tone of brown on falls. Highly recom- 
mended. $1.50 
WHITE ALONE. White. A fine, early- 
blooming white iris of good height and 
branching. A 1937 introduction of Mrs. 
Norman Horton’s. $1.00 
WHITE CITY. White. Large and lus- 
trous, White City is an English iris, a 
Dykes Medal winner there. Last year 
the A.1.S. gave White City the only 
Award of Merit granted a foreign var- 
iety. $4.00 
WHITE GODDESS. White. Here is one 
of the top numbers in older whites 
Beautifully domed standards, slightly 
ruffled falls, a nice large flower on 
well-formed stalks. Increases and 
blooms well for us. $1.00 
WHITE WEDGEWOOD. White. A large 
flowered new number whose perfor- 
mance is good to date but further com- 
ment will have to be withheld until 
next year. $12.50 
WM. A. SETCHELL. Violet bi-color. A 
tremendously large flowered Iris, vio- 
WINTER CARNIVAL. White. Mr. 
Schreiner’s 1941 introduction and one 
of fine form and substance. $3.50 
YELLOW JEWEL. Yellow. A_ mid- 
season bloomer, this has become one of 
our favored yellows within the short 
time we have grown it. A 1939 Smith 
introduction with an A.I.S. permanent 
rating of 90, it has won both Honorable 
Mention and Award of Merit from this 
society. Strong grower here. $3.00 
In addition to the above listings, we 
have quite a large number of recent and 
meritorious introduction, but in too 
small quantity to warrant being placed 
on the printed list. 
We also have hundreds of older var- 
ieties, still in good demand, but because 
of time and paper scarcity we decided 
to eliminate from our general list. A 
brief descriptive list will be issued after 
blooming season. Write us at once, if you 
wish a copy mailed. Most of the iris on 
this list will be priced between 35c 
to $1.00 each. 
Although it may have a “p2rsonal”’ 
flavor, I will be glad to suggest a good 
color collection from either this cata- 
let purple in color, with much bloom. log or the later list to come. Your in- 
$1.25 quiries will be promptly answered. 
ON PLACING YOUR ORDER 
We do not have a large acreage of Iris. Actually our collection, numbering over 
700 varieties, consists of not more than 20,000 plants to be distributed between some 
3,000 customers living in every part of America. So need we say order early if you 
want your order completely filled. 
Terms are cash with order except to those with established credit. Postage will 
be prepaid on all orders amounting to $2.50 or more. Add 35c extra to your money 
order if your order runs less. 
All orders will be filled in rotation. Shipping will begin July 1st and continue 
until all orders are filled or we run out of stock. Please specify a definite shipping 
date if you plan to be gone all summer or during a vacation period. We can fill orders 
beginning June 15 with the understanding that the early-shipped rhizomes will be 
smaller but if set out at once will make vigorous growth in your garden and bloom 
equally as well next year. Or planting can be delayed until early September when 
large, fully developed rhizomes will be shipped. 
Our stock is guaranteed to be well-grown, true to name, hardy and vigorous, 
with quality equal to any grown anywhere. Actual records reveal a high percentage of 
bloom the first year after planting; this we consider fully as important as size of the 
rhizome, the latter often being over-stressed. 
We are also growing many fine Hemerocallis, Peonies and Oriental Poppies 
that came from Quality Gardens when Mrs. Pattison retired and moved to California. 
A limited quantity of these will be offered for sale on an early fall list, a copy of 
which will be mailed on request. 
In closing, thank you for the time spent in reading this catalog. We hope it will 
prove one of the best investments you ever made; the beginning of a renewed garden 
interest or the furthering of one already established. May we also hope it will be the 
beginning of a friendship with us and that some day you, too, like hundreds of others 
will greet us, like an old friend, on the threshold of Topnotch Gardens, to which you 
are cordially invited any time you happen to be passing this way. 
