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CARL SALBACH 
GENERAL INFORMATION 
For those who wish more information than is possible to give in a catalog 
we recommend membership in the American Iris Society. We invite all iris 
growers to join the national society. The quarterly bulletins are full of 
valuable criticisms, descriptions, growing suggestions, etc. The price is 
$3.00. Checks and applications should be made to the American Iris Society 
and mailed to B. Y. Morrison, 821 Washington Loan and Trust Building, 
Washington, D.C., or if more convenient, may be sent to us for forwarding. 
For instructions as to how to order see inside back cover. 
The iris described on the following pages are mostly bearded iris. The 
range of color is unbelievably large, even though all the blues, pinks and reds 
contain some violet. The yellows range from palest primrose to rich gold. 
A bicolor is an iris that has standards of one shade and falls of another, 
usually considerably darker. A blend, as the name indicates, is a suffusion 
of several colors. A plicata is a light colored iris, the edges of which are 
flushed, lined or dotted with color. A self carries the same shade throughout 
the whole flower. A variegata has yellow standards and reddish brown falls. 
The name of the originator and the year of introduction follow, in paren¬ 
thesis, the name of the iris. The standards (abbreviated S.) are the three 
upstanding petals, the falls (abbreviated F.) are the three lower petals. 
The following abbreviations used in noting awards refer to different 
societies: A. I. S., American Iris Society; B. I. S., British Iris Society; 
M. H. S., Massachusetts Horticultural Society; R. H. S., Royal Horticultural 
Society, England; S. N. H. F., Societe Nationale d’Horticulture de France. 
The prices in this catalog cancel all previous quotations. 
Cultural Directions included with every order. 
ALL GARDEN ENTHUSIASTS should be interested in Sydney B. 
Mitchell's new book “From a Sunset Garden.” For the general gardener, 
this book offers a series of invaluable articles on garden topics including, 
among others, articles on daffodils, annuals, gladiolus, fuchsias, and 
shrubs. The iris enthusiast, however, should purchase the book for the 
three chapters on iris alone. These include one most fascinating chapter 
on iris breeding in which Mr. Mitchell lists two breeding studs—an 
inexpensive one for the beginner, and another for the advanced amateur. 
This book is by no means limited in appeal to California gardeners. 
WE CAN SUPPLY AUTOGRAPHED COPIES AT $2.15 POSTPAID. 
