FOR YOUR INFORMATION 
In this modest folder there is not one variety of iris listed that we have not 
grown and tested for its health, beauty and adaptability before offering it to you. 
We grow no flowers but iris and grow them by the thousands. We specialize 
particularly in red and pink iris. 
We ship out only the finest, best developed stock, which is sure to please you. 
Send your orders any time you wish and we will ship at the best time for 
planting. July to November are good planting months. We make no shipments 
until after the blooming season. 
Please send cash with your order, either a post office money order or your per- 
sonal check is acceptable. If it is the shipping season, I will not acknowledge 
your order by letter but instead will rush your shipment to you at the first oppor- 
tunity. If there should be a few days’ delay, don’t write. It may have rained here 
and thus hindered the digging operations slightly. Every effort will be made to 
serve you promptly. If your order is made out of the shipping season, I shall 
acknowledge the receipt of your letter and remittance and ship your order to 
you at the right planting time. 
For real iris beauty, plant fewer kinds and plant more of each kind if you 
wish to make the best showing. We can, upon inquiry, make you some very 
attractive offers on iris in large lots of 100 to 500 or more for flower beds, borders 
for walks or driveways, erosion plantings or landscaping of any kind. Clubs and 
Societies often buy in large quantities and divide amongst their membership, 
thereby getting the benefit of special price offers. 
We do not sell new and untried kinds of iris. There is no better way to part 
with your money in a hurry and in most cases experience disappointment. Novel- 
ties are often worth only fifty cents instead of fifty dollars after a year or two. 
By that time you will be able to judge as to whether they are novelties or prime 
new favorites. 
Please look over our list of collections, and see if some of them do not meet 
your requirements. All our collections this year are being shipped parce! Rost 
prepaid in order to make it easier on your gas ration. All other orders from this 
catalog will be shipped to you parcel post prepaid at the prices quoted for each 
iris herein, unless your order exceeds fifty plants. In that case you will assume 
the postage or expressage. Prices quoted in our other catalogs are not effective. 
No order for less than one dollar will be accepted if packing and shipping are 
necessary. No C. O. D. shipments will be made—please—as they cost you more 
and waste our time. 
When you get to Carlinville stay on the pavement until you get to the Com- 
munity High School, west of town. Turn north there and follow the iris signs. 
There are no charges of any kind at the Otwell Iris Fields and plenty of room 
to park your cars. 
Trusting that many of our friends may renew their friendships at our Flower 
Fields in May, I am, sincerely, 
MRS. W. B. OTWELL, 
Carlinville, Illinois. 
