TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
All Iris orders amounting to $1.00 or 
more will be shipped prepaid to any point 
in the United States. Iris orders of less 
than $1.00 must include 15 cents for 
postage. Peony orders of $3.00 or more 
are prepaid, those of less than $3.00 
must include 25 cents for postage. Com¬ 
bined orders for both Irises and Peonies 
should be treated as two separate orders 
in making allowance for postage. For¬ 
eign shipments not prepaid. 
Terms: Cash with order. Payment should 
be made by check or postal money order. 
All offers subject to prior sale; prices 
may be changed without notice. 
GUARANTEE 
We Guarantee all stock to be true to 
name, of first class size and quality, free 
from diseases and pests, and to reach 
you in live and healthy condition. We 
cannot guarantee that plants will live 
and grow in your garden under condi¬ 
tions over which we have no control. 
We take every precaution to prevent 
mistakes in filling orders, but if any 
mistakes should occur, we will gladly 
make adjustment; however, we will in 
no case be liable for an amount greater 
than the purchase price of the stock. 
IRIS CULTURE 
Irises are not particular as to soil, but 
the bearded varieties in general prefer 
an alkaline rather than an acid soil. 
They need plenty of sunshine and good 
drainage and are able to withstand 
severe drought if well established. Beard¬ 
less and crested sorts, including the 
Siberians and Spurias, do best in an acid 
soil with plenty of moisture, also some 
kinds need partial shade. Bearded Irises 
should be planted with the tops of the 
rhizomes level with the top of the 
ground, except in the case of late fall 
planting when they should be more 
deeply covered to prevent heaving. 
TIME TO PLANT 
Bearded Irises may be transplanted any 
time in the spring, summer or fall, but 
we strongly recommend fall planting for 
the South and Middle West where sum¬ 
mers are usually hot and dry. Further 
North the summer months are the best 
time for transplanting. Unless we are 
otherwise instructed we will assume that 
our customers want immediate shipment 
of their orders. Prompt shipment will be 
made except when digging is delayed by 
rain or other causes over which we have 
no control. A few of the very newest 
varieties of which our stocks are limited 
will not be delivered before August 
Beardless Irises will be shipped in the 
fall or early spring. 
HILL’S IRISES AND PEONIES 
Your attention is directed to the 1940 
Hill Introductions listed inside the back 
cover of this catalog. These seedlings 
are the result of several years of care¬ 
ful breeding and selection and we be¬ 
lieve that they are worthy of your con¬ 
sideration. 
This season as in the past, new Irises 
represent a distinct advance in size, col¬ 
oring and other factors which add new 
beauty to gardens and bring greater 
joy to flower lovers. But more impor¬ 
tant to the average gardener are the 
price reductions which place outstand¬ 
ing introductions of former years easily 
within his reach. Evidence of these re¬ 
ductions and of the vigor and rapidity 
of increase of the reduced varieties will 
be found in our list of Standard Va¬ 
rieties priced at only one dollar per 
dozen. Many of these sorts now offered 
at only ten cents each were priced at 
several dollars a few years ago. 
We continue to list and recommend a 
complete selection of Sass Irises. Each 
passing season brings further recogni¬ 
tion of the great merit of the many Sass 
Introductions. 
Our system of making new plantings 
each year assures our customers of 
large, vigorous, well grown plants of 
both Irises and Peonies. 
The loyalty of our many customers 
who continue to order from us year 
after year is the best proof of the high 
quality of our stock. We are grateful 
for your letters of commendation and 
we solicit your patronage. Thank you. 
Note: Kansas residents will please add 
two per cent to their remittances to 
cover sales tax . Sales to residents of 
other states are not taxable. 
