RETAIL IRIS LIST 
BLOOMING SIZE RHIZOMES. Our roots are the largest that can 
be grown with the best of soils, plenty of fertilizer and good cul¬ 
tivation. 
POSTAGE OR EXPRESS. I prepay on all Retail Iris orders a- 
mounting to $1.00 or more For a single rhizome add 10 cents, for 2 
rhizomes add 15 cents, for 3 or more rhizomes add 20 cents and I 
will prepay the postage. Certainly if one rhizome sells at $1.00 
you add nothing, but a 15 cent Iris would cost you 25 cents prepaid. 
Most Firms will not send less than $1.00 worth but I am doing this 
as a TRY OUT this year for the first time. 
VISITORS can place orders for Irises during blooming season pro¬ 
viding order amounts to $1.00 or more. A deposit of $1.00 is re¬ 
quired on orders of $4.00 or less and 25% on orders of over $4.00. 
Balance due when goods are called for. 
C. O D. Goods from Retail Iris list may be sent C. O. D. providing 
$1.00 is sent on orders of $4.00 or less and 25% on orders over $4.00. 
No deviations from this rule. 
SECOND CHOICE. Late in season it is very important that you 
make a second choice as we do not substitute unless requested to 
do so. All orders are filled in turn and subject to prior sale. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. Plant Iris with the rhizome barely 
covered. The very best time is from July 15th to Aug. 15th. For 
Southern States later is better on account of the dry weather earlier. 
Iris may be planted in North until ground freezes but must be 
mulched if planted too late for roots to take hold. The poorest time 
to plant Iris is while in bloom. 
RATINGS. These ratings have all been taken from the American 
Iris Society’s Bulletins: 1922, 1927, 1932 and 1933. The score card 
is constantly becoming more rigid as the years advance. For this 
reason we are giving you the year that each rating was given. As 
an example of the different years’ ratings: Lent A. Williamson in 
1922 was 96, in 1927 was 88 and in 1932 was 75. Not all varieties 
will vary in the same ratio. We use the latest rating except that 
in 1932 a great many ratings were by one judge only in which case 
we give the 1927 rating given by five or more judges. 
EXPLANATION of figures preceding Iris names. The first two are 
the ratings on basis of 100. The next two are the years in which the 
rating was given. The figures in parenthesis denote the number of 
judges giving the rating. Where the third pair of figures is blank 
it denotes that there were five or more judges. Where no rating 
is given the variety has not been rated. 
ABBREVIATIONS. The Star (*) indicates fragrance. T., Med. & 
Low, refer to height, meaning Tall, Medium and Low. E., MS., 
and L. refer to season of bloom, meaning, Early, Mid-season and 
Late 
TIME OF SHIPMENT of Iris rhizomes from July 15th until ground 
freezes, usually Nov. 10th. Rhizomes July 15th are about half the 
size of Sep. 1st and later. 
HOW TO MAKE OUT YOUR ORDER. Arrange the names in col¬ 
umns as follows 1 APACHE .15 
4 DOLLY MADISON 1.40 
Do not use the ratings or color descriptions on your orders. If you 
want prompt service arrange alphabetically and do not mix Iris from 
wholesale list or Half price Bargain list in with the Retail order. 
Use a separate sheet of paper. It need not be one of our order 
blanks. Any paper will do. Poppies and. Peonies should also be on 
separate orders from Iris as they are sent later.. 
OHIO CUSTOMERS PLEASE 
INCLUDE SALES TAX 
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