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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
Macrantha, and Purple King. Amcena class : Calypso, Donna 
Maria. Mrs. C. Darwin, Poiteau, reticulata alba, and Victorine. 
Neglecta Class: Amabilis, Cottage Maid, Marian, Nationale, 
Fairy Queen, and Virginie. Pallida class: Albert Victor, deli- 
cata, Garibaldi, Leonidas, pallida, and rubella. Plicata or 
Aphylla class : Aphylla, delicatissima, Madame Chereau, 
Agnes, Sappho, and Swertii. Squalens class : Britannia, 
Bronze Beauty, Jean Sisley, Mons. Chereau, Phidas, and 
venesta. Variegata class : Adonis, aurea, Darius, Ganymede, 
Gracchus, and Orphee. The foregoing flower in May and 
June. 
Then we have the Dwarf-bearded irises, which are dainty 
subjects for rockeries or massing in front of borders. They 
grow less than a foot high, and flower from March to May. 
Good ordinary soil and a sunny position will suffice to grow 
these well. A few of the best kinds are : Chamaeiris, C. alba, 
aurea, C. maculata, italica, lutea, grandiflora, gracilis, nudi- 
caulis, Olbiensis grandiflora, and pumila ccerula. A good 
hardy plant list, such as that issued by leading specialists, will 
give the colours ; the details are too lengthy to be given in the 
space at our command. 
We now come to the Beardless section of Irises. These 
have no crests or beard to their bottom petals. They are 
exceedingly beautiful, very hardy, and desirable plants to grow 
in gardens of all sizes. Some of the kinds in this section 
succeed best in moist soils near the margins of ponds or 
streams ; others in dryish borders or on rockeries. We will 
deal with each class separately. Those that thrive best in 
moist positions are I. versicolor, I. v. Fosteri, I. v. Hansoni, 
I. v. Kermesina, I. pseudo-acorus, and I. p. folius variegata. 
The soil for these will be all the better if mixed with peat and 
leaf-mould. These flower in June. Those that do best in ordi- 
nary soil in borders or on rockeries are : I. cristata, height 4m. ; 
blue and orange, May; I. aurea, height 4ft., yellow, June and 
July; I. graminea, xft. , blue and purple, June and July; I. 
missouriensis, blue and yellow, 2ft., May and June; I. mon- 
spur, 4ft., violet-blue, May; I. orientalis, white and yellow, 
4ft., June and July; I. siberica, blue, 3ft., May and June; I. 
spuria, lilac-blue, 3ft., July; I. unguicularis (Syn. I. stvlosa), 
lavender-blue, ift., November to March; I. u. alba, white; I. u. 
lilacina, lilac ; I. u. marginata, blue and silver. We may here 
add that there are a number of beautiful varieties of I. siberica, 
the names of which can be ascertained from a trade list. I. 
unguicularis is one of the most beautiful of hardy irises, and 
has very sweet flowers. It requires to be grown at the base of 
a greenhouse or other wall facing. south in a well-drained 
border, and where, if necessary, its lovely flowers can be 
