“YOU AIN’T SEEN ANYTHING” 
These are the words of Mr. L. Merton Gage, one of 
the world’s greatest hybridizers, as we conversed with 
him in a famous iris garden, and sure enough, in his 
own back-yard in Natick, Mass., we saw such a display 
of floral beauty as seldom greets the view of mortal 
eyes. 
Two-hundred and fifty (250) varieties of irises de¬ 
scribed in this catalog, were acquired since our visit 
to Mr. Gage and other New England Gardens in the 
spring of 1936, when Rev. Storer personally selected 
the best, out of several of the finest collections of 
modern irises in Connecticutt and Massachusetts. “You 
ain’t seen anything” until you see the great improve¬ 
ments which hybridizers have made in our common 
“flags”, yet little known modern irises. 300 standard 
varieties, which are fully described in our 1936 cata¬ 
log, are listed here briefly by name and A.I.S. symbols. 
The location of each variety is given by No. of bed 
and row, proceeding price in end column. 
A.I.S. Ratings (the number preceding each name), 
are not in all cases recent, and do not indicate the 
real value or peculiar charm which induced the origi¬ 
nator to submit it for registration with the A.I.S. 
Definitions of Initials Used in Catalogue 
S. means standards; F. means falls. 
A.M., A.I.S. is Award of Merit, American Iris Society. 
H.M., A.I.S. is Honorable Mention, American Iris So¬ 
ciety. 
A.M., R.H.S. is Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural 
Society. 
C.M., R.H.S. is Certificate of Merit, Royal Horticultural 
Society. 
C. M., S.N.H.F. is Certificate of Merit, Societe Nationale 
d’Horticulture. 
D. M. is Dykes Medal, the highest award eveT given an 
iris. 
□ signifies that the flower is fragrant. 
% signifies that it has been illustrated in a catalog, 
book, or magazine. 
The numbers sometimes appearing in connection with 
color names refer to plates in “A Dictionary of Color,” 
by Maerz and Paul, the latest and best guide to color 
nomenclature. 
Exceptionally good crosses made by Rev. StoreT are 
listed under ST-1 etc. Many of these seedlings will 
be chosen for future registration when they will be¬ 
come known by a name approved and recorded by the 
A.I.S. 
Rev. Jacob Storer has been growing irises for 35 
years, and is recognized as the dean among the older 
breeders of this most interesting of all garden flowers. 
The following varieties have been registered by 
Rev. Storer: 
Adirondack, Albright, Casenka, Haifa, Inglis, James 
Storer, Kensington, Louis Willert, Melissa, Niagara 
Falls, Nora Storer, Ozark, Salas y Gomez, Tonawanda, 
Winifred. 
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