CULTURAL DIRECTIONS FOR BEARDED IRIS 
Our rhizomes are washed clean of all soil, packed in dry excelsior in a new 
ventilated corrugated box and will reach you in fine shape. If you are unable to 
plant on receiving them, open up the box and loosen them up and keep in a dry 
cool place until you can plant them. 
Iris require good drainage and sun for at least one-half day. The soil should 
be moist before planting and kept moderately moist until the plants are well estab- 
lished. Give them a good drink at planting time but do not over water thereafter. 
If your soil is heavy and poorly drained set the rhizomes a little higher than the 
surrounding soil. They should be planted so the soil just covers them and no more. 
Spread the roots well and firm the soil around them. Separate your plants every 
third year to get the best results. 
Good garden soil is ideal for growing iris. If you feel that you just have to 
ouy some fertilizer, we suggest that you use bone meal as a side dressing. Every 
year we move in 50 or 60 big truck loads of horse and cow manure from the Fair- 
grounds. After it is well rotted we spread a thin layer between the rows each fall. 
After digging and shipping all summer we dig up the remaining plants and start 
new rows in what was the middle of the rows last year. We attend all the meetings 
of the Iris Society and have seen most of the larger fields of iris all over the country 
and we do not hesitate to state that we grow bigger clumps, bigger rhizomes, more 
and larger blooms. 
EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED 
AMOENA—White or tinted white stand- BICOLOR—Two colors. Falls darker than 
ards with colored falls. standards. 
PLICATA—Stitched or stippled color on SELF—An iris of uniform color. 
white or yellow ground. TEXTURE—Sheen or finish of the petals. 
VARIGATA—Yellow standards and dark SUBSTANCE—Thickness of petals. 
falls. STANDARDS—Are the upright petals. 
BLEND—Combination of two or more col- FALLS—Are the lower or down falling pet- 
ors. als. 
After the name of the iris, we give you the name of the hybridizer and the date of 
introduction. E. is early, M. midseason, L. late. The average height is expressed in inches. 
These blooming dates and heights will vary a great deal from year to year, owing to soil and 
weather conditions. 
