FOREWORD 
The Iris offered herein are all big, strong, 
healthy Rhyzomes; young stock, grown here on 
our 73-acre farm. Most of them will bloom for 
you next spring. We guarantee all our Iris true 
to name, and can, because we grow them. They 
are dug fresh for every order. So please do not 
compare our plants with those offered by de- 
partment stores, who do not grow Iris, and fre- 
quently offer stock surplus of some grower 
going out of business. They can’t guarantee 
them and you have no comeback. So why buy 
a cat in the bag and call it a bargain? Since 
our last list we have added several of the new 
worthwhile creations at prices every Iris lover 
can afford. These have all been tested in our 
gardens before offering them to you. We have 
many other varieties—some new seedlings of 
our own hybridizing and some by others—that 
we will offer as soon as they have been satis- 
factorily tested and we have stocks sufficient 
to offer. 
In making up this list we have cut the de- 
scriptions as short as possible to conserve space 
and aid in the war effort to save paper. When 
you buy Iris here we are passing this saving 
ONSitOLy OU; 
Abbreviations: 
A.I.S.—American Iris Society. 
A.M.—Award of Merit. 
H.M.—Honorable Mention. 
Ss—ostandards. F—Falls. 
COLLECTIONS. Many of our customers have 
bought special collections from us in the past at 
a special price. We have no special collections 
made up for this year, except the collection of 
Fall Bloomers. This is to save you from dupli- 
cating varieties you might already have. But to 
help you get a collection of your own choice you 
may select Iris to the value of $5.00 and we will 
make the price $4.00 prepaid to anywhere in the 
U. S. On any amount over $5.00 you may take 
20% discount from the total amount of the 
order. This discount does not apply to the $2.00 
collection of Fall Bloomers. War Savings 
Stamps will be accepted same as cash. With 
every order over $5.00 we will give you extra 
a plant of some new fine variety, our selection, 
free. You might tell us what color you prefer. 
Every plant will be labeled with wood label 
wired on. You can attach this label to a wood 
or wire stake and you will have a permanent 
record of each one. No order accepted under 
$2.00. Iris lovers are always welcome visitors 
to our gardens. We want to help you in every 
way possible. 
J. A. FORD, 
Gladiolus & Iris Grower. 
There is no express office at Ellenwood. All 
orders shipped from Atlanta. 
