DESCRIPTION OF TERMS USED IN THIS CATALOG 

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MANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED 
IN THIS CATALOG 
Following each variety name are given: 
Name of originator. 
Year of introduction. 
Season (Very Early, Early, Early to Midseason, 
Midseason, Midseason Late, and Very Late). 
Height of plants in inches. 
Awards and year in which received. 
The key to the initials indicating the various 
seasons is printed at the bottom of every LEFT- 
hand page. 
Awards are listed as follows: 
H.M. A.I.S.—Honorable mention, American Iris So- 
ciety. 
A.M. A.I.S.—Award of Merit, American Iris Society. 
Dykes Medal. 
Terms of Sale for all iris: on page 27. 
Quantity Prices for all iris: on page 27. 
Color Chart for all iris listed in this catalog: on page 
31 (inside back cover). 
Our Special Collections: on pages 16 and 17; for 
twice blooming iris on page 29. 


NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS, 
LITTLE IRIS DICTIONARY 
AMOENA (Pleasing) White or tinted white—stand- 
ards with colored falls. 
PLICATA (Pleated) Stitched or strippled margin— 
color on white background. 
VARIEGATA. Yellow or near-yellow standards with 
deeper falls which may be either veined or solid 
tones of brown or purple. 
BLEND. Combination of two or more colors (one al- 
ways being yellow). 
BICOLOR. Standards and falls of different shades. 
SELF. An Iris of uniform color. 
TEXTURE. Sheen or finish of the petals. 
SUBSTANCE. Thickness of petals. 
STANDARDS are the three flower petals which rise 
upward. 
FALLS are the three flower petals falling toward the 
earth. (Nearly all fall petals display a light color 
toward hatft where petals join balance of flower 
and this portion generally is covered by a net- 
work of veining.) 
BEARD is the narrow band of short, hair-like growth 
which grows from haft one-third to one-half way 
down the fall petals. 
HAFT is the short protective petal which covers the 
throat of the Iris. 
STYLE ARM is the mostly claw-shaped part in the 
center of the bloom which protrudes behind and 
above the smaller hatt. 


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