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When established in your gardens, border or landscaping they will endure beyond a g 3 Q 5 ~ 3 0 
century. They are unmolested by either blight or insect pest. ey » o* ee = bance 
An established plant produces 8 or more bloom stalks, each stalk producing 10 to g Fy Om 
30 or more blooms. The foliage is attractive from early spring until late autumn. S 3 pa ig ce 
Varieties drift into four large groups, one starting to open as the other fades. Thus BR a » o — joel 
Hemerocallis can be planted anywhere at anytime and when in bloom the Amaryllis-like zi = re LS My aegeyiae 
flowers command the lively attention of those who love the beautiful. ay x *< Bs as ° if 
It can justly be called the “perfect flower.” i) Qa Oo = 5 < 
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\. J. Crawford—One of the finest. Large, brilliant in combi- Mikado—Leads in popularity of the eyed types. Its color is 8 m fee Ma = Ova “ 
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nation of apricot and cadmium yellow on 36 in. stems all orange with a broad spot of mahogany on each petal—a bol ' o = yy fe) er 
through. July <6: 3 ee ne 5 es ha aie 29 striking color contrast. Large blooms in July on stems 36 in. my 2 5 g 3 >= tt 
\pricot—Fragrance is something added to the beauty of a flower } tall. Has a gay appearance. Is a prodigious bloomer........ 29 Zo a, oe 5 © Pe) 
and makes it more attractive. The light apricot-orange blooms * Mildred—A very smooth and even deep orange color, Broad ° 0 Ors y. = 
of Apricot are fragrant. If you wish this Hemerocallis to petals, fine form and free blooming......................... 39 2 ¢4 ® 3 
bloom earlier it should be planted in full sun. If later bloom- Milwaukee Orange—A wonderful flower, trumpet shaped and pure g o) n f= ae 
ing is desired, it should be in partial shade. This rule applies deep orange in color. 30 in. July and August................ 39 s re) 
fo” WAL, NBSIOUIOH es tetetini Sorts «5 PEO Sates ge Bee Sess 5 a4 Mrs, A. H. Austin—This notable variety originated with Betscher. Py 3 P 
Bijou—Has a plentitude of not large blooms, orange, tinged It*has large flowers of deep, golden yellow on 8 ft. stems in 4 wh n 
with red. Is valuable in the Rock Garden .................... 39 SRY, and AUG eon. ak a ee eee Pe ee pani: 29 g ° 4 | 
Craped Petals—This lemon-yellow hemerocallis with its wrinkled Olive—Blooms all through August. A silvery yellow with olive- r nd 
petals and large blooms is in a class by itself. It shines with a brown “eye; 20Ne Sis nw) Pe Ae eae arr iee 1s)” 39 
ROE Ge Hecown <5. cae Tee. col acpi Lis 39 Ophir—A lovely true golden yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers. 
D. D. Wyman—Petals of golden yellow, overlaid with rich Large with an amazing succession of blooms on stems up to 4 an ¢ 
mahogany splashes. Established plants are loaded with large ft..-Must be grown to be appreciated......... ee correo apige ee ages ise 29 5 
blooms in July and Aug.......... Beer er ti) 0 os epee 39 Rajah=-A sturdy plant with brilliant, flame-scarlet blooms. Dis- 72 ry 
Dumortieri—Blooms in June with the Iris. Rich cadmium yellow plays a vivid triangular throat area of Brazil red. The large j es 
flowers with bronzy-yellow reverse. 18 to 24 in............... 19 flowers are elegantly ee vials tach and freely 4s o = ni : 
Dr. Regal—One of the most delightful of the early group of produced on 4 ftrystems in July and August........... pee . =) 9 eo 
Hemerocallis. The orange-yellow flowers are very fragrant... .24 Serenade +The pet Hee peop apy os. Bid Apes erage oe = 1m 5 
Fragrant Flava—The scented Lemon Lily of our grandmother's They jcarry lighif@pastel shades o yellow and pink with a er SEA 
mets faintjhalo in a deéper tone. Above 3 ft. in June............... 69 ! ht 
day. It flowers in June on stems 2% ft. Has a clear, full yellow hue. an My i fel okt This i @ Gf the Head arene ee ee ark: fe ad 5 
Three years ago an executive of an oil refining company pur- Sir A othe ‘de T Bh Aes i. jeene readied iclaas. Sieiic. fl 5 
chased of us 300 Fragrant Flava to border the driveway to his well Pithoat fad Of amyekiaa > , 39 (aore) 
