THE IRIS NEWS 
A. B. Katkamier Macedon, N. Y. 
Dedicated To All Who Enjoy the Great Out of Doors Particularly Those who Love Beautiful Flowers 


Chrysanthemums 
About the only way to have plenty of flowers in late fall and early 
winter is to grow Chrysanthemums. They are easy of culture and 
the hardy varieties come before the killing frosts. 
Adironda—Bronze, aster type, golden reverse 
Algonquin—Called the best yellow Mum .......... 
Argenteuillais—Bronzy flowers, tipped gold. Superb . 
Astrid—Single. Bloom is shell-pink and old-rose.............. 15 
Autumn Lights—Coppery-bronze and gleaming orange ...... 15 
Bronze Button—Very productive of flower heads... .......... A5 
Burgundy—Rich crimson with deeper tone in center .......... eho 
Canary—-Aster flowered deep yellow.  ......... ........... 15 
Capt. Cook—A brilliant shade of rose pink ........ ewe. TAS 
Chestnut Bur—Deep chestnut red...... .............ec eee cee 5 
Clara Curtis—Bushy habit. Deep rose- -pink AOWETS iirc oe 15 
Crimson Glery—Early pompon, very bright crimson ........... 15 
Dazziler—Cardina] red 
Eden—Bright rose . 
Frances Whittlesey—Rich bronze and garnet Tee EOS 7 ae 15 
Glomero—Medium size, orange, rose sheen hang Soo eae ties 15 
Granny Scoville—Warm coral bronze color. Large ........... 15 
HABE WeRe——GOOG= DrOuzes. =. a ge a a a ee 215 
Indian Maid—Deep orange LOY -COtGRA wes ase he a Ge eas A Rs 
Lridescent—Combines various shades of yellows and pinks here: 15 
Jean Cummings—Large, pure white flowers ................ 15 
Jean Treadway—Pink with dark center, beautiful foliage...... 15 
King Midas—Yellow, one of the best... .. ................... 15 
Lilian Doty—Good deep pink. A standby. Ball shaped........ 15 
Little Bob—Early. Profusion bronze-red buttons ............. 15 
Marion Hatton—Very early canary yellow. Excellent......... 15 
Mary Pickford—White, tiny flowers in great clusters.......... 15 
Murilla—Old rose, floriferous and always admired............. 15 
Muskegee—Early, purplish-rose. Compact, bushy growth .... 15 
Old Gold—Orange yellow, deepening to old gold at center..... 15 
Orchid Beauty—Orchid with deeper tone in center............ 15 
Ouray—Dark mahogany. 2% inches in diameter............... 15 
Provence—Soft pink, blended yellow eS ae tae eae 15 
Rapture—Deep orange-bronze with carmine suffusion ........ 15 
Red Flare—The first bright red garden variety. Floriferous. 15 
Piikeiot— wart lght<pink <:,.>..ca0 5 eee 15 
Romany—Carmine red -with-gold-reverse.)... a eee os 15 
Rose Beauty—Deep rose, button type ......................... 15 
Rosy Gem—Bright pink or rose color......................... 15 
Ruth Cummings—Rich reddish bronze. Best all around variety ‘15 
Ruth Hatton—Clear ivory white when fully opened 
Summer Gold—Large, beautiful golden yellow. ............... 15 
Sunkist—Bright dark orange, early........................... 15 
Vivid—Color American Beauty Rose.......................... 15 
WelowieGem—button type. 2 -..-. ass ee 15 
Hardy Singles 
Cavauer—Deep— wine —“colors...-. 35 on. Ss es $ .15 
Sremmeater—Grimson - scarlet os ss dow cscs sc dni Oe ek 15 
Indian Maid—Deep orange terra-cotta....................00.. A5 
Louise Schling—Glowing salmon red, bright yellow center...... 15 
Sun Flower—Rich orange yellow....................0ccccueee 15 
Early Flowering Cushion Varieties 
Pane Cuno | A Melia o.oo oat tee Sn ck $ .15 
Erase Ct USNIOn A WONG tek ee oe a ee es AS 
Savete wen, 6 SO TSO Mt 75 ONG ee ee ae a he oe 15 
Seatartce maniOn= Atm Clie -rr.< 5. .06 eee . Pe a eee 15 
NinitecOushion. Ameliat-.-... 22. «acta ce ee 15 
Koreans 
ATO — PONG 2reO Set een 58 a oe en eee a oe oe $ .15 
Ceres—Old gold blended with yellow.......................... 15 
PIMP — VA Ca LORE Sse PU Saisaiy oe ROO as Wie Fin vw asd GORE AS 
are —liGen sAMAranth< Ted oo cco) tensenssd warts eocie a m0) cians ew pee 15 
semncemre——- WW Nike «tinted... DINK ooo. fs. cee ee cn twa ee 15 
Gorgeous Oriental Poppy 
I like Oriental Poppies—even the “old fashioned red.’”’ A clump 
of any of them will make the other flowers in the garden “stand 
out” in a way to be talked about. They bloom freely and do well 
in any sunny spot in the garden. An established clump will bear 
a dozen or more flowers, of gigantic size and gorgeous coloring, 
varying from crushed raspberry to old rose, from deep red to 
orange, from mulberry to white and from salmon to pink. 
