GIANT ' 
RHIZOMES 
• We are fortunate to have our iris gardens in the Pacific North¬ 
west where iris rhizomes grow to perfection. That iris rhizomes 
grown in this section are superior to those grown in other ports of 
the United States is a fact recognized by other commercial growers. 
The largest iris dealer east of the Rockies and west of the Adiron- 
dacks has a large growing garden here in Oregon from which he 
obtains his stock for much of his shipments; the largest iris dealer 
on the Atlantic coast has recently established his growing garden 
here in the Pacific Northwest where he grows his plants to fill all 
orders sent to his eastern home—having but a small show garden 
at that eastern address. Iris rhizomes grown in this Pacific North¬ 
west section throw up one or more bloom stalks the first spring after 
placement regardless of whot stote in which they may be planted— 
while less than 50 per cent of iris 
rhizomes grown in the Mid-west 
or East will produce a bloom stalk 
the first spring after transplanting. 
The iris rhizome pictured on this 
page is that of a root showing in¬ 
crease buds developing a few 
months after replanting in a custom¬ 
er's garden. These buds hove just 
started to develop but have not at¬ 
tained the size pictured when the 
rhizomes ore shipped from our gar¬ 
dens to our customers in the summer 
months. Not all rhizomes hove the 
number of buds shown, but we al¬ 
ways make sure at time of shipment 
that there are two or more such buds 
—for without increase buds, the rhiz¬ 
ome will not flower the following 
spring. 
The Oregon climate is a mild one 
with plenty of moisture and a long 
growing season which enables the 
iris roots to grow and develop better 
than in other sections. But each win¬ 
ter we hove a touch of snow and 
several weeks of freezing tempera¬ 
ture which hardens the iris roots and 
freezes out the weakling plants and 
less hardy sorts—a procedure which 
unfortunately does not take place in 
California gardens. Oregon-grown 
iris are perfectly hardy—as hardy as 
those grown in the northern-most 
and eastern-most states. 
We ore located on Canyon Road, 
a continuation of Jefferson street, 6 
miles west of Portland's city hall. 
There is bus service every half hour; 
get off bus just beyond Nendel's sta¬ 
tion at Weed road and walk up hill 
on right. Our gardens are in full 
bloom throughout May and early 
June. 
Unfortunately, many flower lov¬ 
ers have obtained the erroneous 
impression that iris flowers are not 
particularly attractive and that the 
color range is limited. This impres¬ 
sion has been created in the minds 
of many because the only iris blos¬ 
soms which they see in gardens are 
the older types which were in com¬ 
merce prior to the great advance 
made through scientific breeding. 
Ninety-five per cent of the varieties 
which we offer were originated by 
hybridizers during the 1930's . . . 
they ore beautiful modern iris. 
Modem iris differ as greatly from 
the varieties in existence during the 
1920's or earlier as do the 1940 au¬ 
tomobiles differ from the ugly, top- 
heavy, inferior motor cars of that 
early period. Iris have developed 
and improved just as the automo¬ 
biles, but unfortunately the old iris 
