. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ox HARDY BULBS AND planted in serting the sunny beds strongly violet-scented purple-blue flowers ; /. Bakej-iana; and 1. Histrioides. These like sandy soil, and are best when grown in frames or in pots in a cold greenhouse. They flower in early spring. For sheltered spots, again, there are such lovely kinds as /. alata and /. a. alba^ as well as /. persica. In using Irises for table decoration they should be cut in the bud state—just as the flowers are bursting; they develop far better in water than on the p
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ox HARDY BULBS AND planted in serting the sunny beds strongly violet-scented purple-blue flowers ; /. Bakej-iana; and 1. Histrioides. These like sandy soil, and are best when grown in frames or in pots in a cold greenhouse. They flower in early spring. For sheltered spots, again, there are such lovely kinds as /. alata and /. a. alba^ as well as /. persica. In using Irises for table decoration they should be cut in the bud state—just as the flowers are bursting; they develop far better in water than on the plants. As many amateurs like to try their hand at seed-raising, it may be as well to state that some Irises seed more or less freely—/. germanica, I. mirea^ J. sibirica^ I. JIoji?ueri, and many others. The seed should be sown in a cold frame when ripe, and the seedlings potted ofl" into "sixties," from which they may be transferred to the open ground the following spring. IxiA.—Though not usually considered hardy, these bulbs may at any rate be cultivated in a light, well-drained soil in the south and west. They are best December and January, in- bulbs 4in. deep in raised sheltered from \Yinds. The bulbs should be surrounded with plenty of sharp sand, and the beds be covered with light litter. They may be expected to blossom in summer, and when ripe should a2:ain be lifted and stored until planting time. There is an excellent colour range. Propagated by off"sets. /. vij-idijfoj-a (Fig. 212) is a most uncommon plant, being green, spotted near the centre. For list of varieties, see "; IxiOLiRiox.—Like the Ixias, these bulbs are not quite hardy enough to endure the rigours of our climate, and it is only in favourable soils and sites that their culture should be attempted. I. Fallasi {I. talari- aim var.) is the kind usually cultivated, and when it can be induced to flower, its large Lily-like blossoms (Fig. 213) and neat foliage well
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