FALL BLOOMING IRISES 
Fall blooming Irises bloom both spring 
and fall. We have thought a long grow¬ 
ing season with ideal fall conditions 
necessary for re-blooming, but with the 
rapid spread of this group and trial by 
understanding gardeners over all sec¬ 
tions including New England and some 
of the Northern States, we are learning 
that ideal growing conditions and more 
especially adequate moisture throughout 
the summer to promote rapid new 
growth has fully as much influence on 
re-blooming as the longer Southern sea¬ 
sons. Another important factor in en¬ 
couraging the formation of fall blooms 
is frequent transplanting. Strong young 
plants have a better chance to mature 
the side shoots necessary for second 
blooms. The Sass Brothers have been 
pioneers in the rapid development of 
these re-bloomers, but other hybridizers 
are now making important contribu¬ 
tions. We have many interesting seed¬ 
lings of our own, and we shall continue 
to specialize in fall bloomers. Our cus¬ 
tomers from as far North as New Eng¬ 
land, Michigan, Illinois and Vancouver, 
British Columbia report fall blooms on 
plants grown outdoors without special 
protection. 
AUTUMN ELF (Brown, 1935)—This 
variety has re-bloomed throughout the 
summer and fall in the originators 
garden in Massachusetts. Standards 
olive cream, domed and ruffled; falls 
lavender with cream edge, flaring; 
fragrant _ $0.25 
AUTUMN FROST (Schreiner, 1934) — 
A seedling of Moonlight with much the 
same warm white tone. It is the largest 
and tallest white fall bloomer $0.50 
AUTUMN HAZE (H. Sass, 1934)—This 
tall fall bloomer has been both early 
and persistent in its long blooming habit 
and marks a real advance over fine old 
Autumn King. In effect it is an attrac¬ 
tive soft lavender of fine form and large 
size _ $0.50 
AUTUMN KING (H. Sass, 1924)—The 
real progenitor of the race of rebloom¬ 
ers. Typical lavender blue bicolor of 
splendid form, a good seed bearer $0.15 
AUTUMN QUEEN (H. Sass, 1926)- 
The most persistent of all rebloomers, 
giving some bloom every month from 
summer to fall. It is a pure white of 
exceptional form, the finest white dwarf 
---$0.15 
DORCAS HUTCHESON (Sass-McDade, 
1933)—An early and persistent pansy 
violet self. Semi-dwarf, up to 20 inches 
-$0.15 
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (Sass - Mc- 
Dade, 1933)—This variety was awarded 
the Hutcheson Gold Medal for the best 
fall bloomer of its year. It is a deep 
fluorite purple self of fine carrying 
power and has given us a full month of 
bloom in the spring and in favorable 
seasons three full months in the fall 
-$0.15 
FROST QUEEN (Sass-Hill, 1933) — 
Free blooming frosty white. Sometimes 
produces so many blooms that the effect 
is a crowded bouquet of flowers $0.25 
GOLDEN HARVEST (J. Sass, 1930) — 
The first yellow fall bloomer, large 
flowers of fine form_ $0.25 
JEAN SI RET — One of the French 
remontants or everbloomers. It is only 
fair in quality as a yellow dwarf, but 
has undoubted value in its persistent re¬ 
blooming habit and strong growth $0.25 
LIEUT. DE CHAVAGNAC— Deep red 
violet dwarf, another French ever- 
bloomer _ $0.25 
MARTIE EVEREST (Kirk., 1935) — 
Fine tall blue, a reliable repeater $0.50 
FALL BLOOMING IRIS 
COLLECTION 
Our annual $1.00 collection of Fall 
Blooming Irises for 1940 is even 
larger than that of last year and 
has been further improved by in¬ 
cluding newer and improved vari¬ 
eties for some of the older ones. 
This collection gives every gardener 
an opportunity to try the best Fall 
bloomers. A real bargain, $2.50 
value for_ $ 1.00 
Eleanor Roosevelt 
Autumn Elf 
Autumn Haze 
Autumn Queen 
Jean Siret 
Autumn King 
Dorcas Hutcheson 
Lieut. Chavagnac 
Southland 
October Opera 
Ten Fall Blooming Irises, labeled, 
postpaid in U. S., only.— $1.00 
The above collection with October 
Blaze, Sangreal, Autumn Frost and 
Sound Money, four of the newer 
Fall Bloomers, fourteen varieties in 
all, only -- $ 2.00 
See page 11 for list of Siberian Irises 
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