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FOREWORD 
Plant irises in sunny, well drained locations. The rhi- 
zome, the botanical term for the creeping rootstock from 
which the true roots grow, should be placed just below the 
surface of the soil, making a hole suffieiently large to 
spread out the roots. Pack the soil around them, water and 
do not let them dry out until new growth has started. Point 
the growing points in the same direction when planting three 
or more rhizomes of the same variety. If, as so often done, 
they are pointed in opposite direction the result will be a 
clump with an open center which will not produce a solid 
mass of bloom. July and August are the best planting 
months, but they can be planted at any time the soil can be 
worked. 
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