ANITRA 
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME. Our blooming 
season generally begins about the first of June. We 
will be glad to notify you when our fields will attain 
peak bloom. Just request that your name be added 
to our VISITOR LIST. Feel free to drop in at any 
time, however. We believe you will be pleased with 
the way we grow our stock. 
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OUR GUARANTEE. We make just one guarantee—your 
complete satisfaction. If the service or stock doesn’t prove 
satisfactory, let us know, and we will do whatever is neces- 
sary to make you more than satisfied. 
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PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING 
CANADIAN ORDERS. There is a simple procedure which resi- 
dents of Canada must follow in order to import Iris or other plant 
material. Make out a duplicate order, listing each item and quan- 
tity, plus our name and address, then send this to the Plant Import 
Division of the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa. The Depart- 
ment will send you a permit number and labels. Send your order, 
together with the permit labels, to BEDFORD GARDENS, Bedford, 
Michigan, U.S.A. 
SHIPPING SEASON. We start shipping Iris about mid-July and 
continue through the summer and fall. 
TERMS. Cash with order, check, bank draft, or money order. 
We must caution you against the enclosure of currency with your 
order. Please, no stamps or C.O.D. 
ORDER EARLY AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT. The increas- 
ing popularity of modern Iris often causes the demand to exceed 
the supply. Many varieties are sold out by mid-season, some early 
in the season. 
to our 1952 
catalog was the finest ‘“welcome home” that | could 
possibly have hoped for. This, plus the fact that 
Uncle Sam saw fit to release me from active duty (for 
the second time) just prior to the blooming season, 
made 1952 a memorable year indeed. 
| would like to thank all our old and new customers 
for their kind letters and nice orders. We are con- 
stantly striving to improve our service to you, so we 
heartily welcome your suggestions and criticisms. 
After more than 20 years of growing Iris, we find 
that each succeeding blooming season brings new 
thrills and enjoyment. Your interesting letters which 
tell us how much you enjoy the Iris from our carefully 
cultivated fields is a reward in itself. 
Jack H. B laede 
ABOUT BEDFORD - GROWN IRIS. Our plantings 
are located in the famed “blizzard belt’’ which 
blankets southern and central Michigan. Here ex- 
tremes in temperature and weather quickly eliminate 
the tender varieties and ‘weak sisters.’’ You will find 
that our rhizomes are firm, large and well rooted. Of 
course, the true value of an Iris is measured by per- 
formance. Our carefully selected rhizomes will give 
you exceptional first season bloom, and increasingly 
lovely displays during succeeding seasons. 
ARGUS PHEASANT 
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