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GOLDEN TREASURE 
Visitors are always welcome to our fields. The 
blooming season generally begins about June 1. If 
you will write us ten days before this, we will 
inform you when we think we will see the height 
of the bloom. 
We will appreciate your PASSING THIS BROAD- 
SIDE ON TO A GARDENING FRIEND if you 
are not going to purchase iris this year. We will 
also be glad to send our list to any of your friends 
you think will be interested, if you will send us 
their names and addresses. 

ALL THE PICTURES IN THIS CATALOG, 
except Elmohr, are greatly reduced. Many 
are twice as large as shown. 

A. F. BLOESE & SON—ROUTE 4—BOX 787—-BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN 

There is probably no other flower which yields such large returns for an exceedingly small investment 
in time and money as does the magnificent modern iris.. The rhizomatous iris, unlike many bulbous 
flowers which fall victims to thrips and other insects, fungi or sub-zero temperatures, or furnish delicious 
tidbits for moles or gophers, is not only perfectly hardy, but has no formidable enemies. Spraying or dust- 
ing are rot required for success with this gorgeous flower, and it will withstand intense heat and prolonged 
periods of drouth with impunity. 


Our stock is grown on new land and the rhizomes are 
superb. They are not crowded in a back yard or a small 
field, but planted in long rows and far enough apart to 
give all the plants plenty of elbow room to develop into 
sure-to-bloom rhizomes. A visit to our fields—our farm 
consists of 140 acres—will convince you there are no 
finer rhizomes than those which grow in Michigan. 
The modern iris no more resembles the old irises found 
in most gardens today than does a new car resemble a 
1914 model. The new sorts embody an infinite variety 
of color and form. Some varieties have the glistening 
sheen of shimmering silk; others appear to be fashioned 
of burnished copper; still others have the velvety tex- 
ture of rich plush; and still others appear to be sprinkled 
with diamond dust and glisten and sparkle in the sun- 
light like flaming jewels. 
TERMS—Cash with order. Remittance may be made by 
money order, registered mail, bank draft or check. Resi- 
dents of Michigan kindly add three percent for sales 
taxa N On OD: 
TRANSPORTATION—Paid to your door. We begin 
shipping about July 4th. 

