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varieties 
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25 
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IRIS CULTURE 
The prime requisites for bearded Iris are good 
drainage and sunshine. For best results they should 
not be planted on northern exposures, under shade 
trees or overhanging shrubs among dense bedding 
plants or grass, near eaves or other places where 
water is apt to collect. 
If drainage is not good, raised beds should be 
prepared. All undecomposed or commercial fer¬ 
tilizers should be avoided. Lime or wood ashes are 
beneficial, especially on acid soil. 
Plant the Iris like a duck on the water, with 
the top of the rhizome or enlarged root and fol¬ 
iage on top of the ground and exposed to full sun 
and the rootlets well-firmed in the ground. 
Water every two weeks until established, after 
which no irrigation is usually necessary. Replant 
and thin every three or four years. Do not spade 
or cultivate deeply, as this destroys many of the 
feeder roots. 
We shall be glad to advise in any further prob¬ 
lems. 
Yours for better Irises, 
SIL-MAR IRIS GARDEN. 
