This season we have a set of truly outstanding new iris to offer our cus¬ 
tomers. In new introductions we have, of course, our own and the Mitchell 
varieties, but we add the exclusive listing of the introductions of George 
Brehm, an outstanding new breeder, plus three top-ranking seedlings which we 
purchased — two from Dr. R. E. Kleinsorge, and the third from Mr. F. A. 
Thole. Our other new varieties are the “cream of the crop”, for they were 
selected as the finest varieties during our trips of 1936 and 1937. That these 
trips pretty well cover the Nation is shown by the itinerary: In 1936 I went 
north through Oregon, and my son, Edward, searched for new iris in a trip 
through the Mid-West, eventually to the Atlantic sea-board; and in 1937 my 
“irising” was in Southern California, and Edward Salbach made a tour of the 
Iris gardens of Oregon and Washington. 
You will notice that the Salbach list of varieties is comparatively numeri¬ 
cally small, but at the same time you will find that we list practically every iris 
of real importance. This is because of our strict adherence to the Salbach 
policy of “If we list it, it’s good.” We ourselves must see every variety in 
bloom before it is listed, and all poor or mediocre varieties are promptly 
“junked” as soon as they flower, regardless of the ballyhoo that such varieties 
may have been given elsewhere. 
In view of this fact, it is even truer than usual that any selection from a 
Salbach catalog will be a good one — for it is impossible to get a “bad buy” 
when you make your choice from a listing which contains all of the good ones 
and none of the mediocre or poor kinds. 
Member of 
Alameda County Floral Society 
Alameda Dahlia Society 
American Dahlia Society 
American Iris Society 
British Gladiolus Society 
Dahlia Society of California 
Dahlia Society of Southern California 
East Bay Gladiolus Society 
Fellow Royal Horticultural Society 
Iris Society (British) 
National Association of Commercial 
Dahlia Growers 
New England Gladiolus Society 
Color Classes . 
Daffodils and Narcissi . 
Dutch Iris . 
General Information . 
General Iris List. 
How to Order . 
Japanese Iris . 
Miscellaneous Iris . 
New Introductions . 
New Iris (See also General List) 
Selected Seeds . 
Special Iris Collections . 
Tulips . 
. 6 
.27 
.27 
. 6 
.. 7 - 24, inclusive 
.32 
.26 
.26 
. 4 and 5 
. 2, 4 and 5 
28 - 31, inclusive 
.23 
.26 
