




Be inner és os BER on Oe s Bae ates 
A. F. BLOESE & SON—ROUTE 4—BOX 787—BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN 
For the convenience of our customers, we have changed our name from JARDIN DES IRIS, which 
seemed to give some people difficulty, to BEDFORD GARDENS. 
The best way to become acquainted with the high quality of our stock is to visit our fields and inspect 
the long, cleanly cultivated rows of iris or to send us an order. Our iris are beautifying gardens in just 
about every town of any size in the United States as well as some foreign countries. 
TERMS—Cash with order. Remittance may be made by money order, registered mail, bank draft 
or check. Residents of Michigan kindly add three per cent for sales tax. No C.O.D. 
TRANSPORTATION—Paid to your door. We begin shipping July 4th. 
ABBREVIATIONS—The blooming time is indicated as E for early, M for midseason, and L for late. 
The height is given in inches. 

% 

ems Standards are the upper petals of an iris, falls the lower ones. 
SIEGFRIED 

MISS CALIFORNIA 
* 
OVER 
100 
VARIETIES 
OF 
BEARDED 
IRIS 
DESCRIBED 
INSIDE 

BLUES RHYTHM 
