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The Lincoln Collection 
of Ten Colorful Hardy and Outstanding Iris 
only $1. The greatest value ever offered. 
Make your own selection of ten varieties 
from this list. You can’t go wrong. 
Albright—The new orchid-pink Iris that pleases.......... 19 
Allure—Canary yellow, overlaid opalescent pink. Ruffled.. .19 
Avatar—S. buff; F. pansy violet, 3 ft. Fragrant, brilliant.. .14 
Baldwin—A lovely shade of violet. Very large flowers...... 19 
Buto—S. royal purple; F. dark velvety violet. Likeable.... .19 
Challenger—Dark purple to blackish violet. Large, good... .19 
Churchmouse—A wonderful new color—Hay’s Brown. See it .19 
Dr. C. H. Mayo—A pink toned bicolor. Fragrant. Popular .19 
King Tut—S. brownish; F. velvety glowing red. Admired.... .19 
Mme. Cheri—Violet ; pink and yellow undertone. Pleasing.. .19 
Nymph—tThe best early yellow. Free flowering............ 19 
Old Gold—A fine yellow plicata. An unusual color........ 14 
Omaha—tThis is the nearest to red, bright orange beard.. .19 
Pluie D’Or—(Golden Rain) Solid golden yellow............ 19 
Refulgence—Two shades violet-blue with bronze. Blooms late .39 
Rameses—New blend. S. light russet; F. tourmaline pink.... .19 
Sir Galahad—S. and F. pansy violet. Tall, large, fragrant.. .19 
Valor—Largest, richest, blackish blue-violet............... a) 
Venus de Milo—Gigantic pure snow white................ 19 
Vesper Gold—Distinct yellow with soft violet flush........ 19 
White Queen—Snow white flower. Long blooming season... .14 
The total cost of these 21 varieties when introduced was $435.00. 
Now only $2. Make your garden fascinating. 
Or you may have the entire list of 
21 varieties for $2 
The Lincoln Collection of Iris will glorify 
your garden for many years. 
A. B. Katkamier, Macedon, N. Y. 
“Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who 
knew me best, that I plucked a thistle and planted a 
flower wherever I thought a flower would grow.” 
—Lincoln 
Your Garden a Paradise 
A recent issue of a standard dictionary defines Paradise as “the 
abode of sanctified souls after death,” 
especially an Oriental Park.’’ 
But it is from Xenophon, living three hundred years before the 
Wew Testament was written that we get our authority for calling | 
a garden a Paradise. Xenophon achieved imperishable fame in 
conducting the masterly retreat of the ten thousand Greeks through 
hostile countries and he has told us that the Persians called a 
garden, a Paradise. 
Thus from these Orientals we get the romantic word, Paradise: 
a place of beauty and of happiness—a garden. » 
Artemisi 
_ Artemisia loved her husband Mausolus so much that at his death 
she had his body burned and then drank the ashes in a portion of. 
wine. This was 350 years B. C. At that time she began the erection. 
of a tomb in memory of Mausolus, her husband, the King of Caria, 
and made it of such size and beauty that it was declared by his- 
torians to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. And 
from this incident we get two names of modern usage. ARTEMISIA 
also “fa pleasure garden, 
t 
is the name of a genus of plants known as wormwoods and noted ; 
for their leaves which are generally much divided. 
A mausoleum is a sepulchral monument of large size, containing 
a chamber in which urns or coffins are deposited. The Taj Mahal at. 
Agra, India is the best known of modern mausoleums and was 
constructed by Shah Jehan in 1650 in memory of the beautiful’ 
Muntaz Mahal, his beloved wife. Perhaps the most noted of American 
mausoleums is that of General Grant at Riverside Park, New York) 
City. { 
Artemisia—Silver King, grows slender stems three to four feet, 
high carrying finely divided leaves and having both stems and leaves 
coated with a silvery effect. Cut and dried before injured by frosts, 
it is practically everlasting and is used as a filler in making winter 
bouquets. It can be used from July onward and combines gracefully; 
with all flowers. Every garden should be decorated with clumps of} 
Silver King. | 
We who love our gardens work with God, through the sunshine 
and the soil in helping nature give us the beauty and fragrance of! 
flowers. 
How the Iris Originated 
There is a beautiful story that in the beginning when the world. 
was not yet six days old that the flowers held an election to 
choose a queen. They each received one vote and the vote each) 
recurring year was the same. The deadlock seemed unbreakable and’ 
permanent. Finally the creator landscape architect formed the 
Iris plant, gave it a thickened root stock, a rhizome, for the 
storage of plant food, capable of being the hardiest and most 
enduring of all plants. Gave it a green sword for a conquering leaf. 
