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Iris Xiphium, the Spanish Iris. With showy flowers of purple yel- 

 low, and {heir shades. Grows about eighteen inches high. Flowers 

 late in the spring. 



Iris Xiphioides, the English Iris. With tall stems, and large, showy 

 flowers, somewhat resembling the last. 



Iris Persica, or Persian Iris. A little gem. Very dwarf. Well 

 adapted for forcing. Flowers vary from delicate to deep blue. Soil 

 very sandy. Requires plenty of water. Does well under pot culture, 

 in loam, sand, or moss, or in water. 



THE JONQUIL. 



This plant is a species of Narcissus (N. jonquilla) and is 

 a native of Spain. There ^are two varieties, the single 

 and double, both valuable for parlor plants. They bear 

 forcing well, always bloom, and their flowers are delight- 

 fully fragrant. 



They should be treated as hyacinths, only two or three 

 bulbs may be planted in a pot. The soil should be rich 

 loam and leaf mould, with a little sand. There is no bulb 

 of easier growth ; they may be bloomed any month ; 

 flowers yellow. 



There are florists' varieties. 



