READ BEFORE ORDERING 
BLOOMING SIZE RHIZOMES. Our, roots are the largest that can 
be grown with the best of soils, plenty of fertilizer and good cul¬ 
tivation. PEONIES are strong 3 to 5 eye divisions. POPPIES 
are all field grown plants. 
POSTAGE OR EXPRESS is prepaid on Retail Irises, Bargain list 
Irises, Peonies and Poppies providing shipment amounts to $1.00 or 
more. If you divide your order to be sent at different times then 
shipment under $1.00 will be sent prepaid but 25c extra must be 
sent with each shipment of less than $1.00 
Stakes and Mixed Iris are always sent Express charges collect 
VISITORS can place orders for Irises during blooming season pro¬ 
viding order amounts to $1.00 or more. A deposit of $1,00 is re¬ 
quired on orders of $4.00 or less and 25% on orders of over $4.00. 
Balance due when goods are called for. 
C. O. D. Mixed Iris, stakes and labels are always cash with order. 
Labels are prepaid but Customer pays transportation on Mixed Iris 
and stakes when received. All other Irises, Peonies and Poppies 
are prepaid and may be sent C. O. D. providing $1.00 is sent on 
orders of $4.00 or less and 25% on orders over $4.00. No deviations 
from this rule. 
SECOND CHOICE. Late in season it is very important that you 
make a second choice as we do not substitute unless requested to 
do so. All orders are filled in turn and subject to prior sale. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. Plant I rises any time from July 1st until 
ground freezes. Southern states from September 1st and later. Cover 
rhizomes slightly. Plant Peonies from September 1st to freezing 
time. Top eye should be 2 inches below ground level. Plant Poppies 
during August (if dormant) or later after Fall growth starts until 
freezing time. Crown should be 3 inches deep and roots straight 
down. All above should be mulched with straw first Winter. 
RATINGS. These ratings have all been taken from the American 
Iris Society’s Bulletins: 1922, 1927, 1932 and 1933. The score card 
is constantly becoming more rigid as the years advance. For this 
reason we are giving you the year that each rating was "given. As 
an example of the different years’ ratings: Lent A. Williamson in 
1922 was 96, in 1927 was 88 and in 1932 was 75. Not all varieties 
will vary in the same ratio. We use the latest rating except that 
in 1932 a great many ratings were by one judge only in which case 
we give the 1927 rating given by five or more judges. 
EXPLANATION of figures preceding Iris names. The first two are 
the ratings on basis of 100. The next two are the years in which the 
rating was given. The figures in parenthesis denote the number of 
judges giving the rating. Where the third pair of figures is blank 
it denotes that there were five or more judges. Where no rating 
is given the variety has not been rated. 
ABBREVIATIONS!. The Star (*) indicates fragrance. T., Med. & 
Low, refer to height, meaning Tall, Medium and Low. E., MS., 
and L. refer to season of bloom, meaning, Early, Mid-season and 
Late 
TIME OF SHIPMENT. Irises July 1st to Nov. 15th. Sept. Rhizomes 
are twice the size of July. Peonies from September 1st to Novem¬ 
ber 15th. Poppies from August 1st to November 15th. 
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