CULTURE 
Iris NADA thrives best in slightly 
acid soil in a partial or total shady lo¬ 
cation. It will attain perfection under 
a large tree or on the north side of a 
building, and may be used to advantage 
in company with ferns and begonias. 
Where the winters are cold it may 
be grown in pots in the window garden 
or in the conservatory. It is ideally 
suited for pot culture anywhere and is 
worth growing for its beautiful foliage 
alone. 
The plants should be lifted, divided 
and replanted about every third year. 
This work can be done any time of the 
year except when the weather is ex¬ 
cessively hot and dry. If it is not de¬ 
sirable to lift the plants, propagation 
can be carried on by severing the young 
shoots that form from the mother 
plant when they are about eight inches 
high, and planting about a foot apart, 
either in beds or in the row. 
Once a year after the plants have 
finished blooming, cut the flower stems, 
clean out the dead leaves and apply a 
top dressing of leaf mould. Keep the 
ground moist at all times. 
