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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
almost any soil and is not particular as to situation, and is one of 
the most easily cultivated of all our garden plants. The following 
are some of the varieties of this popular species : — Kharput, Kochi, 
Purple King. 
IRIS HISTRIO, “ Actor’s Iris.” (N.O. Irideae.) 
Lilac-purple and yellow, flowering in January and February. 
Propagation by offsets. 
INTERMEDIATE IRIS. 
A group of dwarf hybrid irises produced by a cross between Iris 
Germanica and olbiensis and kindred species. They resemble 
the former, but only grow 12 to 18 inches in height, and flower two 
to three weeks earlier. They can be grown in any border, and 
require no special soil or treatment. The flowers are large, and 
many are sweetly scented, and are most useful for cutting. 
I. Bosniac. Silvery white and shaded primrose flowers. 
I. Brunette. Pale yellow, very dwarf, one of the earliest to 
flower ; sweetly scented. 
I. Canary. Pale yellow flowers. 
I. Charmant. Palest blue and striped blue. 
/. Don Carlos. Rich blue and violet. 
I. Dorothea. French-white tinged with blue, la vender- white 
heavily tinged with blue. 
I. Empress. Creamy yellow, sulphur-yellow beard. 
I. Etta. Pale sulphur, sweetly scented. 
I. Freya. Pearl-violet. 
I. Half dan. Soft yellow. 
I. Helge. Light citron-yellow, very free-growing. 
I. Ingeborg. Ivory-white, orange, orange beard, very dwarf 
and free-growing. 
I. Ivorine. Large pure white flowers with yellow beards, 
considered to be the finest variety in this group. 
I. Prince Victor. Large flowers of rich blue and crimson- 
purple. 
/. Royal. Blue and violet, dwarf, very free. 
/. Walk alia. Soft lavender. 
IRIS LAEVIGATA, “Japanese Flag Iris.” (N.O. Irideae.) 
In a diversity of colours, flowering July and August, growing 2 to 
3 feet high. Propagated by division or seed. A beautiful species, 
but not hardy, liking a very moist soil and sunny situation, and 
impossible to grow in ordinary borders. 
