AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
Yat Gan Save Your ‘ioc 
You Cannot Replace Them 
Are they not then entitled to as much care as you devote to your house 
and other buildings, which you cam replace? Trees are living things, about 
which cluster tender thoughts and mellow memories, and, indeed, deserve 
the same grateful attention you bestow on other faithful friends which serve 
you none the less because dumb—your dogs, your horses and your other pets. 
Trees Get Sick and 
Are Wounded 
Just as do men and ani- 
mals—but they can’t tell 
you, who love them, of their 
afflictions. If neglected, 
The Efficiency of 
Davey Methods 
is graphically demonstra- 
ted by the pictures here- 
with. No.1 is of a tree 
as our men found it, and 
June, 1909 
species found throughout the Northern tem- 
perate zone. Most of them are hardy in this 
climate, and they grow in many situations 
from the sun-baked soil on top of a rock 
to swamps where the water stands half the 
year. 
The majority thrive in ordinary garden soil. 
A few require special soils as conditions, and 
others grow and bloom much better if their 
peculiarities are respected. They vary in height 
from a few inches to four or five feet, and 
the range of color is very wide. The form is 
they will decay and die; if properly treated and No. 2 as they left it. No.3 a tree three years always beautiful, even if it has sometimes a lit- 
operated upon, they will outlive you, your chil- 
dren and your children’s children. John Davey, by 
many years the first, and by 
long odds the foremost tree 
surgeon, long ago proved 
the efficiency of proper 
methods in saving tree life. 
JOHN DAVEY 
Father of Tree Surgery 
tical Forestry. 
Have Your Trees Examined Now— 
By a competent tree surgeon. They may look all right but be dying within. 
Our corps of trained tree surgeons is at your service and can save your trees 
if they are not too far gone. 
after our treatment, and No. 4 the same tree two 
years later. Such results are common in our prac- 
tice, but shown only by 
Davey men, trained in 
John Davey’s methods, at 
the Davey School of Prac- 
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let O, explaining the Davey methods and telling you of many pleased pat- 
rons, who enthusiastically praise our work. 
For large forests and private preserves, we have associated with us the 
leading professional forester of America. 
Correspondence invited. 
THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO. 
(Operating Davey’s School of Practical Forestry) 
Main Office : KENT, OHIO 
“The Home of Tree Surgery”’ 
Address nearest office 
Eastern Office: TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 
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tle of the strangeness of an orchid. 
The season of bloom lasts from the time the 
first I. histrio blooms (which is in February 
or March, according to the season) until the 
last Japanese iris has faded in July. 
The following list of fifteen kinds will do 
to begin on: 
1. I. Cristataa—A charming dwarf iris 
with early flowers, delicate blue. Thrives in 
the driest parts of the rock garden. 
2. I. Histrio.—The earliest iris. Bulbous- 
rooted, dwarf, sweetly scented, purple. 
3. I. Kaempferi.—Japanese iris. There are 
many varieties, double, single white, blue and 
purple. Needs much water in the growing 
season if the flowers are to be at their best. 
4. I. Pumila——Grows from 4-10 inches 
high. Many varieties, all good. 
5. I. Reticulata.—Violet and gold flowers; 
almost as early as I. histrio. Prefers a situa- 
tion dry in winter. 
6. I. Sibericaa—Slender leaves 2-3 inches 
high, small showy blue or white flowers. In 
bloom only a few days, but magnificent while 
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7. I. Susiana.—Mourning iris, 114-2 inches 
high, large flowers, spotted and striped with 
dark purple on an ashy ground. Handsomer 
than one would imagine from the description. 
8. I. Xiphioides.—English iris, later and 
larger than the Spanish iris; purple, blue and 
white; sometimes spotted and blotched. They 
are very cheap and the small bulbs are easy 
to plant. 
g. I. Xiphium.—Spanish iris. Blue and yel- 
low, with shades of lavender and buff, also 
cheap and easy. The onion-like leaves of this 
and I. xiphioides grow in the fall and are 
green all winter. 
10. I. Germanica.—The German iris, so- 
called, has many beautiful varieties: rhu 
chereau, white edged with blue, Queen of 
May, violet and heliotrope graccus. 
11. I. Graminea.—Pale yellow and blue, 
scented like a peach. 
12. I. Pseuda Coru.p—The common flag. 
13. I. Fulvax—Copper colored, late. 
14. I. Florentina.—Pale blue, large. 
nishes the orris root of commerce. 
15. I. Vesicolor—Deep blue, native in all 
our swamps, but does well in the garden. 
The iris are best when planted in large 
masses and so planted they make a gorgeous 
show for a long time in the spring and early 
summer. ‘The lower plants like I. histrio, I. 
reticulata, I. pumila, etc., should, of course, 
be planted in the front of the bed, and the 
larger kinds, like I. kaempferi, at the back. 
The bulbous English and Spanish iris should 
be planted with some low carpet plant like 
arabis or phlox rubulata. 
They may be planted at any time, but the 
fall is probably best. “They are easy to grow 
and easy to handle in the garden. The only 
trouble is that some kinds grow too well and 
may need thinning after a few years. Their 
foliage is never too shabby and looks its best 
when it is seen alone and not in contrast with 
broad-leaved plants. 
The chrysanthemum portion of the garden 
will be treated in a later number. 
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