ON IRISES 231 



Spuria Notha, violet, blue, and yellow. 



Unguicularis (stylosa), previously described. There is a 

 white variety, also a good lilac. 



These winter-blooming Irises are charming for 

 cutting. All of them are good for the border and 

 thrive in ordinary soil. 



Dwarf Bearded Irises. 



The dwarf bearded or hybrid Crimean Irises are 

 pretty at the front of borders and on the rockery. The 

 following are a few of the best : 



Balceng hybrids, several, of various colours. 

 Biflora, previously described, and its varieties. 

 Chamaeiris, violet, and its varieties. 

 Lutescens, yellow, and its varieties. 

 Pumila, previously described, and its varieties. 



The Cushion Irises are not so hardy as the Flags, 

 and require a warm situation. They are best planted at 

 midwinter and covered with heather till spring. After 

 the leaves have withered they may be lifted and ripened 

 in a dry, sunny place. 



This survey of the genus Iris may strike the beginner 

 as voluminous, but in reality it is brief and condensed. 

 The fact is, the flower is one on which it would be easier 

 to write a whole book than it is to write a chapter ; and 

 special works on the Iris actually exist. 



The Iris is a most varied, most fascinating flower. 

 It wins all hearts with its wonderful beauty and the 

 generous nature which adapts it to almost all circum- 

 stances. It is everybody's flower, and will live for ever. 



