82 Growing Flowers 



Manure should never be applied direct to the roots 

 of the iris. It should be applied in liquid form or 

 worked into the soil at a short distance form the 

 roots. 



Jack-in-the-Pulpit 



The wild flower, jack-in-the-pulpit is a much 

 appreciated plant when cultivated. It is one of the 

 marshy plants but will thrive either in low, marshy 

 land or in the water. The flowers of this plant 

 catch and hold securely bugs and other insects and 

 thus aid in destroying plant enemies. 



Jessamine 



Jessamine requires a loamy soil to which a little 

 leaf-mold has been added, and a little sand mixed 

 with this heavier soil will help in insuring drainage. 



Much of the success in growing jessamine depends 

 upon the pruning. It should always be pruned in 

 the springtime after the flowers are gone. It will 

 then have the whole season in which to mature 

 new shoots for the next winter's flowers. If it is 

 pruned in the fall, the shoots which would have 

 borne flowers will be destroyed. 



