TIP-TOP GARDENS 
l6l LIBERTY TERRACE SNYDER,N.Y. 
CATALOG 1938 
I. 
There is no flower with such varied characteristics to fas¬ 
cinate the flower-lover as the iris. Even a very small collection 
of named varieties is a perpetual rejtivenator of ones sense $f the 
beautiful with each approaching season. 
On account of the addition of hundreds of new kinds we give 
only th$ essential points of identification familiar to members 
of the American Iris Society. Briefly defined these are: 
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Numbers in first column - rating by A. I.S. and year of regis- 
trat ionv 
#fc= Fragrance. x=tender. illustrated in some book or catalog. 
TB= Tall bearded, EE, E,EM,M, MF, F, FF==Blooming season,i.e.. 
Extra early,early, midseason,fall «W, B,R,S,Y- predominant color,i*e., 
white, blue,red, shot or blend and yellow#Number following color letter= 
1,4,7 self; 3,5, 8=ve inedj 3,6,9 = bi-color. L,M, D= light, medium, dark. 
Heighth of bloom stalk is given in inches. 
Numbers preceding price in last column = location in our gardens i 
$= varieties outmoded. We do not recommend these unless you are 
a collector because they have been superseded by better varieties. 
Prices are for single blooming size rhizomes or three for the 
price of two. Wholesale on such varieties of which we do have 
a surplus, 50$ off in lots of si$C of a kind. 
Prices on peonies are givon for single bud roots,but we do not 
recommend less than a three eye division. 
Deposit required on orders for future delivery. 
We pay carriage except on wholesale orders. 
The annual meeting of the American Iris Society will be held in 
Cincinnati,Ohio. Group visits will be made to famous iris gardens 
in the vicinity. 
