KENWOOD IRIS GARDENS 
FOREWORD 
Another Iris season is at hand, and we are again thrilled by their beauty 
and loveliness. Each year finds better varieties introduced, Iris of finer 
form and color and other desirable attributes. Words fail to convey 
their loveliness, you must live with them to appreciate their beauty. No 
gardener who has fine Iris in his garden will rest content with what he 
has. That is the charm of a garden. It is a place of dreams, an expres¬ 
sion of our likes and dislikes, and we derive our greatest pleasure in im¬ 
proving it every year, changing arrangements of flowers, finding new 
ways of beautifying it. 
Other plants are needed to combine with Iris to balance the plant¬ 
ing. Peonies, certain types of perennials and the low border plants 
help to complete the picture. Clumps of blue and white Siberian Iris are 
a splendid foil for the gorgeous salmon and scarlet poppies. Hemero- 
callis are the most dependable Summer bloomers, and the earlier varieties 
form a charming contrast to certain shades of Iris. Garden lovers are 
urged to visit our Gardens at any time. A peony exhibition garden has 
been planted on the highway, framed by over forty varieties of lilacs 
and other flowering shrubs. Come and order while the plants are in 
bloom. 
Separate lists of hemerocallis, peonies, poppies, perennials and rock 
plants are available, giving height, color and time in bloom. The peony 
list is divided into color groups. Any of these will be mailed to you 
upon request. 
The tall Bearded Iris have been arranged in color classes for easier 
identification. We hope that you will find it a great help in selecting 
varieties. An alphabetical index is found on pages 25 to 28. 
GENERAL EXPLANATION OF COLOR CLASSES 
Class 1 A—White. Type, White Queen. 
1 B—Plicata. Type, Mme. Chereau. 
1 C—White bicolor. Type, Rheine Nixe. 
Class 2 A—Pale blue lavender. Type, Corrida. 
2 B—Medium blue purple. Type, Neptune. 
2 C—Dark blue purple. Type, Perfection. 
Class 3 A—Pink lavender. Type, Queen of May. 
3 B—Red purple. Type, Opera. 
3 C—Red or red brown. Type, Ambassadeur. 
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