

How to Grow Them 

SOILS FOR GERMAN IRIS: This is one flower 
for which we do not advise a too rich soil. In 
fact, if you have a rather poor piece of ground 
and do not know what to do with it, plant Ger- 
man Iris. 
They do require good drainage like nearly all 
flowers. Soil preparation is, of course, advisable, 
and if you do feel that you must fertilize, some- 
thing not too rich or not too rapid-acting is the 
fertilizer to use. Bone meal is a good slow-acting 
fertilizer. You might use animal fertilizer, if free 
from grubs, but usually it is best not to fertilize 
after planting time. Plant Iris in a sunny or part 
sunny location. That makes things rather easy, 
doesh’t it? 
Whatever fertilizer you do use, mix it with the 
soil at the time you prepare the beds. Iris do 
not like a sweet soil, so avoid lime, unless you 
know that your soil is very much too sour. 
THE BEST TIME TO PLANT Iris is as soon 
as you get them from the nursery. They can 
stand early planting. Plant the rhizomes hort 
zontally, just under the surface, or even with the 
tops protruding above the soil surface a little, if 
it is heavy. Iris spread rapidly, so do not plant 
them too closely together. 12 inches is close 
enough. 18 inches is better. 
Now you have done just about everything that 
needs be done to grow Iris excepting to divide 
them frequently. They multiply rapidly, and in 
three years are almost sure to be overcrowded. 
They divide so easily that you will have no difh- 
culty, but you are welcome to use your free con- 
sultation service if you do need advice. 
FALL-BLOOMING GERMAN IRIS are grown 
just the same as the spring-blooming, but with 
the fall-bloomers you can use some fertilizer. Do 
not use heavily. Use commercial type on top of 
the soil about as outlined for Peonies. 
After German or Bearded Iris are through bloom- 
ing, cut them back about half way. This will 
discourage leaf rot. 
Miniature Iris 
We are very fond of these varieties. For one 
thing, their stems are straight, and secondly they 
remind us of a chubby youngster with all the 
appeal that such a youngster has. 
They are just as easy to grow as the larger Iris, 
but of course can be planted closer together. 
They are, too, very useful in rockeries, and noth- 
ing makes a better low border. They come in 
both spring-blooming and fall-blooming sorts. 
We might add, that we have tried these Minia- 
ture Iris in corsages, and they make up beauti- 
fully. In fact, they look remarkably like an 
Orchid when used in this manner. 
Japanese or Rainbow 
Iris 
Now we come to one of the most beautiful of 
flowers. We believe that the Japanese Iris are the 
best combination of mammoth size and delicacy 
that we know. Often the blooms get as large as 
dinner plates, and yet how gossamer-like they 
are! You will love them in your garden, and you 
can grow them. 
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