HOWARD WEED 
proprietor of the NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS, was grad- 
uated from the Michigan State College in 1889 and tre. 
ceived an M.S. degree from that institution in 1890, For 
seven years he served as the Entomologist at the Missis- 
sippi State College, then took a post graduate course at 
Cornell University and became a prominent Chicago land- 
scape architect. His book, “Spraying for Profit was the 
first authoritative work on that subject and sold more than 
100,000 copies. He is also the author of "Modern Park 
Cemeteries’ which, since its publication, has been the 
standard guide of cemetery superintendents. In 1910 
Howard Weed established his present business at Beaver- 
ton, Oregon, and today ships Iris to England, South Africa, 
Australia, China and many other parts of the world. From 
all these far-away lands our customers report to us that 
they receive our Iris rhizomes in good condition, and so 
it is that Oregon grown Iris are in bloom every year prac- 
tically all around the globe. 

q PG NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS are located on the Canyon Road one mile east of Beaverton, Oregon, and 
five miles west of Portland. We are fortunate to have our Iris gardens in the Pacific Northwest where Iris 
rhizomes grow to perfection. Iris rhizomes grown in this Pacific Northwest section generally throw up one or 
more bloom stalks the first spring after placement regardless of the state in which they may be planted. The 
Oregon climate is mild with plenty of moisture and a long growing season which enables the Iris roots to 
grow and develop exceptionally well. But each winter we also have a touch of snow and several weeks of 
freezing temperature which hardens the Iris roots and freezes out the less hardy sorts. Oregon-grown Iris, 
therefore, are perfectly hardy—as hardy as those grown in the northern-most and eastern-most states. 
Every year we welcome thousands of visitors, especially during the month of May, and time and again 
they are amazed at the seemingly endless and ever-changing color combinations in Iris. Hybridizers have 
bred for improvement in height, size, floriferousness and color, and they have achieved great success. These 
new improved varieties, incidentally, 
can only be obtained from commercial Iris specialists like ourselves. 
Over nine hundred varieties of the T 
all Bearded Iris will be blooming in our show rows this year. Among 
them will also be the many new varieties which cannot yet be offered in this year's catalog. 
We send detailed planting instructions with each order. 
Moreover, in order to help our customers to 
balance the colors in their gardens, we have compiled a COLO 
R CHART of our Iris as a new feature of this 
National Iris Gardens 
BEAVERTON, OREGON 


2 VE—Very Early. E—Early. EM—Early to Midseason. M—Midseason, ML—Midseason Late. L—Late. VL—Very Late. 

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