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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
/. gibraltarica. A distinct kind larger than all the others, 
with flowers of delicate lilac and white, 12 inches high, 
flowering in May and June. 
I. semperflorens. Pure white, flowering April to June. 
/. „ Jiorepleno. Snow-white double flowers, 1 foot 
high, flowering from April to June. 
I. Tenoreana. Flowering in early spring, a continuous blossom- 
ing, with mauve flowers. 
INCARVILLEA, “Trumpet Flower.” (N.O. Bignoniaceae.) 
Hardy perennials with rosy-purple flowers resembling the bignonia 
in form, quite hardy on a well-drained, sunny border with light rich 
soil. Propagated by seed or division. 
INULA, “Flea Bane.” (N.O. Composite.) 
Coarse-growing native plants, thriving in any garden soil, but of 
no great value for the border, Inula glandulosa grandifiora being 
perhaps the best of them, with deep yellow flowers and broad 
foliage. 
/. Hookeri. Large yellow flowers, growing feet high, flower- 
ing June to August. 
I. Oculus-Christi. Similar to glandulosa , but much larger, 
flowering July to August. 
IRIS ALATA, “Scorpion Iris.” (N.O. Irideae.) 
Lilac -blue and yellow, 6 inches high, flowering October to 
December. Propagation by offsets. These plants thrive in a rich 
light soil in a sunny aspect, and should be given a light dressing of 
old manure. 
IRIS APHYLLA, “Leafless Iris.” (N.O. Irideae.) 
Violet, 1 to 2 \ feet high, flowering in May and June. Propagated 
by division. 
IRIS AUREA, “Golden Iris.” (N.O. Iridese.) 
Bright yellow, 3 to 4 feet high, flowering in July. Propagated by 
seed or division. A hardy and useful plant, liking a moist loam or 
loam and peat, but will thrive in uncongenial soil. 
IRIS BOSNIACA, “Bosnian Iris.” (N.O. Iridese.) 
Yellow and orange, growing 9 to 15 inches high, and flowering 
in spring. A new dwarf variety. Propagated by seed or division. 
