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FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 
Please Read Before Ordering 
ORDER EARLY to avoid possibility of certain varieties 
being sold out. We make no substitution of varieties, unless 
second choice is given, and if stock is sold out, refund will 
be made. 
TERMS are Cash with Order, Check, Draft, or Money 
Order. We allow 10% discount on each order over $30.00. 
This discount does not apply to collections which are strictly 
NET. 
POSTAGE is paid on all Retail Orders in the U. S. A. 
that amount to $3.00 or over. On smaller orders add 35 cents 
for packing and postage. 
We guarantee good healthy stock, true to name, and 
that it reaches you in good condition, but we cannot guaran- 
tee the growth in your garden. If plants do not arrive in 
good condition return them to us at once, and restitution 
will be made either by supplying stock or cash refund which- 
ever we deem best. Any error on our part will be carefully 
corrected for our success depends upon your satisfaction. 
We reserve the right to accept or refuse an order or 
any part thereof, depending on quantity of stock and whether 
at shipping time it is in good condition to be sent. 
SHIPMENTS: We commence filling Bearded Iris orders 
about July 25th and from then on until early October. 
Beardless Iris, Oriental Poppies, Hostas, and Hemerocallis 
are best shipped in late summer and autumn. 
DEFINITIONS OF INITIALS USED IN CATALOGUE 
E.—Early M.—Midseason. 
L.—Late. V. L.—Very Late. 
H. C., A. I. S. is Highly Commended by American Ivis Society. 
H. M., A. I. S. is Honorable Mention, American Iris Society. 
A. M., A. I. S. is Award of Merit, American Iris Society. 
A. M., R. H. S. is Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society. 
H.C., T. H. S. is Highly Commended by The Hemerocallis Society. 
H.M., T.H.S. is Honorable Mention by The Hemerocallis Society. 
A.M., T. H.S. is Award of Merit by The Hemerocallis Society. 
JOIN THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY 
Four bulletins are issued each year, which are filled with 
valuable information. Yearly membership fee, $3.50. We 
make the following offer to those who join the Society 
through us: If you send us an order for iris and your mem- 
bership fee, when we ship your order, we will include free 
iris to the value of $3.50. When you send us your order, give 
several suggestions as to the iris you wish for bonus. Make 
check for order payable to Fairmount Gardens; check for 
membership payable to The American Iris Society. 
JOIN THE HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY 
A Yearbook and several Newsletters are issued each year 
that are filled with valuable information. Yearly membership 
fee, $3.00. We make the following offer to those who join the 
Society through us: If you send us an order for hemerocallis 
and your membership fee, when we ship your order, we will 
include free hemerocallis to the value of $3.00. When you 
send us your order, give several suggestions as to the hem- 
erocallis you wish for bonus. Make check for order payable 
to Fairmount Gardens; check for membership payable to The 
Hemerocallis Society. 
FAIRMOUNT GARDENS 
MRS. THOMAS NESMITH 
166 FAIRMOUNT STREET, LOWELL, MASS. 
TELEPHONE LOWELL 2-5121 
INDEX 
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IRIS 
IbgheroyehuOuKoinS dope MIS) ae a Page 3 
A Selected List of Bearded Iris __._ AED Fee Page 6 
Special List of Well Known Bearded Iris ____ Page 16 
FAD OP AT aL Trl Superetten aes eee eee Ct nae eae Page 17 
Siberian hel risg eee 2 welts 2 te rte tbe See Page 18 
VATS lah TIS cer eee eee ee WR a eee Page 19 
SSD UE UA ACLS. tee seers ee SNe he ee a Page 19 
American Iris Society Symposium —_......._______.__Page 29 
OnesLundredsbesculnisre lore Ob 2mm eer se eer eee Page 27 
HEMEROCALLIS 
IimupxerclorGuronncs aioe WOR) Qo ee Page 4 
H@meéTr6 Cal Nis ee A oes ei ee I ee Page 20 
Hemerocallis, well known varieties, Especially 
Priced sj 22 2 eke ee A er ee ee Page 26 
The Hemerocallis Society Popularity Poll 
Lov LOS Tree eee ise ee Page 29 
ORIENTATA RO BPS yee tials ee yee teen Page 27 
FLO ST AS a oi epee ee e Ae eee ok ee ealeeae a Page 28 
