Alta 
California 
25c 
The World’s Finest Tall 
Bearded Iris 
There are several important reasons why I selected Grandview, 
Washington, in the famous Yakima Valley, as the best place on earth 
for growing Tall Bearded Iris. It is one of the most fertile spots in the 
world, the home of fine fruits and magnificent flowers and bulbs. 
Nestling down in a beautiful valley, surrounded by mountain ranges, 
it is a land of sunshine in the summer, and when I say sunshine I mean 
that it is about the hottest place on earth for weeks at a time during 
midsummer. Then during the winter the weather man does an equally 
good job, with severe winters that test the stamina of man, beast and 
plants alike. These two extremes of weather, with soil of just the right 
texture and quality, packed with natural fertility, produce the largest 
and finest Iris rhizomes I have ever seen, vigorous, healthy plants, 
ready to produce equally fine flowers wherever they are sent. North, 
South, East or West, whether you are in California or Canada, 
you will get Better Results from Wayman’s Yakima Valley 
Grown Iris. More Flowers the First Year and Succeeding Years, 
larger and finer flowers, better plant growth, and more increase 
under normal conditions. You will be doing yourself a favor by 
buying these super-plants for your garden. 
In order to show a larger number of colored illustrations this season, 
it has been necessary to reduce the number of varieties listed. I therefore 
decided to list only those varieties that I believe most desirable from a 
standpoint of beauty and all other good qualities, yet have been propagated in sufficient quantities to sell at modest prices. Most 
of these varieties were originally sold at very high prices. Those that sold for $25.00 or more can now be bought for as many cents 
or less. I have hundreds of other varieties not listed in this catalogue, mostly those of very recent introduction, of which there 
are comparatively few plants in existence, which must there¬ 
fore still be sold at rather high prices. As fast as these can be 
propagated in sufficient quantities so as to justify moderate 
prices they will be offered in my general catalogue, meantime I 
would be glad to send a supplementary list of these additional 
varieties to those who are interested. 
There is no group of flowers in which such great improve¬ 
ments have been made as in the Iris. Astounding new colors 
and combinations of colors have been created, until we now 
have Iris that rival the extravagant loveliness of the wings of 
a butterfly, others that reproduce the marvelous colors of 
precious jewels, or that match the richness of a Persian rug or 
a stained-glass window. There are richer blues, purer reds, 
better pinks, finer and larger yellows; silky, plush-like texture 
has been added, others remind one of smooth ivory or fine 
porcelain; fragrance has been borrowed from every other 
flower and added to the charms of the Iris; size and height 
and grace and poise have been achieved, until the Iris is truly 
the "Queen of the Garden.” These newer Iris greatly surpass 
the orchid in beauty, yet they are hardy from shore to shore 
and from the extreme south, right up into the sub-zero regions 
of Canada. 
No illustration can show the full beauty of an Iris, for it is 
the despair of the artist, the engraver and the printer to re¬ 
produce on paper the real beauty of the flower itself. The 
flowers are all much more beautiful than the illustrations. It 
is of course even more difficult to present a clear word picture. 
Nevertheless, I have done my best. I hope you will enjoy 
reading the descriptions, and that, with the assistance of the 
color illustrations throughout the book, and the color classi¬ 
fication on Page 3, you may be able to select wisely and add 
to your garden the permanent beauty that you most desire. 
For a planting of Iris is a thing of permanent beauty, which 
comes up more beautiful each succeeding year, with little or 
no care. If you prefer to leave the selection to me, I will be 
very glad to give you the benefit of my lifetime of experience 
among Iris, by selecting the varieties for you, and I am sure 
you will be pleased with my choice. In that case just give me 
a general idea of the colors you desire and I will do the rest. 
Ambassadeur—15c 
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