IRIS CULTURE 
Irises are not particular as to soil, but 
the bearded varieties in general prefer 
an alkaline rather than an acid soil. 
The principal requirements are plenty 
of sunshine and good drainage and they 
will withstand severe drought if well 
established. They should be planted 
with the tops of the rhizomes level with 
the surface of the ground. Winter pro- 
tection is usually not needed except in 
northern sections and in the case of late 
fall planting. Plant in raised beds if 
your garden is not well drained. Divide 
and re-set old crowded clumps to obtain 
maximum size and quantity of bloom. 
Beardless Irises, including Siberians and 
Spurias, do their best in good soil and 
with an adequate water supply. They 
should be moved in the fall when dor- 
SELECT 
ACE HIGH (Lyell)—Fine large bright 
yellow of medium tone -_-------- 0$.50 
ACTION FRONT (Cook 1942)—Distinct 
red 
ALDURA-—Large blue and white plicata 
of good substance and flaring form $1.00 
AMANDINE (Douglas 1946)—Pale cream 
with a lemon tinge, extremely heavy 
SUDStaneere rut hed sols ae ee See $2.00 
AMAZON TAN (Hill 1945)—Our giant 
golden tan; its unique color, large size 
and fine form attract all eyes, in the 
past demand has exceeded supply and 
we have sold out every year. ----- $3.00 
AMIGO (Wmsn)—Clear light lavender 
standards and deep velvety violet pur- 
ple falls with’ a lighter margin, long a 
AA VOL Cem Vis meet eee ees ee $9.50 
ANGELUS—Orchid pink, heavy sub- 
stance and of excellent form, well 
branched, late 
ANTIQUE CHESTNUT (Lyell 1951) — 
Rich coloring of wine standards and 
Hausy,orowl-1 ed tails wooe 2. es $4.00 
ARAB CHIEF—Intense burnt orange, 
a brilliant self 
ARABIAN NIGHTS (Whiting 1949) — 
Peach, yellow, pink and copper blend, 
largervand.wellbranched _2 32.2) 4.8 $2.00 
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mant and their rhizomes should be cov- 
ered two to four inches depending on 
size and type. 
Bearded Irises may be transplanted any 
time in the spring, summer or fall. Un- 
less otherwise instructed we will as- 
sume that our customers want prompt 
shipment of their Iris orders, and 
prompt shipment will be made except 
when weather conditions prevent it. In 
the south and middle west where sum- 
mers are hot and dry we recommend 
fall planting. Further north, summer is 
the best time to plant. We ship some 
Irises in the spring, before and during 
the blocming season, and such early 
planting gives the customer the benefit 
of greater increase, however, spring 
rains sometimes delay shipment and we 
cannot fill all orders during the height 
of the blooming season in early May. 
IRISES 
ARCTIC—Gleaming creamy white gold- 
Gia Waentoents Seaowwe 22-2 oe $0.50 
ARGUS PHEASANT (DeForest 19438)— 
Bright golden brown with copper sheen, 
Dykes Medal 19527224 eee $5.00 
AUBURN — Vivid auburn with a brilliant 
patch of blue in the center ________ $1.50 
AZURE SKIES (Pattison)—Ruffled pale 
lavender pblue, tlarines tallse $0.60 
BALLERINA (Hall)—One of the largest 
and finest of the many new flamingo 
pinks $7.50 
BELLERIVE (Benson 1949)—Huge ruf- 
fled cream, remarkable form and poise 
$2.00 
BETTY CAMPBELL (Hill)—Deep blue 
bicolor, violet blue falls and slightly 
lighter standards, well rounded flowers, 
VIF OLrOUSieiee . See cle Uae ees $0.40 
BERTHA GERSDORFF (J. Sass 1942)— 
Standards yellow flushed pink, falls yel- 
low heavily flushed with purple, un- 
LiS Ue loa: notes he ee cn eee ee $0.75 
BLUE ELEGANCE (Jory 1948)—Onco- 
hybrid in two shades of blue, chicory 
blue standards and darker falls __$2.50 
BLUE RHYTHM (Whiting 1945)—New 
cornflower blue with a silvery tone, 
clear colored and beautifully poised, 
one of the very finest of the blues $1.00 
