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If a lazy lover of plants asked 
us to name a flower as esquisite- 
ly delicate as an orchid, as beau- 
tiful as a rose, and yet one 
which withstands extremes of 
heat and cold, which flourishes 
in high or low land, or in water, 
and one which is not molested 
by insects or disease, we would 
not have to smile and shake our 
heads in despair. We would not 
even have to stop and think. The 
answer would be in the Louisi- 
ana Wild Iris. It alone fills all 
these requirements. 
New colors or shades may be 
produced during the blooming 
seasons by taking the pollen 
“dust of the bloom”’—from the 
stamens (the male organ) and 
transfering it to the ovula (fe- 
male organs) by means of a 
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fine camel’s hair brush. The re- 
sulting seed, when planted, will 
give you a shade between the 
two colors you have pollinated. 
These new seedlings will not 
bloom until their second year. 
You will find this experiment 
very interesting, educational, 
and in most cases successful. 
EDMOND RIGGS 
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RARE, STRANGE AND 
UNUSUAL PLANTS 
St. Martinville, La. 
$5, 
POOCOO 
990906066 
$333 
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