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Goddess of the Rainbow 
Each Spring blooming season finds more and more flower fanciers interested in 
the better varieties of iris, and rightly so. Iris are so easily grown and they produce 
such beautiful flowers for the garden and for cutting. The lovely coloring — clear 
‘colors, contrasts and blends are unsurpassed by any other flower. 
We have collected and propagated some of the very finest varieties from the 
leading hybridizers and are offering them on the following pages. In addition to the 
new and rare ones we also offer stock of many of the good, dependable, lower priced 
varieties. 
Visit our gardens when the iris are in bloom in early June. You will see many 
modern varieties and also some of the iris of the future. It is easy to select when 
plants are in bloom, and you can be very choosy, too, because there is an iris to 
suit every taste. You will find it interesting to visit our block of seedling iris where 
there will be a thousand or more plants in bloom and not two alike. 
Iris are easily grown in any sunny, well-drained location, and they will bloom 
there with little or no attention, but if you wish to have choice flowers — flowers 
that you will be proud of, and the kind that will make your friends and neighbors 
thrill with admiration, give them the best of care. Follow directions given with 
every order. Join the American Iris Society which will give you all the latest in- 
formation about new introductions, improved cultural methods and other valuable 
information that will help you to grow and enjoy the best in iris. 
JOIN THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY 
Membership in this top-notch society brings you four bulletins each year. Bul- 
letins contain a wealth of information on Iris progress, comments from amateur and 
professional growers, and award information. Dues in this Society $3.50 a year 
and really worth it. Address: Geddes Douglas, Secretary, American Iris Society, 
444 Chestnut St., Nashville 10, Tenn. 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF IRIS 
Aladdin’s Wish (Murawska 1945) Here is really a break in iris color that is most 
pleasing and novel. The color is difficult to adequately describe, being a lovely 
shade of dulcet medium blue, with brushings of cream radiating through the 
flower. Flowers are very large, with full broad standards and copiously formed 
falls. Substance excellent and branching very good. 36”. $5.00 
Amigo (Williams 1934) This iris is very suggestive of a velvety blue-purple pansy 
having very heavy texture and fine form. S. clear light lavender violet. F. 
deep hyacinth violet shading out to a lighter violet, 34’. 75¢ 
Azure Skies (Pattison 1943) A perfectly formed, ruffled, azure-blue self. Standards 
are firmly domed and falls flaring almost horizontally. The white beard adds 
clarity and gives a pleasing sense of coolness. Splendid substance. One of the 
most lovely, light blue iris to date. 36’. $2.00 
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