• THE IRIS GARDEN 
ROBERT WALLACE (Per) Very dark royal purple with a satiny 
sheen; medium in flower and heighth_ .15 
ROMOLA (Bliss) Harmonious combination of rosy lilac and deep bur- 
gandy; the most graceful of the Dominions; late; tall_ .15 
How To Grow Irises 
These notes are the fruit of trials and errors in the middle west. 
If your climate and soil differs from mine, you should adjust my 
suggestions to your conditions. 
SOIL AND SITUATION 
A neutral or natural limestone soil is best but a slightly acid 
soil may be treated with ground limestone. Never use lime unless 
your soil is definitely acid as lime does more harm than good in 
neutral soil. Sun or part shade are recommended, with part shade 
being the choice location in regions in which the sun is very hot 
during the blooming time. 
PLANTING 
Plant with the rhizome well covered with earth; about a 
half inch pressed down firmly is best. Water well but infrequently 
if the weather is hot and dry. (I never water new plantings because 
I haven’t the water.) After the roots are well down, keep the hoe 
shiney and the surface of the soil dusty. 
ROSE DOMINION (Con) Rose bicolor with bright gold beard; 
Dominion form; midseason; medium height _ .60 
ROSE PETAL (Mur) Clear, lustrous light lavender pink; midseason; 
tall _ .35 
ROSY WINGS (Gage) Soft but clear light reddish brown; this variety 
received its H. M. before introduction and the A. M. in 1936, the 
year introduced; midseason; tall _ 9.00 
“The few plants I purchased from you last year wintered better 
than any that I bought from other dealers. I think it may have been 
because you shipped promptly, the plants received early and thus became 
well established before winter.” 
June 3, 1937. 
L. F. B., Camden, Maine. 
