Hello Again! 
Here we are once more at the start of the iris season. 
Right now, in mid-April, it’s more like July than the month 
of showers; hot, dry and windy. The sort of weather that 
lengthens the day and shortens the temper. We hope for the 
blessing of cooling rains. But whatever the weather the iris 
take it with becoming grace, more than we can say for our- 
selves. 
Our catalog is again a modest one. Every year we have 
said, ‘““Next year we must have a few pictures—at least one 
on the cover.”’ But every year costs go up and we decide that 
maybe next year ...So bear with us once more, perhaps in 
time we’ll at least have a likeness of our beloved Solveg. And 
in the meantime the iris, pictured or not, are as lovely and 
magical as ever. We only hope that our meager descriptions 
may create a lovely image in your minds and that many of 
you will be able to come to the garden and meet the iris in 
person. The latch string is out so far it’s fairly waving in 
the breeze (and we do mean breeze!), can you see it from 
there? Be seeing you we hope! 
Yours till then, 
Ruth M. Johnson 
Martin Johnson 
Set. Dave Cook 
(now in Seoul, Korea) 
Gap ULSAKEF PRINTING COMPANY, FARGO 
