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IN THE HEART OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY 
On the 13th of April we will open wide the gates of IRISLAND for our 13th seasonal display, We anticipate 
the pleasure of renewing old friendships and will enjoy making the acquaintance of new friends. 
This year we have tried to make our catalogue “biggzr and better’—you will again find the Growing, Planting 
and Placement needs for the various species of the Iris and Hemerocallis. There are new pictures never shown 
before, and as usual, many newly introduced Iris from everywhere. Most of these will bloom here at Irisland 
this year. 
Our 1952 Introductions will consist of three very fine LOUISIANAS—MICCO, WOOD VIOLET, and OPAL 
DUST. Each different but outstanding in its own way. 
In the Bearded Iris there are two of our own hybrids. EMPRESS EUGENIE, from our Char Maize line and 
ALI BABA, another of our D204 Reds. Both won high praise here at Irisland last year in our seedling section. 
We hope you too will like them. 
As there have been so many favorable comments on our color chart, we have enlarged the color segregations, 
and at the same time have kept them as simple as possible. We would appreciate your reaction to these changes. 
Remember this catalogue is most carefully prepared for your special needs. To be without a catalogue is 
like a ship without a rudder. There is no other way for us to show you and tell you all about these grand Bearded 
and Beardless Iris Species and the Daylilies, except through a carefully prepared informative catalogue, especially if 
you live too far away to visit Irisland. 
May we again thank you for your most valued patronage and the many complimentary letters we have received 
from you. 
Lyon Iris Gardens 
MILDRED R. LYON 
TO LICENSED DEALERS AND NURSERIES .. . 
We will send our wholesale list upon request. 
© 
Members of— 
The American Iris Society 
Southern California Iris Society 
Louisiana Iris Society 
The Hemerocallis Society 
PLANTING DIRECTIONS 
Iris will grow well and bloom freely if planted in well drained 
scil, and have at least one-half day's sun. Dig the soil to a depth 
of about 10 inches. Bone meal may be worked in if desired. When 
planting a rhizome, spread the small roots out, firm the soil about 
them, and have the rhizome, or bulb-like portion of the plant, just 
below the soil level, about one-half inch. (If soil is sandy, 1 inch.) 
Plant from 12 to 24 inches apart. 
Water well after planting, keep moderately moist until well 
established and growing. Thereafter, every 10 days or two weeks 
is sufficient watering. Keep ground lightly mulched and_ plants 
clean, so that the sun may reach the ground around them at all times. 
If your ground is in need of fertilizing, be most careful not to 
allow any fertilizers to come in contact with plants, as this will 
cause rot. The proper time to fertilize is after the plants are well 
established (late in winter or early spring). 
CHAR MAIZE Divide and reset Iris every three or four years (June to October). 
LYON’S IRISLAND 
