THE IRIS IN LANDSCAPING AND 
GENERAL GARDENING 
There is nothing lovelier in the garden than iris. Planted alone 
or in combination with other flowers such as columbine, peonies 
or delphinium it is unusually beautiful. 
Iris as any other flower should be planted so that it will be the 
center of interest itself and not used merely to enhance the gen- 
eral effect. Whatever site is used for planting the carrying quality 
of the iris in question must be considered. There is little danger 
of wrong color combinations in iris plantings providing enough 
lighter iris as gold, yellow, white or ivory shades are included to 
give sufficient contrast to the darker and more brilliant shades. 
It is well to remember that with the bi-colors there is always less 
display as the darker falls are lost against shadows. Light shades 
carry well and add brilliance and beauty to your plantings. Dark 
shades should always be placed in foregrounds where their colors 
can be enjoyed close at hand. 
It is well to plant with the matured height of the flower in mind. 
This and the proper setting for your plantings is more important 
than to plant according to color scheme. Colors often arrange them- 
selves better than hours devoted to this purpose can achieve. Green 
lawns, green trees, evergreen trees, a dark row of tree trunks, a 
dark wall or foundation ail make a good foil for growing iris. Mass 
plantings of the same color make a fine showing. Fewer plants of 
many kinds placed in one bed are more dependent upon their back- 
ground for proper display. The green foliage of some iris continue 
after the blooming season to furnish beauty to driveways, hill side 
and erosion plantings. 
Anything which grows is more beautiful to look at than any- 
thing which is built. Flowers, of all growing things touch the heart 
most profoundly. Not many realize the important improvements 
made in iris growing within the past few years, both as to size and 
color. Your valuable garden space should be reserved for some of 
the newer, finer sorts. We need beauty in our present day world and 
we need flowers that take the minimum of care and cultivation. 
Order some of these fine flowers now if you want to avoid disappoint- 
ment in securing some of the most attractive kinds that grow. 
