IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MUCH 

 IMPROVED IRIS 



And a Few Other Old Favorites 



IF YOU are disposed to undertake a series of 

 praatical experiments along the lines sug- 

 gested in the preceding chapter, it is by no 

 means necessary for you to send to distant coun- 

 tries for the material. 



Of course, the professional plant developer is 

 always on the lookout for plants from all parts 

 of the planet and even of other planets if avail- 

 able. But the amateur need not be deterred by 

 the difficulty of securing such materials. He 

 may go into his garden and begin experiments 

 with the first flower he chances to find there. 



Any old-fashioned flower garden, such as 

 adorns the dooryards of millions of homes in 

 America, will furnish abundant material for all 

 the experiments that any amateur need care to 

 undertake. 



Let me name almost at random a few of the 



common garden flowers that offer interesting 



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