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that bloom in the. fall. 
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older varieties 
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BLACK MAGIC. (Above.) A ULTRA. (Not shown.) Com- 
deep, mysterious, lustrous bination of dark and light 
beauty, lovely night-shade blue As good as Black Magic, 
purple falls, slightly lighter at but lighter in color. Prices 
tips. Produces many flowers below. ppRICEs: 
in September—more than , ¢5, $0.50 4 for $1.55 
some do in June. Prices at 4 f° 85 6 for 2.25 
right. 3 for 1.20 12 for 4.35 
aa = Spring Slooming Ita 
Spring blooming favorites in CLARA NOYES. Exquisite Talisman 
wealth of fine colors Rose coloring. Rosy yellow stand- 
PINK SATIN. Lovely, rich pink. ards, red-veined falls. Tall. 
Graceful shape. Satin-like texture. CHEERIO. Gay ruby-red falls. Soft 
CALIFORNIA GOLD. Bright, glit- rose standards flushed with yellow. 
tering yellow. Many large flowers; Orange beard. 
perfect form. GUDRUN. Beautiful snow-white 
blooms. Lovely! 
MARQUITA. Lovely moonbeam- ‘ 
yellow rises shading delicately to HYPATICA. It’s blue! Beautiful 
canary-yellow at bases, with tiger- blue! 
like falls: red- NENE. Huge! The combina- 
dish pur- tion of delicate lilac standards 
ple stripes and rich deep rose falls pro- 
on moon- duces a soft reddish effect. 
beam- 
yellow PRICES: 
Spring Blooming Iris 
Strong, Vigorous, 
Healthy Plants 


















1 for . . $0.35 
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12 for .. 3.10 
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Kellogg’s Famous Flowers 

And, if you think your soil is alkaline, also 
add considerable quantities of leaf mold or 
peat moss. These will acidify at the same 
time that they are adding humus. Work the 
fertilizer or humus well into the soil, spad- 
ing it over several times, and you are ready 
to plant. 
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To set Japanese Iris, prepare a hole for each 
considerably wider than the roots, and con- 
siderably deeper than their length. Then 
hold the plant in the hole, with the crown 
of the plant about one or two inches under 
the ground level, and fill up with soil. Be 
sure to press the soil down, to avoid air 
pockets. This is important in planting any 
flower. 
EXTRA FERTILIZER can now be added. 
if you wish, on top of the ground, around 
the plants, but not too close to them. A good 
commercial fertilizer should be used. Or, you 
can wait until spring, as commercial fertilizer 
is usually quick-acting, and may lose its effect 
if used in the fall. 
BEST PLANTING TIME for Japanese Iris 
is usually early in the fall. Plant as soon as 
received from the nursery. 
Do not use any sweeetening material, such 
as lime, on your soil for Japanese Iris. 
FOR WINTER PROTECTION, you can 
mulch with manure. It will add_ fertility, 
which certainly will not be refused by your 
Japanese Iris, and in fact they will bloom all 
the better for it. Peat moss is another good 
fall mulch, as it does tend to acidify ti 
often makes the soil fertility more digestible 
to the plant, though in itself it is not a fer- 
tilizer. 
PLANTING DISTANCE for Japanese Iris 
is about 11% to 2 feet. 
CULTIVATION AND WATERING: With 
Japanese Iris, you can water, water, water. 
You can also cultivate. Keep the soil stirred 
well after each watering or rainfall, to a 
depth of about 2 inches, waiting only long 
enough so that the soil will not be gummy 
and stick to your hoe or other garden tool. 
Keep weeds down. 
At the end of the blooming season, watering 
is not so important, but there is no reason 
why it should not be continued. After all, you 
must develop your roots for the next season’s 
