Ants do no damage except to carry blight (if 
present) or if very numerous. Find their nests and 
poison or scald them out. 
A ten foot length of two inch diamond mesh 
chicken wire, two feet high, looped loosely about the 
plant just before blooming, makes an unequalled 
Support, and is inexpensive. It can be removed im- 
mediately the bloom is done. Most Peony supports 
are too small, squeeze the foliage too close, and in- 
vite blight. 
_ Plant the healthy, fresh dug roots, follow above 
directions carefully. and you should have many years 
of pleasure from your Peonies. 
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IRIS PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
Iris prefer a loamy soil of medium richness but 
they grow well in almost any non-acid ground. If 
the drainage is poor the beds should be raised and 
a little lime added will make for better drainage and 
prevent the grounds souring. 
The safest fertilizer to use is bonemeal and when 
used should be applied sparingly and well mixed with 
the soil. 
In the Chicago area Iris can be planted from the 
end of the blooming period throughout September. 
The later in the season, the longer the anchor roots. 
To be properly planted the rhizome or fleshy part 
of the Iris should be exposed to the sun with the 
long feeding roots well anchored in the ground. For 
clump arrangement, plant three roots in a triangular 
form about 12” apart with the fans to the outside 
of the angles. 
A new set of feeding roots will develop from the 
rhizome after transplanting and therefore should 
not be moved more than once per year. Annual mov- 
ing is recommended as a control of Iris borer, the 
only pest which bothers Iris. 
Clean cultivation, removing and burning all old 
fans after frost will also do much to destroy borer 
eggs which carry over and hatch the following year. 
In early stages, Iris borers may be recognized by 
the bleeding of the plant which shows between the 
folds of the leaves as a wet stain. By squeezing all 
leaves showing the stain firmly, from the base up- 
ward between the thumb and forefinger, the young 
borer is killed without resultant injury to the plant. 
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