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OAKHURST GARDENS 
SUSIANA 
OCOCYCLUS 
SUSIANA .-.-. 1-50 
The mourning iris. A single huge flower on a 15 in. stem, early in the spring. The 
color is nearly black, being thickly veined and dotted purplish hlack on a gray ground 
with a large black signal blotch in the center of the falls. Both the haft of the stand¬ 
ards and of the falls have black beard. Each flower is a poem in itself, and a sight that 
cannot be forgotten. 
It should be planted late in October in soil that has been enriched with lime and 
bonemeal. They are hardy and will withstand the coldest winters, provided they have 
good drainage. After the flowering season, withhold water and let them dry out. When 
the foliage has withered, dig up the rhizomes and keep them in dry sand till next Oc¬ 
tober, when they may be replanted. Strong rhizomes. Delivery, July to October. 
