PERENNIALS 



are more beautiful than the Japanese Iris. 

 A couple of weeks before and during the 

 period of bloom they must be kept very 

 moist. 



Both the German and the Japanese Iris 

 are perfectly hardy and increase rapidly. The 

 English Iris, of which the white variety, 

 known as Mont Blanc, is the most beautiful, 

 and the Spanish Iris, in all its varieties, are 

 not hardy. But with careful winter cover- 

 ing, about equal to that given to the ever- 

 blooming Roses, they will generally survive, 

 and are well worth the trouble. The roots 

 of all varieties of Iris are very long, and 

 care must be taken to give them plenty of 

 room and to plant deep. 



Peonies, For beauty and usefulness Peo- 

 nies rank with Phloxes. Large plants will 

 frequently bear twenty great blossoms. By 

 raising both early and late varieties, their 

 period of bloom can be continued for a 

 month. The old, dark crimson variety is the 

 first to bloom; the old-fashioned double pink 



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