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strip may be introduced for the sake of its different 

 green. I have also made an iris garden on grass 

 with beds of various ungeometrical shapes, and 

 standard thorns and crabs in groups amongst 

 them. Even the most formal arrangement may, 

 with advantage, relax at one end for the sake of 

 introducing a pool with marshy margins, and so 

 accommodating other classes of iris besides ordin- 

 ary border varieties. At this end too would come 

 low rock beds for the tiny mountain species which 

 require absolute drainage. The iris garden set on 

 grass should have one made path for access in 

 bad weather, for irises are worth a visit at all 

 seasons. 



Irises are capable of furnishing a plot of ground 

 completely, but if extra display is wanted, paeony 

 beds can be recommended as a combination. The 

 rose-coloured paeonies are perfectly lovely with 

 such a mauve as Iris pallida dalmatica Princess 

 Beatrice, and their time of flowering is the same. 

 If a hedge is wanted lilacs are just the right colour 

 to go with flag irises. 



OTHER SPECIALISED GARDENS 



THE system of setting apart certain portions of 

 the garden for one particular section of plants can 

 be developed. The American garden is a recog- 

 nised feature in many places, and where the soil is 

 unsuitable for such things as azaleas and rhododen- 



