LONG WAY FROM HOME 
“Here is an order from far away Ohio. 
How | would like to walk through your park 
and cross that bridge.” 
Ohio Alice L.R. 
Gee Whiz, Alice, Ohio is but a short 
jump and a hop from here. The wife and I 
used 1o hop in the old car early in the 
morning, shop the Antique shops on Olive 
street in St. Louis that afternoon, and stay 
all night in Indiana the first night. We were 
amused at the questions asked about the 
Indians, as though we were still fighting 
them, and they in their blankets. I was born 
at Norman, Oklahoma in 1893, and in my 
earlier life did see various tribes here and 
there—and several in their native blankets. 
Nowadays you seldom see this and generally 
when you do they are made up for some 
special occasion, mostly advertising. The 
younger generation are just like folks most 
anywhere. The wife and I have just about 
been in all the States and we find they are 
all about the same. You could live in Ar- 
kansas a whole year and never find one of 
them thar bhillbillies,’ and you could live 
in Tulsa a whole year and never know that 
you had seen an Indian. Just this latter part 
of May the wife drove her own car to far 
away Connecticut to attend a Button Show, 
and the next week to be one of the judges 
at the American Iris Society in Boston. Late 
in the summer to Long Beach, California, 
to attend the National Button Society annual 
show. If you want to go places, just get 
interested in antiques and antique buttons. 
CHERIE— (Hall 1947) EM. 34”. A real 
lovely new flamingo pink. Large, full 
formed, lightly and gracefully ruffled. A 
pink self of fine substance with a tanger- 
TATE MOC ALC eet cee te sae steed aca oly ee? $7.50 
Out catalog comes off the press about 
March 15th, and is mailed to all former 
purchasers of the previous year. By bloom- 
ing time in May we have hundreds of or- 
ders. Orders dated June Ist are considered 
late. We will be sold out on many in 
August. 
CHICORY BLUE—(G. Douglas 1942) M. 
40”. Large chicory blue self with closely 
domed standards slightly ruffled at the 
edge. Falls are broad and flaring, sub- 
stance is firm, flowers smoothly finished. 
.50¢ 
“The Iris 1 got from you last year did 
fine, and we enjoyed them very much, and 
are still enjoying them. Check is enclosed 
for another order.” 
Oklahoma T.W.R. 
Please do not ask for special shipping dates. 
For various reasons we cannot do so—mostly 
weather conditions. 
WE SHIP ONLY ONE-YEAR-OLD ROOTS 
CHINA MAID—(Milliken 1936) ML. 48”. 
A lucious flower of soft lilac pink self, 
enhanced by an intriguing blending of 
golden bronze at the haft and edges of 
the petals. A rampant grower, lots of big 
flowers of heavy substance, smooth even 
texture. A very popular Iris and one you 
SETI rah fate cts ee ca ea Pere ee 50¢ 
CHIVALRY—(J. Wills 1944) M. 36”. A 
fine medium blue flower that is deeper 
in color than Great Lakes, large in size, 
and has exceptionally heavy substance. 
Standards and falls are ruffled at the 
edge. The inconspicious beard is orange, 
changing to blue at the tip. It is a fin- 
ished Iris of excellent form and propor: 
tion, and the growth is vigorous. Will 
probably be scarce for some time. AM. 
1946.) Dykeas Medals 947/2 ere ca- $1.50 
CHI-YUN— (DeForest 1947) M 33”. Large, 
smooth white of heavy substance. Wide, 
slightly ruffled standards. Falls wide at 
the haft, smooth and clean. White beard, 
tipped yellow inside the flower. Snow 
Flurry by Azure Skies...........---.------------* 50¢ 
CHRISTABEL—(Lapham 1936) M. 38”. 
Another old stand-by you can’t beat. It 
is brilliant and very red in ertect; almost 
a self; very large and smoothl: finished. 
Fine for individual exhibition and for 
mass planting; the myriads of copper-red 
flowers are out of this world. You can’t 
loser on ethise One) oe ee ee eet ee re 50¢ 
CLOTH OF GOLD—(Whiting 1945) M. 
38”. An excellent deep yellow self of 
good parentage (Golden Hind x Golden 
Spike.) Free bloomer, nice flaring form, 
heavy substance, widely branched stalks, 
tall and stately, makes this one of the fin- 
ests yellows ee ee ten ceerattns en curacencaee 50¢ 
CLOUD CAP—(DeForest 1950) M. 40” 
Possibly the largest and tallest of the 
tangerine-bearded pinks. This flamingo 
pink is about the shade of Cherie, plus a 
slight mother of pearl finish. A blossom- 
pink you will be proud of..............---- $7.50 
CLOUD CASTLE— (Graves 1944) M. 37”. 
Wisteria-blue with mauve undertone; a 
self with evenly spaced flowers on well 
branched stems. The standards are broad 
and roundly domed and fluted at the 
edge. The ruffled falls are wide and flar- 
ing. Cloud Castle blooms very early and 
is seldom seen by the thousands of visi- 
tors and Iris Judges at the peak of bloom. 
Otherwise this iris would be crowding the 
foprot the listeotsl OOMbest tare ee 75¢ 
COLOR CARNIVAL—(DeForest 1949) M 
36”. A startling color contrast. More pink 
than Spindrift, with bright purple on the 
falls) -Vancerine beard 208-6 =o: ueccc-cnc- $2.50 
