TECTORUM 
TECTORUM-*— The fa¬ 
mous roof Iris of 
China and Japan. Har¬ 
dy anywhere. 
TECTORUM ALBUM— 
Is an exquisite, rare, 
snow-white form of 
above, with golden 
crests. 
Tectorum 
Collection 
2 TECTORUM 
1 TECTORUM ALBUM 
Total 3 plants 
$1.00 postpaid 
ELEANOR 
ROOSEVELT 
Autumn 
Flowering 
Iris 
BIRTHDAY IRIS for the 12 MONTHS 
TO RIVAL YOUR NATAL JEWELS 
y OUR birthstone: A faceted-gem that has emerged 
from an earthbound prison to mark your natal 
month. Precious jewels from the Treasure House 
of Mother Nature, cut, polished and mounted by the 
hands of man, to bring romance and sentiment and 
good-fortune in their sparkling loveliness. A birth- 
stone for every month in the year in the realm of 
precious stones. 
And in the Kingdom of Flowers, a beautiful dazz¬ 
ling, iridescent living Iris, crystals of sunshine, air 
and the mysterious chemistry of Mother Nature, 
nurtured and brought to perfection by the scientific 
horticulturist, to give you a living Birth Bloom of 
tender and delicate beauty. 
In early January, when the winds are filled with 
rales of the Storm King and his minions, and the 
proud Garnet glows in all its beauty. Iris Unguicularis 
blooms to keep it fitting company. No summertime 
Iris, this; Unguicularis reserves its welcome flowering 
to cheer the dreary day of Father Frost. 
Then, February, when the subtle Amethyst holds 
sway, we find Iris Unguicularis still holding forth 
until mid-month, when along comes Iris Reticulata, 
hardy as the elements themselves, forcing its way 
to face the thin sunlight, the first bright harbinger 
of Spring. 
The Bloodstone is March's birthstone, and brave 
little Iris Reticulata, its counterpart in the realm of 
flowers, continues to carry on with its brilliant color¬ 
ing. 
The proud Diamond usurps April as its own, and 
our Miniature Iris Gems share Birth Bloom with it. 
And then comes the Emerald as the birthstone for 
May, with the Regelio-cyclus and the Pogocyclus 
Hybrids and the Early Flowering Aristocrats, trum¬ 
peters of the coming of all of the magnificent Tall 
Bearded Iris, running the gamut of the spectrum in 
sheer indescribable, luxuriant colorings. 
WATER IRIS 
for growing in a pond or pool or along the edge 
of a stream, or in a bog. Equally at home 
in the garden. 
PSEUDACORUS 
3 to 5 ft. See illustration at right. 20c each; 
$2.00 Doz.; 100 for $15.00. 
IMMACULATA 
Same as above, but without throat markings. 
Pure Yellow. Winner of First Prize Rockefeller 
Centre, New York Iris Show _50c each; $5.00 
Doz.; 100 for $35.00. 
PSEUDACORUS ALBA 
White form. 50c each; $5.00 Doz.; 100 for 
$35.00. 
VIRGINICA 
32 in. Lovely soft lavender-blue flowers. 50c 
each; $5.00 Doz.; 100 for $35.00. 
VERSICOLOR 
24 in. Purple. 15c each; $1.50 Doz.; 100 
for $12.00. 
KERMESI ANA 
24 in. Very lovely claret red. 20c each; 
$2.00 Doz.; 100 for $15.00. 
1 EACH OF ABOVE. $175 
3 EACH .$4-50 
With the advent of June, Chalcedony or Agate, 
becomes the Birthstone, and along with if you can 
select your Iris Birthbloom from the galaxy of hun¬ 
dreds of varieties of the magnificent Tall Bearded 
Iris. 
July displays the Ruby in all its richness and 
beauty, and in the Iris world we find the Japanese 
Iris with their gargantuan blooms and riotous color¬ 
ings holding the spotlight. 
What does August say? Sardonyx! And what 
of your Iris Birth Bloom. Another friend from the 
Orient appears to adorn your gardens and gives us 
our Birth Bloom in Iris Dichotoma, with its dainty 
violet flowers to please our eyes and delight our 
senses for four full weeks in midsummer. 
In September the Sapphire is the Birthstone, and, 
unlike years gone by in the flower world, there is 
now awaiting you something new in a veritable 
treasure chest of early Autumn blooming Iris, that 
keeps pouring forth their blossoming loveliness 
through October and oftentimes into November, the 
season of Thanksgiving. 
In October, the Aquamarine or the Beryl stand 
forth as the Birthstone. And you can choose from 
the more than two score varieties of Autumn flower¬ 
ing Iris, a choice to companion your birthstone. 
When November comes the Topaz makes its bow 
as Birthstone. And you have lovely blue-flowered 
Unguicularis iris to bring winter-time eye-delight, 
indoors and out. 
Then, ot the years end, December finds the Tur¬ 
quoise set in jewelry as the Birthstone, with enduring, 
persistent, beautiful Unguicularis nodding proudly 
through earth's white mantle, in some sheltered spot, 
or smiling from the shelter of a cold frame in the 
north or a garden in the southland. 
And so we bring you from nature's store-house 
a living Birth Bloom for your garden or as a unique 
gift to a friend. 
Pseudacorus 
