You are invited to join the 
American Iris Society 
Every true Iris Lover will enjoy the wealth of 
interesting Iris information and articles pub¬ 
lished in the quarterly issues of the A. I. S. 
Bulletins and may, if they choose, share in the 
activity of the earnest and enthusiastic workers 
sponsoring test and Exhibition Gardens for the 
betterment of Iris culture throughout the coun¬ 
try—checks for $3.00, membership dues, which 
include four quarterly issues of the Iris Bulletin, 
may be sent in our care. 
4 Delightful Books on Iris 
IRISES 
Bv F. F. Rockwell 
A handy guide which will bring you success with Irises 
and show new uses and effects possible in your garden. 
Describes the dwarf, early, German, Japanese, Siberian, 
water, crested, Spanish, English, Dutch and other types; 
tells the best soils; what fertilizers to use; how to plant; 
and what care is necessary. Tells how to propagate stock 
for your own use. 54 illustrations, 80 pages.-$1.25 
THE IRIS 
Bv John C. Wister 
122 pages, 13 halftones, 3 6 sketches. Cloth, $1.25. 
Consider the Lilies, Around the World with Iris, Mod¬ 
ern Progresses in Europe and America, Bearded Iris, Cul¬ 
ture and General Notes, Variety Notes, Bearded Iris Pests, 
Beardless Iris. Crested Iris, Iris in the Garden, Classified 
List of Varieties, Book and Magazine References. For the 
amateur and practical grower. 
RAINBOW FRAGMENTS 
By J. Marion Shull 
With Charts and Photographs. Postpaid Everywhere $2.00 
Those now planning spring and summer gardens will 
find this book indispensable. It is a complete handbook 
of our most popular garden flowers, the tall bearded Iris. 
It takes up every phase of varieties, prices, growing and 
breeding. And is illustrated with color reproductions of 
the author’s celebrated Iris paintings. 
A HANDBOOK OF GARDEN IRISES 
By W. R. Dykes 
250 pages, 23 full page halftones, 1 sketch. Cloth, $4.50. 
Parts of the Iris Flower and Plant, Various Sections and 
Their Distribution, Geographical Distribution of Species 
and Their Relative Ages, Napalensis, Gynandriris, Recticu- 
lata, Juno, Xiphium, Evansia, Pardanthopsis, Regelia, 
Oncocyclus, Pseudoregelia, Pogoniris, Garden Bearded Iris, 
A Note on Cultivation, On Raising Seedlings and on 
Diseases, A Table of Times of Planting and Flowering. 
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