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ORDER BY MAIL 
For Your Money 
Please Read Before Ordering 
As explained under “SHIPPING” in the different sections 
most Iris are shipped all through the summer and fall, but 
some kinds only in the fall. They may be ordered at any time, 
but I strongly recommend ordering very soon after this cata- 
log reaches you, since the choicest items, that you particu- 
larly desire, may be sold out if you wait. Hundreds of people 
order by AIR MAIL to insure getting everything they want. 
| am nearly always able to fill such orders in full. 
Please send remittance with your order, which will be ac- 
knowledged when received, unless to be shipped quite soon. 
Personal checks, postal or express money orders may be 
used, and may be made out merely to Rainbow Gardens. Cur- 
rency is 0.K. on small orders. No C.0.D.’s, please. 
EARLY DELIVERY. If you desire early delivery, send 
your order by AIR MAIL, and within a few days of the time 
my catalog reaches you. Don’t wait until | have two or three 
thousand orders on hand, and then expect that your order 
can easily be put in ahead of the many orders that were 
rushed to me from all over the United States. Normally, about 
2/, of our year’s orders are received in the spring, and shipped 
out in rotation in the order received, during July and August. 
Later orders are normally shipped from August to October. 
Certain Iris require fall shipment and these are sent as soon 
as ready for transplanting. 
SPECIAL SHIPPING DATES. My new low prices and 
generous Premiums and Gifts are based on digging and ship- 
ping orders in large batches in regular sequence, as received. 
A special shipping date for an individual order necessitates 
that it be dug and shipped separately, at a much higher cost. 
So if circumstances require that your Iris be sent at a speci- 
fied date, please add 10% to your remittance and we will 
handle your order individually. 
LETTERS AND NOTES should not be put on your order, 
but on a separate sheet bearing your full name and address. 
Orders under $6.00 will usually be sent in one shipment, 
summer or fall, whichever is best for the order as a whole. 
It would, obviously, be impractical for me to send small 
orders in 2 or 3 separate shipments, as | sometimes find 
advantageous with larger orders. 
Orders received after November ist are ordinarily filled 
at the very beginning of the next shipping season, that is, in 
early July. The shipment of Iris during the winter is difficult 
and expensive, so if rhizomes are wanted during November, 
December, January or February, | make a 10% extra charge 
for handling. No shipments made during active growing and 
flowering period from March 1 to June 30. 
“TYPE OF IRIS” Column on Order Blank 
It helps us in filling your order if you mark the TYPE of 
Iris for each variety on your order, though this is not neces- 
sary if you do not have the time. The easiest way is to just 
use these simple abbreviations and ditto marks where several 
of one type are grouped together: A = Autumn Bloomer; 
Bo = Border; B = Dwarf; i = Intermediate; L = Louisiana; 
N = Native, Western; Nov. = Novelty; Od = Oddity; 0 = 
Onco; Oh = Oncobred; Og = Oncogelia; R = Regelia; 
Rb = Regeliabred; Si = Siberian; Sp = Spuria; St = Sty- 
losa; T = Tall Bearded; Ta = Table; W = Winter Bloomer. 
ironclad 3-Point GUARANTEE 
To Safeguard All of My Iris Friends 
My Iris business has been built very largely on a great 
many repeat orders. | make every effort to please you with 
each and every shipment | make to you. And my 3-point 
guarantee gives everyone complete confidence that he will get 
good stock and receive fair treatment every time he orders. 