Took all the colors of the sunlight, every hue, tint and shade, to 
beautify its blossoms, and then caused it to bloom at a time of! 
the year when all the world is young and appealing. 
And when the Iris was presented, only one more vote was 
needed, for it was unanimously declared to be the queen of all 
garden flowers and will reign supreme forever. | 
The Sunset Iris 
We have a late blooming Iris named Sunset which al- 
ways gives a good account of itself after nearly all the) 
other Iris have ceased blooming. It seems admirably) 
adapted to close the season of the tall bearded Iris. Its) 
petals are like cloth of gold except that the falls are) 
suffused with blue. Blue and gold always have been colors | 
to conjure with. We are listing Sunset at 14 cents each.' 










A Perfect Day 
Inspiring — Appreciative 
The most colorful and graceful, and therefore the 
most beautiful object in nature is the rainbow. We who 
were at the Iris Gardens late Monday afternoon, Dec. 
16, saw in the northeastern sky a massive black cloud 
glorified by a great miracle of the Creator’s artistry — 
a double rainbow. As I tried to appreciate the magni- 
ficence of the view before me there came the thought 
that people all through the ages had been adept in using 
some real or fanciful object from which to give a name 
to their flowering plants. And when the Ancient Greeks 
gave the name of their goddess “Iris” which means 
“Rainbow” to the plants we now know as Iris, the ges- 
ture was very appropriate for the Iris is truly the 
Rainbow flower and no two of its more than seven 
thousand named varieties are exactly alike. 
Very soon after the appearance of the superb rainbow 
the southwestern sky began to take on the colors of a 
brilliant sunset. The cloud effect was magnificent beyond 
words to express. Thus in less than a hundred minutes 
the sun had adorned the sky with three of the most 
glorious embellishments the eyes of human beings can 
Bee the sun itself, the double rainbow and the vesper 
sky. 
Pondering on these things at the close of day, the 
words of the song: “A Perfect Day’ by Carrie Jacobs 
Bond fiashed through my recollection and I sat as one 
entranced. 
How Jt Was Written 
I could think of no other song that expressed so much 
in so few lines and resolved to look up the motive back 
of the song. The next day I visited the Sibley Library 
of the Eastman School of Music and in a book written 
by Mrs. Bond learned that the story of the writing of 
“The End of a Perfect Day” is very simple. The inspira- 
tion came to Mrs. Bond as she was viewing a wonderful 
sunset from the top of Mt. Rubidoux in Riverside, 
California. This is also the place of the Easter morning» 
sunrise services, inaugurated by Frank Miller, Master 
of the Mission Inn. She had been motoring through 
Southern California with some nature-loving friends and 
had been seeing many beautiful sights, but the glory of 
this particular sunset from the mountain was the most 
beautiful thing she had ever seen. 
That evening while dressing for dinner at the Mission” <1.c@ Moor—Amaranth purple............ Cyd Seip cend i, Sea ie eee ore 
Inn, she wished that she might find a way to express her 
thanks for the pleasure of the day. Some way that would 
be out of the ordinary. Almost at once came the words 
for “A Perfect Day.’ She wrote them hurriedly, not hav— 
ing time to change a word or a sentence. She took them 
down and read them at the dinner that evening and then 
forgot about them, 
“When you come to the end of a perfect day, 
And you sit alone with your thought, 
When the chimes ring out with a carol gay, » 
For the joy, that the day has brought, 
Do you think what the end of a perfect day 
Can mean to a tired heart, 
When the sun goes down with a flaming ray, 
And the dear friends have to part? 
Well, this is the end of a perfect day, 
Near the end of a journey, too; 
But it leaves a thought that is big and strong, 
With a wish that is kind and true. 
For mem’ry has painted this perfect day 
With colors that never fade, 
And we find, at the end of a perfect day, 
The soul of a friend we've made.” 
_ About three months later she, with friends, was cross- 
ing the Mohave Desert, and without realizing it began 
to hum the words to music. That night in the home of 
her friend, Mrs. Hawks, she did not go to sleep but 
finished the music to the song entirely before morning. 
Through the public press, the Concert Stage, the 
radio and the homes of music lovers the song has in- 
fluenced the lives of millions. It seems to have a par- 
ticular appeal for the common people. 
