Sandy soils will need lime or ashes. Where 
soils are naturally alkaline as in most 
parts of So. Calif. and parts of Texas, do 
not use ashes or lime. 
Iris need full sun exposure and do not 
compete well with tree roots. 
Fresh manure and tree leaves should be 
avoided. Use compost rather sparingly 
and be sure it is fully broken down. Rot- 
ted manure spaded in well in advance of 
planting is allowable but if the rhizomes 
are in contact with decaying vegetation 
some rot may result. Do not mulch the 
plants. 
Plant the rhizomes about 1 inch under 
soil surface. Spread the roots out and 
cover more deeply. Keep plants well water- 
ed after planting in order to form clumps 
and obtain much bloom the following 
spring. As they increase rapidly do not 
plant too close. 
Bearded Iris are mostly natives of the 
Mediteranean region where they naturally 
receive little water in late summer and 
get a thoro baking in hot sunshine, If 
your Iris do not bloom well it may be be- 
cause you irrigate too well and too late 
in the season. As soon as the new growth 
becomes of good size, water less and fin- 
ally very little or none. When clumps be- 
come too dense you must reset, using only 
the growing end of the rhizome, if you 
want an abundance of flowers. 
For maximum results, this is all good 
advice based on long experience but you 
can ignore almost all of it and still get 
along rather well as Iris are most accomo- 
dating. 
IRIS COLLECTIONS 
When one buys a ready-made Iris collec- 
tion, it is like buying a _ pre-fabricated 
house, you take what you get and like it. 
Some plants may duplicate what you al- 
ready have and the colors may not be the 
ones you most desire. To avoid this, we of- 
fer you the opportunity to make your 
own selections and to get a collection of 
exactly what you want, the size you want 
and for the amount you wish to pay. You 
can do that, with no loss of what you could 
save by buying a pre-fabricated collection, 
by this plan which we outline as follows. 
Perhaps you can even save more. 
When you remit $10.00 and under $25.00, 
you may select any extra plants to the 
value of 4% of the amount remitted in ad- 
dition to the value of your remittance. 
That means, for example, that you get 
$12.50 worth of plants for $10.00 and 
$20.00 worth for $16.00. For $24.80 you 
get $31.00 worth. 
When you remit at least $25.00 or less 
than $50.00, you may select one third ex- 
tra value. 
When you remit at least $50.00 but less 
than $75.00, you may select one half 
extra value. 
When you remit at least $75.00 but less 
than $100.00 you may select % of this 
amount in extra value. Think of it! For 
$80.00 you get $140.00 worth of plants, all 
your own Selection. 
When you remit $100 or more you may 
make out your order for double the amount 
remitted. 
Transportation charges on Collections. 
We will ship collections costing less than 
$50.00 by mail post paid. But on Collec- 
tions costing $50.00 or more, since we are 
allowing 50% to 100% over value we can- 
not assume the cost of transportation. Be- 
sides this fact, it is also far safer to ship 
these larger and more valuable orders by 
express. Therefore we will ship by express, 
charges collect. 
Some who buy under $50.00 worth of 
Iris may prefer to have them shipped by 
express collect and we will do this, adding 
extra plants, if you request it. 
Advance Guard. 38’. Plicata. Deep lav- 
ender stitching on white ground. $1.00. 
Adventure. 40’... Plicata. Cream and 
raspberry, 75c ea. 
Alba Superba. 36”. Extra large pure 
white. Heavy substance. $5.00. 
Aldura. 30’. Best plicata, blue and 
white. Large, heavy substance. $1.00. 
Aleppo Plain. 36/7. Plicata. Cream, pep- 
pered deep red. $2.00. 
Always. 42/7. Old ivory, lined and speck- 
ed with bronze red-purple. 50c. 
Alza Hola. 38’. S. white, blue suffusion 
and golden glow. F. soft blue edged 
gold. $2.00. 
And Thou. 40’. Blue-white, faint blue 
flush at haft. Deep blue beard tipped 
white. $1.50. 
Angelus. 36. Pink, lavender and lemon 
yellow blend. Late. 50c 
Anne Newhard. 36’. Standards hyacinth- 
blue. Falls, velvety blue purple. Lovely. 
$1.00. 
Ann Sheridan. 36’. Empire yellow which 
does not fade. Vigorous. 60c. 
Antigone. 36’. Grand yellow for mass 
effects. 60c. 
Arab Chief. 36’. Brilliant burnt orange. 
A near self. $3.00. 
Arctic. 40”. A gleaming creamy white 
with heart of gold. 75c. 
Aztec Copper. 38/7. Rare blend of deli- 
cate copper and smokey violet. $1.50. 
Azure Skies. 36/7. Ruffled pale lavender 
blue. $2.00. 
Band Master. 36’. Lovely powder blue 
self. Very large. $4.00. 
Bataan. 38’. Dark blend of coppery 
plum, henna and rich brown. $2.00. 
Berkeley Gold. 45’. Deep yellow. Vig- 
orous, free blooming. $1.50. 
Bermuda Sand. 36”. Light coffee tan 
with glint of gold. $1.00. 
Bertha Gersdorff. 36. Oddly feathered 
pale yellow, marked with rosy purple. 
$1.50. 
Betsy Ross. 36. Mauve. Wavy, vigorous 
and free flowering. $1.00. 
Birchbark. 36. White, good finish. 50c. 
Black and Gold. 36. Rich chrome-yel- 
low standards, dark maroon falls. $2.50. 
Blue Crown. 36”. Light blue standards, 
white falls. $3.50. 
Blue Rythm. 30”. Large cornflower blue 
lightly overcast with silver. $7.50. 
Blue Shimmer. 38’. Choice plicata, shim- 
mering white, dotted clear blue. $2.50. 
Blue Spire. 48’. Clear medium blue, 
strong grower. $1.00. 
Bright Melody. 30’. Bright concord 
