2 FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 
You are cordially invited to visit the garden at any time 
that suits your convenience. If you are unable to do so, and 
feel you need advice about varieties to choose, write me and 
I shall use the same care as if I were selecting for my own 
garden. 
There are express trains from Boston to Lowell with 
good taxi service from the station to FAIRMOUNT GAR- 
DENS. 
Our Exhibition Garden is located at 166 Fairmount 
Street, Lowell, Mass., and our telephone number is Lowell 
29-5121 listed under the name of Thomas Nesmith. — 
Lowell is about 26 miles from Boston. Coming from 
Boston to Lowell on Route 38, at the Oakland Fire Station 
(near the outskirts of the city) turn off on to Fairmount 
Street and at the top of the hill you will find Fairmount 
Gardens. Anyone coming to Lowell on other routes should 
ask for Nesmith Street on which you will find Route 38, 
and then follow above directions. 
INDEX 
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IRIS 
Taito duectionsieet Orme 94 5 ireesecssesecenscusenetaceenesteaanertee Pages 3-4 
A Selected List of Tall Bearded Iris ................ Pages 5-15 
Special List of Well Known Bearded Iris ............ Page 16 
Bargain List of Older Bearded Iris.................:06 Page 16 
Siberian Groupmeccccs--cticeet ete tenet Page 17 
ONANOE, Enavel WASH ANE CONROE gocconqsccoosanoona0onSenoonontinoceds Page 17 
NGOS Mia abeverworn TEI OVAIS —cosncccncs-degsecoonesttaooe Page 18 
IRIS—continued 
Monspur and Spuria Group ............. Eoreeheedeectewsatone Page 19 
HEMEROCALLIS 
Imtroductions LOT lO A bese sere eeeate eeeeess etn et occertccese Page 4 
Hemerocallis, Species and Hybrids ................ Pages 20-24 
Older Hemerocallis, Especially Priced.................. Page 24 
ORTE NTA PO BERTH Sites tree ccrereenstaes Pages 24-25 
WoO ho Be Wier errno nectcoctoasdsoduasdou ann gccnecgedbacacpboacosasubacanacs Page 19 
GOL EGCTIONS ee tetecc ten ccsicriccerccceecesesseoced ctr seeecessennen soe: Page 16 
SEASON OF BLOOM 
Evansia and Vernal Irises—June. re fav 
Siberian Irises—May 25th to June 20th. 
Tall Bearded Irises—June 1st to June 20th. 
Oriental Poppies—June 10th to July 1st. 
Washington Hybrids—June 15th to July 1st. 
Spurias—June 20th to July 10th. 
Hemerocallis—June, July, Aug. and Sept. 
Hostas—July, August. 
DEFINITIONS OF INITIALS USED IN CATALOGUE 
E.—means Early. 
L.—means.Late.., ” 
M.—means ‘Midseason. 
R.—means Rating. 
S.—means Standards. 
Per. R.—means Permanent Rating. 
V. L._-means Very Late. ~* F.—means Falls. 
A. M., A. I. S. is Award of Merit, American Iris Society. 
H. M., A. I. S. is Honorable Mention, American Iris Society. 
A. M., R. H. S. is Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society. 
C. M., R. H. S. is Certificate of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society. 
C. M., S. N. H. F. is Certificate of Merit, Societe Nationale d’Horticulture 
de France. 
H. C., A. I. S. is Highly Commended by American Iris Society. 
Please Read Before Ordering 
ORDER EARLY to avoid possibility of certain varieties 
being sold out. 
TERMS are Cash with Order, Check, Draft, or Money 
Order. 25% of sale will hold stock until shipping time when 
it can be shipped C. O. D. if you desire. We allow 10% dis- 
count on orders over $30.00. This discount does not apply to 
collections which are strictly NET. 
POSTAGE is paid on all Retail Orders in the U. S. A. 
that amount to $3.00 or over. On smaller orders add 25 cents 
for packing and postage. 
We guarantee good healthy stock, true to name, and that 
it reaches you in good condition, but we cannot guarantee the 
growth in your garden. If plants do not arrive in good con- 
dition return them to us at once, and restitution will be 
made either by supplying stock or cash refund whichever 
we deem best. Any error on our part will be carefully cor- 
rected for our success depends on your satisfaction. 
_ We make no substitution of varieties, unless second 
choice is given, and if stock is sold out refund will be made. 
We reserve the right to accept or refuse an order or any 
part thereof, depending on quantity of stock and whether at 
shipping time it is in good condition to be sent. 
SHIPMENTS can be made at any time except winter 
months, but on most plants the best time is after blooming 
season until October. Due to shortage of help, spring ship- 
ments will be discontinued until further notice, 
FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 
MRS. THOMAS NESMITH 
166 FAIRMOUNT STREET, LOWELL, MASS. 
TELEPHONE LOWELL 2-5121 
