SPECIAL 



JAP IRIS 



COLLECTION 



Your choice 

 of any five for 



$qoo 



Asagire 

 Eleanor Parry 

 Genjiyama 

 Hotari 



J. A. Hayden 



Koyka 



Lawrence 



Martha Kemp 



Monija 



Neptune 



Osamaku Miyo 



Olympia 



Otomene 



Suri 



MARVELLA 



KOMBARIN 



JAPANESE IRIS COLLECTIONS 



Large, vigorous plants, with two or more fans each, correctly labeled and post- 

 paid, and packed in damp moss to insure freshness when they reach you. 



Tfie 5 Varieties Starred for ^1Z5 

 /our Choice of Any 10 for $322 



The ENTIRE LIST of 20 for $522 



1 . Alice Blue 



2. Cloud Dress 

 *3. Hatsuki (blue) 



4. Kasugano 



5. Komachi 



*6. Kombarin (white) 



7. Kumono 



8. Kuro-Kumo 



9. Marjorie Parry 

 1 0. Koko-no-iro 



1 1 . Josephine Heywood 

 *12. Nishika (marbled) 



1 3. Neptune 

 *14. Paragon (wine-red) 



1 5. Rishono 



1 6. Shiga 

 *1 7. Shimoyo (blue-gray) 



18. Tuji 



19. Violet Beauty 



20. Yonomo 



Late in the summer, better mal<e one or two second choices from 

 the regular list, in case we are sold short on some of the above. 



CULTURE OF JAPANESE IRISES 



"It is nol true that Japanese Irises must liave bogland or 

 even water in wliicli to bathe tlicir roots. They love moisture, but 

 will flourish in any good garden soil if water is applied in 

 abundance and if the exposure is sunny. The latter point is im- 

 portant. It is useless trying to grow Japanese Irises in a shady 

 spot. Sunlight and moisture are the two requisites for success 

 with these plants. 



"Let it be remembered that this type of Iris takes an entirely 

 different treatment from the Bearded Iris. Instead of being planted 

 almost on the surface of the ground, tlie crowns should be buried 

 two inches. 



"Peat can be added to advantage to soil where Japanese Irises 

 i re lo go. Unlike the Bearded Irises, which delight in lime, the 

 Japanese forms prefer a soil which is somewhat acid. Lime should 

 never be used witli them. It is also important that the ground be 

 kept well cultivated, never being allowed to become hard or dry. 

 A summer mulch of pulverized peat lessens the amount of hoeing 

 necessary and helps to hold the moisture. 



"The hieation should be one where the drainage is good, even 

 though it be close by a pond. These Irises like to have their roots 

 reacli water in summer, but stagnant water must not stand around 

 the clumps, and it is imperative that they should not be caked 

 over with ice in winter. 



"Japanese Irises must have plenty of room, and must never 

 have competition from weeds or grass. If they are used in a 

 general garden away from water, a spot should be prepared for 

 them by digging out a foot of earth and working in an abundance 

 of well rotted cow manure. If the earth is at all heavy set the 

 divided clump on a little mound of sand. When winter comes a 

 light mulch will be needed. 



"There is only one way in which to get an abundance of 

 large flowers, and that is to supply water with a generous hand 

 during the spring before the buds open." — Extract from "Horti- 

 culture" Magazine. 



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