74 Connoisseurs Catalog 
Of Fine Tris 
722 
Think; in this battered Caravanserai 
Whose portals are alternate night and day 
How Iris after Iris in their pomp 
Abide their dostin'd hour, and go their way. 
W's ALL the accumulated Iris lore of yesteryear, 1955 looms as a season 
of fulfillment, a time to look forward to with great anticipation, a period 
of fruition. 
At no time within the short period of modern Iris history have we been 
given so many choice and outstanding new varieties to grow in our gardens, 
and if we but use even a modest amount of care in what we choose to plant 
there looms a future of unbounded joy to us as Inrisarians. 
Since tall bearded Iris look better blooming in a clump than in a vase, it 
becomes more and more important as the hybridizers give us new colors and 
brighter shades, that we plan our new Iris plantings for color harmony. It is 
time we gave thought to backgrounds and foils, also, and to the matter of 
companion plants, for Iris do not look their best planted in unsightly rows. 
They are at their best in the perennial border in groups of from three to six 
clumps in solid color or at least in two complimentary colors. A large bed 
of Iris in many colors planted alone is certainly not unattractive, but the 
same bed with a centerpiece of Delphiniums and the Iris fans softened by 
the lacy foliage of Columbines and the whole ensemble bordered with blue 
or golden Violas, if you choose your Imis colors with restraint, creates an effect 
which is breathtaking in its sheer loveliness. 
We have added some seventy new and outstanding novelties for the 1955 
season. In almost every case we were able to see the Imis in bloom before we 
chose them to add to our collection. We are certain that we are growing the 
choicest things that have been created up to this time and we feel privileged 
to be able to offer them this year. Our catalog is not cluttered up with a lot 
of junk varieties. 
Our own introduction for this year, Fanfaire, is one of the loveliest things 
we have ever grown. It has bloomed for us for the past three years and each 
year the blooms have been finer than before. We hope you will like it. Next 
year we can promise you two more new novelties both of which are Iris you 
will remember for a long time to come. One of these is closer to pure carmine 
than any we have seen. 
And so we travel down the fascinating Iris trail, each year bringing 
new thrills and some real heartaches. A lot of difficulties pop up at times 
in an Iris garden, but even so, reat an sae Coulll Sabuane 
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