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FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 
‘Please c Read before Ordering 
ORDER EARLY. This suggestion is made to avoid disappointment in 
case that later in the season a variety may be sold out. We reserve the right 
to accept or refuse an order or any part thereof, depending on quantity of 
stock and whether at shipping time it is in condition to be sent. 
All our varieties are true to name, but, if in shipping an error is made, 
we will be glad to rectify mistakes, either by supplying true stock or cash 
refund, which ever in our judgment seems best. 
TERMS. MONEY WITH ORDER. Make checks or Money Orders 
payable to the 
FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 
We pay postage on all orders in U. S. A. that amount to $3.00, or over. 
We also allow a discount of 10% on all orders of $50.00 or more, except new 
varieties that are listed at net. We ship after blooming season until late Oct. 
We do not guarantee growth of plants in your garden; that rests with 
your ability. We do however guarantee good healthy stock and that it 
should reach you in good condition; any time a customer upon opening a 
package finds defective plants, he may at once ship them to us at our 
expense and his money will be refunded. Our success depends on your 
satisfaction and we shall be glad to correct any error. 
If possible visit the garden during the flowering season and choose for 
yourself the varieties which most appeal to you, but if this is impossible 
the descriptions in the catalogue are accurate and you can choose with 
safety from them. These are the dates for height of bloom of the different 
groups, but you will find different varieties of hemerocallis blooming from 
May 25th to October 1st. 
Dwarf Bearded Irises.—May 1st to May 20th. 
Intermediate Bearded Irises—May 10th to June 1st. 
Siberian Irises—May 25th to June 20th. 
Tall Bearded Irises—June 1st to June 20th. 
Oriental Poppies—June 10th to July 1st. 
Washington Hybrids—June 15th to July 1st. 
Spurias—June 20th to July 10th. 
Japanese Irises—June 25th to July 15th. 
Crested Irises—June and July. 
Fall Blooming Irises—September 10th to October 15th. 
Hemerocallis—July and August. 
Peonies—June. 
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 Society. 
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 
de France. 
FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 
MRS. THOMAS NESMITH 
166 FAIRMOUNT ST., LOWELL, MASS. 
