
Iris Ming Yellow 
‘ RAINBOW MIXED IRIS 
A fine assortment of Bearded or German Iris 
containing a most wonderful variety of showy 
colors. 6 for $1.00; 12 for $1.80; 25 for $3.00, 
postpaid. 





Japanese Iris 
a 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, 50c each; 3 for $1.35; 
12 for $4.80, postpaid. 
Burgess Seed & Plant Co. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN _ 

BLACK DOUGLAS. 38 inches. 
the near-black tones. 
deep, blackish, pansy-violet. 
each; 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
BUECHLEY GIANT. 48 inches. 
world’s largest and finest Iris. 
gardens. 
40c each; 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
COPPER LUSTRE. 42 inches. 
of a new penny. 
one of the finest. 
paid. 
CRYSTAL BEAUTY. 
clear snow-white. 
50 inches. 
40c each; 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
HAPPY DAYS. 40 
well named for it is a 
inches. 
will enjoy any that you may select. 
solidly-col- 
75¢ each, 
APRICOT. 36 inches. Large flowers, 
ored clear, golden Apricot, slightly ruffled. 
postpaid. 
CITY OF LINCOLN. 40 inches. The finest of all 
“varigatas.’’ Large blooms, with clear golden-yellow 
stands and fiery-red falls. $1.25 each, postpaid. 
ELMOHR. 36 inches. One of the largest Iris of all 
times with huge rufiled blooms of a reddish mulberry 
color. Introduced in 1942, won the Dykes Medal in 
1945 and has reached the greatest popularity of any 
Iris in so short a time. $3.00 each, postpaid. 
GREAT LAKES. 48 inches. Another Dykes Medal 
winner, with large clear Blue flowers. Truly out- 
standing. $1.75 each, postpaid. 
MING YELLOW. 
yellow Iris we have. 
40 inches. The largest and finest 
The texture of the huge flowers 
Biue, Purple, White or Yeilow at 35¢ each; 
The best of 
Huge velvety blooms of 
Outstanding. 40c 
One of the 
The gigantic 
blooms are much larger than those seen in most 
The color is a clear sparkling blue. 
Extra large 
flowers of iridescent copper with the brilliance 
A Dykes Medal winner and 
50c¢ each; 3 for $1.25, post- 
The tallest 
Produced on well branched 
stems with several flowers open at one time. 
It is certainly 
“Happy Day’’ when you 3 for $1.00, postpaid. 
NEWER—BETTER—LARGER IRIS 
We have received so many requests from our customers for the newer yarieties of Iris that 
we are offering-a selection of them this year. 
LARGE FLOWERED BEARDED IRIS 
Iris are always among the most popular of our spring garden flowers and probably no other 
plant will provide such a gorgeous display with so. little attention. All of the following varieties 
produce very large flowers and, while they are new to most gardens, they have been grown long 
enough to be sold now at popular prices. 
one of the best in this shade. 
$1.00, postpaid. 
INDIAN CHIEF. 386 inches. The falls are 
deep, velvety, blood-red with lighter stands. 
very fine Iris. 35c each; 3 for 90c, postpaid. 
JUNALUSKA. 36 inches. 
flowered, early Iris. 
per-gold falls. Has received many awards. 40¢ 
each; 3 for $f.00, postpaid. : 
MISSOURI. 40 inches. Large, clear Blue 
flowers. Won the Dykes Medal in 1937. 50c 
each ; 3 for $1.25, postpaid. 
PINK SATIN. 36 inches. 
of clear Lilac-pink. 
paid. 
SAN FRANCISCO. 36 inches. 
first see it in bloom. Medium light yellow and 
40c each; 3 for 
a 
A 
A magnificent large 
Copper-red stands and Cop- 
Very large flower 
408c each; 3 for $1.00, post- 
Huge ruffled 
flowers of pure White with a fine, feathered edge 
of clear Blue. Very outstanding. 
All are truly outstanding and we know you 
will remind you of a piece of flawless velvet. A con- 
stant prize winner. $1.25 each, postpaid. 
ORMOHR. 40 inches. One of the largest of all 
Iris. The color is a pale Lilac, with a silvery cast. 
Produces many huge fiowers on heavy branching 
stems. 75c¢ each, postpaid. 
SNOW KING. 36 inches. One of the largest and 
finest pure Whites we have found. Enormous flowers 
of heavy substance and long keeping qualities. 75¢ 
each, postpaid. 
THE RED DOUGLAS. 40 inches. One of the most 
unusual and outstanding Iris we have ever found. 
The huge flowers are a deep, rosy-wine Red, with the 
appearance of a piece of richest velvet. It is with- 
out question the reddest Iris we know of and even 
last year sold for $6.00 to $8.00 each. We have a 
limited supply at $3.60 each, postpaid. 

DWARF APRIL FLOWERING IRES 
The first buds open up in late March or early April and stay in bloom until well into May. 
so completely covered-with flowers on 4 to 8 inch Be og you can scarcely see foliage. 
4 for -20; 
The plants are 
Your choice of 
12 for $3.00, postpaid. 
' FALL BLOOMING IRIS 
Blossom early, when the Dwarf Iris are in full flower, and produce another crop of flowers in September 
and October, even continuing on into November unless cut down by heavy frosts. 
AUTUMN SPLENDOR. Rich, deep purple. 
FROST QUEEN. Glistening white, with yellow beard. 
OCTOBER BLAZE. Dark, reddish-purple. 
SANGREAL. Clear, golden yellow. 
They grow 18 to 24 in. high. 
PRICES: Your choice of above four fall-blooming Itis 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 bouquet. The delicately colored 
blossoms, which at a little distance resem- 
ble somewhat a multitude of gorgeous but- 
terflies at rest, with motionless outstretched 
wings, vary in color, including such hues as 
cool translucent lavender, with markings of 
mahogany, copper, lemon, orange brown or 
tyrian. 
Well established clumps have produced 
from a few hundred to over 6,000 blooms in 
a single season. Mrs. T. W. Barnes, Okla- 
homa, reports €,450 blooms from 2 Vesper 
Iris plants one- year after planting—60 to 
225 blooms per day from July 17 to August 
29: 
Don’t fail to include some Vesper Iris 
plants in your next order. You will be de- 
lighted. Blooming size plants, 3 for 50c; 
12 for $1.85, postpaid. 

Vesper Iris 
40c each; 
SPECIAL OFFER. One each of the above 10 varieties for only $3.00, postpaid. Ask for Iris 
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