LARGE FLOWERING BEARDED IRIS 

The Bearded Iris is one of the most 
-popular of our hardy garden plants. 
They require very little attention and 
will reward you with more pleasure for 
the amount of care than any other 
flower we know of. War-time restric- 
tions have caused us to shorten our list 
so we offer only the best. All are large 
flowered and we know you will be proud 
to own any or all of the following yarie- 
ties. 
BUECHLEY GIANT. 48 inches. One 
of the world’s largest and finest Ivis. 
The gigantic blooms are much larger 
than those seen in most gardens. The 
HAPPY DAYS. 40 inches. It is cer- 
tainly well named for it is a ‘‘ Happy 
Day’’ when you first’ see it in bloom. 
Medium light yellow and one of the best 
in this shade. 
MORNING SPLENDOR. 36 inches, 
Winner of two Iris medals. An exeep- 
tionally fine flower, the color of Dubon- 
net wine, 
MRS. VALERIE WEST. 36 inches. 
Broad, massive bronze standards with 
color is a clear sparkling blue. 
DAMASCUS. 36 inches. 
deeper purple falls. 
riety. 
GUDRUN. 
heavy petalled 
brilliant orange beard. 
36 inches. 

Iris Ming Yellow 
See description at right 






Japanese Iris 
s AMERICAN 
Japanese Iris “crown 
We do not like their name any better than you 
do, but they are among the loveliest of the Iris and, 
besides, our plants are all Michigan grown. 
Largest and richest colors of all Iris. Blossoms 
6 to 10 inches across and 3 to’4 blossoms on a 
stem. Begin’ blooming after other Iris are gone 
and continue 5 to 6 weeks. Fine for cutting. Ideal 
for moist, sunny locations. If planted in dry loca- 
tion, water freely when buds are forming. 
Choice mixture of colors ranging from white 
through varying shades of purple, violet, blue and 
red with delicate veinings of cream, white, yellow, 
etc. Mixture of colors only, 50ce each; 3 for $1.35; 
2 for $4.80, postpaid. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 


rich, fiawless velvet. 
Very large 
blooms with Aight purple stands and 
An excellent va- 
An enormous, 
creamy-white, with a 
One of the very 
finest-and a consistent prize winner, 
GIANT MING YELLOW IRIS 
One of the largest and finest Iris grown. The 
heavy substance of the petals will remind you of a piece of 
The deep yellow blooms carried 
velvety. maroon-purple falls. Well 
branched and'a heavy bloomer. 
SIERRA BLUE. 50-inches. Rich, 
glossy flowers of pure blue, produced on 
tall stately stems. A Dykes Medal win- 
ner. ‘ 
TAPESTRY. 36 inches. Giant blooms 
with smoky mulberry standards and 
rich purple falls. A favorite with all 
who see it. 
PRICES—Varieties of Iris, 40c each; 3 for $1.00; 8 for $2.40, postpaid. 

RAINBOW MIXED IRIS 
A fine assortment of Bearded or German iris 
containing a most wonderful variety of showy 
(6) a 60 eae 
i colors. 6 for $1.00; 12 for $1.80; 25 for $3.00, 
40-inch, well-branched stiff stems are constant prize winners, 
wherever shown, $1.25 each; 3 for $3.50, postpaid. 
APRIL FLOWERING IRIS 
The first buds open up in. late March or 
early April and stay in bloom until well into 
May. The plants are so completely covered 
with flowers that you can:scareely see the 
foliage. 
BRIDE. 6 inches. A popular snow white 
variety with the fragrance of the Rose. 
CYANEA. 8 inches. Rich, reddish-purple. 
FAIRY. 8 inches. “Light blue. 
FLORIDA. °8 inches. Bright yellow. 
PRICES Your selection of April Flower- 
2 ing Dwarf Iris at 35c each; 4 for 
$1.20; 12 for $3.00, postpaid. 
VESPER IRIS 
6,450 blooms from 2 
plants 
The beautiful filigree of graceful 
branches of the Vesper Iris is studded 
with from one to two hundred jewel- 
like flowers, truly a mammoth bou- 
quet. The delicately colored blos- 
soms, which at a little distance re- 
semble somewhat a multitude of gor- 
geous butterflies at rest, with motion- 
less outstretched wings, vary in color, 
including such hues as cool trans- 
lucent lavender, with markings of 
mahogany, copper, lemon, orange 
brown or tyrian. 
Well established clumps have pro- 
duced from a few hundred to over 
6,000 blooms in a single season. Mrs. 
T. W. Barnes, Oklahoma, reports 6,- 
450 blooms from 2 Vesper Iris plants 
one year after planting—60 to 225 
blooms per day from July 17 to Au- 
gust 29. 
Don’t fail to include some Vesper 
Tris plants in your next order, You 
will be delighted. Blooming size 
plants, 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.85, post- 
paid. 


postpaid. 
FALL BLOOMING IRIS 
Blossom early, when the Dwarf Iris are in 
full flower, and produce another crop of flow- 
ers in September and October, even continu- 
ing on into November unless cut down by 
heavy frosts. 
AUTUMN SPLENDOR. 24 inches. Rich, 
pansy-purple flowers. One of the best fall 
bloomers. 
BLACK, MAGIC. “28 inches. Intense deep 
blue-violet; rich, velvety lustre and black 
sheen. 
SANGREAL. 24 inches. 
blooms of clear, golden yellow. 
WHITE AUTUMN KING. 24 inches. Vig- 
orous grower; glistening white bloom; waxlike 
substance. 
PRICES Your. choice of the above four 
varieties of Iris at 35c each; 4 
for $1.20; 12 for $3.00, postpaid. 
Medium § sized 


Vesper Iris 
