FOREWORD 
Our every aim is to give our customers the finest rhizomes of the finest 
varieties available. Our growing conditions are ideal, and we have grown 
nearly all of the highly praised iris of recent introduction. 
Last year we bought many new iris, paying as high as $40.00 a rhizome 
for one. Some of these are excellent, but many never find their way into 
our catalog, for we do not care to pass our disappointments on to our cus¬ 
tomers. Our catalogs have always been compiled on the motto, “If we list 
it, it’s the best,” and our customers know that any variety we recommend 
is worth while. 
Not only are our varieties the best that are to be had, but our stock, 
grown in Central California, is also unexcelled. The mild winter and early 
spring gives our plants a healthy growth early in the season, and the fact 
that we have no summer rains matures our rhizomes perfectly—ready to 
withstand the rigors of the most severe climates. 
With these notations, we take great pleasure in presenting to you our 
catalog, in which we list the finest rhizomes of the finest varieties. 
Sincerely yours, 
-i 
Member of 
Alameda County Floral Society 
American Dahlia Society 
American Gladiolus Society 
American Iris Society 
British Gladiolus Society 
British Iris Society 
New England 
California Gladiolus Society 
Canadian Dahlia Society 
Dahlia Society of California 
Dahlia Society of Southern California 
East Bay Gladiolus Society 
Fellow Royal Horticultural Society 
Gladiolus Society 