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Chrysanthemums 
About the only way to have plenty of flowers in Jate fall and early 
winter is to grow Chrysanthemums. They are easy of culture and 
the hardy varieties come before the killing frosts. 
Price 
Adironda—Bronze, aster type, golden reverse......-----++++:- $ .15 
Aladdin—Bronzy apricot-orange deepening to coppery bronze.. .15 
Ann Miller—Early flowering red.....:--..++-+--+sseeeereecees 15 
Argenteuillais—Bronzy flowers tipped gold. Superb.......... s15% 
Astrid—Single. Bloom is shell-pink and old-rose .......---+--> 15 
Bronze Button—Very productive of flower heads stepwise wacctotes 15 
Burgundy—Rich crimson with deeper tone in’ centel. sgt iets ies al ee 
Canary—Aster flowered deep yellow.....-----++sererrrrerrtees AS 
Capt. Cook—A brilliant shade of rose pink csp )scole ele sleetaniee? 15 
Carmelia—Pompon yellow with red center.....-.-.--+++++ (ieee 
Chestnut Bur—Deep chestnut red..........-..-+- asa tiece dee 15 
Crimson Glory—Early pompon, very bright crimsonirss «scsi ol bi 
Dazzler—Cardinal red .........--+--es eee rese ttt teete? eee tes 15 
Early Bronze—Orange bronze. Blooms from September till frost -1 
Early Yellow—Sport of pompon, early bronze........---++--+ 15 
Eden—Bright “rose? (21.7. Sita cs oie yo oie em on elias aetna lols 15 
Frances Whittlesey—Rich bronze and garnet........-..+--+--+- 15 
Glomero—Medium size, orange, rose sheen......-++-++++++ee+ 15 
Glory of Seven Oaks—Rich golden yellow. Harly........-..--- 15 
Granny Scoville—Warm coral bronze color. Large.....--.----- 15 
Harvest—Good bronze ........-.:c csc ct tere enter eee ettenses 15 
H. E. Kidder—Large, bronzy incurved petals..........-.++--++: 15 
Indian Maid—Deep orange terra cotta......----++e+eereeeeres 15 
Irene—Pompon, pure white. Upright, wiry stems..........--- 15 
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Iridescent—Combines various shades of yellows and pinks.... .15 
Jean Cummings—Large pure white flowers...........--+.++++- 15 
Jean Treadway—Pink with dark center, beautiful foliage..... 4 ld 
Judith Anderson—Yellow button...........-.+-+++++:> tater io tak os 
King Midas—Yellow, one of the best..........+-.+++.-++- sate a 
Lilian Doty—Good deep pink. A standby. Ball shaped........ 15 
Little Bob—Early. Profusion bronze-red buttons..........-..-- 15 
Lorelei—A very productive yellow. In bloom in mid-September 15 
Marion Hatton—Very early canary yellow. Excellent.......... 15 
Mary Pickford—White, tiny flowers in great ciusters...... het nik ol Wie 
Mrs. H. E. Kidder—Large yellow incurved.........1-....++++> 15 
Murilla—Old rose, floriferous and always admired............ 15 
Old Gold—Orange yellow, deepening to old gold at center.... .i5 
Orchid Beauty—Orchid with deeper tone in center............ 15 
Quray—Dark mahogany. 2% inches in diameter............. ¢ el 
Provence—Soft pink, blended yellow.......... dadiaiate vaio fos aha seen 15 
Rapture—Deep orange bronze with carmine suffusion......... 15 
Red Doty—Probably the best of the deep red varieties........ 15 
Red Flare—The first bright red garden variety. Floriferous... .15 
Pink Dot—Dwarf, light pink. ....-0 2.0.2... 2022 eee wee wwe ce eene 15 
Romany—Carmine red with gold reverse..............-- aeelees 15 
Rose Beauty—Deep rose button type.........-.+---eeeeee renee 15 
Rosy Gem—Bright pink or rose color..............+..+-++s- . AB 
Ruth Cummings—Rich reddish bronze. Best all around variety .15_ 
Ruth Hatton—Clear ivory white when fully opened.......... 15 
September Queen—Profusion of early pure white flowers...... 15 
Skibo—Rich yellow button with bronze center..............++-+ 15 
“Hummer Gold—Large, beautiful golden yellow...............+.+ 15 
Miekist—Bright dark .orange, = early: 24 aisj-:- >< eset eth stars neta ee . ae 
“Tints of Gold—Large double yellow..................-..se-e+- 15 
