Greetings for 1954 
The Lawson Gardens are privileged to 
offer ten new iris this year, masterpieces by 
Clarence G. White of oncobred fame, Geo. 
W. Wedgwood, the well-beloved Charles 
E. F. Gersdorff of Washington, D. C. -(for- 
mer registrar of the American Iris Society), 
and the late Lena Lothrop, who originally 
assembled this great collection for intro- 
duction. 
We could relate a thrilling story of the 
rescue of these great iris from oblivion af- 
ter Mrs. Lothrop’s death. Some of these 
have been unavoidably delayed in getting 
to market, so stocks are large and prices 
are modest. 
Our iris are all mountain grown above 
the 3000-foot level, between San Bernardino 
and Lake Arrowhead, in decomposed gran- 
ite soil enriched by bountiful humus. They 
have been hardened by frost and snow, and 
most of them have been tested in even 
more severe climates in Washington, Utah, 
Missouri, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and 
Massachusetts. 
In selecting varieties to offer our custom- 
ers throughout the United States, we have 
concentrated on  well-branched varieties 
which will remain in bloom in your garden 
from four to six weeks. Our bloom season 
begins early in March and extends well 
into June: a three month flower show in a 
natural setting. You will want to come 
back again and again, and you are al- 
ways welcome. 
May we take this opportunity to thank 
the many customers who have written to 
us expressing their satisfaction in the qual- 
ity of stock received from us, and their 
thanks for the extras. 
We are moving our garden this fall, so 
won't you take advantage of some of the 
wonderful specials we are offering and 
plant some of our iris for us, so we won't 
have so many to move. 
Sincerely, 
MRS. FRANCES J. LAWSON 
Member of: The American Iris Soceity 
The Southern California Iris Society 
Terms of Sale 
CASH with order; check, draft or money 
order. No, C.O.D. shipment. 
CALIFORNIA residents please add 3 per 
cent sales tax. 
POSTAGE PAID on orders of $5.00 or 
more. On smaller orders add 50 cents to 
help with expense of packing and postage. 
SHIPPING starts June 15th and. orders 
will be shipped in rotation as received un- 
less special shipping date is requested. 
Customers in colder climates are especially 
urged to get their orders in early. We hope 
to finish shipping by Sept. 15th so we can 
start moving the rest of the iris to our new 
location about 80 miles distant. 
ORDER EARLY while stocks are com- 
plete. If you order after June lst please list 
a few extras you would like in case we 
might be out of some. 
GUARANTEE—Our iris are State inspect- 
ed, disease free and mountain grown, as- 
suring hardy, tep quality rhizomes. They 
are guaranteed true to name and to grow 
for you or will be replaced. 
EXTRAS—Choose your own. On all or- 
ders up to $10.00 you may select 25% ex- 
tra as a bonus, such as for an $8.00 order 
choose $2.00 more free. On orders of $10.00 
or more select 50% extra; for a $10.00 order 
choose an additional $5.00 worth free; for 
a $20.00 order choose an additional $10.00 
worth free, and so on. Choose extras from 
varieties marked with a *. These extras 
can be chosen on orders from the new in- 
troductions and general list, but not on 
any of the special collections as they al- 
ready have this much or more discount 
taken off. 
* 
JOIN The American Iris Society. Mem- 
bership $4.00 a year or 3 years for $10.50, 
includes four quarterly Bulletins which will 
keep you up to date on the latest iris news 
and varieties. Send to The American Iris 
Society, Franklin Road, Brentwood, Tenn. 
Or if you send the money to us along with 
your order, we will include a BEN BOLT 
free. 
