IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MUCH 

 IMPROVED IRIS 



AND A FEW OTHER OLD FAVORITES 



IF you are disposed to undertake a series of 

 practical experiments along the lines suggested 

 in the preceding chapter, it is by no means nec- 

 essary for you to send to distant countries for the 

 material. 



Of course, the professional plant developer is 

 always on the lookout for plants from China and 

 New Zealand and such far-away places. But the 

 amateur need not be deterred by the difficulty of 

 securing such materials. It suffices perfectly for 

 him to go into his garden and begin his experi- 

 ments with the first flower he chances to find there. 



Any old-fashioned flower garden, such as 

 adorns the door-yards 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 



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