From Indiana 
Orchid Lady probably took the cake for 
performance of any of the new things, and 
most if not all of the old things. It gave 
stout well branched stems that held up 
through gales and torrents without staking 
and gave not an inch. The blooms were 
large and of perfect shape, and wind nor 
rain nor sun had any effect on them. 
From Washington, D. C. 
The iris I bought from you have pro- 
duced a maximum of beauty with a mini- 
mum of attention. 
From North Carolina 
Snow Flurry did wonderfully with us. It 
is certainly one of the finest iris of recent 
introduction. 
From Illinois 
Incidentally, your gorgeously beautiful 
iris, Radiant, is one of the show flowers 
in my garden. 
From California 
Bulbs arrived in fine shape. Your bulbs 
and method of doing business speaks very 
highly for you. 
From New York 
California Peach did well with me this 
year, as did Orchid Lady. 
TESTIMONIALS 
From Washington 
Year after year I add to my collection 
of Salbach’s iris. I am now growing about 
30 varieties of yours and I’ve never been 
disappointed in a variety since my first 
order, which I think was in 1930. 
From Virginia 
I’ve had nothing in the garden as spec- 
tacular as Snow Flurry. You really have 
something in this one. 
From California 
This advises the carton of iris arrived 
yesterday, perfect order, and thanking you 
for your promptness and personal inter- 
est. Am much pleased with selections and 
hope for generous repayment in blooms 
when season provides. Pleasure to do busi- 
ness with a house that does business as 
you do. Congratulations. 
From Texas 
They are the finest iris I have ever 
bought and reached me in the best of 
condition. 
From Arkansas 
The iris I purchased from you last sum- 
mer have just finished blooming beauti- 
fully and I am convinced your rhizomes 
are the best available. 
From New Jersey 
Lucerne, very tall, very floriferous, bear- 
ing a flower of so true a blue that you 
cannot see the bottom of it; whose blooms 
stand any kind of weather and, besides, is 
delightfully fragrant. I doubt that a better 
iris, from my point of view, ever came out 
of California or anywhere else. As long as 
I have irises I shall have Lucerne. 
From Massachusetts 
I have intended writing you ever since 
the iris bloomed to tell you how beautifully 
your iris, Lady Mohr, performed. In spite 
of cold, wind and rain that blew over many 
iris, Lady Mohr stood up strong and firm 
with very large perfect blooms on a tall, 
sturdy stalk. It was quite the sensation of 
the garden. 
From Iowa 
The iris arrived today. Most perfect rhi- 
zomes ever purchased. Most pleased with 
them. 
From Arkansas 
I have large plantings of Brunhilde, 
Lighthouse, Miss California, Lucerne, and 
Golden Majesty, etc., and I consider them 
the backbone of my garden. Golden Ma- 
jesty, planted with Great Lakes, was simply 
stunning this past season and drew forth 
many favorable comments. 


HOW TO GROW SEEDS 

When sown outdoors, most seeds should be scattered over well pulverized 
ground, then covered lightly with a layer of finely pulverized soil or sand. 
Large seeds should be covered about twice their thickness. Keep ground 
moist during germination and while plants are small. Thin if plants are too 
thick. 
If seeds are started in boxes or flats, be sure that the bottom of the flat pro- 
vides good drainage. The soil should be made up of equal portions of leaf- 
mold (or peat), sand and good garden loam. This should be screened to re- 
move any hard lumps, stones or other coarse material. Wet the soil, prefer- 
ably with boiling water, the day before planting. When the soil has dried 
out sufficiently to permit planting loosen the top slightly and plant seeds, not 
too close together. Barely cover with light soil, then firm the ground with a 
smooth board. Cover the top of the flat with a newspaper or cheesecloth. If 
the ground is moist at time of planting it will not be necessary to water at 
planting time. Too much water is apt to cause damping off. The soil should 
be kept “moist,” not “wet.’’ When the seeds begin to come up, gradually lift 
the paper or cheescloth to permit air and light. 
DAMPING OFF will occur only if flats are kept too wet or in a greenhouse 
without proper ventilation. Watering with a weak solution of clorox, about 
5 to 6 per cent, we have found to be the best cure and preventive. 
The plants should be transferred to other boxes when they begin to show 
the second pair of leaves. Prepare the soil as when seeds are just planted, 
but add a little well decayed manure to stimulate the growth. Transplant to 
open ground when the young plants are two to four inches high, depending 
on the natural growth of the various plants. 
When seeds are sown directly in the ground in dry climate, it will be neces- 
sary to use a very light covering of peat moss or other good mulch to hold 
the moisture—otherwise the small plants will perish for lack of top moisture. 


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