Greetings— 
Another growing season has come and 
we wish to extend our hearty thanks for 
your letters and patronage. Iris is one 
of the best yard and garden plants. Its 
foliage is attractive, its flowers are ev- 
ery color of the rainbow, and it is good 
for many years of pleasure. We trust 
that we may be of service to you again 
this year. L. W. Warner 
PLEASE READ 
Use check, draft, or money order in 
ordering. Cash in a letter is unsafe. 
No C. O. D. orders please. Shipments 
will begin about July first and continue 
through August and September. Early 
planting is strongly advised. 
Our stock is guaranteed true to name, 
disease free, and to reach you in good 
growing condition. If it does not mest 
all of these requirements return the 
shipment at once for replacement or 
eash refund. We cannot guarantee them 
to grow because that is beyond our 
control. 
For orders of less than $3.00 please 
add 25c for postage and packing. 
Washington residents please add 3% 
sales tax. 
We suggest you name some substitutes 
we may send in case some are sold out. 
In return for this we will include extras 
in your order, to the amount of 10%, 
taken from the list wherever possible. 
Are you just beginning in Iris? If 
so, here are some terms used in des- 
cribing them. 
Standards—the upper petals. 
Falls—the lower petals. 
Self—the standards and falls are of 
the same color. 
Amoena—white standards and dark 
falls. 
Plicata—petals are dotted, stitched, or 
stippled with darker color than the 
background. 
Following the name of the flower is 
the name of the originator or introducer, 
with the year of the same. At the close 
of the description you may find the let- 
ters H. M. This means the flower has 
won the award of Honorable Mention 
by the American Iris Society. The let- 
ters A. M. means it has received both 
the H. M. and the higher award of 
Award of Merit. D. M. is the Dykes 
Medal which is the highest award of 
Topics covered 
the A. I. S. and given to only one out- 
standing iris each year, which already 
holds the H M. and A. M. These awards 
serve to help you choose the best irises. 
JOIN THE AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY 
You will receive four big bulletins a 
vear covering a wide range of subjects. 
include iris pedigrees, 
hybridizing, varietal comments, ques- 
tions and answers, disease control, and 
other points of interest to iris growers. 
The dues are $4.00 per year, and the 
address is: The Secretary American 
Iris Society, Franklin Road, Brentwood, 
Tennessee. 
If you have a «hree or four year old 
clump of iris, probably it needs dividing 
in mid summer. Dig the whole clump 
and separate the strong new plants from 
the clump, trim the tops to 4 or 5 inches 
and replant in new soil, setting the rhi- 
zome just under the surface. Water 
well and pack firm the soil over the 
roots with your feet. Keep moist until 
growth starts. If they are to stand more 
than one year, put them 2 or 3 feet 
apart. They will soon occupy the ground. 
DISEASE 
Leaf spot shows as brown spots on 
the leaves—usually in damp weather. 
It is usually not serious and may be 
controlled by dusting or spraying with 
Fermate or Bordeaux mixture as used 
on roses. Use a sticker if vou spray. 
Iris Borers are the larvae of a moth 
that lays eggs on rubbish or brush near 
the iris in the fall. The borer hatches 
in the spring and begins to eat on the 
leaf and makes a dark, watery looking 
channel down toward the rhizome. 
Punch him with a wire or mash him in 
the leaf with thumb and finger. If you 
cannot get him this way, Gray’s Iris 
Borer Eradicator may be used as a spray 
2 or 3 times in early spring. Be sure 
to follow directions if you spray and 
keep your iris free from old leaves or 
rubbish that might harbor the moths. 
It is very important to get the spray on 
before the borer gets into the leaves. 
The address for the Eradicator is: Grays 
Inc., 7217 Division Street, River Forest, 
T1linois. 
May your garden bring you much 
pleasure in 1953. 
—L. W. Warner 
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS 
V. E.-very early; E—early; M. E.— 
medium early; M. L.—medium to late; 
L—late;: and V. L.—very late. 
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