enthusiast. He will be missed in our garden and at the 
annual show in Freeport, where he served so efficiently as 
judge each year. 
Mr. Reibold’s untimely death removed a hybridizer and 
a fine and loveable character who was just beginning to 
accomplish some of his aims in creating beautiful new irises. 
His yellow Welcome and his beautiful Blue Dusk, which 
were shown in our gardens last year, are outstanding irises. 
We have on display in our gardens this year a large 
number of American iris seedlings. You may see them or you 
have seen them in various gardens of the country, singly or 
in small groups, but in no other place in the world can all 
of them be seen in competition as we have them this year in 
Quality Gardens in Freeport. 
In addition to the American introductions, we have 
Golden Hind, in color probably the best yellow introduced, 
an English product. We have a collection of originations of 
Geoffrey Pilkington, the eminent English iris authority, 
including Sahara, the English Dykes medal for 1935. 
Mr. Ayres’ Jasmania, a beautiful yellow blend will bloom. 
It was observed and praised where displayed last year. 
Dr. Waller, of Columbus, one of the iris scientists of the 
country, has some fine things we are growing, including his 
fine white, “Our Lady of the Snows.” We have a set of Mr. 
Gersdorff's introductions from Washington, his new table 
and bedding iris types; Charles Ayars, of Washington, has 
sent us his fine new things, including Caridad, referred to 
in a recent Iris Bulletin. Mr. Egelberg, of Wisconsin, and 
Mr. Weed, of Oregon, have both sent exceptional offerings. 
The late Mr. Crowe, of Canada, is represented by a typical 
collection of his products. Burtner, of Washington, and 
Sherman, of Freeport, have new things to bloom for our 
visitors. 
It has been a matter of pride and satisfaction to bring to 
the notice of the iris world the superlatively fine irises pro¬ 
duced by Dr. P. A. Loomis, of Colorado Springs. Prof. Essig, 
of Berkeley California, has sent a collection of his newest 
things and he is the master of the blues in irises. The mere 
name of Hans Sass attached to an iris at once gives it 
distinction. Two of his finest recent introductions, City of 
Lincoln and Siegfreid, will be shown. Mr. Thorup, of Salt 
Lake, has given us some unusual colors in irises, and his 
new ones will be on display. Mr. Grinter, whose Missouri 
and Blue Triumph are the acme of perfection, has several 
wonderful new irises we are growing. Garden Magic, said to 
be the finest of all red tones, will make its bow. 
Mr. Lapham, of Elkhart, Ind., who specializes in pinks 
of superior quality, has a fascinating series of colorful irises 
of exceptional value which we are proud to display. A new 
comer to the iris world, Mr. Maples, of Ozark, Mo., has a 
set of seedlings which will interest all good gardeners who 
delight in good clean color. Mrs. Richer, of Indiana, has 
some new and outstanding offerings, and many others have 
sent a variety or two to be grown here. We have a collection 
of unusual irises, notable for their distinct colorings from 
Robert Schreiner, of St. Paul, one of which is the fine yellow, 
Lucrezia Bori. Mr. McKee's beautiful Red Comet shows 
promise of bloom. It has won high acclaim in the east. 
We are testing a collection of yellows from the garden of 
Mr. Clarence G. White, of Redlands, California, who has 
given us probably the most perfect of all the pale yellows, 
Sweet Alibi and the highly praised Lady Paramount. We 
believe that in Mr. White's new yellows will be found some 
of the finest things yet developed in this color scale. 
As Mr. Kipling said, “For to admire and for to see," 
Quality Gardens has the material. 
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Such is the iris. 
Mrs. Douglas Pattison 
FLORISTS 
We smile at florists, we despise their joy, 
And thinfl their hearts enamored of a toy: 
But are those wiser whom we most admire, 
Survey with envy and pursue with fire? 
What’s he who sighs for wealth, of fame or power1 
Another Florist doting on a flower; 
A short liv'd flower; and which has often sprung 
From sordid arts. 
Young: Love of Fame. 
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