IRIS 
In ancient mythology, Iris symbolizing the rainbow is often referred to as the 
“Goddess of the Rainbow.” But she had no such important position on Olympus. She 
was the personal attendant of Juna, spouse of the great Zeus. Her name has been per¬ 
petuated in a great genus of plants, because of their unusual color quality. A shim¬ 
mering changeability under varying lights and positions, which has given us the de¬ 
scriptive word “iridescent.” This quality was contained in her garb, according to Virgil, 
who wrote: “Iris of saffron wings, displaying against the sun a robe of a thousand 
varying colors.” 
The first of the modern Iris was discovered in Asia Minor, ancient Troy, the 
Island of Cyprus and Mesopotamia. These were the parents of our present day Iris in 
several thousand varieties. We have spent several years in honest and diligent search 
to accumulate one of the finest collections in this country. Some collections are larger 
but none finer. Time for planting the tall bearded Iris in the North is in August, while 
in the Southern States, better to plant September 15 ’till November 1st, as the hot 
dry weather is over and we have plenty of good cool growing weather for the rhyzomes 
to get established before real winter sets in. Iris planted in the fall blooms profusely 
the following spring. During the blooming season our gardens are open to the public 
for the purpose of seeing the different varieties in bloom. This will enable you to 
make your selections of varieties for fall delivery. Much better than trying to select 
from a catalog description. In this respect we feel like an absolute failure, as the 
beauty of many of the newer varieties are indescribable. Every variety we list may be 
seen in bloom in their proper season. Visitors welcome. 
G. means Standards; F. means falls. 
ALTA CALIFORNIA. 48 in. The tallest and one of the largest and finest new yellows. 
Deep yellow, faintly bronzed. Each 30c. 
AMBASSADOR. 42 in. S. Bronzy Violet F. Red Purple. A winner in the American 
Iris Society Popularity Contest. Each 15c. 
AMBERA. Early, fragrant, bright canary yellow. The largest early flowering yellows. 
Each 20c. 
ANNE MARIE CAYEUX. 36 in. A French introduction. Very popular. S. Pinkish 
lilac. F. Metalic blue over gray. Each 25c. 
BEOTIE. 48 in. A new color in Iris. Elephant grey. Very large flowers. Fine form. 
Each $1.00. 
BEUCHLEYS GIANT. 50 in. Early. An Iris giant, soft medium blue. Each 35c. 
BLACK DOUGLAS. S. Dark violet. F. Blickish violet. Blue beard tipped yellow. Each 
75c. 
BLACK WINGS. 40 in. Fragrant. One of the nearest to black. Each 35c. 
BLUE BANNER. 36 in. S. Bright lavender blue. F. Deep rich pancy violet. Each 15c. 
BLUE GOWN. 48 in. The finest deep rich blue created to date, and a prodigious 
bloomer. Each 35c. 
BLUE TRIUMPH. 42 in. Said to be the finest soft blue yet shown. Very large flowers, 
flaring and heavy substance. Each $1.25. 
BOUREM. Very large. S. Bordeaux red. F. Violet shaded garnet red. Each 25c. 
BRUNO. 36 in. Late. Large flowers perfectly formed. Heavy substance. Rich velvety 
purple. This Iris sold a few years ago at $50.00 each. Each 15c. 