CONDITION ON ARRIVAL— personally supervise the selection of the 
choice rhizomes and bulbs with which to fill your order. Each ship- 
ment is expertly packed. So | can guarantee that my stock will please 
you, and will arrive in good condition. If any items are ever damaged 
by improper handling enroute to you, or are otherwise unsatisfactory 
upon arrival, please report within 10 days, so that I can make it right 
with you. " 
TRUENESS OF STOCK—I go over my entire garden every blooming 
season to make sure that every row is 100% true to name. So it is 
extremely unlikely that you will ever receive from me an untrue 
rhizome or bulb. But, if through some error, a variety does not turn 
out to be what it is labeled, write me about it soon after it first blooms, 
preferably when you are sending in your next order. Then, | can add 
a free replacement to your order and send it all in one package, which 
is a big help to me. : , f 
SURVIVAL—I have such confidence in the high quality of my stock 
and its proven ability to grow, that, without knowing anything about 
your conditions, or the care that the plants will get, | guarantee each 
and every variety you order to grow in your garden, to the extent that 
| will replace, at half price, any that fail to survive. Please report 
within one year. If you do so when placing your next order, | will 
send the replacement with your order and pay the postage on the 
whole shipment. : 
COLORFUL COLLECTIONS TO SAVE YOU MONEY 
Wonderful, flexible Collections that give you a wide choice in price and color. 
YOUR CHOICE—RED-TYPE FLAMINGO PINKS 
and APRICOTS 
Choose yours from the 3 pink pages, 24 to 26. Make up a group of 1 each of Flamingo Pinks or Apricots shown in RED 
TYPE. Then add up the prices to see what you get FREE. 
Sum of 
Each Prices You Get FREE 
$25.00— Strathmore or Apricot Supreme 
$20.00— Pink Formal or Ballerina 
$15.00—Cherie or Pink Sensation or Radiation 
$12.50—Clasmont or Heritage 
Sum of 
Each Prices You Get FREE 
$10.00—Any 2 of these 4: Overture, Pink Tower, Sa- 
luskin, Pink Talcum 
$7.50 —Courtier or Twilight Sky 
$5.00— Barbara Luddy or Edward of Windsor 
$3.00—Azalea or SQ 72 
YOUR CHOICE— RED-TYPE RAINBOW BEAUTIES 
Make up a group of 1 each of Tall Bearded Iris shown inRED TYPE on pages 22 to 32; then see what you get FREE. 
Sum of Sum of 
Each Prices You Get FREE Each Prices You Get FREE 
$25.99 — Placer Maid or The Mad Hatter $16.60— Ruffled Bouquet or White Smoke 
$29.96 — Fanecyancy or Black Michael $7.58— Blue Valley or Flaming Fire 
$15.00—Spring Romance or Pinnacle $5.00— Rocket or Sky Ranger 
$12.50— Pink Bountiful or Fall Days $3.00 — Cloud Castle or Edward Lapham 
YOUR CHOICE— RED-TYPE UNUSUAL IRIS 
Make up a group of 1 each of Iris shown in RED TYPE on pages 6 to 16, or the Winter Bloomers on page 32; then 
see what you get FREE. 
Sum of 
Each Prices You Get FREE 
$25.69 — Pink Pinafore or Winter Flame 
$20.00 — Hurricane or December Royalty 
$15.09— Autumn Delight 
$12.50— Peg Dabagh or September Sparkler 
NEWEST IRIS COLORS COLLECTIONS -—tantilizing Money-savers 
Recent introductions bring Iris closer and closer to pure spectrum colors. Try these to bring your garden up-to-date 
with the least expense. Choose 4 in any one of the three columns; pay for any 3 of the 4 ordered; the otheris yours 
with my compliments 
Sum of 