garage. He states that ‘‘when in bloom last year the plants were Soud a Gs oft 1 ae Slow sehen ‘brilliant, aa aS a Be Bags 17, sau : j 
a broad ribbon of brilliant lemon-yellow color, filling the air with * fala’ The fio Bay f fect ith y Hiitirared ‘ os {Dio eeee 
xceptionally pleasing fragrance... ee eee ee 25 efiled.’ € towers are of periect form with slightly ed, # Sc es ; 
F ee a ik ate . h eelitt . 5 Waxy, elgés, YangeVand fragrant. >. 625022 een... 49 i He Ps eis thes i 
uiva—Across e roa rom our farm a ouse fe Oo ruins mor ; ‘ a) ¥ oO” ‘Ga 
than fifty years ago. The cellar walls are outlined with tangled Sunny ryt ie net Rict We have fromene eens ve) a H & ag 4 
vines and shrubs which extend back a score or more of feet. we rethebock lia ith immense fowere nee tice sobetihce = & 
And throughout and outlining the mass, the “old fashioned b ok sh thil b hing ‘stemia. Teta erat thet iast t. & = = fe 
Daylily” Fulva reigns supreme. It has existed and extended bidouk oF ba Or, eee ites Sass of Nebraehe 59 § oD j 
its occupation at this home site for more than a century and a Thd Game Gorpess ite as ana uly on: Siftsitetan? Relytoxaca.” 
Dye Sema Bete et caren cided crimson, Ue TOE fed PileBralow towers eg gee Tie 29 : f 
George Yeld—Large, open flowers of rich orange, flushed rose, Vesta—-A just.enough flush of orange red at the center of this a g 
intensifying to deep red toward the throat, with a deep yellow lovely flower intgnsifies the brilliant, deep cadmium yellow » Cc! 
star at the throat. 3 to 4 ft. July-Aug..9-..2..-2..4.).... 639 colorsarid makes, a great favorite. Its color has been called 3 ry nn 
Her Highness—Wide-open recurved blooms of pure gold color on a ‘glittering gol Wp. OT ANSE sn. sm Nig on en yams ae ee -29 5: o > oh 
stems up to 48 in. July-August................00 0.6.0... 0050, -39 Wau-Bun—The best“of the long-flowering season varieties (Dr. Bim ou 
Hyperion—One of the largest, measuring 7 inches across. Waxy, Stauth, beginning to bloom in July and sometimes continues Z; rs) 2b 
firm flowers of soft, canary-yellow. Admitted one of very best, right/up to frost. The twisted petals are a new, soft yellow, ‘ Fe ee 
“surpassing all others in size, form, color and substance.” sprinkled with traces of red, giving the 6 in. blooms a unique wi ® 
Many delightfully fragrant blooms. 3 to 4 ft. July-Aug...... 49 and outstanding appearance. Stems up to 8 ft................ 69 lal 
Kwanso—It is my opinion that no flowering plant of any species Winsome—Another attractive and fragrant Hemerocallis, origi- 
yields a more lovely bloom than the only double Hemerocallis nating in Europe. A dainty, soft, creamy yellow............. 39 
Every Sunday morning Sah make — pend of flowers a the 
in July and August, it presents an especial charm to any posi- cemetery. Always a few blooms of whic ever variety of Hemero- 
tion in the garden, border or landscape picture.............. 29 callis happens to be in flower are used to give distinction. 
i & i a Any time before the ground is actually frozen, your perennial . 
Planting Suggestions flowering plants can be safely transplanted. Your plants set out 
during the fall months are increasing their root growth every day 
all winter when the soil isn’t deeply frozen. But you should protect 
your fall-set plants by covering them lightly with excelsior, placing 
some earth over enough of the excelsior to prevent the wind from 
blowing it away. 
In the spring the excelsior can be removed. Your plants will thus 
be in. a position to thrive even before spring set plants could be 
dug. We will be glad to take care of your order sent today. 
Kwanso. With its rich golden-bronze, double flowers coming 
Moving Pictures 
in color taken at our Flower Gardens on the screen. 
Our Gardens are within 20 miles of the Kodak Camera 
Factories at Rochester, N. Y. and people for miles 
around are unusually camera minded. ~ 
In the past few years hundreds of color movie films 
have been taken of our Gardens in bloom at different 
periods of the year — Tulips, Iris, Oriental Poppies, 
Peonies, Chrysanthemums, etc. 
