and flowered. Considerable data have been obtained as to the pos- 

 sibility of crossing many of these species. 



One of the most interesting features was the seedlings of va- 

 rious species. The seed was obtained from a. variety of sources 

 under an assortment of names, and most of the plants bloomed this 

 year for the first time. A few of them corresponded with the 

 name under which they were received, ddie majority, however, 

 were identified as Iris halophiln. and showed considerable varia- 

 tion in the size and color of the flower. While the individual 

 flowers were small, yet the abundance of blossoms on the plants 

 gave an interesting mass effect. 



Miss Maud H. Purdy was able to make watercolor illustrations 

 of a considerable number of varieties of Japanese Iris. In addi- 

 tion, she painted a number of the beardless species, since satis- 

 factory material was available. We are getting a very good col- 

 lection of watercolors showing the range of color and form in the 

 Japanese varieties as well as excellent material illustrating the 



John Lewis Childs, 



'erian and Miscellaneous Beardless Iris: 

 Mrs. Frances E. Cleveland, Eatontown, N. J. 



Mrs. Charles H. Stout, Short Hills, N. J 



Airs. C. S. McKinney, Madison, N. J 



Donard Nursery Co, 1 

 J. A. Kemp, Little Sil 



Iris Diseases 

 A great deal of attention was given to certain diseases of the 

 Japanese varieties of Iris. In our studies on these varieties we 

 have lost a number of plants. These have suffered from a char- 

 acteristic fibrous root rot, a disease which must be clearly dis- 

 tinguished from the rhizome rot so common among the bearded 

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