164 MY GARDEN 



Crimean Irises in large variety, varying from six inches 

 to a foot in height. 



All these Dwarf Irises bloom in April and May, and 

 are very charming in spreading patches along the edges 

 of the borders between the mounds of Arabis, Aubrietia, 

 Iberis, and Alyssum, backed by ranks of early Tulips 

 and Daffodils. They spread quickly and blossom so 

 freely as to produce sheets of solid colour. 



A good and representative collection of the tall June- 

 flowering German Irises which are among the most 

 valuable of hardy plants is the following: 



AMOENA SECTION. 



L'Innocence, ivory-white with gold beard, twenty- 

 six inches. 



Mrs. H. Darwin, blue and white, orange beard, 

 twenty-eight inches. 



Thorbeck, rich purple with white markings, thirty -six 

 inches. 



NEGLECTA SECTION. 



Black Prince, standards lavender, falls blackish- 

 purple, two and one-half feet. 



Cordelia, two shades of rosy-lilac, two feet. 



Willie Barr, standards French-gray, falls white traced 

 violet, eighteen inches. 



PALLIDA SECTION. 



Dalmatica, splendid large clear lilac flowers, broad, 

 strong foliage, forty inches. 



