Iresine 



(445 ) 



Iris 



(>////>. Convolvulus pur- 

 purca aud C. major). 

 Many garden vars. ; 

 Burridgei (crim.), Dick- 

 sonii (bl.), tricolor (red, 

 wh., bl.), and flora 

 ]ilnm (double), are the 

 best, 

 rubro-eierulea. Jy., Aug.. 



st., cl., red (*y. 



Hookeri). 

 ternata, 3" across, st., 



cl., wh. ('//"* Hors- 



falliic alba and H.thom- 



smiiaua). 

 versicolor. Je., hdy. ami., 



ro., crim., yel. (".'/" 



Miua lobata). 



Other Species and Varieties : 



acumiuata. Mv.. Sep.. st., digitata, 10', Jy., Sep. 

 iniita- 



ev. cl., bl, 



bilis). 

 Aitoni, 10', Ap., Oct., st., 



el., pale pur. 

 ulatipes, Je., st., ev. cl., 



salmon pk. 

 albivenia, 10' to 15', Aug., 



Sep., st., ev. cl., wh. , 



yet. throat, large (.-;/. 



Gerrardii). 

 augustii'olia, Jy., st. ami., 



wh., or crim. yel. ((/. 



filicaulis). 

 Batatas, st., wh. (si/n. 



Batatas edulis). Sweet 



Potato, 

 bignonioides, Jy. , st., ev. 



cl., dark pur. (////. 



Batatas biguouioides). 

 cathartica, 10', Aug., Sep., 



st., ev. cl., pur. (syn. 



Pharbitis cathartica of 



Jtotii ><irul _\lii i fit: i iif 



12S9) ; there is 'a ro. 



var. 

 chrysoides, Jy., Oct., st., 



small ev. cl., } T el. 

 cocciuea, 9' to 15', Je., 



Jy., hlf-luly. aim., red, 



fragrant. 

 luteola, or. 

 crassipes, 4', Aug., grli., 



pur. 

 dasysperma, Aug., st. 



ami., yel. (*//. tuber- 



culata of Jiiitini inil 



iater 



st., ev. cl., vio. 

 platensis). 



tilicaulis (xi-i- angustifolia). 



Gcrrardii (,s/c albiveuia). 



hedenefolia, sum., aut., 

 st., red, sc. 



J.'d.-ipa, Aug., grh., red, 

 wh., or pk. pur., root 

 tuberous, 40 Ib. to oO Ib. 

 weight, sometimes called 

 Jalap (.11/11. Convolvulus 

 Jalapa of Itiitnitmil 



muricata, 1', Je., Jy., st., 

 red. 



mutabilis (fee acumiuata). 



Xatiouis, sum., grh. per., 

 crim. pur. (//. Quamo- 

 cHt Nationia of .Botoniea/ 



Nil (xee hederacea). 

 platensis (*re digitata). 

 Quainoclit, o", Jy., Sep., 



st. aim. , cl. , dark red 

 setosa, Aug., Oct., st. , 



deciduous cl., pur. , red. 

 siuuata, Je. , Sep. , grh., 



ev. rl., wh., red throat. 

 Tweediei, 6', Je. , Jy. , st., 



pur. 

 tyri.'inthina, 10', Aug., 



Nov., grh., deciduous 



cl. , dark pur. (\i/u. 



I'harbitis tyriauthiua 



<>[' lit/tttiiti-iil Mttijaziiif 



4024). 



IRESINE. 



Description. Handsome foliage plants . (ord. 

 Amarantaceic), of dwarf stature and bushy habit, 

 in great request for bedding purposes. No matter 

 what the season, they generally do well. 



Propagation. I resines are rather tender, and :i 

 few degrees of fro.-.t are fatal to them. As a rule, 

 therefore, they should be among the last of the 

 bedding subjects to be placed outdoors, and it is 

 wise to commence propagation quite by the end of 

 August, so as to get it over by the time frosts are 

 to be expected. Cuttings root readily at almost 

 any time of the year if kept close in an ordinary 

 frame, but the emission of roots may be hastrnnl 

 if the cuttings are consigned to a hotbed. The 

 autumn struck cuttings need not be moved out of 

 their cutting pots, but should be given a place on a 

 shelf near the glass in a warm house for the winter 

 months. They should also be watered rather 

 sparingly. More water may be given as growth 

 begins with the New Yoar, and regular syringing 

 is helpful. Plenty of material for cuttings will 

 soon be produced, and these should be taken off 

 as fast, as a. small batch can be had, struck in 



a propagating frame, and then. potted singly into 

 "A" pots, which will last them until they are ready 

 to be planted out. 



Soil. For the cuttings, equal parts of loam and 

 leaf mould, with about one-fourth sand. A 4" 

 layer, of sand should also be placed on the surface 

 of the soil. Less sand will be needed when potting 

 off. 



Principal Species and Varieties : - 

 Herbstii, 12" to 18'', dark grn. and gold, veins 



rod. 



Wallisii, dwarf, Ivs. 

 small, deep blk. pur. 



Lindeui, Ivs. uarrow, deep 

 blood red. 



formosa, Ivs. golden, 

 veined crim. , gru. , very 



maroon, under surface 

 crim., veins and stems 

 oar. , Ivs. roundish heart 

 shaped (*//" Amaran- 

 thus Verscliaffeltii). 



acumiuata, narrower 

 Ivs. 



aureo-reticulata, li-s. 



pretty. 



J/MHiifria (see Gi/ia). 

 J/Minmjisis (see, (lil.in). 

 Ijisca (see Paekyttoma I. 



I'hiilo : Ctittcll <D CoiitiHiHtj. Ltd. 



luIS GER.MANICA (set p. 448) IX A 1'OT. 



IRIARTEA. 



Stove I'alms (iird. 1'ahmu), rarely cultivated, and 

 not easy to grow. 



IRIS. 



Description. A large and important genus 

 (tird. Iriileiu) of herbaceous plants rhirily hardy, 

 with exceedingly bright and showy flowers. 

 (Iri.ur.tphically they have a very wide distribution, 

 and their flowering seasons are so varied that 

 Irises may be had in bloom at almost any time 

 during the year. Mo>t of them, however, blossom 

 from April to June, when the innumerable u;inl'ii 

 varieties of germanica. aphylla. squalens. puniila, 

 and varicgata are in flower. In .May and June. 



