Iridescent Iris: July to November 
We are among the largest growers of fine Iris in the world. Every year we add new 
varieties to our already wonderful list of breath-taking beauties. 
Our 1955 list will describe over 300 varieties, with more than 40 of these pictured in 
full natural color. 
Also, many prices will be reduced so much that you need not wait longer to have them 
in your own gardens. This applies especially to the newer kinds that are always high for 
a few years or more. 
Summer and fall is the ideal time for dividing the clumps and setting out the new 
“toes.” We start digging and shipping right after we finish celebrating our country’s birth- 
day on the Fourth of July. From then until November we send out these glorious new Iris 
to all parts of the United States. 
Our 1955 Iris catalogue will be mailed in April or early May. If you have ordered iris, 
seeds or any other merchandise from us within the last two years you will be sent a copy 
automatically. If in doubt, drop us a card and we will reserve a catalogue for you. 
SWEET PEAS. Best results come from 
early sowings. The idea is to give the plants a 
chance to get deeply rooted early, so will stand 
the summer heat better. An ounce of seed will 
sow 15 to 20 feet of row. 
VERBENA. Never stops blooming until end 
the season. Start indoors or wait till ground 
well warmed, late April or early May. Or, sow 
ee in fall. Plants spread. Thin to 10 or 12 
inches. 
ZINNIAS. Give rich ground, full sun, mod- 
erate cultivation and lots of water when they 
begin to bloom. Sow seed about 6 days before 
usual date for last spring frost, dropping a 
seed every few inches. Thin to 8 or 10 inches 
in rows 2 feet apart. Even 15 or 18 inches 
in the row is none too much, for plants branch 
rapidly if they have room. Handle very care- 
fully when cut for bouquets, as the gigantic 
blossoms are likely to break the stems just 
below the flowers, if you “treat ’em rough.” 
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