Vivid—Color American Beauty Rose..............se+seee ike aus ek 
Yellow: Gem—Button type juste cs pasties bers eeeieieaeieieeteiars 15 
Hardy Singles | 
CGavalier—Deep wine color..:.......5..0 ccc ee neces ccrecseen 15 
Grenadier—Crimson scarlet ............ceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeee pelS 
Indian Maid—Deep orange terra-cotta..........-.+seeeeeeees +) akS 
Louise Schling—Glowing salmon red, bright yellow center.... .15 
Sun Flower—Rich orange yellow............- he arat alteee What tale acoats 15 
Early Flowering Cushion Varieties 
Pink Cushion Amelia... 0.0... 0c cu ce cecc cere ce sseretescecce 15 
Rosey-Cushion Amelia... 5 4.5 cs fagele oe eens © ei eleie ke wlelna) wintelefals > aeke 
Bronze Cushion Amelia...... af oper alten Mite eresa ta bie, clef oe haketer amen Sek 
Golden!) Cushion’ Amelia. 3264 lee bie te ele skes> ieee asole ole eke Sieterayes eld 
White! Cushion: Amelia; 2.5.4 ecm apee ee nen oe canacleasele Ue caxe tek 
: Koreans 
Apelle—Bronze~ rede ois 5c ecirte Ceeiea lo ales atthe aide etaie oar s\eelers, si wake 
Ceres—Old gold biended with yellow....... Whe SL REAEN eloleearcnateds = + AG 
Daphne—Lilac’-rose | 3,2. 552... Me os eis eae ee ietetene Stee 15 
Mars—Deep ‘amaranth: red i: 00). 2 ise er hel oracas ore ale ete ells nus So ceys)afeons 1S 
Innocence— White tinted pink................- Creep socnese'e teen lS 
12 varieties my selection for $1.00. ; : 
Hemerocallis 
Fulva—Orange with red markings. A persistant grower...... 15 
Kwanso—Double, orange flushed red. You will like it.......... 20 
Kwanso Variegata—Green and white foliage, beautiful........ 40 
Mrs. A. H. Austin—A fine deep yellow. July................ 20 
The Gem—HEarly yellow ...... A circRetbecssiatdsaxsione abe seheld Aatakel teeters oe 20. 
Dr. Royal—Orange yellow, early and fragrant...... et Nea ae 20: 
Flava—The old lemon lily, very fragrant................-.-- 
Every Sunday morning we make up a basket of flowers for the- 
cemetery. Always a few blooms of whichever variety of Hemero-- 
eallis happens to be in flower are used to give distinction. 
Hardy Phlox i 
Von Hochberg—One of the very best of the real dark reds 
15 
“Words are futile to describe the beautiful col 
lection of Iris I purchased of you. My carden th ateeethene I aes 
tend alone so I hired a gardener one day a week to keep it in good 
order. I am a working woman, also housewife and mother. My flow- 
the years— — 
ers have been a blessing and recreati 
some of them rather lean.’’ cE tse ae 
Address, A. B. Katkamier, Macedon,N.Y. 
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Daily Sketch—Salmon-pink with carmine eye............ =e 15 
' Leo Schlogeter—Large trusses, scarlet, dark crimson eye...... 15 
Mrs. Jenkins—A fine early pure white...................... 15 
Painted Lady—Silver-pink shaded salmon. Cherry red eye.... .15 
Thor—Salmon-pink shaded scarlet, analine red eye.......... .15- 
Widar—Light violet, pink tinge, white center............ 15 
Bridesmaid—White with pink eye....................... Ly eae 
Lily Bulbs “< Him 
Tenet orange red, free flowering. Large........ A 20 
rigrinum—Rich salmon-orange, spotted it 3 4 
Robust growth, easy culture............ a ": Seer eae 20 
Tenuifolium—Coral lily, deep scarlet. Border or rock garden.. as 
Funkia or Plantation Lily 
Supearats Grandiflora—Pure white. Lily shaped, very fragrant. 
Lancifolia—Long narrow green leaves, lilac-blue flowers. Augast =e 
Variegata—Variegated foliage, blue flowers ra ean ee AY 
Eulalia Variegata—Ornamental perennial on falaaers ; 
striped lengthwise with creamy white. Six fea rtalle se ‘ 
ery Showy! « hiliuruGys eee pu ; ~ Nea 
Dietamnus Gas Plant—Showy, hardy perennial bush, 2 ft, heute 
fragrant foliage and spikes of rosy pink ieee ee vee 325 
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