Greetings for 1949 
Howdy folks! It gives me considerable pleasure to present this, our third annual catalog 
of the world’s finest tall bearded irises, to you. You will realize that the Creator certainly 
blessed this interior valley of the State of Washington with a soil and climate unsurpassed 
for iris growing when you look at the pictures of one-year plants in bloom on the 
preceding page. Yes, we divide them all each year so that we will have larger and 
better rhizomes to send to you. The slightly portly gentleman in the pictures is the 
writer, Jack G., and the nice lady is Jean, Mrs. Jack G. We both love the irises. 
To those of you who have ordered from us in the past, thanks a million—I hope we 
may be able to continue to serve you for years to come. To those others who have not 
yet favored us with an order—do it now, you’ll be agreeably surprised! By all means, 
stop and see the irises in bloom this year if you are in our part of the country, and 
to those of you who visit Portland and the AIS convention, we extend a special invitation, 
stop either coming or going, or both. No fancy display garden, just some fine irises. 
in a commercial planting! Our garden is on North 16th Avenue, about two blocks north 
of Fruitvale Boulevard; directly in back of the furniture factory. 
attendance, phone us at 3935. 
A fine iris season to you! Sincerely, 
TERMS OF SALE 
Cash with Order, check, draft, or money 
order. Residents of Washington State 
kindly add 3% sales tax. 
Postage Prepaid on orders of $3.00 or more. 
On smaller orders add 35c to cover packing 
and postage. 
Shipment during the months of July, Au- 
gust and September. 
No Substitutions unless second choice is 
given, and if stock is sold out, refund will 
be made promptly. We reserve the right 
to accept or refuse an order, or any part 
thereof, depending on the amount of stock 
on hand, and whether at shipping time it 
is in good condition to be sent. 
CHOOSE YOUR OWN EXTRAS 
Last year’s policy of allowing our customers 
to choose their own extras was so popular 
that we are continuing it this season. On 
orders of $10.00 or more you may select 
an additional one-third as extras, without 
charge. With a $12.00 order choose $4.00 
worth of extras, for $30.00 choose $10.00 
worth of extras, and so on. This covers 
every variety in our catalog, none reserved 
—however, list your extras separately and 
name several acceptable substitutes if you 
order after May lst, for these new and 
scarce varieties sell out fast. To avoid dis- 
pointment, order early! 
If no one is in: 
JACK G. LINSE. 
STATEMENT OF POLICY 
We deprecate the “callous and careless” 
policy of many iris dealers in sending out 
under-sized and over-dried rhizomes that 
cannot possibly bloom or give a reason- 
able account of themselves for two years. 
Surely a gardener enthusiastic enough to 
pay the high prices asked for new irises is 
entitled to a better break, and we will give 
it to him, not just occasionally, but always. 
Every iris we ship will be locally grown, 
freshly dug with abundant roots, cured over 
night and shipped the following day. The 
size of the rhizomes shipped will leave 
nothing to be desired. The sure way to 
failure in any gardening is to start with 
poor plants! Easy Breeze rhizomes are the 
world’s finest! When it costs no more to 
have the best—why settle for less? 
POSITIVE MONEY BACK GUARANTEE 
If upon receipt of your shipment you do 
not agree that it is one of the finest you 
have ever had, return all, or any part that 
is unsatisfactory at once, and we will re- 
fund the purchase price, plus return post- 
age, on all such items, or replace at your 
option if stock is available. Our stock is 
State inspected, and guaranteed free from 
disease and insect pests, true to name, and 
to arrive in good growing condition any- 
where within the United States or Canada. 
After safe delivery, we cannot assume re- 
sponsibility for their growth, over which 
we have no control. 
