IRIS CULTURE 
Irises are not particular as to soil, but 
the bearded varieties in general prefer 
an alkaline rather than an acid soil. 
Their principal requirements are plenty 
of sunshine and good drainage and they 
will withstand severe drought if well 
established. They should be planted 
with the tops of the rhizomes level with 
the surface of the ground. . Winter pro- 
tection is usually not needed except in 
northern sections and in the case of late 
fall planting. Plant in raised beds if 
your garden is not well drained. Divide 
and re-set old crowded clumps to obtain 
maximum size and quantity of bloom. 
Beardiess Irises, including Siberians and 
Spurias, do their best in good soil and 
with an adequate water supply. They 
should be moved in the fall when dor- 
SELECT 
ACE HIGH (Lydell) — Extra fine large 
SOLIGRWVAV Pree eee ule aves ae See Eis $0.50 
ACTION FRONT (P. Cook 1942)—Dis- 
tinct coppery red, big, bright and bold, 
one of the very finest of all reds__$9.75 
ALEPPO PLAIN (J. Sass 1943)—Dark 
toned plicata, yellow background with 
pansy purple DOLOEr wy Us Yrs. $1.00 
AMANDINE (G. Douglas 1946) — Pale 
cream with a lemon tinge, extremely 
heavy substance, ruffled ________- $3.00 
AMAZON TAN (Hill-Son 1945) — Our 
giant golden tan, its unique color, large 
size and fine form attract all eyes, strong 
stem and vigorous plant__Not Available 
AMIGO (Wmsn. 1934)—Clear light lav- 
ender standards and deep velvety violet 
purple falls with a lighter margin, the 
bright clear colors offer a_ striking 
COLL KAS GRE oer ete egih o per ee ara ECan Nae $0.50 
ANGELUS (Egelberg)—Fine orchid-pink, 
heavy in substance and of excellent 
form, well branched, late __.----_- $0.50 
ARCTIC (Kleinsorge 1940) — Gleaming 
creamy white with golden throat, smooth 
a seg Oe) Sh) soe) Nc a) eee ED Shc $0.40 
AT DAWNING (Kirkland) — Large pink 
bicolor ureblooms-. 5202 Sole ee $0.35 
mant and their rhizoems should be cov- 
ered two to four inches depending on 
size and type. 
Bearded Irises may be transplanted any 
time iin the spring, summer or fall. Un- 
less otherwise instructed we will as- 
sume that our customers want prompt 
shipment of their Iris orders, and 
prompt shipment will be made except 
when weather conditions prevent it. In 
the south and middle west where sum- 
mers are hot and dry we recommend 
fall planting. Further north, summer is 
the best time to plant. We ship some 
Irises in the spring, before and during 
the blooming season, and such early 
planting gives the customer the benefit 
of greater increase, however, spring 
rains sometimes delay shipment and we 
cannot fill all orders during the height 
of the blooming season in early May. 
IRISES 
AUBANEL (Cayeux)—Well formed pink 
with yellow flush, in effect one of the 
CEUCSEADINIGS se cy he fae a ee $0.40 
AZURE SKIES (Pattison 1943)—Ruffled 
pale lavender blue, flaring falls __$1.00 
BALDWIN (H. Sass)—Large manganese 
pie hoy Vey Boole et Ed aurea a win Rel aaah ty Ean aN a $0.20 
BETTY CAMPBELL (Hill-Son) 1945 — 
Deep blue bicolor, violet blue falls and 
slightly lighter standards, well rounded 
large flowers on tall stems. The plant 
is extra vigorous and healthy ____$0.30 
BERTHA GERSDORFF (J. Sass 1942)— . 
Standards yellow flushed pink, falls 
yellow heavily flushed with purple, 
colors are marbled rather than blended, 
Veryaunusual’. Coes Mere AD SOL 7S 
BLACK FOREST (Schreiner 1945) — 
Rich ebony-blue-black, it has the dark- 
est shade in its class and has been de- 
seribed as the blackest of all Irises, 
floriferous, medium size _________ $1.50 
BLACK HAWK (Schreiner 1941) — 
Extra early intermediate, rich velvety 
black=purpler sac a Sos ee ae $9.75 
BLACK WINGS (Kirkland)—Deep mid- 
night blue overlaid with a frosty black 
SH GOD erat cakes SP Fo Ne $0.30 
BLUE MONARCH (J. Sass) — A good 
lavender blue with strong stem and vig- 
GrOoUs Planibie y Seca. hos ue eee $0.30 
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