The World's Finest and Largest Collection of the Oldest, 
the Newest, and Rare Bearded and Beardless Iris 
IRIS TIME, "WHAT A GLORIOUS RESURRECTION!" 
I wish to thank all my friends and customers for their past support and 
enthusiastic appreciation. You are cordially invited to visit my garden dur¬ 
ing the blooming season or at any time. My Iris garden is conducted largely 
for the happiness that it brings my friends and an attempt to reveal in a 
simple, helpful way something of the soul satisfying fascination and happi¬ 
ness. My collection represents one of the largest and finest. 
This catalog is written by an Iris grower and Iris lover. I am aware that flower 
lovers desire the best they can get and this purpose is to make easy the selection of 
the best for the least money and to possess every worthwhile Iris. This is your cata¬ 
log and my efforts are all for your convenience and pleasure. I believe I am now 
giving you a world of interesting information to the Iris public. There is a difference 
in the viewpoints as you will discover going through its pages. 
Fortunate the man or woman that chooses a vocation in nature’s realm. They reap 
some of the joys of living intended for every creature called to life. Iris culture is a 
delightful soul-satisfying hobby with which to occupy one’s leisure hours. It opens 
up avenues of close communion with nature. It enriches one’s outlook and interest 
and provides inspiration with which to face with greater courage the cares that infest 
the day. If you will plant a few well-chosen varieties of good Iris and go out in the 
garden among the growing, gorgeous, gay blooming, delightfully fragrant Iris early 
in the morning as the sun is rising you will feel abundantly repaid. 
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Open your soul to their inspiration and thank God for this beautiful world. 
Beauty Is Wealth— 
Raise Plenty of It and Be Rich. 
Flowers Are an Aid to Health. 
The happiness of the wife and mother depends much on her surroundings. The 
soul of a woman hungers for the beautiful. Many a woman has slowly pined away 
and died of starvation of soul. Give her the companionship of the most beautiful, the 
purest, best dressed and best behaved company on earth and her spirit is satisfied. 
IRIS CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
Iris grow easier and multiply faster than any other perennial. Plant them in a 
sunny location that has a good drainage. Iris are easy to cultivate and can be planted 
almost any time the ground is not frozen. Do not plant too deep. Plant so that the 
rhizome is just below the surface. Spread out the roots and water the hole. Then 
draw the earth around the rhizome and firm well. If the soil is heavy and the drainage 
poor a raised bed and application of hydrated lime is advisable. Never use manure 
or leaves as they are likely to cause rot. Varieties that increase rapidly should be 
divided and reset every third year. Iris seem to succeed over a greater range of ter¬ 
ritory than any other plant, withstanding the cold of Canada and the heat of Mexico. 
A light covering of straw put over the tender Iris after the ground freezes will help to 
carry your plants safely through the winter. Good bloom the following spring may be 
expected from well-matured plants which make a reasonable growth in the fall. 
