FOREWORD 
As the time arrives to pen another foreword I find myself without 
phrases sufficient to portray the beauty and wonder of the long and 
abounding blossoming season now drawing to a close. Daffodils, decid- 
uous fruits, flowering shrubs, tulips, irises, roses, and finally the orange 
trees vied in billowing abundance of bloom. One is left ‘at once humbled 
at its glory and reassured by its unswerving promise in a world at war. 
It is but trite to say that this'would be a supremely beautiful and splendid 
world if we would permit it to be. It sometimes manages to be quite 
wonderfully beautiful in spite of us. 
With paper continuing a badly needed product in acutely short supply, 
the time is not yet for the publication of any more ambitious catalogue 
than can be gotten along without, but I think you will find that very few 
of its more pretentions competitors offer as many truly fine and choice 
plants as this short and simple price-list. 
Duration of flowering period has not received as much attention 
from present-day iris-breeders as is its proper due, but it has been a 
considered factor in the selection of a good many of my own introduc- 
tions. If you are seeking this attribute for your own garden, I suggest 
the following ‘as candidates well worthy the trial, each one continuing in 
its own right for several weeks, and in one or two instances even months: 
CANYON MISTS, DAYSPRING, JACINTO, MAUNA LOA, MOON- 
GOLD, PRIDE OF REDLANDS, RED ROCK, ROYAL BANNER, 
SAMOSET, VANGUARD. For ‘extension of the season as a whole, 
DAYSPRING, MOONGOLD, TAMALPAIS, and VANGUARD are 
most valuable for their earliness, and BLUE TRIDENT, CATHEDRAL, 
GOLDEN PHEASANT, and PRIDE OF REDLANDS for their ex- 
treme lateness. 
Principal changes as compared with preceding lists lie both in the 
inclusion of various interesting varieties from my experimental plant- 
ings not previously offered, and in the ‘omission, besides a few temporar- 
ily oversold, of some older sorts no longer thought to be needed or 
which have been found too susceptible to disease further to be recom- 
mended. Thus even such popular daffodils as TUNIS, SILVANITE, 
SAMARIA, and others which appear inordinately susceptible to “streak” 
are being dropped, while certain irises in the bearded group which seem 
unduly subject to rot will not be replaced, Varieties now listed by me for 
the first time are prefixed by an asterisk (*). 
I am always glad to make up special collections on order, where the 
customer is undecided how best to choose for himself, giving due atten- 
tion where possible to color preferences and to whether it is intended 
a cover a long season or plant for a period of shorter but more abundant 
oom, 
EASTERN CUSTOMERS WILL FIND OUR ABILITY TO SHIP 
BOTH IRISES AND DAFFODILS BY EARLY SUMMER AN IN- 
ESTIMABLE ADVANTAGE, GIVING THE PLANTS AN EXTRA 
LONG PERIOD OF ROOT-GROWTH BEFORE THE ONSET OF 
WINTER. 
