Please Read Before Ordering 
EARLY ORDERS are suggested in order to avoid disappoint- 
ment, in case some varieties are sold out. 
SUBSTITUTIONS will not be made without the explicit con- 
sent of the customer. In case a variety is out of stock the cost will 
be refunded promptly. 
SHIPMENT cannot be made in any case until the last week in 
June, but better results are obtained here by delaying digging until 
nearly the middle of July. Rhizomes will be dug until the ground 
freezes, but plantings in the North made after September usually 
require protection against frost-heaving. 
STOCK shipped is all of blooming size. Please note that some 
varieties naturally make small rhizomes, and that stock shipped in 
early summer will be smaller than that shipped later. 
GUARANTEE is made that stock shipped is healthy, free from 
pests and true to name. Any error in filling orders will be rectified, 
and any stock which fails to arrive in good shape will be replaced 
if notice is sent at once. The right to refund at our option is re- 
served. 
TRANSPORTATION of all irises is by parcel post prepaid to 
any point in the United States. 
TERMS are cash. No C. O. D. orders can be accepted. Because 
we pay transportation charges no orders for less than $1 can be 
accepted. 
FALL BLOOMING IRISES (varieties which bloom in spring 
and again in fall) are not reliable performers in the North. We list 
several varieties but do not recommend them for severe climates. 
Abbreviations 
5.--standards, or three upper pet- 
als of blossom. 
F.—falls, or three lower petals of 
blossom. 
A. I. 5.—American Iris Society. 
H. M.—honorable mention. 
A. M.—award of merit. 
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