show a wide range of colors and vary in height 
from six inches to six feet. On most of them 
the foliage is not important. Same culture as for 
freesias, except where noted. 
AIORAEA GLAUCOPIS 
M. glaucopis (Iris pavonia) 
Often called Peacock Iris. Flowers white or 
light blue with peacock eye at base of outer 
segments. Stems 10 to 15 inches high. Ex¬ 
cellent for cutting, forcing, rock gardens and 
pots. 
$9.00 per 100 $1.25 per 12 
M. polystachya 
Slender plant 18 to 24 inches high with many 
wiry branches. Well covered with flowers 
looking at a distance like a close group of 
butterflies. The outer segments of the flowers 
are light mauve, penciled with Parma violet, 
with a bright yellow spot at the base, inner 
segments light mauve with little penciling. 
Starts flowering six weeks after planting and 
keeps on three to four months. Blooms can be 
had throughout the year in the milder cli¬ 
mates by making successive plantings about 
every two months. 
Very useful in the colder climates as a win¬ 
dow pot plant in the winter and out of doors 
in the spring and summer as soon as danger 
of heavy frosts is over. 
Planted in clumps it provides a mass of color 
over a long period and should be ver\^ useful 
in the border especiallv as a supplementary 
plant in iris gardens. Corms can be held in 
cold storage at 40 degrees to make successive 
plantings over a long period, although corms 
treated this way sometimes wait until their 
normal growing period before starting. De¬ 
li verv August. 
$9.00 per 100 
18 
$1.25 per 12 