The Oriental Poppies bloom with the Irises in happy association, 
forming a striking and lovely garden picture. 
Fairy—Refined pure pink flowers, dainty and lovely........... $.15 
Glowing Embers—Rich red, crinkled petals. Distinct foliage... .15 
Lord Lambourne—Deeply fringed petals, scarlet with black.... .15 
May Sadler—Immense flowers of buff pink. One of the best... .15 
Mrs. Ballego—Large, salmon-pink with black spots at base..... 15 
Mrs. Perry—Bright strawberry-pink. Blooms early............ 15 
Olympia—Only double poppy, red petals, no blotch. Early..... 15 
Orientale—Scarlet. The ‘‘old fashioned’’ variety. Vigorous.... .15 
Perfection—Dark pink petals. Late blooming................. AS 
Perry’s White—White petals with slight touch of pink at base.. .15 
Purity—tThe finest of all pink poppies. No markings.......... 15 
Wurtembergia—Bright, silky red petals. Largest blooms...... 15 
Oriental Poppy Plants mailed from Aug. Ist Only 
Hardy Phlox 
Africa—A-avery attractive-scarlet..05. 3... 5 Sate. te oe 15 
Bridesmaid—White with pink eye.................. cece eee 15 
Border Queen—A good grower with large, pure pink flowers...$ .15 
Daily Sketch—Salmon-pink with carmine eye.................. 1 
Europa—One of the white varieties with a crimson eye........ 15 
, Leo Schlogeter—Large trusses, scarlet, dark crimson eye...... 15 
' Mrs. Jenkins—A fine, early pure white..................00005 15 
Painted Lady—Silver-pink shaded salmon. Cherry red eye...... 15 
Rheinlander—A very beautiful salmon pink................... 15 
Starlight—Violet red, shading to lilac, white center............ 15 
Thor—Salmon-pink shaded scarlet, analine red eye............ 15 
Von Hochberg—One of the very best of the real dark reds..... $.15 
Widar—Light violet, pink tinge, white center................. 15 
Funkia or Plantation Lily 
Subcordata Grandiflora—Pure white. Lily shaped, very fragrant. 
SATan Crate Gee pis sass» = gr scat, Osa eS ol EE Seda Mineo eRe $.20 
Lancifolia — Long, narrow green leaves, lilac-blue flowers. 
TTC git] ge ae ee eS OP NE Po is AE Pe ne en mers Rete gaa OE 20 
Variegata—Variegated foliage, blue flowers................... 25 
Japanese, Kaempheri or Oriental are beautiful Iris by whatever 
name called. We have ten varieties with double flowers at 15 cents 
each. Assorted colors. 
Bleeding-Heart—Grandmother’s favorite flower and no modern 
HoWereet cols it in SDEaULysh noe c Haste SESE «ded etily, a ona eee $.25 
Lily Bulbs 
Umbellatum—Rich orange red, free flowering. Large......... $.20 
Trigrinum — Rich salmon-orange, spotted with glossy black, 
PODUSE TO WU EENY GCUILOTC aas nnotalias 2s commeinc.s tbpeas ee 6. A 
Tenuifolium—Coral lily, deep scarlet. Border or rock garden.. .15 
A. B. Katkamier, Macedon, N. Y. 
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Look This List Over 
You may find what you long have been searching for The Lineoln Collection 
For 50 Cents 
(Sent Any Way You Choose) 
of Eighteen Colorful, Hardy and Outstand- 
You may have any one of the following group offers ing Iris only $2. 
sent labeled and postpaid right to your mail box. 
Ibright—Th w orchid-pink Iris that pleases 
YES, YOu may have 5 of the SERN es for $2. Ree Cataer role overlaid opalescent pink. Ruffied.. 
5) s Avatar—S. buff; F. pansy violet, 3 ft. Fragrant, brilliant. . 
You Can t Miss Baldwin—A lovely ae ot iyinlet very large foware! 
i i : 19° os — y viole ikeable..... 
riqualenr Assorted; 4 Armeria; 4 Artemisia ATPL tet a to Dlakhish Vinten Large, good..... 
(Silver King oF. Lactiflora) ; 5 Real Black Eyed Churchmouse—A wonderful new color—Hay’s Brown. See it 
Susan; 5 Blue Flax; 4 Bachelor Button; 5 Coreopsis; Dr. C. H. Mae pak soar coe a ‘Admired: 
is; j : 1 Ki Tut— rownis velvety glowing r ir 
; aye 2 Dn ee eae Bers Mme. Cheri—Violet ; pink and yellow undertone. Pleasing. . 
(Old ee ioned) ; 3 Bleeding Heart anes) 4 Del- Nymph—tThe best early yellow. Free flowering...........-. 
few; 4 Gaillardia; 5 Heliopsis; 5 Helianthus: 5 Hes- Omaha—This is the nearest to red, bright orange beard..... 
peris; 8 Heuchera (Coral Belis); 4 Kaempheri (Jap | | Elvi, DOr (Golden Hain) Sold golden yellows io ig 
Iris); 4 Daisies (Elder); 4 Daisies (Shasta); 4 Rameses—New blend. S. light russet; F. tourmaline pink. . 
