IRIS LIST 
and digging time prices on special bulbs 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING 
California orders must add 3% Sales Tax. 
Remit with order by 'M.O., check or currency. 
We do not guarantee safety of currency or 
coins in the mail. Prepay your postage on 
letter and don’t forget a 50c piece takes 6c 
postage. We don’t like to accept stamps but 
reluctantly do so if 6% extra are sent. If 
order is wanted C.O.D. send at least 25% in 
advance. 
We prepay postage on orders of $1.00 and 
up. Under $1.00 send 5c extra for 1 to 3 
bulbs; 10c extra for over 3. 
IRIS CULTURE 
Every garden should have a place for Iris. 
If the untidy appearance of some varieties in 
late summer annoys you, then plant them at 
the back or in a remote corner. Their ex¬ 
quisite beauty and gorgeous colors when in 
bloom, will signal for attention and your 
visitors iwill all find them. 
The dictionary has not yet been written that 
will supply words to do justice to the beauty 
of m.odern forms of Iris. In the section of 
Bearded Iris there are many types a few of 
which are referred to. A Plicata is one having 
a ground color of white or a light tint, with 
deeper colors flushing, bordering or drawn on 
in dots or lines. A Bicolor has standards, or 
upright petals, of a lighter tone than that of 
the falls, or drooping petals. The Variegatas 
have standards (iS) in a yellow tone, and falls 
(F) in a great variety of reds or maroons. 
Blends. The colors of iris are always beau¬ 
tifully blended. When the blue, red, pink, yel¬ 
low or biC’wn colors blend in several color 
tones in an especially rich and pleasing man¬ 
ner. the variety is often described as a 
“Blend.” 
Plant Iris any time of the year., The best 
time is right after blooming. This is in June 
with California grown roots. Here the plants 
bloom earlier than in the north or east and 
are ready to plant earlier, thus giving a longer 
period of growth. If planted early you may 
get many flowers the next spring. If planted 
in the late fall you get only a few flowers and 
possibly not any until the second spring. 
Plant the rhizomes not over 1" deep. Water 
sparingly until growth begins, then freely. The 
more vigorously they grow, the more flowers 
you will have. Plant in full sun exposure un¬ 
less otherwise directed in description of var¬ 
iety. They grow well in anv soil b’H like 
very sandy or gritty soil less than good heavy 
soils. We retract our former advice to make 
the soil acid with peat. They appear to do 
ibettei* in a neutral soil. But some authorities 
do advise the acid soil. Also retract about 
wood ashes. They seem to like a light appli¬ 
cation of ashes or lime. 
Do not use any barnyard manures on Iris. 
It is often fatal to them. 
Do you have large clumps that fail to bloom ? 
Probably they are too crow'ded. Divide in 
June to August. Smaller clumps may not 
bloom because you encouraged growth in late 
summer and fall when they need to rest. Let 
them dry out and bake in the hot sun of 
August and later. 
SPECIAL OFFERS 
Ten excellent varieties including Cecil 
Houdyshel, Eleanor Brooks, Bobby Houdyshel, 
Magnifica, Mother of Pearl and 5 others of our 
selection for $1.00. 
Twenty varieties of good Iris including Mag¬ 
nifica, Isolene, Mother of Pearl, and 17 more 
of our selection for $1.00. 
Any variety named in above collections may 
be omitted but the substitute must be left to 
us. Other than this the customer may not 
specify. If you wish to avoid duplicating the 
varieties you have, buy from the list. 
The two collections with no duplicates, 30 
sorts for $2.00. 
Seedling Iris Offer. For 25 years we have 
bred Iris. Plicatas were our hobby. We have 
a lot of seedlings, including many plicatas, 
that are not intended for introduction. They 
are mostly of delicate beauty. Many pinks, 
some reds, no purples. Some are dwarf, some 
medium. None are of the huge, tall, branch¬ 
ing type. They are entirely different from 
the old type of “flags.” They may lack the 
perfection of form and the large size that has 
been developed by other breeders but this de¬ 
velopment, we think, did have to sacrifice 
something of the delicate beauty, the rich pas¬ 
tel tones of these. 
Most of these will be suitable to your rock 
garden, borders or elsewhere. They are un¬ 
named, no labels, as many varieties as possible 
but there may be duplicates.^ 
Thirty-five roots, post paid $1.00. 
$2.50 per ICO prepaid. By express, not pre¬ 
paid,, 50 for $1.00. 100 for $1.85. 
Assorted Iris Collection. We have several 
“lost label” Iris. They are mostly older types. 
Mlany of the lavender and blues. Some very 
good ones jn every lot. Mostly tall, large 
flowers. Many duplicates. Price, 50 for $1.00 
by express, charges collect, but not C.O.D. 
Per 100, $1.75. 
Fall Bloomers. Many of our seedlings bloom 
out of season, especially in fall. Some have 
been segregated. Mostly dwarf, and delicate 
colors but no purples, lavender or violet one.^. 
These are not tagged so you may get dupli¬ 
cates b'^t we try to avoid it. We don’t know 
what they will do in other climates. Seven 
for $1.00. 
Named Fall Bloomers. Onr varieties Golden 
Cataract and Everblooming Plicata are, we 
think, the nearest everblooming Iris so far 
produced. Here they show at least a few flow¬ 
ers for at least half the months in the year. 
These with Eleanor Roosevelt and one un¬ 
named seedling make a nice collection of Ever¬ 
blooming Iris. Four var. for $3.50. 
LIST OF BEARDED IRIS 
A. E. Kunderd. S. yellow bronze; F. magenta 