Each Prices You Get FREE 
$10.00— Blue Elegance or Morning Blue 
$7.50— Laurel Hill or Thanksgiving Firelight 
$5.00—Ib-Mac True or Sally Ann 
$3.00 — Present or Two-for-Tea 
COLORS | FANCIER’S | IRIS LOVER'S —| BEGINNER'S 
PINKS) ctende tie and... | Pink Formal, $10.00 Pink Bountiful, $5.00 | S$.Q.—72, $1.25 
Cherie, $8.00 Alline Rogers, $5.00 Inspiration, $1.00 
Clasmont, $7.50 Edward of Windsor, $3.00 Overture, $2.00 
REDS 4% sarteumies.. Pacemaker, $7.50 Flaming Fire, $3.50 Ranger, $1.50 
The Mad Hatter, $12.50 Fall Days, $5.00 Edward Lapham, $1.50 
BROWNS.............. Pretty Quadroon, $7.50 Brown Suede, $4.00 Copper River, $1.50 
YELLOWS... 000.4.. Char-Maize, $7.50 Admiration, $3.50 Gold Rush, $2.00 
Pinnacle, $7.50 Gold Castle, $2.50 Sierra Primrose, $1.50 
BLUES¢ =: ; & ths 24533... Peg Dabagh, $5.00 Blue Valley, $3.50 Tishomingo, $1.00 
Sky Ranger, $2.50 Cloud Castle, $1.50 
SBLAC KS!) s..2tanad: i. Black Michael, $10.00 Bishop’s Velvet, $2.00 Sable, $0.75 
FANGIES.............. Placer Maid, $12.50 Parting Hour, $3.00 Daffy, $1.25 
PLICATAS............. Raspberry Ribbon, $10.00 Confetti, $3.50 Patrice, $1.00 
WHITES & CREAMS...| White Admiral, $7.50 White Ruffles, $4.00 Lady Boscawen, $1.50 
Spring Romance, $7.50 Ruffled Bouquet, $5.00 Snow Flurry, $1.00 
OR, you may order 7 in any one of the three columns and pay for any 5 of those ordered: no charge for the other 2, 
which can be worth as much as $25.00, if you work it right. 
OF, you may select any combination in any of the 3 columns, with a total value of $9.00 or more; deduct /% as your 
cash discount, and send me the balance. Simple, easy on the pocket book! You'll be so pleased you'll be back for more. 
IRIS SAMPLERS —An Inexpensive Way To Try 8 TYPES of Iris 
SUPER SAMPLER: Oncobred, Peg Dabagh; Autumn, September Sparkler; Dwarf, Blue Band; Table, Precious Gem; 
Intermediate, Berkeley Blue; Border, Utah Fiesta; Aril, Parthenope; Siberian, Cool Spring; all 8 for only. $14.95 
EXTRA CHOICE SAMPLER: Oncobred, Deep Buttercup; Autumn, Sally Ann; Dwarf, Fior del Mondo; Tabie, Benton 
Old Madrid; Intermediate, Ruby Glow; Border, Pink Ruffles; Aril, Artemis; Siberian, Tycoon; all 8 for only $9.95 
CHOICE SAMPLER: Oncobred, Lady Mohr; Autumn, Pink Lace; Dwarf, Mist O’Pink; Table, Widget; Intermediate, 
Snow Maiden; Border, Mrs. Willard Jacques; Aril, Teucros; Siberian, Caesar’s Brother; all 8 for only $5.95 
Rainbow Collections of Twice-blooming 
AUTUMN BLOOMERS (See pages 10-11) 
SUPER DUPERS$—Pearl Oriental, Joseph’s Mantle and Lady Moon— 3 for the price of 2. $15.00 
BARGAIN OF NEW ONES— September Sparkler, Autumn Delight and California Pink—3 for the price of 2. $9.00 
NEWER TALL AUTUMN IRIS —Sept. Sparkler, Thanksgiving Firelight, Sally Ann & Gersdorff-Sass Hybrid, 
all 4 
cae TALL AUTUMN IRIS—Golden Choice, Autumn Flame, Autumn Sunset, Pink Lace & Sunset Serenaue, 
all 5 for $4.25 
NEWER LOW AUTUMN IRIS —Billet Doux, Creamy Loveliness, Two For Tea, August Waves, all 4 for $5.95 
OLDER LOW AUTUMN IRIS—Fall Beauty, Sangreal, Autumn Elf, Sound Money $2.55 
YOUR CHOICE OF 6 AUTUMNS— Order any 6 RED TYPE Autumns and you get entirely FREE your choice of 
Thanksgiving Firelight or Sally Ann. (See pages 10-11) 
YOUR CHOICE OF 7 AUTUMNS—Order any 7 RED TYPE Autumns and you get entirely FREE your choice of 
September Sparkler or Autumn Delight. (See pages 10-11) 
