The English Iris Bulbs and the rhizomes and roots of the Louisiana and 
Japanese Iris arrived Oct. 6th, and were put in the same day. They were 
very robust. Thank you for the extra Louisiana Iris. These iris are a new 
venture for me, and am looking forward to a lovely picture at their blooming 
time. P. A. H., Grosse Ile, Michigan. 
JAPANESE IRIS—Growing Under Ordinary Garden Conditions 
CULTURE: Like most azaleas and rhododendrons these iris will 
not tolerate lime in any form. For best results heavily enriched soil 
and abundant motsture are necessary. After blooming they require 
no more moisture than other perenntals. An ideal location is along 
the banks of a stream or pond. They are successfully grown in most 
parts of the country and do especially well in the Atlantic and Pa- 
cific states and the southern borders of the Great Lakes. Plant so 
that the crowns are about 2 inches below the ground surface. Do 
not expect typical flowers until the second year as they take more 
time to become established than bearded iris. In dry climates we 
cannot stress too strongly the importance of constant moisture dur- 
ing their growing season. In fact, if your water supply is unlimited 
Select a location where you can flood the plants often and you will 
be rewarded with larger flowers. Any well rotted manure is the 
best fertilizer. If your soil is alkaline, the addition of aluminum 
sulphate, peat moss or oak leaf mold will produce the correct soil 
condition. If the leaves turn yellow, lime very likely is present and 
LIME 1s FATAL to these tris. Best planted in full sun except in 
warm sections of the country where afternoon shade will prove 
beneficzal. 
SHIPMENT: August 1 to December 1. 
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When well grown these are the most spectacular of 
all and are often referred to as the queen of all irises. 
The plants we send our customers are vigorous clumps 
with heavy root systems and are not to be compared 
with divisions with few roots taken from old clumps. 
It actually costs us about 25c postage to ship a single 
plant of this quality across the country. Many dealers 
do not prepay shipments of Jabanese iris because of the 
heavy expense. In addition to assuming this cost we 
claim that our plants are the finest obtainable any- 
where at any price. We are confident a trial order will 
substantiate this claim. 
We believe the English translation following the 
Japanese named iris will appeal to fanciers of this 
group. If you too have difficulty pronouncing the 
lengthy Japanese names you may prefer the English 
equivalents, some of which are delightfully descrip- 
tive and euphonious. In spite of some opposition to 
the use of Japanese names we adhere to the policy 
that all plants should be sold under their original 
names. In this way only can the customer be certain 
he is paying for something new and not a duplication 
of the same plant already in his garden under some 
cther name. Unfortunately the nomenclature of Jap- 
anese iris 1s somewhat muddled and for this reason 
we are withholding some of them from our catalogue 
until their names are correctly established. We have 
spent much time and effort authenticating all varieties 
we grow and believe those we list are true to name. 
AIRSHIP Each 1.25 
Very large single difficult to describe. Light lavender blue 
tinted pink. 
AKA-FUKURIN (Red Border) Each 1.50 
A beautiful single with large semi-drooping falls of pure 
white striated and speckled rose on the borders. 
BANGKOK Each 1.00 
Very early. Powder blue single with large gold spears. 
BETTY F. HOLMES Each 1.50 
A beautiful white iris which sells out every year. Large double 
with bright gold spears. Midseason. 
BEYA Each 1.00 
Medium sized flowers of greyish lavender completely dotted 
lig splashed blue and purple. First to bloom in this color 
class. 
BLUE GIANT Each 1.00 
Gigantic drooping falls of blue suffused red purple. Orchid 
pink standards. A beautiful single of truly amazing size, at- 
taining 11 inches in diameter. 
BOKHARA Each 1.00 
Dusky rose red semi-double. Rather dwarf variety. 
WALTER MARX GARDENS ® BORING, OREGON 
