neutral soils. Do not use any barnyard fertilizer, ashes or lime on Iris. Plant in 
full sun. 
Cecil Houdyshel. Tall lavender plicata. 25c ea. $2.00 doz. 
Bobby Houdyshel. Dwarf phlox pink plicata. 10c ea. $1.00 per doz. 
Eleanor Brooks. Like Bobby Houdyshel but taller, and has more yellow 
in throat and a deeper tone of phlox pink. 25c ea. 
Golden Cataract. A pure deep golden yellow. Here it blooms the year 
around except when very hot in midsummer or when winter is very cold. 
$1.50 ea. 
Iris Collections. 35 unnamed seedling Iris, $1.00. Ten excellent, modern 
Iris for $1.00 including Bobby H., Cecil H., Eleanor Brooks and 7 more of our 
selection. 20 Var. good Iris, $1.00. Last two are all labeled. 
BEARDLESS IRIS 
Fimbriata. Lovely and delicate lavender crested Iris. Requires shade. 
Blooms February. 25c. 
Spuria Aurea. Tail, large, pure yellow. Requires plenty water, sun or 
part shade. Hardy. 50c. 
Spuria aurea hybrids. We paid $5.00 and $7.50 each for these but now 
have enough to offer at a low price. Large flowers with ruffled petals on tall 
stems. Two varieties, $1.00 each. 
Spuria ocliroleuca. White with yellow spot in throat. 3 5c ea. 
Stylosa. Small, lavender winter blooming. 25c ea. $1.50 doz. 
Tectorum. The roof iris. Crested lavender flowers. Hardy, 25c ea. 
Louisiana Species. Part shade or full sun. Plenty moisture. Violipurpurea. 
Red violet. 50c. Moricolor. Later, darker red; flner. $1.00. 
Beardless Iris, except I. tecotrum will not be delivered until about No¬ 
vember, when they transplant better. 
BULBOUS IRIS 
These are Dutch Iris, rather better than the Spanish Iris. The flowers are 
excellent for cutting, not being fragile like Bearded Iris. 
Culture. Plant in the fall. Early planting is advisable though we have 
planted as late as December to February but after January 1 many bulbs have 
perished. Plant about 3" deep and 3 or 4" apart. We plant double rows in a 
furrow like glads. Plant in full sun or partial shade. They should be well 
watered. They are hardy in eastern states but a mulch is advisable. 
These iris are very hardy and easy to grow, but of course there is some¬ 
thing to look out for. There is always something, thrips on the Glads, fly grubs 
in Narcissus, Mosaic in Tulips and Bulbous Iris, ants in the sugar, flies in the 
butter. But overcoming nature is that which developed human intelligence and 
made man ruler of creation. 
We’ve licked the thrips, wheat rust, potato scab, tomato wilt and all. We 
can hold them all in check. 
Mosaic disease in Iris causes the foliage to appear mottled and streaked 
with lighter yellowish green. The flowers are ruined or very poor. The dis¬ 
ease spreads from plant to plant by contact with hands or tools or thru insects. 
The remedy is simple and fairly effective. Dig the plant, bulb and roots when 
leaves mottle and streak. Then do not touch healthy plants. Plant the fol¬ 
lowing year in new soil. 
Apparently healthy bulbs may contain the disease virus. One must be 
vigilant. Healthy bulbs and plants with correct soil and other conditions are 
more likely to escape any plant disease. 
We have found alkaline soils, alkaline producing fertilizers like lime, 
ashes, manure and most chemicals are bad for most of the Iris Family. We 
suggest the use of leaf mold (especially Oak) and ground peat in the soil to 
produce acid condition. And try a little superphosphate. 
We will replace any of our own bulbs showing mosaic. We seldom lose 
any. Count the number dug up, if any, the first year and tell us. 
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