IRIS 



(From the Greek irii, a rainbow) 

 Iridacex 



51. Iris laevigata, vars. (/. Ka'mpferi) 

 English Name: Japanese iris. 



E. SIBERIA, JAPAN AND HORTICULTURAL VARIETIES MID-JUNE TO MID-JULY 



VERY large and showy single or double flowers, often ten inches across, 

 and much flatter than other species of Iris, in shades varying from 

 white to blue and deep purple, sometimes mottled and deeply veined, borne 

 one to three in a head at 

 the ends of slender, erect 

 stalks two to three feet 

 high. Leaves thin and 

 narrow, one to one and 

 a half feet long, bright 

 green, erect, and bending 

 gracefully over, forming a 

 tangled mass of persistent 

 foliage aboiit^ one foot 

 high. 



One of the most strik- 

 ing and decorative of the 

 hardy perennials. Though 

 not so floriferous as the 

 German Iris, the size and 

 splendor of the flower 

 amply compensates. 

 Coming into bloom after 

 the German Irises have 

 completely passed by, 

 they are sometimes called 

 "Summer Iris." Very 

 effective in the herba- 

 ceous border and es- 

 pecially so massed in 

 clumps by the water side 

 or at the edge of shrubbery. Excellent for cutting. 



Perfectly hardy perennials of easy culture in rich, moist soil. Any good 

 soil enriched with well-rotted manure will do, but plenty of water, 



