The Canadian Horticulturi^ 



Floral Edition 



Vol. XLV. 



PETERBORO, ONT., AUGUST, 1922 



No. 8 



The Newer Varieties of Iris' 



AFTERGLOW (Sturtevant)— This 

 and Nothing are very much alike, 

 but Afterglow, with me, at least, is 

 taller and has a little more brilliance. It 

 is a beautiful and striking iris, mauve- 

 grey throughout, with soft, but brilliant, 

 yellow in the style, arms and crests; 

 fairly tall, and the flowers well set on 

 the stem, and of good size; well worth 

 having. 



Alcazar (Vil.) — A tall, vigorous, very 

 fine iris. S. a pinkish mauve with F's 

 a reddish purple. While the colors are 

 not brilliant they are very soft and 

 beautiful. The whole plant, with its 

 stately growth and immense flowers, is 

 striking. 



Ambassadeur (Vil.) — This might be 

 described as a larger, deeper colored 

 Alcazar, very imposing in height, size 

 of bloom and coloring. It is said to be 

 rather shy flowering, but this remains 

 to be proved. It appears to be of 

 vigorous constitution. 



Ann Page (Horts.) — This is a truly 

 delightful iris. The color is nearly as 

 beautiful and pure as that of Pallida 

 Dalmatica, but the shape is quite 

 different, though almost equally attrac- 

 tive. It is a large spreading flower of 

 wonderful effect in the garden with its 

 tall branching stems and stately mien. 



Anne Leslie (Sturtevant) — S delicate 

 pink, F carmine. The coloring of this 

 variety is pretty, but it is not free enough 

 flowering, or tall enough to be very 

 effective. 



Archeveque — A wonderfully rich, pure 

 purple throughout, but too short in 

 growth to be imposing, and the flowers 

 are on the small side. Its deep color 

 and velvety texture are its greatest 

 assets. 



Ballerine (Vil.) — This iris is very 

 promising. Fine large mauve-blue; 

 Growth, tall and stately. 



Black Prince — The coloring of this 

 iris is still the most beautiful, to my 

 mind in the richness of the deep violet 

 purple of its velvety falls, and it is de- 

 cidedly the latest to flower with me. 

 Its gaping standards leave a good deal 

 to be desired as to form, and its poor 

 constitution and low growth are de- 

 ■ idedly against it. 



Dawn' (Yeld) — This is described as 

 1 1 I phur-yellow, but is really barely off 



* A report prewnted by the committee on Names and 

 ^ctics, l>efore the recent CoQventioo of the OutariQ 

 'icultural Associfttign. 



Miss M. E. Blacklocfc, Meadowvale, Ont. 



white; it is a good iris, but not specially 

 wonderful in any way. 



Dominion (Bliss) — The high price of 

 this rariety should not be taken as a 

 positive proof of its desirability. Having 

 only flowered it once, it is too early to 

 say much about it, but compared with 

 the performances of Magnifica, Ambas- 

 sadeur, and a number of other new ones 

 planted at the same time, it is a little 

 disappointing. The colouring of the 

 bloom is not as beautiful as that of 

 Black Prince, the S being a pinkish 

 lavender, and the F's more of a plum 

 purple (not indigo, as stated in descrip- 

 tion), but the flower appears to be of 



A Three-branched Fozelorc* 

 The foxRlovcs are old fashioned and dignified, dean of 

 KTOwth and siiituble for the choicest garden. They are sel- 

 dom stronK enough to branch. Tlie one shown lias three 

 spilces from the one flower stalk. 



much better form. It may be that when 

 well established, it will prove the marvel 

 of beauty we have been led to expect. 

 It is not always possible to judge of a 

 flower's capabilities for a year or two. 

 Unfortunately it appears to be a weak 

 grower. 



Dimity (Bliss) — This reminds one of 

 Mrs. H. Darwin, being whit« with 



mauve pencillings near the throat. 

 Probably it will be an improvement on 

 that good old variety in size and bloom 

 and in the looser setting of the flowers 

 on the stem. Time will tell. 



Ed. Michel (Verdier) — This is sup- 

 posed to be a taller and richer colored 

 Caprice, but, with me, it has proved a 

 poor grower and though the color is 

 darker, the blooms are smaller. It is a 

 little taller, but not nearly as effective, 

 as it does not appear to be free-flowering. 

 Perhaps my soil does not suit it or else 

 it has been greatly over praised. 



Eldorado (Vil.) — A wonderful com- 

 bination of yellow, bronze, heliotrope 

 and violet purple, with orange gold 

 beard. Seeing it at close range one is 

 filled with admiration for the exquisite 

 contrast of its colors. The bloom is of 

 weak structure, though large, and the 

 stalks are short, therefore, from a short 

 distance it is scarcely visible, as the 

 prevailing colors are too brown to be 

 noticeable, at least on my sandy soil. 



Isoline (Vil.) — A tall, large-flowered, 

 most beautfiul variety. S lilac-pink, 

 F purplish old rose, with gold at the 

 throat, and speckled with molten gold 

 along the haft; so wonderfully metalic 

 is this gold that you feel you could pick 

 out the grains with a needle. With me 

 it is not a very strong grower. 



Magnifica (Vil.) — Huge flowers. S 

 light and F darker violet-blue, on tall, 

 strong stems. The leaves are broad ano 

 glaucous and suggest great vigor ci 

 constitution. This is a most promisinjr 

 variety, and in no way belies the des- 

 cription given of it. 



Ma Mie. — A pretty little iris a la 

 Mme. Chereau, without as decided a 

 lavender edge. The flowers are a little 

 larger, and do not hug the stem so 

 closely, but it is not tall enough to be 

 verv effective. 



Marsh Marigold (Bliss) — A most bril- 

 liant variety. Though the yellow stan- 

 dards are not so deep a color as those of 

 Maori King, and the falls are very much 

 the same, the flowers are so well placed 

 and the stems so much longer, that the 

 whole effect is very much better. 



Mile. Schwartz (Denis)— If this mag- 

 nificent iris only proves to be hardy and 

 fairly vigorous in our climate (a matter 

 of great doubt, as it is from a Ricardii 

 cross), it will be a great acquisition, as 

 it has every other virtue. The large 



