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Mr. Allen New and old friends, once again with our best wishes for a grand year of gardening. It is always a 
pleasure to write to each of you through our catalog and our only regret is that we cannot write a 
personal note to each one. 
From many gardening reports in different sections of the country, we realize that others have suf- 
fered from insufficient rainfall, as we, during the past two years. We could see clouds “boiling up” 
on the horizon this past summer, but they never reached us. After many hours which grew into days 
of worrying about the lack of water, we purchased an irrigation system for our large Peony fields. Upon 
the arrival of the equipment, we operated the system for 24 hours a day, seven days a week for several 
weeks. Although Peonies can survive a severe drought, the plants become weakened. By applying 
1,000,000 gallons of water each 24 hours, we have held our plants at top quality for you. Our thoughts 
are “always the best in quality” for our customers. 
We have built a complete stock of Daylilies of such well known hybridizers as Mr. LeMoine Bech- 
told, famous for his “spider” series of Daylilies, Mr. Carl Carpenter, Mr. Geddes Douglas and Mr. 
David Hall; and have on trial Daylilies of promise from Mr. Kenneth Smith, Staten Island, New York, 
and from Mr. James W. Terry, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 
At the Hemerocallis Society’s national meeting in Chicago, Illinois, last July, people were simply 
“bowled over” by the delightful Daylily creations of Dave Hall. These creations consisted of shades of 
red, pink, yellow and bronze; and possessed such wonderful substance never before seen in the Day- 
lilies. We were very fortunate to purchase the complete stock from Mr. Hall, and hope to have some 
to offer in the near future. 
Disappointment comes to all, and ours came last summer when much of the Daylily stock from 
Geddes Douglas, Nashville, Tennessee, was lost in the postal system. Mr. Douglas has some grand new 
rose, purple and yellow Daylilies that we had hoped to list this year, but now we are working to build 
stock on these varieties. 
Our fields were beautiful last year, but with many new varieties, display gardens and irrigation, we 
expect them to be even more beautiful this season. For a never-to-be-forgotten treat, plan to visit 
our fields when they are in full bloom. Iris reach peak bloom about May 12-15th, Peonies reach peak 
bloom around May 20-25th, and Daylilies start blooming the last of May with peak display the last 
of June and the first of July. 
On the following pages of our catalog, we are happy to bring you some of the finest collections ot 
Peonies, Iris and Daylilies that we have ever offered, and at great savings to you. Any one of them 
will enhance the beauty of your garden. 
We want to thank all of you, both old and new customers, for your fine orders and hope to continue 
serving you in the future. Yours for better gardening, 
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AMERICAN PEONY 
SOCIETY 
Geo. W. Peyton, Sec. 
Rapidan, Va. 
Annual Dues $5.00 
TOKIO—Jap Peony 
See Page 23 
- AMERICAN IRIS 
i SOCIETY 
Franklin Road, 
AZURE SKIES . Brentwood, Tenn. 
SealP 7 BROWN Annual Dues $4.00 
SOILS EYED 3 Years for $10.50 
THE HEMEROCALLIS 
SUSAN SOCIETY 
DAYLILY Mrs. Daisy L. Ferrick, Sec. 
S 416 Arter Ave., 
ee Topeka, Kansas 
Page 54 Annual Dues $3.00 
