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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



May, 1913 



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In the Pneutank System the pressure is 

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 It has many advantages over attic reservoirs, 

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I 



W. & B. Douglas 



190 William Street 

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Are Your Iris Healthy? 



OR , ARE they wilting? Do the leaves show 

 scattered brown spots and ragged, eaten 

 edges? Then the larva? of a species of hawk moth 

 are probably at work and unless you promptly cut 

 off the affected leaves below the point of injury, 

 and burn them, the worms will chew their way 

 down into the rhizomes and destroy them. 



Early in the spring the night-flying adult moths 

 lay their eggs in the tissue of the leaves, about 

 eight inches from the ground. Wherever a leaf is 

 stung a brown spot appears, while the course of the 

 newly hatched worms can be traced by their ragged 

 tunnels. By the middle of May the larvae are 

 from one eighth to one half inch in length and 

 "going strong." 



In about four weeks they will have reached the 

 rhizomes and attained a length of one and a half 

 inches or more, with appetites in proportion. By 

 the end of the flowering periods much of the root 

 system will have been devoured. It will appear to 

 have rotted off, but examination will show the 

 presence of the worms. At this stage the only 

 treatment consists of digging up the plants, cutting 

 off the injured parts, killing the larvae and resetting 

 whatever remains of the plants. 



Of course a rot does occasionally attack iris, 

 especially the German type, in wet locations. Its 

 symptoms are much like those of the moth injury 

 and the treatment is identical. In a good many 

 cases, however, the destructive worms'can be caught 

 red-handed and the blame for the "rot" placed 

 where it belongs. 



Classifying Iris 



WHAT are the principles governing the classi- 

 fication of the iris and the theory accounting 

 for the different root growth in the same family? To 

 what distinctive part of the flower does "bearded" 

 and "beardless" refer? 



California. G. B. F. 



— The classification of the iris covers a wide field 

 and it is difficult to cover so vast a subject in a few 

 words. The iris is a very large and varied family 

 of plants; there are upward of 170 distinct species 

 varying greatly in habit of growth. There are 

 the bulbous irises, including the Spanish and Eng- 

 lish, particularly, and many others which form small 

 bulbs and are usually classed among Holland bulbs 

 and are handled much the same as tulips, hyacinths, 

 etc; the Japanese, Siberian irises, and others of 

 this class form very short, tufted rhizomes; while 

 the Germanica and nearly all the tall bearded sec- 

 tion have large, creeping rootstocks. Bearded irises 

 are those which have a velvety "beard," extending 

 down the base of the lower petals, and include all 

 the Germanica section with most of the dwarf irises, 

 pumila, etc. The beardless irises are those with- 

 out this beard, included in which are Japanese, 

 Siberian, orientalis, aurea, Monneiri, etc. Crested 

 irises are those which have a raised tuft or crest 

 along the centre of the falls instead of the beard; 

 included in this class are tectorum and a number of 

 irises not commonly grown in this country. An- 

 other class is Regelio and Oncocyclus irises. These 

 are mostly natives of Asia Minor, their season of 

 growth being our winter months. There are many 

 different forms of them. The Juno irises are mostly 

 bulbous and are distinguished by having thick, 

 fleshy roots attached to the base of the bulb, such 

 as Sindjarensis, alata, etc. The true Germanica 

 irises are the old-fashioned blue irises commonly 

 seen and blooming in May. These are several dis- 

 tinct species, however, that are commonly classed 

 as Germanica irises. There are sambucina, pal- 

 lida, plicata, neglecta, squalens, Florentina, 

 amcena, variegata, etc. The innumerable vari- 

 eties of the German section are mostly hybrids of 

 these various species, all -of which have distinct 

 characteristics of growth. The pallidas are very 

 tall growing, mostly of delicate shades of blue, are 

 the largest flowered, and have short buds enclosed 

 in a scariose or thin membranous spathe valve. 

 Most of the neglecta varieties are blue, smaller 

 flowered, the buds enclosed in long, green spathe 

 valves. The variegata section includes nearly all 

 the yellows, squalens the smoky colors, and the 

 amcena the white varieties. 



Pennsylvania. B. H. Farr. 



The White Paint Beautiful 



We all admire the house painted white. 

 It speaks cheerfulness, hospitality and the 

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 painted pure white. 



(H, A weather-proof paint that 

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 yet none was really white until 

 the Carter process of making 

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<H, Compare Carter with any 

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dL To make white paint. Carter 

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 linseed oil to proper consistency. 

 To make colored paint, your 

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 ' In either white or colors, pure 



Carter White Lead and linseed 

 oil paint will be found both 

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Everyone who has painting 

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 of ' 'Pure Paint, " a text book 

 on house painting. Sent 

 free on request. A sample 

 tube of Carter will be sent 

 free to anyone who is 

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f BEANS 



Tender, Rich, Sweet, Crisp, Full Flavored 



vegetables can only result from careful cultivation and a plentiful 

 supply of plant food. It is easy to supply your peas, beans and 

 sweet peas with food and have them mature 



EARLIER and BETTER 



in your garden this year by treating your seed just before planting 

 with a small amount of 



Trade F A R M O G E R M Mark 

 THE STANDARD INOCULATION 



for all legumes — Clovers — Alfalfa — Vetch, etc. 



EARP- THOMAS FARMOGERM GO. 

 Bloomf ield, N. J., U. S. A. 



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