Better Iris - - - - by Farr 
The Rainbow Collection 
HTHE delicate beauty of the Iris is hidden from the casual 
A observer who is attracted only by the bizarre. To those 
who gaze into the heart of this flower, is revealed the rare 
beauty of its iridescence. Mysterious as the opal with its 
ever-changing fire, more wonderful than the orchid in 
structure, so fragile that it seems wholly ethereal, its beauty 
transcends description. Truly, it is “the lily of the field.” 
Long ago I yielded to the magic spell of the Iris—it led 
into a wonderland of delight. From thousands of different seed¬ 
lings produced here at Wyomissing since 1908, I selected and 
named about twenty-five varieties. Garden clubs and societies 
everywhere conferred highest honors on these varieties, and 
the Panama-Pacific Exposition awarded its Gold Medal. To¬ 
day they are to be found in the finest gardens the country over. 
Farr’s Seedling Iris,—as Lovely as Orchids 
Y OU can enjoy their loveliness and full enchantment by planting this “ Rainbow Collection ” in your garden this 
Fall. They afford such a succession of colorful bloom as to give joy to your heart. The color plate gives but 
a suggestion of their fine colorings, elegant form and large size. Varieties offered, and prices if ordered separately, are: 
1. Blue Jay...$ .35 4. Nokomis . . . $ .50 6. Mary Garden$ .50 8. Juniata.$ .50 10. E.L.Crandall$.75 
3. Windham.. 1.00 5. Iroquois.35 7. Mt. Penn... 1.00 9. Quaker Lady .50 11. Navajo .. . 1.00 
One plant of each (Value $ 6 . 45 ) $5.00 Six plants of each (Value $38.70) $25.0 0 Twelve of each, $50.00 
Farr’s Wonderful 1923 Introductions 
T^F following varieties are offered this year 
for the first time. They will be a worthy 
addition to the garden of any lover of beauty. 
This offering preliminary to their introduction 
in Farr’s Hardy Plant Specialties (eighth edition) 
to be issued this fall. 
Cecil Minturn. Uniform shade of soft cattleya 
rose. The finest pink variety. $5.00 
The Inca. Falls: velvety dark plum, edged 
gold; central golden band. Standards: bright 
saffron yellow. $5.00 
Sea Gull. Falls: lavender white, reticulated 
with violet blue lines. Large white dome-shaped 
standards. $3.00 
Japanesque. Form of a six petalled Japanese 
iris. Violet blue and white. $3.00 
The above set of four new varieties, $15.00 
cA Handbook of Hardy Plants 
TF you want to know the wonderful Irises, Peonies, 
Chrysanthemums, Phlox, Lilacs, and other perennials 
grown at Wyomissing, write for a copy of “Farr’s 
Hardy Plant Specialties.” This book of over one 
hundred pages has been referred to as one of the most 
interesting and helpful garden catalogues ever pub¬ 
lished. We will be pleased to mail a copy to readers 
of House and Garden. 
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