One of Our Iris Gardens 
IRIS—GERMANICA 
No other hardy plant is getting quite so much at¬ 
tention nowadays as the Iris, and if you have seen an 
Iris-bordered path in June, flaunting its regal purple 
and delicate lavender and rich bronze in the spring 
sunshine, or have had the privilege of viewing a col¬ 
lection which included some of the magnificent new 
introductions from France and England, and our own 
American originations, you will admit there is ample 
reason. 
Irises increase rapidly and soon form handsome 
clumps. They are transplanted in early spring or early 
fall with equal certainty of thriving in their new lo¬ 
cations, but fall planting gives greater assurance of 
flowers the first season. The roots should not be set 
too deep—a couple of inches of soil to cover is suffic¬ 
ient. They require good drainage and prefer full sun¬ 
shine. Manure is particularly distasteful to them and 
often fatal, but bone-meal and air-slaked lime are ex¬ 
cellent. June is the month of most prolific bloom. 
AFTERGLOW. Grayish lavender merging into soft 
pie. 25c. 
yellow. Much admired. A generous increaser. 25c 
ALCAZAR. Standards light blue violet, falls rich pur- 
AMBASSADEUR. Standards smoky lilac — falls deep 
purple maroon of velvety texture. Massive flow¬ 
ers. 25c. 
ARCHEVEQUE. Velvety violet purple, distinctive in 
any collection. 25c. 
B. Y. MORRISON. Standards lavender, falls purple 
bordered lavender. 25c. 
CATERINA. Huge flowers of soft, silvery lavender 
on very tall stems. Delicious fragrance. Multi¬ 
plies slowly. 25c. 
CLUNY. Delicate blue-lilac, the falls lightly striped 
with brown. 25c. 
CRIMSON KING. Very early and rich in coloring. In 
sunlight has a crimson cast. 30c. 
CRUSADER. A beautiful intense clear blue, the 
standards a little lighter than the falls. Free 
blooming. 25c. 
DEJAZET. Bronze-rose is the general effect of this 
unusual flower. 25c. 
FLAVESCENS. Soft, sulphur-yellow throughout. Free 
bloomer. 10c. 
FRO. Standards orange, falls mahogany. The best of 
its coloring. 15c. 
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