ONCOCYCLUS IRIS 
SUSIANA. 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 black on a gray ground 
with a large black signal blotch in the center of the falls. Both the haft of the standards 
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 October, 
when they may be replanted. Strong rhizomes. Delivery, July to October. $1.50. 
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