Iris Elves 
Annually harbingers of a glorious iris season are these early-blooming dwarfs. Sprightly, prolific, sturdy, full of the charm of 
miniatureness, they are ideal subjects for the rock garden or for edgings. 25c each 3 of one variety 50c 
APHYLLA OSIRIS: medium blue; branched 
ARENARIA: yellow; very dwarf. 
ATROVIOLACEA: very early purple. 
BLACK MIDGET: claret; fluted blooms. 
BRIDE: creamy white flushed blue. 
COERULEA: very early; sky blue. 
CYANEA: violet-blue, white beard. 
DITTON’S PURPLE: deep violet-purple. 
DR. POTTER: deep self-purple; branched. 
EBURNEA: cream to creamy yellow. 
ENDYMION: rich claret; a gem. 
GLEE: soft yellow; frilled. 
GORGEOUS: purest white, very good. 
HUNGARICA: heliotrope; branched. 
LADDIE BOY: blue and purple; branched. 
MAROCAIN: rich, deep pansy-purple. 
MIREILLE: heavy rich prune-purple blend. 
MISS H. M. WHITE: lavender; branched. 
NEOLA- brown-toned blend. 
ORANGE QUEEN: deep, rich yellow. 
PRAIRIE GEM: rich, deep orange 
REFLECTION: greyish blue. 
ROYAL: deep purple. 
SNOW MAIDEN: pure white; floriferous. 
SOLEIL DE LEVANT: tall, yellow. 
SULPHUR: large sulphur yellow. 
TONY: rich red-purple. 
Dwarf Iris Collection 
Ten varieties of selected color range, individually labeled, our selection. $1.50 
Intermediate Iris 
This type of iris comes into bloom about tulip time, i.e., twelve to fifteen days before the later varieties, 
applies to time of blooming rather than to height and size of plant. 
ALICE HORSFALL: rich, deep claret-purple with gold beard.$ .25 
AMBERA: large, soft amber-yellow.50 
CHALLENGER: dark velvety purple.25 
COSETTE: first hardy, free-blooming, early white of excel¬ 
lent form and substance. 2.00 
CRYSORO: luminous golden-yellow; very pure.35 
CYRUS: empire yellow.25 
The term intermediate 
DOXA: formerly called, most descriptively, Olive Giant .25 
GLOAMING: the Bruno of the intermediates; dusky bronze 
and russet red-brown. 25 
GOLDEN WEST: fine waxy yellow; deep orange beard.25 
RED ORCHID: glowing, bright ruby-brown; very red in 
effect.50 
Intermediate Iris Collection 
Six varieties of selected color range, individually labelled, our selection.$1.00 
A Special Sale of Peonies, Oriental Poppies, Delphiniums, and Hemerocallis 
We are closing out two acres of fine peonies at prices which will interest the peony lover. The varieties are listed 
and described in our special perennial list, which we shall be glad to send upon request. 
Also included in our perennial list are a judicious selection of the finer day-lilies, oriental poppies, a super-strain of 
delphiniums (the Lyondel hybrids), and an interesting selection of early-blooming perennials especially adaptable for 
planting in combination with iris. Send for your copy of this list. 
Business Terms 
(Please read carefully before ordering .) 
REMITTANCE in full should accompany orders; or, if desired, 
a deposit of 25% will hold stock until shipping time when it will 
be sent C.O.D. Kindly do not send currency or stamps. 
WE PAY TRANSPORTATION CHARGES (parcel post or 
express) on orders of $2.00 or over. On smaller orders add 25c 
for postage and packing. 
DISCOUNTS: A cash discount of 10% will be allowed on all 
orders mailed before June 10th excepting orders for collections, 
which are strictly net at all times. Quantity discounts are as follows. 
10% on orders amounting to $20.00 to $50.00. 
15 % on orders amounting to $50.00 or more. 
PLEASE ORDER EARLY to avoid possibility of certain va¬ 
rieties being sold out. Orders filled in rotation as received. 
TIME OF SHIPMENT: We begin filling orders early in July, 
continuing through August and September into early October, 
Residents of the South should plant after the extreme heat of the 
summer has subsided — usually in September or October. We do 
not ship iris in the spring. 
PRICE OF CATALOG: We make no charge for our catalog to 
customers, or to others the first two years after receipt of an 
initial request. Thereafter we are compelled to charge 25c to help 
defray production costs. 
STOCK and GUARANTEE: We ship healthy, thrifty roots 
freshly dug from our garden. We guarantee stock to be true to 
name, disease and pest-free, and in first class condition when 
received. Anyone not entirely satisfied should return stock im¬ 
mediately and proper adjustment will be made. We cannot as¬ 
sume responsibility after safe delivery. Cultural directions will 
be sent with each order. 
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