Rhizome Size 
We hear much of large and small rhizomes. There are no "Best" rhizomes. | have purchased 
both large and small plants. Sometimes the small ones have grown better for me than the 
large water-soaked “beautitul'’ plants. We can say this: If you live in a section where rhizomes 
produced are large and used to much water that kind will grow best for you and if you live 
in a dry section or a cold climate the small hard rhizomes may do better for you. | have known 
rhizomes from sections of the country where there is considerable lime in the soil to do very 
poorly when sent to sections where much moisture and acid soil conditions exist—these plants 
seldom bloom the first year and seem to take a year to accustom themselves to the differences 
of climate and soil. Some varieties, too, produce huge rhizomes while others have small rhizomes. 
At any rate if a rhizome blooms the first year one may sacrifice both quality of the bloom 
and natural increase. If a rhizome waits to bloom until the second year the bloom should be 
normal and the increase much greater, so although we like to see bloom on first year plants, 
many times it is to our advantage if small rhizomes or those with only one or two normal increase 
wait until the second year to send up bloom. Nature compensates in one way or another, and 
we fanciers somehow adjust when a new plant "'fails,' giving us something to look forward to next 
year! 
Seedlings 
Again | will offer some of my seedlings to those who are interested in certain bloodlines. 
This year | will have some special crosses to offer at $1.00 each. Pink Seedlings from my own 
lines involving Pink Formal, Halls, Fays, Loomis’ and my own break—44-67 (sister to Gold 
Ruttles) will be offered at $2.00 each. Here are a few crosses you may like. 
|. ELENA CHOOSING x 47-38 A: ZEBULON x GOLDEN EAGLE: These had size, height, 
branching and huge rhizomes—should be valuable with other Onco blooded plants such 
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2. SNOW FLURRY x HOOGIE BOY. Vigor of growth—good stalks. Should be useful for 
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3. 49-11 SERIES: LOST CHORD PINK No. 47-72 x PINK FORMAL. Only a limited number 
Far Mover te) (@ boners (el net a hase Wah Coe an Dk ORL ORS, Ae RUN Neer Sie Mla out, tn SANG TRL SAL eare alte $3.00 
4. CASA MORENA x TOBACCO ROAD. Brown blend. Sister to, or same cross ihat 
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Baa SALA RSG OLDERUEELES axa RAREOMARBLE ew Piicatasece ee ee ee eee $1.00 
6. HALL'S 44-09 (Sister to Floradora) x PINK FORMAL. These will be selections from last 
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Tae PLNKeGAMEOSXEPLN KeFORMALsnbacnie ee eee aS ee eee ee $3.00 
SRECOURTIEREGPINKEPORMAL gti ac haan geese rete re Ni ee $3.00 
9. YELLOW AND WHITE SISTER TO WAXY WHITE (Whiting's 40-86: Matula x Midwest 
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10. Some Elmohr, Suez, Ormohr, Wm. Mohr and Grace Mohr derivatives and some from 
a Larsen seedling (Mohrson x Sdlg.: Beau Ideal x Wasatch) x Capitola. These are very 
onco in appearance. The Larsen seedling is a plicata and may be offered for sale next 
year for its breeding possibilities since it sets seed with ease and has fertile pollen. 
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11. Any color you may suggest: whites, yellows, blends, plicatas, coppers, browns, reds and 
deep purples—or some parentage which may particularly interest you... $1.00 
TALL BEARDED IRIS SEED 
Again | will make special crosses that | feel will produce advancements in various colors. 
If you desire seed be sure to send your order in as early as possible, so | can judge about how 
many crosses in the different colors | will have to make since | do all this personally. It will 
not be possible for me to make crosses with specific parents for you since, very often, certain 
varieties fail to bloom, have no pollen or the weather plays havoc with one's work. You may 
suggest one parent and if at all possible | will make crosses using this variety and you may be 
sure | will select the other parent with great care and it may be a new seedling of my own 
which has bloomed for the first time or one that may be named at a later date. 
No less than 20 seeds of a cross will be sold. 
All colors, including the new pinks, 5c each. 
Crosses using Pink Formal pollen, |O0c each. 
Crosses using Apricot Glory (to be introduced in 1951), 10c each. 
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