Daisies (Painted); 3 Hemerocallis Assorted; 3 Sir Galahad—S. and F. panes ole Tall, large, fragrant.. 
Funkia Assorted; 4 Lily Tenuifolium; 4 Tigrinum, | | Yar aiff” Clwantle pare snow wiles 0 2 
5 Liatris; 4 Lathyrus; ; 5 Lanterns (Chinese); 4 Vesper Gold—Distinct yellow with soft violet flush.......... 19 
Monarda; 4 Milfoil Rosea; 4 Napeta; 5 Physostegia White Queen—Snow white flower. Long blooming season.... 19 
Grandiflora: 5 Pink Mullein; 5 Phlox Subulata 
Rosea; 4 Phlox Divaricata, Spring; 4 Phlox, Hardy 
Fall; 4 Poppy (Assorted Oriental) ; 5 Sedum As- 
sorted; 5 Sempervivum Assorted; 4 Spiderwort; 10 
Tulip Bulbs Assorted; 10 Gladiolus Bulbs, Assorted; 
4 Veronica Incana; 3 Violet Double Russian. 
Take Notice 
Make your selection now from the above described 
groups. They are 50 cents each or five groups for $2. 
The total cost of these 18 varieties when introduced was $400.00. 
Now only $2. Make your garden fascinating. 
“Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who 
knew me best, that I plucked a thistle and planted a 
flower wherever I thought a flower would grow.” 
—Lincoln 

phinium (Chinese); 4 Delphinium (G. P.); 4 Fever- Olid Gold—A fine yellow plicata. An unusual color.......... 

We Are Immortal 
, (Copyright 1945 A. B. Katkamier) 
The most profound thought that can enter the mind is the idea of a 
spirit-life beyond the grave, continuous in eternity. 
The charm of the beautiful things of life and nature are a preface to the 
sublime features of the eventful beyond. May we all look more and more 
for the beautiful, ever-present in humanity and in the smallest particle of 
substance to the largest object in our marvelous universe. 
Through the procession of the seasons, in the spirit-soul, following our 
separate inclination, we will be with the gorgeous iris, the appealing rose, 
the nodding poppy, the stately chrysanthemum. We will be with the multi- 
tude of other flowers, in their fascinating fragrances and colors and with 
each seed with its urge to reproduce, that succeeding plants may grow and 
bloom. In autumn, when the maturing leaves take on their lovely tints, there 
we will be with each Nature-painted leaf. 
We will be with the curve of the rainbow with its hues of promise, with 
the rose-tints of the morning and with the resplendent sunset with its deep 
purples, its iridescent greens, its reds, its gold and its cerulean blue. 
We will be with the balmy breeze, the refreshing water, the invigorating 
air, the impressive mountain, the pleasant valley, the picturesque landscape, 
the fruitful soil, the tasteful, nourishing foods, the boundless sea, the bril- 
liant evolving light of the sun, the quiet light of the moon and with the 
countless stars sparkling in endless space—there we will be to appreciate and 
wonder. 
We will be with the cheerful song of birds, with hearty laughter and 
with the musical harmony of all melodious sounds. 
We will be with the art of the mind and the artistry of the hand, with 
the glad greeting of friends, the responsive touch of personality, the pro- 
vocative flash of eyes, the ecstatic kiss of lovers, the smiles of children, the 
bouyancy of youth, the comforting caress of mothers and with the under- 
standing fellowship of fathers. 
We will be in the happiness of conversation, the inspiration of encour- 
aging words, the performance of neighborly deeds—wherever there is will- 
ing help, steadfast RANE confiding faith, thoughtful kindness and the 
thrill of joy. 
Being awakened ys the grandeur of Nature, the good in people and the 
reality of Diety, is Heaven on earth. 
When we go hence the chemical elements of our natural body will merge 
into the earth-dust from whence they came. This change will carry on for 
our mortal being, the cycle of the progress of physical growth which marks 
the ever changing development of combined organic and inorganic matter 
activated by the life-creative mystery-energy. 
God is a Spirit and His spirit vibrant-impulses radiate from His spirit- 
soul and permeate to the uttermost parts of everywhere and find a pulsating 
response in everything. The vibrant-impulses of our spirit-soul—our con- 
sciousness—infiltrate and attune to God’s vibrant-impulses and we are par- 
takers of His Divine presence. Where God’s spirit-soul is, our individual, 
ever-living spirit-soul will be also. 
And thus, in passing from our earth-life, we explore, each in our differ- 
ing, quickened comprehension, the unknown mystical future, continuing 
and advancing our soul spirit-life, sharing with all mankind, the splendors 
and satisfactions of eternal bliss. This is Heaven of the spirit. 
For the Life of Yesterday goes on Today and throughout all Time. 
Let us meditate on these things each morning and each evening. 
A. B. Katkamier, Macedon, N. Y. 

