GREETINGS to our friends and customers who have had our catalogs in the 
past, and thank you for the business. 
It has been pleasant and profitable. 
To those who are receiving our catalog for the first time, we are pleased to 
show you what we have to offer and hope you may find what you want. 
We replant our gardens every year to give the plants plenty of room and plant 
food and so we can grow very fine rhizomes. 
The ciimate and soil of the Yakima 
Valley are very favorable for the growing of tall bearded iris and we feel sure you 
will be pleased with our fine Washington grown iris. 
Since you are a lover of iris, may we suggest that you join The American Iris 
Society, membership in which will bring you four meaty bulletins per year. 
These 
bulletins are really books of a hundred pages or more filled to the brim with articles 
on iris culture, garden planting, awards, varietal comments, questions and answers 
and news of iris activities everywhere. 
your remittance to: 
Tennessee. 
THE IRIS—AN IDEAL HARDY 
PERENNIAL 
A big 226 page book packed with iris 
lore, this interesting book written by 
sixteen outstanding experts, will add to 
your enjoyment of iris growing. For the 
beginner there are notes on how to plant 
your iris, how to keep them in good 
health and how to use them effectively 
in the garden. For the fancier, there is 
the botanical background of the iris fam- 
ily, a chapter on genetics, the mechanics 
of pollination, and suggestions on hy- 
bridizing. For everyone there are notes 
on disease and pest control, flower pho- 
tography, Dykes Medal irises and many 
valuable lists of the better varieties. 
Well illustrated. 
In permanent cloth binding $2.50; in 
heavy paper binding $1.50. Send your 
order to The American Iris Society, 444 
Chestnut Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 
and prompt shipment will be made. 
EXPLANATIONS OF TERMS USED 
Standards—Upright petals. 
Falls—Lower petals. 
Amoena—White or white tinted stan- 
dards with dark falls. 
Variegata—Yellow or yellow toned stan- 
dards with dark falls. 
Blend—Two or more colors one of which 
is always yellow. 
Bi-color—An iris having two colors. 
Bi-tone—Two shades of the same color. 
Celf—Standards and falls are the same 
color. 
Plicata—Stitched or stippled with dark 
color on lighter background. 
Texture—Sheen or finish of the petals. 
The dues are only $3.50 per year. 
The American Iris Society, 444 Chestnut Street, Nashville, 
Send 
Substance—Thickness of the petals. 
AIS—American Iris Society. 
HM—Honorable Mention by the AIS. 
AM—Award of Merit by AIS. 
Dykes Medal—Highest award given by 
AIS. 
Naturally award winning iris should 
be the best to buy. 
TERMS OF SALE 
All plants are guaranteed true to 
name, disease free, of good blooming size 
and to reach you in good growing condi- 
tion. If you are not well pleased with 
your plants when they arrive please 
notify us so that adjustment can be 
made. If for any reason we cannot fill 
your order your money will be prompt- 
ly returned. We will not substitute 
without your permission but suggest that 
you name some acceptable substitutes in 
case some are sold out. 
Shipment will begin about July 1 in 
the order in which orders are received. 
Shipment will be by prepaid mail unless 
vou ask for express shipment. Planting 
instructions included in each shipment. 
If your order is less than $3.00 please 
send 25c for postage. 
Please include 3% sales tax if you are 
a resident of Washington. 
Please remit by check, money order, 
or regsitered letter. 
No C. O. D.’s please. They cost more. 
The saving we make by getting out 
this inexpensive catalog enables us to 
make you this unusual iris offer: 
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