Hi ri Arc h ive D ume n s to c , o c t Do not a ss ume co nte nt refle cts curre nt ci ntific kn wl d e lici r r ctic s e e es o a es . o g , po , p Si ght Of the Kati o od 01d ' HR O UGH y ea rs of pdi nsta ki ng ca re a nd selecti on, the best of the old j ' a s well a s the ra re a nd newest i ntroduc4 i on s of h i s a nd o her coun ri s t t t t e , h a ve been broug ht tog ether f or y ou r conven O P YRI GHT 1 28 C , 9 B Y EARL WOODDELL SHEETS ‘ Cou ros s n ANb Pmm n u m m WAVE RLY P RE S S Bm omc. MD U. S . A. NATIONAL CAPITAL IRISES Surplus f rom th e P ri v a t e Collect i on of t h e Owner of Treh olm e Ga rdens ears w r at st ar I a een e Through y , ith the g e e c e, h ve b coll cti ng iris es le e es not n a n all of th e ar as a hobby . Whi my coll ction do co t i v ieties n r u e et i n ll be f u s of th e ri s s r r n i t od c d, y it wi o nd mo t good i e wo th g owi g . s n r s f r hi s a n r r It contains th e be t i t oduction om t d othe count ies . I am ofiering f or the first time to th e general public the surplus f rom this n fin t i . Y l e r es rea s na ra re pri va te collect o ou wi l d h p ic o ble . They J — are not th e hi ghest neither are they th e lowest . I ha ve made th e — r es su a I s n out n th e er es s r n p ic ch th t will e d othing but v y b t big, t o g , z es e en f th e new ra re es u a healthy rhi om , v o , on , witho t pology guara n — , i n n r ne a In teed to rea ch y ou good co dition o mo y b ck . cornpari ng ll n r r e eas r er a ri s s are s e a i d. p ic s, pl e ememb i e e t to you p p APPRECIATING THE IRIS If an a f ew e s ar ti es f 1r s s u you will pl t w ll cho en v ie o good i e , y o will an a re a e e r rf l ra n e f r rf e n f admire d pp ci t th i wonde u g o colo , pe ctio o f r ra e s f r ra n s an ani o m, deco tiv use , pleasing a g nce , a d con t t comp onshi p eff f f through years to come . Th e decora tive ect o th e lower a nd f oli a ge e r an a e fl f i s widely known . Th i use d v lu as cut owers and or int erior z f f e ra n i s f u r . Th e wi e ran r a d co tio not lly ecogni ed d ge o colo , h bit o growt h and hardi ness under varying conditions make them a da ptable a ar e f la s a eff e s er a n e i n e s asses r ers to v i ty o nd c pe ct wh e pl t d b d , m , bo d , n f r n r f a d o the indi vidual be auty a d cha m o sp ecimen pla nt s . Re member that when y ou buy a n iris y ou ha ve f urni shed that porti on of r n you garde permanently . SELECTING VARIETIE S It i s as a rule best to select several root s of a variety ra ther tha n ne r f ea er r o oot o ch , wheth the object be to p oduce specimen st alks or f r ffe a n ff o the e ct on the l dsca pe . The e ect i s more pleasi ng when a e u s a ar e r r f r n pl nt d in cl mp , e ch v i ty o g oup o va ieties bei g kept ara and so arra a th e A an sep te nged th t colors harmoni z e . lmost y r eff s r ma be s r f ar es colo ect de i ed y ecu ed by care ul selection . V ieti 2 TREHOLME GARDENS tha t will harmonize with most any other flower or surrounding may i f f be secured . It s possible to secure satis a ctory results or landsca pe r s f r r If pu poses by electing om the modera tely priced va ieties. the best r s s a re s r i s a a s a e ult de i ed, it well to keep in mind th t rule the higher priced varieties a re improvements over the cheaper ones in one or z f r f r r s s. As a r r mo e e pect ule the height, si e o bloom , colo , o m, sub s a e r a nd f r r are a t nc , vigo length o flowe ing pe iod mong the points in a l x which they usu l y e cel . r s s i s ar i n a r a i a In selecting i i e , it well to be mind th t p ice lone s not r s f r i r a a f guide to the me it o a va iety . Whi le it s t ue th t m ny o the s ar s a re r ri a r ss s ra e n s a be t v ietie highe in p ce th n othe le de i bl o e , m ny f a r a s a a la li f ra f r a s an ffi cto s such v i bi ty o stock, pidity o inc e e , d di culty f r s u r ns ra of r o g owth ho ld ente into co ide tion the p ice . New i n t r ti n a re a s a r r r a s i oduc o s ule highe in p ice bec use the upply s limited . ar s a r a s a ar a Good v ietie th t inc e se lowly, lthough on the m ket long a re s a hi a n l ik r a n a s re r time , u u lly gh d wi l l ely em i so bec u e they a sca ce . Some va rieties produce beauti ful flowers but a re rather difficult to grow r f in that they equire special ca re or treatment or best results. The limi ted supply and cost of producing such varieties usually results in a r F r a r a somewha t highe price . o those who spi e to ccompli shi ng out f— - r ar r r ff r a r n r o the o din y esults, such va ieties a o d much ple su e a d wo th while reward . Proba bly the best gui de to the merits of a variety i s the composite rating given by the America n Iris Society whi ch i s a n avera ge of th e r n f a r iff r f r ati gs o the best utho ities in d erent pa ts o the count y . Since irises a re usua lly observed singly or in a collection of a f ew stalks f or xhi n at s ra r a s ar s r ass efle t th e e bitio clo e nge , o g den clump o m c on a n s a a t a r a r a a n Am r a Ir l d c pe g e te dist nce , d since the e ic n is Society i s h e s ra I a n a r a a e publ hed t compo ite ting only, h ve e de vo ed to ev lu t f r li a a ff r s a them with both o these pu poses in View, be eving th t it o d r a ar f r mo e ccurate comp ison o the va ieties.