CHoreword 
We wish to thank our many customers for their letters of appreciation 
of our business policy of selling the Top Notchers of Irisdom at prices whole- 
sale and less. 
We again continue our past policy of giving many extra premiums in 
our price brackets as shown in our Sensational Offers. 
By allowing us to ship our Iris to you when ready; we can effect many 
economies which we can pass on to you. 
Please do not specify shipping dates. That will upset our shipping each 
order in rotation as received. 
Shipments will start about June 25th and will end July 20th, no order 
will be accepted after July 10th. 
Every year we buy many new varieties from all over the Country, and 
we try and select the best of these newer things to list. 
We have about 100 new varieties that we are growing for the first time 
this year, and if these varieties can stand up under our tough winters, and 
stock has increased enough to list the following year, we will then offer them 
to our customers. 
It is with pleasure that we can announce that in 1946 we received Hon- 
orable Mention in the American Iris Society on four of Mr. Norton’s creations 
3| which we introduced to the Iris World for him. 
That grand new blue Sylvia Murray, that pink blend Easter Bonnet, 
and that superb white, The Capitol, and that different strong variegata 
Rajah Brooke, were the four of our introductions to get the Honorable Men- 
tion in 1946. 
You can feel assured that we grow our stock with careful attention, 
and that it will grow for you. 
We will positively replace or send your money back to you on any stock 
that does not grow for you, and do well for you. 
This offer is subject to your reporting any loss to us before October 1st 
31 of the year of purchase; if stock is defective, and in unknown bad order 
when received this will be apparent before October 1st; however we feel our 
hardy stock will grow for you; hence we can make this unheard of offer. 
4 Study our Sensational Offers carefully; the list price for instance on 
orders of $100.00 or more will be exactly half price. 
This season we allow for the first time a premium on orders beginning 
at $5.00 and up to $9.00; but cannot accept any orders under $3.00. 
Due to the extremely bad weather conditions all over the country this 
past winter there is bound to be more winter kill than usual and stocks of 
the newer, rarer things should be ordered early to avoid disappointment. 
Thank you one and all. 
IRIS TEST GARDENS 
ALEXANDER MAXWELL 
601 No. Naches Ave. Yakima, Washington 
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