLDEN BRONZE. Standards dark violet-edged bronze, falls attractive golden 
bronze, very beautiful. Height 22 inches. $1.00 per 10; 25 for $2.25; $7.00 per 
100 by express, charges collect. 
GOLDEN GLORY. Standards golden yellow, falls darker. The dark “Yellow 
Queen.” Height 24 inches. 10 bulbs for 50c post paid; 25 for $1.10; 50 for 
$2.00 post paid; $3.50 per 100 by express, charges collect. 
LEAONARDO DA VINCI. Standards creamy white, falls canary yellow with 
orange stripe. Very early flowers. Height 28 inches. Prices same as for the 
above “Golden Glory.” 
POGGENBEEK. Standards and falls uniform dark blue. Great improvement on 
Imperator. Height 30 inches. 10 bulbs for 45c post paid; 50 for $1.90 post 
paid; 100 for $3.50 by express, charges collect. 
THEO. WYCK. 20 in tall. Standards and Falls uniform corn-flower blue, with 
narrow orange stripe; very beautiful. You will love it. 10 bulbs for 60c; 25 
for $1.35; per 100 $3.50 by express, charges collect. 
THERESA SCHWARTZ A. 24 in tall. Standards pale lavender; falls pure white 
with very narrow orange stripes. A beauty. 10 bulbs for 45c post paid; 50 for 
$1.90 post paid; 100 for $3.50 by express, charges collect. 
WHITE EXCELSIOR. Uniform pure white, falls very broad. Very good form 
and substance. Height 22 inches. Prices same as for “Theresa Schwartz. 
YELLOW QUEEN. 28 in. tall. Both the standards and falls golden yellow. Per¬ 
fectly lovely. 10 bulbs 75c post paid; 25 for $1.80; 50 for $3.50. 
MIXTURE. A well blended mixture of all the above and others, 45c per 10 post 
paid; 3 doz. for $1.50 post paid; per 100 $3.50 by express, charges collect. 
TINGITANA HYBRID “WEDGEWOOD.” The handsomest of all. Not hardy out¬ 
side in the coldest sections of New England, but a great Iris for forcing 01 for 
milder climates. A large, clear, light blue self color. Large bulbs, $1.00 per doz. 
post naid. Smaller flowering size, 75c per doz; per 100 (50 at same rate, om 
not 25) size 8 to 9 cm. circumference (not inches!), $4.00; size 9 to 10 cm., 
$7.00; mammoth size: 10 cm. up, $9.00 per 100. Express charges collect. 
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