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is no flower gaining so rapid- 
popular favor as the Iris. 
The name “Iris”is of Greek origin, 
meaning ‘‘the rainbow,” and any one 
familiar with the great range of delicate 
colorings found in the Iris will admit 
that it is truly the “rainbow flower.” 
It is one cf the most artistic and in¬ 
teresting in form and possesses some of 
the most beautiful markings and color 
effects c f ar.y flower grown, not except¬ 
ing the orchid, to which it is sometimes 
compared. 
Unlike the latter flower, however, 
most Irises are of easy culture and are 
therefore not so expensive. 
No garden, no matter how small, or 
IRIS, SIBERICA where it is located, is complete without 
ORIENTALIS, a few of these beautiful and interesting 
“SNOW QUEEN.” plants. 
In the following collection of Iris, are some of the very choisest 
kinds. 
There are several hundred species and varieties in cultivation, but 
many are so similar in form and markings that it is probably more 
satisfactory to select a dozen or so distinct forms and colors, rather 
than to have an endless mass of slightly varying kinds, that give no 
striking contrast, n<r solid mass of coin* effect 
