LITTLE IRIS DICTIONARY STANDARDS =a / xs PLICATA 
AMOENA (Pleasing) White or tinted white standards with colored | ‘A (stitched) 
falls. 
| PLICATA™ as 
PLICATA (Pleated) Stitched or stippled margin color on white or (stippled) 4 
yellow background. 
VARIEGATA. Yellow or near-yellow standards with deeper falls 
which may be either veined or solid tones of brown or purple. 
BLEND. Combination of two or more colors (one always being 
yellow). STYLEARM 
BICOLOR. Standards and falls of different shades. 
SELF. An Iris of uniform color. HAFT 
TEXTURE. Sheen or finish of the petals. BEARD 
SUBSTANCE. Thickness of petals. 
STANDARDS are the three flower petals which rise upward. 
FALLS are the three flower petals falling toward the earth. 
BEARD is the narrow band of short, hair-like growth which grows 
from haft one-third to one-half way down the fall petals. 
STYLE ARM is the mostly claw-shaped part in the center of the FALLS 
bloom which protrudes behind and above the smaller hatft. 
MANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS ARE 
ANSWERED IN THIS CATALOG 
Following each variety name are given: 

Name of originator. 
Year of introduction. 
Season (Very Early, Early, Early to Midseason, Midseason, Mid- 
season Late, and Very late). 
Height of plants in inches. 
Awards from the American Iris Society and year in which re- 
ceived. 
The key to the initials indicating the various seasons is printed 
at the bottom of every LEFT-hand page. 
Awards are listed as follows: 
H.M, A.I.S.—Honorable Mention, American Iris Society. 
A.M. A.I.S.—Award of Merit, American Iris Society. 
Dykes Medal, highest award of American Iris Society. 
Our Special Collections, pages 8 and 9. 
TERMS OF SALE 
yx Our plants are state-inspected and free from dis- 
ease. 
ww We guarantee all plants to be true to name and 
to reach you in live and healthy condition. 
yr Cash is to accompany order—either in check, draft 
or money order. Orders for less than $2.00 must 
include 25c for postage. 
yy We send our plants by prepaid parcel post, but if 
the customer desires, we will send express collect 
and include plants to the value of double the cost 
of transportation. 
vv Please order early to prevent disappointment. 
Orders are filled in sequence as received and will 
be shipped from the later part of June until fall. 
We send detailed planting instructions with each 
order. 
TO OUR CANADIAN FRIENDS: 
Send to your Department of Agriculture at Ottawa 
for the necessary permit for the importation of your PATRICE 
order. Described on page 22 



NATIONAL IRIS GARDENS, 
“BEAVERTON, OREGON 
