126 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



ing, and the flowers themselves come in a wonder- 

 ful array of beautiful colors, shades and color 

 combinations, most of them marked and veined 

 in a wonderful manner, giving us one of our most 

 attractive of our hardy plants. 



This iris likes a sunny, well drained location, 

 and quite shallow planting. The bulbs or roots 

 should be just barely underground, and to plant 

 them deeper is to take a good chance of losing 

 them altogether. 



They may 'be successfully planted at any time 

 the ground is open and in condition to work, and 

 the plants are not in bloom. 



Our second division is the Japanese Iris or Iris 

 Kempferi, a class of flowers surpassing the great 

 general run of flowers in the kingly magnificence 

 and the large size of bloom combined. This flower 

 has been classed as rivalling the lily in stateliness, 

 the peony for majestic beauty, the orchid for its 

 delicacy of coloring and the chrysanthemum for 

 profusion of bloom. 



The plants frequently grow to a height of three 

 or more feet, and should be planted deeper than 

 the German Iris. If copiously watered for a 

 month before blooming time they will produce 

 magnificent flowers as large as- dinner plates. 

 They are desirable plants for along streams or 

 margining ponds. 



Usually the German or Liberty Iris begin to 



