
you may select one of the following beautiful irises as a 
free extra. 
Give our plants a chance to convince you, as no words 
of ours could do, so persuasively, =hat the strength and 
vigor of our stock will prove itself in your garden. 
CHINA MAID - CORONET - E. B. WILLIAMSON - MATA 
HARI - MODISTE - SNOQUALMIE. 
Or if you prefer you may select any TWO of the following 
instead: 
ALINE ’- BLUE MONARCH - CALIFORNIA GOLD - 
CRYSTAL BEAUTY - FRIEDA MOHR - GUDRUN - 
GRACE STURTEVANT - HAPPY DAYS - JASMANIA - 
JOYCETTE - KALINGA - PAULETTE - ROSY WINGS - 
SHAH JEHAN - SIERRA BLUE - THEODOLINDA - 
SNOW KING - TENAYA - VIOLET CROWN - WM. 
CARER JONES - WINNESHIEK. 
Wor the benefit of those who are newly interesting 
themselves in iris, we would like to mention, briefly, the 
qualities considered desiradle in these flowers. 
Color, the most instantly appreciated quality in a 
flower, is not. by itself, the final measure of iris worth. 
Besides clarity or richness of color we want a bloom 
with gdod form, standards firm and held in closed position 
at the top, or nearly so, and in pleasing proportion to the 
falls, which may flare or droop, but which should not be 
narrow waisted. 
The bloom should be large enough to match the leng- 
th of stem which, for tall-bearded iris should be thirty 
inches or more. A small flower on a tall stem !ooks “leggy” 
and a huge flewer on a short stem ivoks “dumpvy”. 
Stems should De branched low and wide so that flowers 
do not crowd, and they should be strong enough to resist 
drooping from the weight of the flowers or toppling be- 
cause of wind or weather. The texture and substance of 
the petals are important too. Whether silky, velvety, smo- 
othly enameled, crisply starched or informally ruffled, the 
substance of the petals should be tough and durable enough 
to withstand sun and wind and remain fresh-looking for 
a reasonable length of time. Colors should not fade too 
“can in the sun, nor spot too readily from drops of mois- 
ure. 
Some irises are temperamental. To be generally accept- 
able an iris should perform well in different sections of the 
country and be winter-hardy. Unfortunately, some of the 
loveliest sorts originating in California are not hardy in 
Northern winters and many of the most beautiful varieties 
of the Middle West and East are complete failures in Cali- 
fornia. Quite frequently rhizomes from regions of wide sea- 
sonal differences will require an extra year to adjust them- 
selves to the change before >looming., 
WE PLEASED THESE NICE PEOPLE 
WE CAN PLEASE YOU. 
Entirely spontaneous and unsolicited letters from soma 
of our customers who were gracious enough to express 
their satisfaction. We greatly appreciated their kindness. 
Gentlemen: 
My wife and I wish to go on record that the iris 
plants received from you recently were, by far. the best 
iris we have ever received from any house, at least as far 
as strong, healthy divisions are concerned. If the iris spikes 
are as excellent as the stock, they certainly will be un- 
excelled. 
Very truly yours, 
EA RE Oe Ee OER AS OE SRS RAE ES RS 
Wisconsin 
Gentlemen: 
We were pleased with the iris ordered last year, 
number of eyes, and fine healthful condition of rhizome# 
delighted us, so we are giving you a return order. 
Very truly yours, 
SRR ONT Se ENN NE ER ER SN mm 
Ohio 
