The ris Garden 
5628 Goodman Road MERRIAM, KANSAS Phone HE 5118 
Reuben E. and Ethel V. Sell 
LIFE AT “THE ARES BARRENS 
Up at dawn to do our work 
The birds are singing 
The clouds on high 
Loek down with joy 
Our hearts, like bells, are ringing! 
Work can be fun! 
It is believed by many that the Iris is one of the flowers referred to as 
“Lilies of the field”, in Scripture: 
“Consider the lilies of the field, 
how they grow, they toil not, neither do they spin; 
And yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not 
arrayed like one of these’.—Matthew VI: 28-29 
GLOSSARY: 
SELF—Standards and falls all one color 
PLICATA—Background one solid color, stippled, stitched, 
dotted, dashed, or spattered another color. 
VARIEGATA—Standard yellow, falls red, mahogany or purple. 
BI-COLOR—Standard; one color. falls: another color. 
BI-TONE—Two shades of same color. 
AMOENA—White standards, colored falls. 
TERMS OF SALE— 
GUARANTEE—Otr plants are guaranteed to be true to name, 
and vigorous and healthy when you receive them. If not satis- 
factory, return them immediately upon receipt. Your money will 
be cheerfully refunded. No adjustment can be made on stock not 
returned at once. 
STOCK—Daily shipments are made of plants freshly dug from 
our own garden, These plants are acclimated to dry summers and 
changeable winters and should be vigorous and hardy anywhere. 
NO SUBSTITUTIONS—No substitutions are made unless re- 
quested by the customer. If a variety is sold out, your money is 
refunded immediately. 
TERMS—Cash with order. No. C. O. D. orders accepted. Kansas 
customers will please add 2% sales tax. No order accepted for 
less than $2.00. Please add 35 cents to cover packing and shipping 
on orders under $3.00. 
SHIPPING DATES—Shipping will begin after June 15th on 
orders in order received, unless by special request. 
The drouth resistant qualities of our Iris was proven during the past 
season when this area experienced an unusually severe drouth. The only 
plants lost were new varieties imported from other parts of the country, 
which had not become acclimated. 
Join the American Iris Society. 
Franklin Road, Brentwood, Tennessee. 
Dues $4.00 per year. 
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