mean that again mass production would be possible so that low 
costs can be established. In my opinion, the low cost of bulbs of 
this type is a pre-requisite to popularity. These Dutch iris are not 
items to be set out singly, to be admired and cherished and to be 
nursed along by amateur growers until adequate quantities are 
available. They should be grown by the acre by professionals, so 
that the amateur can buy them cheaply and in good quantities. 
Only then can the bulbous iris come into its own, as gay Masses 
of color in the June garden, as huge and graceful bouquets in the 
house. 
I have expressly refrained from mentioning many of the other 
bulbous iris. The sweet, violet-scented I. reticulata is now available 
in new varieties. The English iris are again with us in good quan- 
tities and at low prices. ‘The reader is referred to the excellent cata- 
logs of our seedsmen for sources of supply and for information 
about the varieties that are currently available. 
As I mentioned in my report on bulbous iris, printed in BULLETIN 
87, October, 1942, the entire group of bulbous iris, large and hetero- 
geneous as it is, should become an object of study for some young 
taxonomist and geneticist. A critical study of these fine garden 
plants is long overdue. 
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