TERMS OF SALE 
Check, draft or money order with your order, p.ease. 
Do not send postage stamps. If you seud currency, be 
sure to send it registered mail. 
Orders for $3.00 or more will be shipped prepaid. Add 
35c for packing and shipping charges on orders of less than 
$3.00. 
Ohio residents must add 3% sales tax. 
On orders for $10.00 or more you may deduct ten per 
cent. 
The rhizomes we ship will be clean and healthy. As 
growing habits of varieties vary, some rhizomes may be 
smaller than others. Extra large rhizomes may not always 
be the best; health and firmness are much more important. 
We will not substitute unless requested by you. 
For best results in our latitude plant early. Iris planted 
before September Ist will give better first year bloom. 
We will start shipping after July 4th. Early orders, 
those received before June Ist, will receive the pick of the 
rhizomes. Order early; some varieties are in limited supply. 
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THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY “exists for the sole 
purpose of promoting the culture and improvement of the 
IRIS.” Their rules governing awards, etc., have been re- 
vised at intervals in an attempt to keep pace with the 
development of improved varieties. 
There are more than 400 accredited judges in the society 
and all are invited to join in the voting each year. Per- 
haps a brief outline of the regulations governing the awards 
may be of interest. They are substantially as follows: 
HONORABLE MENTION - To be eligible an iris must be 
properly registered and introduced on the commercial mar- 
ket. Favorable votes from twelve judges are required. 
AWARD OF MERIT - Two years after a variety has won 
“Honorable Mention” it is eligible for the Award of Merit, 
and remains eligible during a five-year period. The judges 
vote their choices for this award each year and the eight 
tall bearded iris receiving the largest number of votes re- 
ceive the award. 
