JAPAN IRIS 
THE ORCHID FLOWER 
OF AMERICA. 
MO part of the world has attracted more attention during the past year 
or two than Japan. The flora of this country, as is now well known, is 
unexcelled in variety and beauty. Among the most surpassing beautiful 
things that have been brought to the attention of the western world is the 
IRIS. Their magnificence surpasses description. The flowers are enormous, 
averaging eight inches across, and of exquisitely beautiful hues and colors. 
The prevailing colors are crimson, rose, lilac, lavender, violet, blue and 
white, each flower often representing many shades. 
They are perfectly hardy and flower in great profusion in July and 
August. A well established plant gives a dozen or more flower stalks two to 
three feet high, each stalk producing three to four blossoms. They thrive 
best in a moist soil. If this cannot be»had, they should be 
Tlentifully supplied with water 
while growing aud flowering. . . 
They are most effective when planted groups. The plate shows good 
types of the entire collection, the others running to a great variety of shades 
and combination of colors. 
No place, however small, should be without a collection of these 
beautiful flowers. 
