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Tall Bearded Iri^ 



RHIZOME.—All the so-called "Bearded Irises" are 

 rhizomatous, that is, having a creeping rhizome or 

 flesh)' rootstock, which, if it has been properh' planted 

 (see uncier How to Plant, Chapter \'I) grows just 

 beneath the surface of the ground and gradual!}' 

 comes to the surface. 



And the coarse bulbs of Iris-flowers he found 

 Knotted in clumps under the spongy ground. 



Shelley: Marenghi . 



The rhizome usually branches, more or less accord- 

 ing to the variety, the vigor of the plant and the 

 condition of the soil; that is, buds issue from the 

 rhizome, usually from its sides, which in time become 



I'M,. X. RlUZOME ^\ ITH 



m,oi\"i;r-stem and two branches 



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RHIZOME 



