tinted, nearly true pink arrivals are embellished and greatly 
enhanced, Dy colorful beards, tangerine or brick-red making 
a very charming combination and one that is beautifully 
pre-viewed in that exquisite new-comer, FLORA ZENOR, © 
which, we confidently predict, will, sooner or later, find 
it’s way into the garden of every iris-lover. 
Other different and unusual colors which have entered 
the stage in the past few years, are the newer, more beau- 
tiful browns, the orange-yellows, the deep-blue-blacks and 
the violet-carmines. Also the heavily striated plicatas. 
Accompanied by the increasing advance in beauty and 
clarity of color is a comparable advance in size and form 
of flower; height and branching of stems; and improve- 
ment in petal substance. 
Returning again to the subject of “100 BEST”, we 
thought it would be interesting to identify the irises on our 
list which were included in the leading “Honor Rolls” in 
1948. Accordingly, we have placed a star (*) Defore their 
names. Those that were on two honor-rolls have two stars, 
etc. We consulted four honor-rolls in all. Three of 
them were compiled by leading commercial growers from 
different sections of the country. The fourth was an un- 
official symposium of judges of the American Iris Society 
taken by the prominent irisarian, Kenneth D. Smith. Thus 
a four-star rating reflects a pretty formidable concensus of 
opinion. Remember, though, that in all these selections, 
personal preference plays a part and that few judges of the 
American Iris Society are able to keep pace with the new- 
er introductions, 
Naturally, many of our list are too new to be furnised 
among the Honor Rolls. It takes several years tc properly 
evaluate a new variety and, unquestionably, among these 
newer introductions will be found the “star” varieties of the 
future. ; 
Among other non-starred varieties are the high-ranking 
irises of former years, now technically outclassd but still 
beautiful, and others which, while never numbered among 
the iris “great”, are possessed of that elusive quality. we . 
call “charm”. 
NEAR POPULATION CENTER U. S. A. 
Edenwald Gardens, altho growers of the best intro- 
ductions of cther dealers, have no introductions of their 
own . We are able, therefore, to maintain an entirely im- 
partial judgment of the new or old iris without “plugging” 
for particular sorts or trading compliments vith other 
introducers. | 
Our location is in the Ohio River Valley in southern 
Indiana, In this Mid-west, Mid-south climate winters gen- 
erally record below zero temperatures and summers 
are hot and dry. It is ideal iris weather with plenty of 
moisture during the growing season, encouraging vigorous 
growth. followed by hot, dry summers, favorable to proper 
ripening of the rhizomes. This com>ination of weather, 
coupled with our fertile silt-loam soil, produces heavy 
rhizomes with massive feeder-roots, storehouses of strength 
and vigor that, invariably, excite the most favorable com- 
ment from our customers, as you can see from a few of 
the letters -wnich are reproduced on another page, 
If you have not yet made the acquaintance of our plant 
quality wont you send us just a trial order. 
To former customers, we wish to express Our appre- 
ciation for their orders and voice the hope that we can 
continue to merit their patronage. 
May the iris and hemerocallis you plant in 1944 bloam 
in 1945 in a world at peace, 
EDITH and WALTER BUSS 
“Ede & Walt” 
