GREETINGS FRIENDS! 
While handing you this catalog Mrs. Warner and 
I want to express our sincere thanks for the nu- 
merous kind letters and cards of appreciation for the 
plants we have sent you. It is a pleasure to know 
they arrived in good condition and were satisfactory. 
Mueh progress is being made by the skillful hy- 
bridizers in developing new and better irises and we 
try to keep step with this work by getting these top- 
notch plants for our friends as soon as possible. We 
have added some very nice ones to our catalog this 
year and have more growing to offer next year of 
which there is not enough stock to offer this season. 
Naturally, this costs money; but there is a thrill 
which you get in no other way when you watch a 
fine new iris open which you never have seen before. 
You are cordially invited to enjoy this thrill by 
visiting our gardens which are located two miles 
west of Grandview on the old cement paved road. 
L. W. WARNER. 


“For, lo, the winter is past, the. rain is over and 
gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of 
the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle 
is heard in our land.” From Solomon’s Songs 2:11-12. 


To Our Customers 
(Please read carefully before ordering’) 
Please use our order blank if you have one, it 
makes filing your order easier for us. 
Please use money order, draft, check or registered 
letter to send money. No C.O.D. orders accepted. 
Please include 25¢ extra if your order amounts to 
$2.00 or less, to cover postage and packing. 
In case a variety ordered is sold out or otherwise 
not available, we will not substitute unless you give 
us permission to but will return your money. 
It is advisable to name some plants as second choice 
so we ean fill your order if stock is short. 
Shipments are made by prepaid mail, or express. 
The months of July, August and September are 
the best for transplanting these iris so we begin ship- 
ping July Ist.. They take hold quickly then and make 
good growth before winter comes. 
Orders are filled in rotation as received but we 
suggest that you order early while stock is complete, 
and we will ship the order at the proper time. 
Our stock is state inspected and free from disease 
and we have no Japanese beetles nor iris borers. 
None but good blooming size plants for the varie- 
ties ordered are shipped, and we guarantee them true 
to name, and to reach you in good condition. 
We are interested in your success with our plants, 
so we include simple planting instructions in each 
shipment. 
Washington customers please add 3% sales tax 
to your orders. 
Explanation of Terms Used 
Plicata—NStitched or stippled on white or yellow 
background. 
Blend—Two or more colors blended together. 
Bi-color—A two-color iris. 
Self—Standards and falls are same color. 
Texture—Sheen or finish of petals. 
Substance—Thickness of petals. 
Standards—Are the upright petals. 
Falls—Are the lower or down-falling petals. 
A.L.S.—Is American Iris Society. 
A.M.—Award of Merit. 
H.M.—Honorable Mention by A.LS. 
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D.M.—Dykes Medal. The highest award of the 
American Iris Society which is awarded to only one 
outstanding iris each year. 
The average height in inches is expressed thus 
“42 in.” HE. is early, M. midseason, L. late. The haft 
of the flower is that portion of the petals where they 
join the stalk. 
The name of the originator or introducer, with the 
year of introduction in brackets, follows the name of 
the iris with the exception that this has been omitted 
with some of the older ones. 