Recently we received the following letter from a 
customer at Peoria, III: 
“I wish you could see my color movie film of Iris in 
bloom at my ‘Hillcrest’ Gardens. I ordered your entire 
set of $1 Collections (listed in the attached copy of our 
‘Iris News’) and used them to form a border of 350 ft. 
frontage. I suggest to all who admire my flowers that 
they send to Katkamier for their plants.” 
What They Say 
“Living in a locality where wind and dry weather make it diffi- 
cult to grow flowers of any kind, I find the Iris will do best of all, 
so I am sending to you for six of your dollar collections as 
follows . . .”—Mrs. F. R. 
Elaborate planting instructions often prove a nuisance. 
There is only one general rule to follow: Place the plant in the 
ground about as it originally grew. Iris with the rhizome—thick 
part of root—just covered with soil, and soil firmed. Iris will grow 
transplanted any time from early spring until late fall. Don’t wait, 
get them planted. Some varieties have large, fleshy rhizomes; some 
quite small. } 
For Peonies—It doesn’t matter much how the roots are placed if 
the eyes or buds of the plant, where they sprout from the thick 
root, are not placed more than two inches deep from the ‘level 
surface. 
Oriental Poppies should have an inch of soil above where the 
4uds or sprouts start from the roots. They may not show much signs 
f£ growth until spring. 
Other perennials are easily planted, following the old-time gar- 
lener’s rule—leaves and stems in the air, roots in the ground. 
“Mr. Katkamier: In memory of our soldier boy who 
will never come back, I am building a garden park for 
him, centered with a cement shaft on which there will 
be a flag by day and a light by night. I want flowers 
to bloom around the shaft during spring, summer and 
fall and look to you for the plants.”—J. W. T 



Personal Letter to Our Readers 
! D ear Flowe r —loving Rr iends : “TI bought my first collection of Iris from you nearly twenty years 
“ : t ‘ ago. I still have them and enjoy them each year when they bloom.” 
Believe It is a great satisfaction to know that our plants have —Mrs. M. S. W. 
helped to increase the loveliness of so many thousands of Ne Mente fon't let me mise an “Tris, ewe Mira Nees 
God : : ex. 
gardens across the nation from Portland, Maine, to Portland, rea Words are futile to deseribe the beautiful colors of the last col- 
< : - . 4 ection of Iris I purchased of you. y garden is ] th: r 
Intended Oregon, and from Big Fork, Minnesota, to Palm City, Florida. fend alone so T hired a pelts one day wes bebeen SES 
- ‘ order. am_ a working woman, also housewi d ther. M 
Everybody We endeavor to send live plants worth the price paid. We flowers have been a blessing and recreation to me through the years 
eae have no control over shipping, garden or weather conditions. co er Sereniescy we i 
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ios Plants from the same di ggzing can be mailed on the Same day to blooming in my garden border and as beautiful and lovelysunte tans 
Dig various customers. Most of the plants live and thrive. A few Bemis cpt fips aes 
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plants wtll- die. some customers have the "ereen hand" and all alex pave Something is reneeoes you by."—Mrs. > 
a ; - " " “One o e poppy plants bought of you last fall did not 
their plants live. Other customers have no luck. this spring but late this summer it pave forth a nice, thrifty Shee 
Littl ; a : : which now has three large buds.”—Mrs. E. M. G. 
ittle If something is wrong with your order please write, . 
: rning the shipping tag. Th ia GC 
In eturning pping tag e First Customer 
The Future issues of "Iris News" can be sent only to recent from each of the 48 states had the order doubled. 
customers and to prospective customers. Should you receive renen a Ee Meee 5 ea eR es 
: A : mer we started again to double the order of the secon 
Soi extra copies please hand them to garden friends. Thank you. first customer from the forty-eight states. This plan is 
Gastete : ; ; : = ss i repeated for the entire year. 
gz The prices in this issue of Eris News cancel all No matter when you order your plants you have a 
Choice former prices. chance to have your order doubled—even to late in the 
: fall. Luck may come your way. Somebody wins. 
Fruits, With best wishes In any case you receive generous value together with 
Yowetables the gift plants which are always included and adjusted 
ege Cordially yours, to the amount of your order. The larger the order the 
i more liberal the gifts. 
You cannot realize my great surpri and ple i 
lewers Oe order for plants doubled. You Beige not sayin i ee ee 
4 item “The First Customer” until after I had received my plants. 
My “chance” came unknown to me and I thank —_ 
Mrs. J. H. C., Towa. 7o8 

