Iris 



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Iris 



also, the handsome bulbous English and Spanish 

 Irises are in Hower, and in June and July 

 the varieties of the sub-aquatic Isevigata are 

 expanding their huge blooms, whi- h are the largest 



Irises, as they are variously termed. Superb garden 

 flowers are to be found in both sections. Gerraanica 

 makes a splendid town plant. Pumila and its 

 varieties make capital edging plants, and with all 



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finest of all the Irises. Iris flowers, although j the dwarfer-growing species may be accommodated 



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showy, are very fugitive. They last fairly well 

 when cut, but should be taken 'in the bud sta-e 

 They will expand as well in water as they would 

 upon the plants. Naturally the genus ' divides 

 itsflf into two sections, viz. the rhizomatous 

 section, or Irises proper, in which the susiana 

 group (Cushion Irises) is a sort. of sub-genus, and 

 bulbous Irises, Xiphions, or English and Spanish 



upon the rockery. The tall-growing sibirica makes an 

 excellent bed if planted by itself. It is best treated 

 as a sub-aquatic. Indeed, so varied are the char- 

 acters of the plants that an Iris garden is a most 

 interesting adjunct to the flower garden. The 

 economic products of the genus are not great ; 

 they are represented by Orris Root, the root of the 

 Florentine Iris, which is largely used by perfumers. 



