et —1942 
Again we invite you to visit our gardens. Soil and weather conditions are very 
promising and we expect a very fine blooming season. The last week in May and 
the first week iin June will mark the height of the iris season here and we welcome 
you most cordially. 
As our interest in hybridizing increases we become more and more discriminat- 
ing in our choices and we save only about five per cent of the thousands of seedlings 
which bloom for the first time each year. The rest are all destroyed or given to 
roadside plantings. Out of the five per cent we save, a few are candidates for naming, 
the rest are put into color groups for sale to garden visitors and others interested 
in seedlings. The latter are always completely sold out each season so we have 
room for new ones. 
Although we follow breeding lines in a wide range of colors, we are most keenly 
interested just now in the peach, apricot and near orange tones. They are very 
lovely in the garden, especially when planted among light blues. Pink toned blends 
are cropping up here and there and we hope that they will get pinker and better. 
Some very fine dark purples are showing up like big velvety pansies. The new 
dark reds show an ever increasing warmth and glow. 
Visitors in our garden appreciate the careful labeling. Every named variety is 
plainly marked and the numbered seedlings have tags showing their parentage. 
Even the rows of new seedlings are marked with the crosses that produced them 
so that visitors may wander at will and study what is being done. Do come and 
enjoy all this with us. 
In these changing and dfficult times our gardens will mean more to us than 
ever. Many of us will spend more time at home because of travel difficulties and 
so will have more time for our gardens. Others who are busy with defense work 
will appreciate more than ever the blessed relaxation gardening affords. And those 
of us who have loved ones in the service will f-nd courage and relief from over- 
wrought nerves in our gardens. Let’s carry on! 
CTerms of Sale— 
Please Read Carefully Before Ordering 
ORDER HARLY—This is especially important this year. Our 
plants are in excellent condition but the quantity is limited. The 
only way to avoid disappointment is to order early. 
THERMS—CASH WITH ORDER—Check, draft or money order. 
POSTAGE PREPAID on all orders of $3.00 or more. With orders 
for less, add 25e for postage. 
TIME OF SHIPMENT—Reeular shipping begins about the second 
week in July. Unless specific date is requested, orders are shipped 
in rotation as received, beginning with that date. PLEASKH 
STATE TIME PREFERRED. WE DO NOT SUBSTITUTE 
WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. 
EXTRAS—WE LET YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN—SEE PAGE 9 
FOR DETAILS. 
JOIN THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY—FOUR SPLENDID BULLETINS A YEAR. 
Membership dues $3.00 a year. Let us present your name as a proposed new 
member and we will send you as a gift $1.00 worth of iris. 
