IRIS 
Orchids of the Garden 
We are living in a day of great advancement, and the advance in other lines of 
endeavor is reflected in the progress that has been made in iris breeding. Iris varie- 
ties that were leaders ten years ago have now been relegated to the background, in 
many instances, having had to relinquish their places to newer originations of great 
merit. 
If you visit our gardens during the blooming season, you will see thousands of iris 
in bloom in every color and shade imaginable. There are named varieties of the 
latest introductions as well as the older varieties of outstanding quality. We also have 
several thousand iris and hemerocallis seedlings that will thrill you, as they do us, 
with their beauty. Many of them will give their first bloom this coming June. 
If you cannot visit our gardens, and you are not acquainted with the varieties, 
we will gladly help you make your selections. 
Iris are easily grown in any sunny, well-drained location, and they will bloom 
there with little or no attention, but if you wish to have choice flowers — flowers 
that you will be proud of, and the kind that will make your friends and neighbors 
thrill with admiration, give them the best of care. Follow directions given with 
every order. Join the American Iris Society which will give you all the latest in- 
formation about new introductions, improved cultural methods and other valuable 
information that will help you to grow and enjoy the best in iris. 
GOOD and PLENTY (Fay 1952) 
This novelty was discovered in our gardens in a group of seedlings from 
Mr. Orville Fay. This ‘“‘Double Feature’’ has created much interest among 
visitors who saw it in bloom, and we consider it a privilege to be co-introducer 
with Mr, Fay. 
Good and Plenty are two Iris from one seed, a white bud-sport and its 
identical blue sister. These we are introducing as one plant. ‘They are not 
only a botanical curiosity but they are also two very nice Iris. The flowers 
are of medium size, flaring and nicely ruffled. They have excellent substance 
and hold up well in sunshine or rain. They begin to bloom with the mid- 
season varieties and continue until the close of the Iris season. 
When this Iris bloomed as a seedling the first year, from a single rhizome, 
it produced one bloom-stalk, and that stalk had white flowers on one side and 
blue flowers on the other, and the terminal flower was half white and half blue. 
After the plant was divided, some of the rhizomes produced white flowers and 
the others blue flowers. These flowers do not produce pollen but they set seed 
readily. The white is a recessive white and should be very valuable to breeders. 
We offer the two plants together, one white and one blue (Double Value) 
for $25.00: 
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